GDT: Group A • Dec. 29 • Switzerland vs. Canada • Part 2

[Forgot About Drai]

I thought he's been good... just cause virtanen bashers on here say he isn't doesn't mean he actually isn't haha

He was good in the third period. No finish though. He should be dominating though.

 

[Scotty B]

So this makes NYE game against Swedes meaningless...BUT for bragging rights...

Like to see Blackwood get the start...

 

[The Drop]

I mean, that's a pretty low bar to set for a compliment.

After a game in which he was player of the game?

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Timo Meier

Siegenthaler
Noah Rod
Denis Malgin

 

[Lehner]

Do the even swiss have any legit prospects?

Meier, Rod, Malgin, Sigentahler (sp?)

 

[stavs*]

bench the best line who has spent the last 3 shifts in the offensive zone


glad your not the coach

did i say the entire line

 

[Breakers]

Please bench the Point Marner Line

Just terrible

Konechny's line should take their ice-time

 

[nowhereman]

[Insert something about Virtanen sucking.]

 

[OriginJM]

its like canada is coaching to lose. very interesting choices all game long.

 

[docbenton]

That's why Jake was picked 6th overall. He can screw up every shift and still be one of the most dangerous offensive forwards.

 

[sansabri]

I would like to point out, Sanheim has that great shift creating 3 scoring chances, then Hicketts pairing goes out, then the Hickey pairing, then back to Hicketts who stays out for almost 2 minutes. Then back to Hickey pairing for last 25 seconds.

Sanheim never gets a shift after creating all those chances, yet the other pairings both get out 2 times. Favorites much.

It's Ryan Murphy all over again.

 

[GKJ]

Long shifts, but Canada was on top of them late.

 

[kudymen]

Bench the best line who has spent the last 3 shifts in the offensive zone


Glad your not the coach

Virtanen is not a line, unless that's some locker room code I don't know

 

[Divine]

I get that this is a back to back... but there's no way this should have went to OT. Their goalie stood on his head.

 

[DuckedUpOnQuack]

Canada spent the majority of the game trying to force low percentage plays/shots. Hopefully this is a wake up call.

 

[Snippit]

There goes our chances of finishing in the top 2.

USA and Sweden will both have at least 9 points - cannot see the U.S dropping anything to the Swiss.

The max we can finish with is 8. Finland-Canada, QF book it. Somebody is going to go home VERY disappointed.

 

[Jedda]

Do the even swiss have any legit prospects?

Well, one of their guys went #9 overall this summer.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Relatively speaking it probably was haha

Haha, you are funny

 

[0494]

Strome is by far better than anyone else on the roster.

Agreed.

Also, Barzal falling to 16 could prove to be very controversial in the future.

 

[Savvy]

feel like hoping/cheering for a Swiss win in OT. The Canadian program has been very poorly run at the junior level for years now, this could shake it up.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Strome out there the for like 2 minutes. This coach has no idea how to control ice time.

This is a problem. I notice it too. Too many star players playing like it is the OHL/WHL. You can't have tired players out there in this type of tournament. Has happened far too often this game. Marner, Point, Strome seem to be the biggest culprits.

 

[Lehner]

Maybe Konecny was hurt when he was boarded in the first, only reason he shouldnt be playing???

 

[jonas2244]

Meier, Rod, Malgin, Sigentahler (sp?)

And Nico Hischier, said to be a 1st rounder 2017.

Didn't play much today though.

 

[Alerion]

The shifts are way too long, especially for the second of a back to back. Lowry really doesn't seem to know how to manage this team in terms of minutes or rolling lines.

 

[WilliamNylander]

Marner Strome Hicketts Fleury for all five minutes

Do it Lowry