GDT: Gold Medal Game • Jan. 5 • 8:00 PM ET • 02:00 CET • IV (Mod warning in OP)

[CanuckGame39]

Pulling Fucale is a MISTAKE, and shouldnt be done, its a disaster waiting to happen putting a cold goalie into a game this big, down a man to boot.

Fucale can do this. he needs support from the dmen.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

When will Hockey Canada learn that you can't just take 4 scoring lines and expect to win, you need a bottom 6 of grinders, like an actual TEAM. You have to consider roles, not just take the best 20 players. Hockey Canada messing up again

They took a bunch of bottom 6 grinders last year and did worse than this year.

 

[777]

Refs have been absolutely fine btw. This site complains about them every single game

 

[miked1101]

If Canada loses this game the goat is on Canucks prospect Virtanen.

lol right

 

[Habsawce]

As long the defensemen close the gap and they play smart on the offensive blue line they'll win. It's mental mistakes that have Russian back in the game, not talent, skill or effort.

 

[13 others]

re: the Vertanen hit

That's the type of hit Kronwall makes all the time and people defend. He didn't jump, the collision took him off the ice.

 

[Atomos2]

Reinhart will be important in the third. If this team is gonna survive through this game, he will have to be the leader. This team lives or dies with him.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

At the end of the day, these are still kids, which is why you have such huge swings in play.

Fucale has been dreadful though. He has no rebound control. Just throw it at the net and see what happens.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Well this game is certainly entertaining.

 

[Ukgoalie]

42.1 Charging - A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player who skates or jumps into, or charges an opponent in any manner.

I know this is iihf rules but leaving your feet is a penalty even in the nhl. A lot of layers get away with it if they leave their feet after contact.

 

[lawrence]

Can the refs please put that whistle away in the third? I think Russia has gotten enough PP's to come back now.

I want 18 mins of ES. If there isn't another penalty called, we will win this game, no doubt.

not yet

they owe Canada 4 straight.

 

[Rockettrudel]

This game will go in overtime.

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

I'll be shocked if Canada wins this now.

We are rattled so I agree.

Anyway, it is what it is. If we lose, life goes on.

Go Canada Go in the 3rd. Kill the penalty and bring it home.

 

[Super Cake]

I think Russia wins hate to say it.

You just cannot allow a team to get back in the game when you are up 5-1.

Fucale must have little to no confidence right now even if most of the goals were not his fault.

 

[LeHab]

Any available moderately to decent quality streams? Mine is DEAD. I'm dying here.

http://www.lagriffesportive.net/live51.html

Good quality

 

[Appleyard]

Well yeah but comon! Aaron Ekblad sounds more swedish then Eric Lindros!

His great grandad Axel Lindros came over from Bredaryd. (near Värnamo.)

Ekblad is ofc from Swedish stock as well... his brother Darien mentioned it in an interview a few years ago... think it was great grandparent as well.

 

[SladeWilson23]

I so thought this game was over at 5-1.

 

[Aurelian]

Woah. I turned it off when it was 5-1 (I'm cheering for Russia obviously)
What the happened?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Gauthier is so bad. He's been on for 3 of Russia's goals yet they still ****ing play him.

Majority aren't even his fault. He can't help it if the defence makes I'll advised pinches and Canada keeps taking penalties. Yeah the one goal went off him but that's ****** luck.

 

[Breakers]

Here's and Idea


Can The Defense please stop pinching and let the offense worry about the offense.

How is Sam Reinhart the last guy back????

 

[swiftwin]

some people still can't understand that IIHF reffing is different than NHL

Except it shouldn't be. It's a deliberate attempt to level the playing field against a superior Canadian team.

 

[Bluejaysfan*]

Gauthier is so bad. He's been on for 3 of Russia's goals yet they still ****ing play him.

So has everyone else on the PK with him...your boy Virtanen though

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

Watch the third period be scoreless after that hectic 2nd.
Big pk coming up

 

[miked1101]

I wouldn't want any of you guys on my team, turning on each other already, christ!

 

[EveryDay]

Madison Bowey is horrible........