GDT: Group A - May 13 - USA vs Finland (Mod warning in post 2)

[slikki]

This Kuusela guy has IMO been very bad. Constantly struggles with the puck and makes bad decisions. No clue why he was chosen to debut at this level at the age of 36.

You are a finn right? Why try talking like you are from NY ?

 

[Finnswiss]

It's nice to see that not only Kakko can score. Pesonen and Ojamäki the scorer for Finland in this game. That's good for the team.

 

[FinnishSniper]

Kakko seems like he really enjoys battling in the corners. He hasn’t lost the puck in this game at all and he always has the puck in tight spaces

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Lol he is Vehviläinen. You North Americans ruining my brain. å is important in Finnish

I am going with calling him VV.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

I am going with calling him VV.

Now it looks like a solitary W. You guys can't win, can you?

 

[Canucks LB]

Thank god kakko It is not in my conference, let alone our division.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Now it looks like a solitary W. You guys can't win, can you?

....dammit.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Tappara's goal song.. f*** that song. Opus-Live is Life

 

[Jussi]

I guess Tappara scored, since their goal song is playing.

 

[Chainshot]

I don't see Kane as looking disinterested. His line is making plays up the ice that are his sort of plays - moving to open ice, passes to dangerous areas, etc.... He's not going to be a board warrior and go win pucks on a cycle, that isn't his game. Give him a rush or moving in transition? Sure, that's going to be dangerous, but putting him out with DeBrincat isn't exactly going to lead to a lot of wall wins during puck battles.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Some Ievan polkka for some reason.. Slovakia sure throws oddball songs out there

 

[chauron]

Kaapo "Jaromir Forsberg" Kakko

Kaapo "Matthews Rantanen" Kakko

 

[chauron]

If we call it "conversion", considering he played plenty of C at juniors, at junior national teams, and some games in even Liiga.

Meant like permanently playing for that position

 

[FinPanda]

I don't know if I like or hate when Mertaranta says "se meni vain vähän ohi" (it barely went wide)... It doesn't matter where the shot goes if we can't score.

 

[Chainshot]

Larkin.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

I don't know if I like or hate when Mertaranta says "se meni vain vähän ohi" (it barely went wide)... It doesn't matter where the shot goes if we can't score.

He just wanted to hype an IFK player since it was Tyrväinen who shot it

 

[Canucks LB]

The homer in me is pretty sad that we did not get to see a sniper like Boeser play with kane or eichel.

I blame jimbo for not extending him yet lol

 

[Chainshot]

V2?

 

[AmericanDream]

I love how every team has a shot to win games at this tournament no matter the talent - playing for country and pride means a lot here.

 

[FoxyClean]

What is with the commentators' constant narrative that Kaako plays more than Hughes? Hughes had more ice-time than Kaako in the first 2 games and had 0 points. That's a fact. Stop making excuses for the kid. He's getting less ice-time in this game for that reason.

 

[Chainshot]

The homer in me is pretty sad that we did not get to see a sniper like Boeser play with kane or eichel.

I blame jimbo for not extending him yet lol

I would have liked to have seen Ristolainen play in an environment where he might have some fun and maybe iron his game out. Instead, he bailed on the invite. That makes another player who has publically spoken about the mental toll playing for the Sabres has taken on him joining Kulikov, Lehner, O'Reilly, Josefson, Antipin and Berglund in that regard. It's like a stretch in solitary.

 

[FinPanda]

I would have liked to have seen Ristolainen play in an environment where he might have some fun and maybe iron his game out. Instead, he bailed on the invite. That makes another player who has publically spoken about the mental toll playing for the Sabres has taken on him joining Kulikov, Lehner, O'Reilly, Josefson, Antipin and Berglund in that regard. It's like a stretch in solitary.

I hate when Ristolainen declines. He never has a real reason to say no.

 

[AmericanDream]

I hate when Ristolainen declines. He never has a real reason to say no.

I was going to say where the hell is him and Tolvanen??

 

[Chainshot]

I hate when Ristolainen declines. He never has a real reason to say no.

I wanted him to go this year, badly. He needs a stretch of play that puts some life back in him. And he probably needs a good therapist for what Buffalo has done to him.

 

[mattihp]

I hate when Ristolainen declines. He never has a real reason to say no.

He'll play next year. In Stars and stripes.