GDT: Latvia vs Finland, Dec 29, 8:30 est
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WarriorofTime
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Too small a hockey playing populace to be consistently dangerous across all age groups
Even if it's been effective, this PP still plays pretty dumb.
Another thing I notice is that Finland is really bad at getting good scoring chances. All the opportunities look more or less forced. Even though Latvia's giving them all sorts of opportunities. That's not a good sign.
Finland couldn't defeat Germany, how could they defeat Sweden?
Another thing I notice is that Finland is really bad at getting good scoring chances. All the opportunities look more or less forced. Even though Latvia's giving them all sorts of opportunities. That's not a good sign.
Winnipeg couldn't defeat the Sharks, yet no one is saying that theyre a bad team. Upsets happen. It's a short tournament and sometimes you just need one lucky bounce to spark the team up to do well. Wouldn't be the first time that a Finnish team starts slow in an international tournament to end up taking it.
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3 of 6 goals for Sweden were PP vs Latvia.
And 3 of 4 goals through 2 periods were PP.
Not a great argument sorry.
Yeah, a couple of things to note:
First, the level difference is far greater between Finland and Germany than it is between Jets and Sharks
Second, this is a short tournament where every team knows that every game matters. NHL has 82 games in the regular season, and it's natural for performance to vary over the course of the season.
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I did notice that Swedes struggled to score 5 on 5 vs Latvia
that was my only hope, positive for todays game and game vs Sweden
WAS
i didn't expect us to struggle scoring 5 on 5 vs Latvia
I just can't see us challenge Swedes, i want to believe, but the cards just say different story
It was just an example. If you want a better example, i can give Latvia's WHC run this year. Upsets happen in bo1s. Personally i think Finland will at best get 4th place, but games aren't won on paper and previous results have no effect on the future result.
Sweden isn't some unbeatable foe for Finland, and i think its funny that this same sentiment gets thrown around every year when the team even slightly looks off. Even in the years where we eventually won.
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No.
Latvian players are playing a tough game now. I hope they can keep it clean and not get too frustrated.
This is such a bizarre argument. Having a 0-25 goal differential will grow the game? Wouldn't it grow the game more for the team to be playing against other teams of its own level, in games that fans might actually want to watch?
Surely you realize that there are other levels of u-20s than the highest one, right?
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They’re not as good as Swedes for sure, but it’s 1 game. Anything can happen. Canada has looked quite a bit better than Swedes so far and I think the game will be much closer.
Mate we just had Germany beat Finland for the first time in the history of this tournament. Do you think that would ever have happened if they were only stuck playing vs the other middle of the pack teams?
Edit: Not to mention a big part of why Latvia isn't a division below right now is the fact that Russia is (rightfully so) missing.
King Woodballs
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Because hockey isn’t really growing. It is a bit.
the crowds in the games I have seen sure look like the game is growing
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And if hockey isn't growing it's probably because of it's pretty expensive compared to other sports.
Why not? If Germany was so good, Germany could have qualified to top 6 by winning the lower division, and then could have done the same thing vs Finland, right?
