GDT: Finland Vs Canada | 7:30PM ET | Group A - Canadian Tire Centre

[The Blue Baron]

I got the goal differential right but wrong score. I'm very proud of myself.

Good job Finland.. you showed a lot of fight and can still have a great tourney! This is a building block.

Canada.. you glorious bastard. All you do is win.lol

Kinda like some other Hockey Team playing in Canada?
Hint: where the Golden Boy resides.

 

[1989]

Just curious on people's thoughts - I know it's only game one of the round robin but would you rather a 4-0 win over Finland or a 10-4 win over Germany?

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Paddleting Bear.

 

[Quinning]

This tournament is only worth watching when Canada faces adversity. I hate seeing them win 8-0 every game and never even breaking a sweat. Where's the fun in that?

 

[cyris]

Right picks for players of the game

 

[JoVel]

Can't say this didn't go as expected. If anything it looks closer than it was due to all the shots Finland could generate on the PP in that third period.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

A really solid start to the tournament.
Keep it up boys!

 

[jj cale]

How often do you see the 2 goalies get the stars of the game?

 

[1989]

How often do you see the 2 goalies get the stars of the game?

Especially where one let in 4 and the other got a shutout, maybe the first time in memory for me but my memory sucks anyways.

 

[Smif]

Just curious on people's thoughts - I know it's only game one of the round robin but would you rather a 4-0 win over Finland or a 10-6 win over Germany?

4-0 all day...Finland is a contender and goaltending has been a weaker part of our game lately. I'm very happy with our performance.

 

[canadianmagpie]

How often do you see the 2 goalies get the stars of the game?

Both deserved picks as well.

 

[jj cale]

Dickenson doesn't look happy.

 

[king89]

Terrible game from Suomi. Didn't expect our offense to look this bad. Only positive was Rimpinen.

 

[Smif]

This tournament is only worth watching when Canada faces adversity. I hate seeing them win 8-0 every game and never even breaking a sweat. Where's the fun in that?

Don't watch tmrw but tune in New Years Eve.

 

[ottawarenegader613]

Somebody better remind Tanner Howe that this is the World Juniors, not the NFL....lol. Nonetheless, great victory for Canada and glad to see Carter George picking up the shutout along with the rest of his teammates helping him out with the blocked shots on the penalty kill.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Just curious on people's thoughts - I know it's only game one of the round robin but would you rather a 4-0 win over Finland or a 10-6 win over Germany?

Who gave up 6 against Germany?

 

[TheBeard]

Dickenson doesn't look happy.

He knows from experience last year that being the best doesn't mean squat.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Dickenson doesn't look happy.

I would be too if I lost PP time to Bonk with how he played

 

[1989]

Who gave up 6 against Germany?

My bad, mistyped. Fixed now.

 

[TheBeard]

Just curious on people's thoughts - I know it's only game one of the round robin but would you rather a 4-0 win over Finland or a 10-6 win over Germany?

Giving up 4 to Germany should be the biggest takeaway from their game.

 

[Czechboy]

How often do you see the 2 goalies get the stars of the game?

Not to be an ass.. but legitimately the game before this. Swiss and Czechs both named their goalie players of the game.

 

[MTU34]

Just curious on people's thoughts - I know it's only game one of the round robin but would you rather a 4-0 win over Finland or a 10-6 win over Germany?

I’d rather not draw conclusions based on one game each. If we apply this exercise to last year you’d have much rather been Canada with a solid win over a good Finland team that nearly medaled as opposed to the US beating Norway 4-1. We all know how that tournament ended

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Not to be an ass.. but legitimately the game before this. Swiss and Czechs both named their goalie players of the game.

Hmmm I agree as well… shallow and pedantic…. /s

 

[jj cale]

Not to be an ass.. but legitimately the game before this. Swiss and Czechs both named their goalie players of the game.

So we have a double rarity then?

As opposed to a double Dion.

 

[Ciao]

It's not a close game outside of the last 5 minutes and the scoreboard.

The most dangerous thing in hockey is a two-goal lead.

Canada up 2-0 trapped in their own end with Finland pressing in the third period was a very close game.

The only shots on net that matter are the ones that go in.