Vlad The Impaler
Registered User
Man, that was a hell of an embarassment for the US. Even worse, I though the refs were biased in their favor pretty much all game.
Not being able to beat Belarus is one thing. Not being able to beat them when the refs are with you is another thing.
Fritsche was really, really good playing on such a flat team. He was like a lion surrounded by a bunch of pansies. The Kessel kid is really getting my attention this tournament. Cory Schneider was his usual self. I don't like him. But he will fit like a glove with the Canucks. They sure love their crappy goaltenders. Montoya was horrible at first and then looked better in the end but that's not going to cut it. He will be haunted by this if he doesn't have stellar games very soon.
Stafford was ok but I thought it was weird how he celebrated a totally meaningless goal while his team was getting a *****slap. Quite frankly, that kind of behavior irritates me much more than fist-pumping by Kovalchuk when the goal actually MEANS something. Stafford is a warrior, he should know better. That was just embarassing.
Suter continues to show me he is overrated on these boards. Best defenseman prospect? Yeah, right.
I also though USA reacted poorly. They basically didn't show up for most of this game but once the game is over, get in a big shuffle and act tough. I don't mind showing frustration at the end of the game if the opposition was playing you dirty, if you were victim of bad bounces, bad refereeing etc. But Belarus played by the book, had the refs on their back all game, had players rammed from behind without the appropriate calls. USA has only themselves to blame for this horrible loss.
Not being able to beat Belarus is one thing. Not being able to beat them when the refs are with you is another thing.
Fritsche was really, really good playing on such a flat team. He was like a lion surrounded by a bunch of pansies. The Kessel kid is really getting my attention this tournament. Cory Schneider was his usual self. I don't like him. But he will fit like a glove with the Canucks. They sure love their crappy goaltenders. Montoya was horrible at first and then looked better in the end but that's not going to cut it. He will be haunted by this if he doesn't have stellar games very soon.
Stafford was ok but I thought it was weird how he celebrated a totally meaningless goal while his team was getting a *****slap. Quite frankly, that kind of behavior irritates me much more than fist-pumping by Kovalchuk when the goal actually MEANS something. Stafford is a warrior, he should know better. That was just embarassing.
Suter continues to show me he is overrated on these boards. Best defenseman prospect? Yeah, right.
I also though USA reacted poorly. They basically didn't show up for most of this game but once the game is over, get in a big shuffle and act tough. I don't mind showing frustration at the end of the game if the opposition was playing you dirty, if you were victim of bad bounces, bad refereeing etc. But Belarus played by the book, had the refs on their back all game, had players rammed from behind without the appropriate calls. USA has only themselves to blame for this horrible loss.