GDT: Group A • Dec. 26 • Finland vs. USA

[LOFIN]

Happy with the point, could have won it with the late chance in OT but can't complain about the result.

 

[agent082]

Nice try Kapanen.

 

[SoupyFIN]

A fitting way for Kapanen to top off his horrible game.

 

[matzz]

Happy with the point, could have won it with the late chance in OT but can't complain about the result.

Amen

 

[IDuck]

hell of a game finn's....can never root against you, and will always be my 2nd team....good luck the rest of the way, love the way you guys seem to play

 

[Startseva]

USA got lucky to win
Good game by finns

 

[Huokaus]

Eichel - goal
Lehkonen - goal
Milano - no goal
Ikonen - no goal
De Leo - goal
Kapanen - no goal

USA wins!

Good game. Really nice to see all the great youth, especially Eichel. Too bad Finnish PP was so horribad, I hope Jortikka will do something about it :S

 

[7even]

Man, a lot closer game than I thought it would be. The Finns really put on a fight.

Well they are the defending champs.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

The save by Butcher...WoW!

 

[Minttu]

I'm happy with a point.

 

[chauron]

Congrats to USA but you're SO DAMN FAR from Canara it's not even funny. Eichel was like a baby for reals, didn't play on adult level. Finns however did good together as a team, especially Husso.

 

[Szechwan]

Missed the game, how did Demko look?

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

GG Fins.

A good win for the Americans. That is a tough team to play against.

 

[Juzmo]

Happy with the point, could have won it with the late chance in OT but can't complain about the result.

Have to work on those one-timers.

 

[ecemleafs]

nice to get the win but the usa needs to be much better going forward, especially on the PP. too much individual puck handling in useless areas and not enough quick passing to create space and get the fins out of position.

 

[Ando]

USA! USA!

Bring on the hate!

 

[llwyd]

WHAT A GAME.

Good on the USA, they deserved it.

Hmm, in what particular way?

 

[Toffu]

Too bad, 2:1. Pretty exciting game, De Leo also had a few nice penalty goals like this in WHL.

 

[magic school bus]

Eichel with a dominant 1-pt performance

 

[DoubleDouble*]

I think I overestimated the States this year.

 

[TT1]

should have been lehkonen - rantanen - honka in the shooutout, reward your best players

 

[Hzzz]

Kapanen was just terrible but I'm not surprised. I have never liked him anyways.

 

[LOFIN]

A fitting way for Kapanen to top off his horrible game.

I also agree Kapanen should not have been out there after that performance. Rather Rantanen. Jortikka sure doesn't lack the balls to sit his "stars", so why didn't he pick someone before Kapanen?

 

[Keeptdos]

Congrats to USA but you're SO DAMN FAR from Canara it's not even funny.

But Canara is

 

[Kharkov]

Well, given that I was fearing for something like 4-1 loss it went better than expected. Powerplay is horrible and Kapanen had a bad game. Husso was good, Saros has to show some skills if he wants to be starter.