GDT: Group A - May 10 - Finland vs Canada

[AgentBrodeur]

Kakko hurt Canada ... bad!

please tell me your not saying the empty netter from a foot out, hurt canada. It was the go ahead goal that did.

 

[Star Ocean]

Well deserved by an undermanned Finland. This TC is awful. I'm starting to hope we just get dumped on the rest of the round robin. This is by far the worst roster Canada has sent - and it appears with very minimal effort made in contacting or attracting players - in the last half decade.

Have you seen the mid 90s canadian teams? They were worse.

 

[habsrule4eva3089]

What amazing crowds in both games, Europeans are amazing, there is nothing in this country and the country south of us that compares to the atmosphere in Europe.

When will people question how weird it is waving white towels and noise does not mean atmosphere. Glad to see culture involved in our great game something that's non existent in this side of the planet.

 

[AgentBrodeur]

Kakko again..................this will get the prospect board raging!!

on a empty net goal? a foot out? why didnt they play him on the PP, but put him in when canada pull their goalie.

Its all good, The Devils coach has a first person view of both players, and we get the first pick, and the better pick. Just remember that.

 

[member 305909]

I wouldnt change the tournament-format but in this format it is the game 8 which determines if your tournament has been good or totally disappointing.

It makes no difference if you win 7/7 or just narrowly make through before the game 8.

 

[jonlin]

I`m sry Jukka Jalonen for not believing in you! We beat Canada with our E-team. Basically the same as Canadas though.

 

[jonlin]

on a empty net goal? a foot out? why didnt they play him on the PP, but put him in when canada pull their goalie.

Its all good, The Devils coach has a first person view of both players, and we get the first pick, and the better pick. Just remember that.

Lets hope Devils just keep pumpung Hughes tires and take him. I wanna enjoy Kakko killing them for the next 2 decades…

 

[Elvs]

People complaining about the roster... This Canadian roster should still beat this Finnish roster. They didn't lose because they weren't talented enough. They lost because the effort was complete ****. Adding more skill wouldn't make a difference. Vigneualt needs to inform these players this isn't a vacation trip.

 

[PuckProspects]

Very good game by the Fins. Played extremely well as a team and a nearly perfect defensive game. Kakko showing why the number 1 pick isn't certain.

 

[Polar Bear]

on a empty net goal? a foot out? why didnt they play him on the PP, but put him in when canada pull their goalie.

Its all good, The Devils coach has a first person view of both players, and we get the first pick, and the better pick. Just remember that.

Not going to comment on Hughes vs Kakko, but it was more than an empty netter for that 2nd goal. He deflected the puck away in his own zone and chased it down to secure the game. It was an all around effort, even if the actual scoring of the goal was the easiest part.

 

[ijuka]

please tell me your not saying the empty netter from a foot out, hurt canada. It was the go ahead goal that did.

Kakko making the defensive play to break up the 6v5 attempt of evening the game up and scoring the empty net goal hurt them.

You sound desperate.

 

[canuck2010]

These elite level Canadian players are struggling on the big ice. Why? Isn’t bigger ice favour the faster and more skilled players? Guys like mark stone and marchessault look totally lost. Maybe it’s cause they can’t crash and attack like they do on smaller ice, they don’t have as good hockey iq as people think

It's actually the opposite.

 

[jj cale]

on a empty net goal? a foot out? why didnt they play him on the PP, but put him in when canada pull their goalie.

Its all good, The Devils coach has a first person view of both players, and we get the first pick, and the better pick. Just remember that.

All i said is that it will get the prospect board raging, I have no horse in that Kakko-Hughes battle among fanbases whatsoever.

 

[jonlin]

Kakko making the defensive play to break up the 6v5 attempt of evening the game up and scoring the empty net goal hurt them.

You sound desperate.

It`s Hughes pumping his own tires…

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Final score?

 

[AgentBrodeur]

Lets hope Devils just keep pumpung Hughes tires and take him. I wanna enjoy Kakko killing them for the next 2 decades…

ahh we have a gypsy fortune teller here, devils have the first pick. remember that. And the coach has a front row seat to both of the picks in this tourney

 

[lostinwarsaw]

It's actually the opposite.

So they are too good for this tournament? And they are performing bad first game to troll everyone ?

 

[canuck2010]

Ughhh a bad team ughhhh. Finns have been saying they have worse team they’ve had in years. Canada has a team full of top 4-6 dman and top-6 forwards. It’s simply lack of strong hockey iq, non adaptable, these guys don’t have the clutch gene

Hardly the case.

 

[Finnswiss]

Final score?

3-1 Finland

 

[lostinwarsaw]

Hardly the case.

Thank you canuck2010, very cool!

 

[EK47]

People complaining about the roster... This Canadian roster should still beat this Finnish roster. They didn't lose because they weren't talented enough. They lost because the effort was complete ****. Adding more skill wouldn't make a difference. Vigneualt needs to inform these players this isn't a vacation trip.

Big ice vs small ice is an adjustment aswell, plus theese Finnish players have been playing together for the past four weeks. Also I feel like this version of team Canada doesn’t have enough speed to really take advantage of their higher skill level on big ice.

 

[Loffer]

Was this an upset? Yeah. Was this anything sensational? Nah.

This is how we do it, people. Have been doing for years.

We - and Jock Noblener if anyone.

 

[Chevx]

Canada needs 1C and mobile wing. Then they'll just fix their playstyle till the QF.

 

[Loffer]

It's too bad Marjamäki isn't coaching. I wanted to beat $100 on Great Britain to beat Finland. Would have made pretty good money!

Oh boy those hilarious days of Larry Berry Hill as the head coach? Still remember those rants at that lame dude! Almost miss those times which feel like ages ago suddenly... miss. Well, not exactly lol.

 

[NJ07102]

It's just not a very strong canadian team. There is very little star power on that team, and that is what you need in a game like the one today. Could've really needed a Crosby, Stamkos, Point, Marner, Huberdeau, Giroux and the list goes on and on. But I guess in Canada nobody really cares about the WC unfortunately. And that will never change.