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

[jj cale]

Larkin lost the control when Vehviläinen forced him to deke once more.
Lucky.

Well the bar hasn't been set very high thus far, he made the save on a breakaway, I'll call that a big save given the level of goaltending we have seen today.

 

[chauron]

Kakko has been much more impressive now, very nice job protecting the puck

 

[FinPanda]

Ridiculous shift by Kakko

 

[Lays]

Impressive how Kakko stayed on that even when he was falling/tripping he kept control of the puck

 

[Ukkosenjumala]

Kakko's puck protection is INSANE. That was Crosby esque on that shift.

 

[jj cale]

Damn kakko is beast. Better than barkov

Hold on now, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Chainshot]

Hey, Keller finally shot... from like 179 degrees.

 

[king89]

B.E.A.S.T

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Well the bar hasn't been set very high thus far, he made the save on a breakaway, I'll call that a big save given the level of goaltending we have seen today.

Vehviläinen has been kind of as advertised, he was exactly like this in FEL as well whenever (rarely though) he gave an easy goal or two. He usually just shuts the door after the initial disappointment

 

[QnebO]

Kakko is top f***ing notch. Looks better than barkov or aho

 

[SoundAndFury]

Vehviläinen had a bad start but now he has made some good saves.

And that's why you don't frikin give up on a goalie after 2 bad-ish goals unlike some posters here were suggesting. You need more than 2 to win most games.

 

[chauron]

Has Jack even played? I saw him once

He's been very invisible, no impact so far

 

[FinPanda]

Still can't believe how we can't score even in the empty net.

 

[QnebO]

Hold on now, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Yea but at draft age that is .

 

[FinnishCoyote]

Hey, Keller finally shot... from like 179 degrees.

He has a decent shot, but man he uses it way too rarely

 

[AndyA]

Kaapo "Jaromir Forsberg" Kakko

 

[Lays]

He's been very invisible, no impact so far

To be fair he’s barely played

 

[Canucks LB]

Something I have absolutely noticed, quinn has Significantly upgraded his defensive game.
Even though he was electrifying, he always tried to do too much and have so many turnovers at the WJC.

He seems to clearly be much more calm and collected, And he understands he’s on the third pairing so he’s not going to get crazy amount of playing time.

Really happy for his development shown so far, good for him.

 

[Canucks LB]

Kakko Is just an incredible talent, he’s going to make a big impact in the NHL sooner than later

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Is J. Hughes playing? I haven't seen #6.

 

[Canucks LB]

Nice bounce back for the Finland goalie, after those two bad goals he’s been extremely solid

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

The NHL culture of attacking a player after the whistle blew... 0.2 seconds before the shot..
f***ing hate that part of NHL

 

[jj cale]

Yea but at draft age that is .

I agree with that.

 

[Saekk]

That's Veinilainen who wants to be Vehanen someday

Really hoping we had 2011 Vehanen in the goal right now.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Is J. Hughes playing? I haven't seen #6.

Yes