GDT: Gold medal game: Finland vs USA; Jan 5., 2025; 19:30 EST

[iDangleDangle]

Entertaining game, hopefully the 3rd lives up to the first two. USA managed get the momentum for the first at the end of the second and capitalized well. Highly skilled team.

 

[sadpanda]

I don’t complain about officiating unless it’s a really soft call. I never understood why so many people complain about officiating. The better team usually wins regardless.

But, you’re right. The USA getting THAT many power plays was ridiculous and clearly bias. Oh.. wait.

Never understood the complaining? Are you new to sports or what

 

[Buttermilk]

Mikkola it's time to use SISU

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Never understood the complaining? Are you new to sports or what

Read my previous posts, I’m great at complaining.

But, I’ve never understood complaining about officiating. It is what it is.

 

[SI90]

Let’s go boys. Win this game and go get gold!

 

[king89]

C'mon SUOMI I believe in you guys let's get that gold medal!

 

[sadpanda]

Read my previous posts, I’m great at complaining.

But, I’ve never understood complaining about officiating. It is what it is.

Aight. I agree!

 

[hockey20000]

only a matter of time usa got this game now tbh

 

[NoVaCapsFan]

Much much respect for the way the Finns have played in this final. Dominating most of the way. US has been in its own zone most of the time, and scrambling much of that. Should be a great 3d period.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

TSN panel.

Whats the most memorable thing about this year's tournament?

Pounder: Sikora drawing penalties and getting booed

Button: A Slovakian player I forget who

Bob: Latvia beating Canada

Duthie: Sale "a poor man's Jonathan Toews" who missed 3 shots in the shootout before he finally scored

TSN coverage and analysis has been embarrassingly bad this tournament. North korea levels of propaganda and carrying water for hockey canada.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Mikkola it's time to use SISU

Unfortunately that brain-dead bozo do not mean what sisu means.
We knows only full panic and chaos what we have now.

 

[boredmale]

Maybe Leonard is just clumsy and not constantly diving.

 

[647Hockey]

I'm surprised they even bothered to televise the gold medal game

Jeff Oneill didnt bother showing up all day for either medal game.

 

[sadpanda]

game might get ugly

 

[heksagon]

The refs have been OK. I think consistency and predictability is the most important thing, and they have been very consistent today. I only wish they'd call the blatant embellishments, but you almost never see any other refs calling them either, if they are not matching minors.

Hoping for a good end and not having to talk about the refs! (probably wishful thinking, but let a man dream... speaking of dreaming, not much of that this night...)

 

[SI90]

Whoever makes the first mistake is gonna go down

 

[sigx15]

ok Ralph is brutal

 

[Go19]

I like the start - USA forecheck starting to make some noise

 

[ijuka]

First shot on goal for team Finland in 15 minutes, torille.

 

[agent082]

Players have no confident that goalie can make even an easy save

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

TSN coverage and analysis has been embarrassingly bad this tournament. North korea levels of propaganda and carrying water for hockey canada.

It;s a Canadian network. Why would they give a shit about other countries. They will do whatever gets Canadian viewers.

 

[heksagon]

First shot on goal for team Finland in 15 minutes, torille.

First we give the siima...

 

[iDangleDangle]

The refs have been OK. I think consistency and predictability is the most important thing, and they have been very consistent today. I only wish they'd call the blatant embellishments, but you almost never see any other refs calling them either, if they are not matching minors.

Hoping for a good end and not having to talk about the refs! (probably wishful thinking, but let a man dream... speaking of dreaming, not much of that this night...)

Yeah, I think the only complaint is not penalizing constant embellishing. Otherwise it's been a clean game and refs let players battle and get physical.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

First shot on goal for team Finland in 15 minutes, torille.

At least we didn't turtle.

... looks like we're starting that now.

 

[agent082]

Breakaway and not even a shot to goal