PGT: Finland eliminates Canada 2-1 (OT) Part II

[Jettany]

Not in mine. Dishonesty is dishonesty. I used to get flak all the time from my fellow Canuck fans when I called out the antics of Burr, Kes, Lou Lappy (ugh). Makes the rest of the team look like punks. Also it's contagious; even the Sedins started diving after awhile...

Never heard of white lies?

 

[Cinderblox]

Vs. Who?

 

[TheCLAM]

Canada didn't deserve to win - easy as that.

I continue to be impressed by the leaps the US Program has been making year over year. They have been developing a lot more talent as of late and will continue to pace Canada. If they keep it up we may have a new world super power in hockey..

 

[Bologna 1]

Only was able to catch first period. Just watched highlights and "unbiased" ferraro and miller were basically crying.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Finland played better hockey, sucks for DiPietro though because he played a hell of a game and deserved the win. And please get a real coach for next year, no more washed up dinosaurs. Big step down from Ducharme this year and it showed.

Absolutely.

 

[FinPanda]

Only was able to catch first period. Just watched highlights and "unbiased" ferraro and miller were basically crying.

I don't blame them being biased. They are Canadians broadcasting Canada's game for Canadians.

 

[LOFIN]

I agree that usually that's the case but today was just an off-day for Kakko. He wasn't horrible by being liabilty on the ice with turnovers etc but at the same time he couldn't really show anything in the offensive zone. It also looked Canadians didn't give Kakko any extra space and they played hard against him.

People in NA just expect Kakko to show something if they hear talk about him challenging Hughes for 1st overall.

To be fair, it's easier to be invisble when you get less than 15 mins per match of playing time. Even today with overtime, 15.18.

 

[6ix]

Gotta give Don Cherry credit. He said that 14-0 spanking Canada gave to Denmark would come back to haunt them. Hockey gods!

 

[Lycanthrope]

Canada didn't deserve to win - easy as that.

I continue to be impressed by the leaps the US Program has been making year over year. They have been developing a lot more talent as of late and will continue to pace Canada. If they keep it up we may have a new world super power in hockey..

Fair enough but they also have more than 325 million to chose from, albeit they’re not all hockey players of course.

 

[Frank Drebin]

The tying goal, did it go in off the attacking Finn or off Dipietros stick?

 

[SabresSharks]

Heads up, guys. It's your sport, and always will be, no matter what happens on the ice.

Hockey is Canada. Canada is hockey.

 

[PG Canuck]

Only was able to catch first period. Just watched highlights and "unbiased" ferraro and miller were basically crying.

Who has said they are unbiased? They are Canadians, commentating a Canada game, in Canada, on a Canadian network. Am I going to complain if a Finnish broadcast is over the moon about the win? No because that seems pretty stupid.

 

[PG Canuck]

The tying goal, did it go in off the attacking Finn or off Dipietros stick?

Went off Heponiemi's leg in front of the net as Tolvanen tossed it towards the slot, then between Dipietro's arm (I believe). Either way, it hit Dipietro a bit before it went in.

 

[22Brad Park]

Hockey Canada has become a dumpster fire. Worst and most inconsistent decade for the juniors ever. For the love of God, please have another open ice summit. I know we can't compete with the USNDP funding, but there's no reason why we should continue to lose like this.

They won Gold last year, relax.

 

[RebuildinVan]

The tying goal, did it go in off the attacking Finn or off Dipietros stick?

Both. The Finn 1st then the back of Dipietros stick. Too bad he was awesome tonite

 

[Frank Drebin]

Both. The Finn 1st then the back of Dipietros stick. Too bad he was awesome tonite

Yeah just watched it again, terrible luck the way it rode up his stick like that

 

[End on a Hinote]

They won Gold last year, relax.

It's about consistency and they haven't been. This is the first decade where they have not medaled more than they have won gold. What is this, the fourth non-medal year in seven tournaments?

 

[22Brad Park]

It's about consistency and they haven't been. This is the first decade where they have not medaled more than they have won gold. What is this, the fourth non-medal year in seven tournaments?

No its about Canadian fans were spoiled for years winning tons of Golds and have a hard time accepting other countries are very good at hockey now too.They were 1 bounce away from getting to semis.They score were not having this convo I bet.Sweden lost to Swiss .It happens.

 

[Captain And Coke]

It's about consistency and they haven't been. This is the first decade where they have not medaled more than they have won gold. What is this, the fourth non-medal year in seven tournaments?

Indeed.

 

[GoSenatorsGo]

Delete.

 

[heynowbababooey]

Max Comtois has turned off comments on his Instagram.

 

[GoSenatorsGo]

As a Canadian viewer who has largely turned off the WJC's in recent years, just generally bored of the TSN media hype machine and celebrity building that goes on with the WJC every Christmas season. Every year before the tournament you see them basically assigning the requisite folk hero spots like they're looking for the next Marc Denis, Manny Legace, Jonathan Toews, Jordan Eberle. Feels extremely manufactured. The road to the gold medal is also extremely formulaic. Steamroll a sacrificial lamb, tune up, scare in the quarter finals, turning point in the semis, gold, etc. (well not every year). Every iteration it feels a little more forced.

The Hockey Canada branding is also something that irks me. Never understood why we started with the black in the colour scheme and then started putting a little gold on everything. A bit presumptuous and arrogant.

Seriously, lose the Hollywood production.

Amen brother, amen

 

[ColbyChaos]

Canada fans laughing at Sweden being eliminated only to get eliminated the same day

 

[22Brad Park]

Max Comtois has turned off comments on his Instagram.

I was not a fan of his antics like diving but feel bad that a 19 year old kid is getting attacked like that on social media.One goofball wished HIV on him.Sad stuff.

 

[Mestaruus]

I agree that usually that's the case but today was just an off-day for Kakko. He wasn't horrible by being liabilty on the ice with turnovers etc but at the same time he couldn't really show anything in the offensive zone. It also looked Canadians didn't give Kakko any extra space and they played hard against him.

People in NA just expect Kakko to show something if they hear talk about him challenging Hughes for 1st overall.

If Kakko's center Lundell is invisible, sometimes Kakko is too, partly because of Lundell. They have played well together this tournament but would've been interesting to see Kakko with a different centerman for some games or Kakko as the center himself.

I love that they don't really leak to the defensive end when they have these invisible moments. I don't expect anything more in a U20 tournament from Lundell who is even younger than Kakko. I think Lundell's ice time is justified but in some games Kakko could play in 2 different lines in the 3rd periods if the game is close, so I don't fully agree with the average TOI Kakko has been getting so far. I think we could get more out of him with increased minutes, meaning more scoring, which we (Finland) lack.