GDT: Group B - May 17 - Canada (0) vs Finland (4)

[Blank]

Who's the backup? brossiot or Dubnyk?

Does it matter? Anyone would do a better job at the moment than Talbot.. His confidence is shot.

 

[CanuckCity]

Dont understand why they didnt start Pickard for the 3rd..

 

[geoo9]

How has Barkov looked in this game?

Thanks!

He look little slow comparing to these fast teams at bigger ice

 

[Qurpiz]

4-0 Finland. The Canadian goalie plays weak this evening it seems to me.
I think the Canadian coach should change the goalie.

Btw did Rantanen belong to the team that won wjc? Where does he play actually in the AHL or finnish liiga?

Captained the WJC team, played for San Antonio, Avs AHL affiliate

 

[KPower]

When Canada was winning u20 games, they were the most important thing.
The coming world cup is a joke tournament in the eyes of many fans. Interesting, but valued about the same as spengler cup.

Agree,

Olympics is what matters and Canada dominated the last 2.

 

[snipes]

Sweden seems to be almost as bad.

I'm fully expecting us to lose that game.

 

[Cellee]

Yep, because Laine was limping afterwards. Seemed to be in pain.

It was low on the Cory Perry dirty spectrum.

 

[Canuckistani]

When Canada was winning u20 games, they were the most important thing.
The coming world cup is a joke tournament in the eyes of many fans. Interesting, but valued about the same as spengler cup.

Best-on-best Olympics have always been the most important, followed by the WJC.

 

[nik-]

When Canada was winning u20 games, they were the most important thing.
The coming world cup is a joke tournament in the eyes of many fans. Interesting, but valued about the same as spengler cup.

This is a well deserved beating at the hands of the Finns, but people really just do need to accept that Canadian fans generally just value the best on best tournaments.

I know it bothers people every year during the WC's, and people get so salty about it because they want us to put way more importance on this tournament, but it's true.

 

[1Gold Standard]

well, good. I hope the Finns net a few more. If you are going to lose may as well lose big. At least now it will get the players attention.

But lousy goaltending and bad penalties will cost us in the 1/4 final as well...

 

[YakDavid]

You can't win with zero goals.

exactly, its a surprise that people aren't complaining about talbot not scoring too

 

[The Drop]

Taylor Hall probably is so cheery on the bench right now. "Phew I was worried we might win this game!"

 

[Lapa]

It was low on the Cory Perry dirty spectrum.

It was a dangerous play in any case.

 

[agent082]

Because he's a proven winner and he will do anything he can get away with to win.

Hell, here's the highlights on his resume:
World Junior Championship (gold);
Olympics (gold x2);
Memorial Cup Champion; and
Stanley Cup Champion.

This tournament is literally the only tournament or league that he has played in and hasn't won.

So you support that one finnish poster's idea that some finnish player goes and injures McDavid for revenge?

 

[Canuckistani]

I'm fully expecting us to lose that game.

Depends who we put in net

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

You can't win with zero goals.

They only have 0 goals because of some unfortunate bounces.


They've controlled the play and had the better chances. Poor goaltending and some good Finnish goaltending has been the difference so far.

 

[aphyro]

I'm fully expecting us to lose that game.

Pleas tell me you are joking?! you cant be serious about you expecting this Canada team to lose to this Swedish team who have been strugling the whol tournament.

 

[CashMash]

I'm fully expecting us to lose that game.

I don't think so. Sweden has been unusually bad. It's not nearly over for Canada yet.

 

[JayKing]

McDavid hasn't done much

Still better than Crosby apparently & saving himself for the "meaningful" games

 

[KPower]

exactly, its a surprise that people aren't complaining about talbot not scoring too

Terrible goaltending kills momentum...this has always been the case.

 

[tempest2i]

So you support that one finnish poster's idea that some finnish player goes and injures McDavid for revenge?

They're welcome to try. At least Canada would get a PP out of it.

 

[Hemsky001]

McDavid wasn't even trying.. would love to see some effort...

 

[BobDobolina]

Hall playing with his head down as always. Not a fan.

 

[Canadian Time]

Hall is a very selfish player, cheats way too much.

 

[Cotton]

Wonder why Canadiens have that 'deep' team on ice now? Meaningless or not, but they have pretty good team on paper. Maybe road trip to Russia is good end of spring. Drink drank drunk.

Your avatar picture looks like Laine, lol. His face on the bench after Perry bumped him.