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

WarriorofTime

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Much of the same weaknesses all tournament for USA. Not a good possession team and defense very vulnerable to a good forecheck. Lucky to only be down one. Hopefully they can overcome it next period.
 

ChicagoBullsFan

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Good 1st peroid for Finland.
But defending our own net scares the shits out of me.
USA already got very juicy rebound and scored on it.

It is time to WAKE UP in defensive zone and not to give more rebounds for USA.
Because those guys will score on those 10 / 10 times so show some freaking
gritt and toughness in defense if you guys ( Finland ) wanna win this.

We do not have afford to turn this game for goal-scoring contest because that's exactly what USA wants to.
 

Go19

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USA in not a bad spot. Not playing well and down 1 - difference was the PP opportunity for Finland which they cashed. USA needs to start working harder and skating into the challenges/puck battles instead of reaching. Find a way to earn a PP chance of their own. Hopefully the intermission will calm them down a bit and start playing their game.
 

MichaelFarrell

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Much of the same weaknesses all tournament for USA. Not a good possession team and defense very vulnerable to a good forecheck. Lucky to only be down one. Hopefully they can overcome it next period.
I think our biggest problem is we are really a one line team. We can get secondary scoring here and there, but the ice only really tilts when the first line is out.
 

PocketNines

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The St Louis Blues won this tournament

Stenberg-Dvorsky-Stancl
Lindstein-Jiricek

Jecho 2g, 5a, 7gp, looked really good
Pekarcik 3g, 4a, 5gp looked pretty good also
neither guy makes the Blues' all tourney team

ironically they finally got a bad play out of a prospect with Ralph there on that second Finn goal

anthem at the end of this game should be Gloria
 
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sadpanda

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The St Louis Blues won this tournament

Stenberg-Dvorsky-Stancl
Lindstein-Jiricek

Jecho 2g, 5a, 7gp, looked really good
Pekarcik 3g, 4a, 5gp looked pretty good also
neither guy makes the Blues' all tourney team

ironically they finally got a bad play out of a prospect with Ralph there on that second Finn goal

anthem at the end of this game should be Gloria
And none of them in the Final?
 

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