GDT: Group B - May 10 - Switzerland (3) vs Belarus (0)

[stv11]

Switzerland's best game so far, but Belarus is completely harmless in this tournament.

Belarus and Slovenia are definitely behind, Norway can reach 9 points with a win against Belarus and could get something against a big, France can get to 11 with games against Slovenia and Belarus, and Finland would get 10 if they beat Norway and Slovenia. Probably too early to make assumptions, but at least it will be possible to play for the quarter final spot on Sunday against Finland.

I'm still pissed off that things could be in the bag with some honest officiating yesterday.

 

[Pan]

Man, Belarus is bad. Really bad.
Shots :
vs FIN 24
vs CZE 7
vs CAN 13
vs SUI 14
58 shots in 4 games, no goals in nearly 160 minutes.

Last time I asked you now not to judge too fast but now it's time to admit you were right
Hope the relegation will help belarusian hockey officials to finally figure out that something is going wrong.

 

[Belizarius]

i'm sorry for you
but indeed, there is a lot of work to do.
They need some heart, pride, something. Better conditionning. More skating.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Richards was 13th forward and got no ice-time.

Good decision leaving Syracuse and a Calder cup run to sit on the bench and not play.

 

[torero]

Shared feeling. I was so stoked until the third period yesterday, and now I don't feel an excitement.

I was really pissed off about going to a business trip next week, but now I'm almost happy about it.

I am on business trip ! and will be back at the end of the week friday evening.

i feel bad to have missed today and yesterday's games ... or should i not ?

This one was decent !! honestly.

 

[torero]

Good decision leaving Syracuse and a Calder cup run to sit on the bench and not play.

this point was surprising to me !! did he leave ? because before the Calder cup run ... he was not alligned. Someone has some explanations ?

 

[jonas2244]

Yeah, he sat in the press-box in the first few playoff games so he left, signed in Switzerland and joined the national team.

I don't think he was bad or he's to blame for anything. But he's ineffective at the wing and probably a victim of Ambühl playing center. And he got outplayed by Almond, Malgin and Haas.

 

[Jon Riley]

I've read that he was also lightly injured after blocking a shot against France.
I would be very surprised to see him sitting in the upcoming matches where playing more physical is goin to be needed