WJC: Gold Medal Game • Pre-Game Discussion

[Baemon Severson*]

What time US Eastern time does this game start?

 

[sdf]

final is great but i really don't like thier play. They not talented can't produce some sweet passing plays, can't dangles. They does work but this is **** no hockey. Team russia must showing another play

 

[Make]

Finland has struck us so bad in 06 and 14 Olympics plus 2007 world championship in Moscow

You paid us back in Helsinki 2012 .

 

[Plural]

What time US Eastern time does this game start?

I think it's 1:00 PM for ET.

 

[Gsus]

what time us eastern time does this game start?

1:30 pm et.

 

[Finnpin]

1998 Finland and Russia met in the Final in the same arena. Finland won in OT. Goal scorer was Niklas Hagman. Hopefully we dont see OT this time.

It's crazy to think that Hartwall Arena is soon 20 years old.

 

[thomast]

Russia is still undefeated. They are favourites and likely going to win this.

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Where's the GDT?? The game will start less than two hours!!

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Where's the GDT?? The game will start less than two hours!!

No one cares.

 

[Make]

Russia is still undefeated. They are favourites and likely going to win this.

I actually take comfort in the fact that we have that one loss. I don't think we've ever won a tournament going undefeated.

 

[Antonglk]

1998 Finland and Russia met in the Final in the same arena. Finland won in OT. Goal scorer was Niklas Hagman. Hopefully we dont see OT this time.

It's crazy to think that Hartwall Arena is soon 20 years old.

Funny is this arena belongs to Russian business and it is a home for only Finnish team in KHL.

 

[Melkor]

Where's the GDT?? The game will start less than two hours!!

I believe this is a GDT, same with BMG thread - that's been a poll that has become a GDT later.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

final is great but i really don't like thier play. They not talented can't produce some sweet passing plays, can't dangles. They does work but this is **** no hockey. Team russia must showing another play

The h*ll are you talking about? Did you see the Korshkov goal? These guys are beasts, they're playing as a team and that's what gets you gold, dangles etc. are good, but without team play, they get nowhere. Our main hockey is a good example of that - Radulov and Kovalchuk are flashy, but the team doesn't get anywhere.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

75% think Finland's going to win . That's great for Russia.

 

[ViD]

The h*ll are you talking about? Did you see the Korshkov goal? These guys are beasts, they're playing as a team and that's what gets you gold, dangles etc. are good, but without team play, they get nowhere. Our main hockey is a good example of that - Radulov and Kovalchuk are flashy, but the team doesn't get anywhere.

That sdf guy has me shaking my head every time he posts. His broken English doesn't help neither

 

[ViD]

75% think Finland's going to win . That's great for Russia.

It's amazing that an undefeated team with longest medal record is a heavy underdog in every medal round game

 

[Plural]

75% think Finland's going to win . That's great for Russia.

I don't know if I can handle another close game. I've been close to death the last two games we played. I hope whichever team wins establishes a decisive lead in the first 10 minutes. Something like 4 goal lead so I don't have to worry for my hearth anymore.

 

[Canuckistani]

1998 Finland and Russia met in the Final in the same arena. Finland won in OT. Goal scorer was Niklas Hagman. Hopefully we dont see OT this time.

It's crazy to think that Hartwall Arena is soon 20 years old.

Finland 2, Russia 1 (OT)
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
0-1 Russia, Vlasenkov (Donika) 17:10
Third Period
1-1 Finland, Puistola (Petrilainen, Kapanen) 3:25 (pp)
Overtime
2-1 Finland, Hagman (Jokinen, Somervuori) 13:41
G: Noronen; Khlopotnov

Notables from Finland that year: Olli Jokinen, Niko Kapanen, Niklas Hagman

From Russia: Andrei Markov, Vitaly Vishnevski, Oleg Kvasha, Maxim Afinogenov, Artem Chubarov

 

[Opado]

Good luck for both teams. Hope that we can see a great game. My prediction is that it will be 4-2 but dont know witch one it is. Hopefully refs wont take a major role this time.

 

[LoveNHL]

Interesting game ahead. Think Russians will feel the pressure in Hartwall tonite. Finns will bring their sisu and fight.

 

[IceHockeyDude]

I believe this is a GDT, same with BMG thread - that's been a poll that has become a GDT later.

Would be nice to have the line-ups somewhere still. But sure this will be fine too. IS this tournament noticed in Russia btw?

 

[Canuckistani]

It's amazing that an undefeated team with longest medal record is a heavy underdog in every medal round game

Russia seems to have flown under radar this year, despite being 6-0.

Aside from their 6-4 win over Finland, they haven't looked overly impressive in any game.

 

[Plural]

It's amazing that an undefeated team with longest medal record is a heavy underdog in every medal round game

It's only here. There are more people supporting Finland than Russia in HFBoards. All the professionals I've seen are putting Finland as a mild favorite. But the game is pretty much open.

We showed good team defense in our last game, so it really helps us in these predictions. Had we played the last game with similar defensive effort as the previous one's, Russia would be heavy favorite going in.

Unibet odds: Russia: 2.85 tie: 4.65 Finland 2.00
Veikkaus (Finnish national betting agency) odds: Russia: 2.95 Tie: 4.40 Finland: 1.88

 

[agent082]

75% think Finland's going to win . That's great for Russia.

Don't think players read this thread. It isn't going to affect their play.

 

[WALLY Spartak Moscow]

5-3 Finland

Home crowd pushes them over the top

Crowd doesn't matter