GDT: May 12 • Finland vs. Russia

[mattihp]

Tarasenko is building up some rage

Maybe Tuomo can channel his brother's smirk?

 

[Pgust]

It doesn't even matter which team wins. Sweden have looked terrible anyway. They have pretty much only played really good for 20 minutes and that was against Canada during the first period. Weak goaltending and just generally lame.

 

[QnebO]

Lol tarasenko beat JJ on that one. I hope they try again.

Refs have really "let the game out of hands"

 

[Periwinkle]

I do love the intensity.

 

[Matti_A]

I really like the fact that Rinne allows so few rebounds.

 

[Finnsane]

It doesn't even matter which team wins. Sweden have looked terrible anyway. They have pretty much only played really good for 20 minutes and that was against Canada during the first period. Weak goaltending and just generally lame.

Yea, I really wouldn't mind facing Sweden but it's a cold day in hell when I want to lose to Russia.

 

[Plural]

This game is INTENSE!!! Someone is going to get hurt.

 

[mattihp]

It doesn't even matter which team wins. Sweden have looked terrible anyway. They have pretty much only played really good for 20 minutes and that was against Canada during the first period. Weak goaltending and just generally lame.

Ekman-Larsson is the kind of guy who ignites dead matches though.. I don't know how many of Arizona's matchwinning goals were assisted by this guy.. Probably a record in percentage...


And a team that doesn't beg on it's knees to get Hörnqvist can't be all that bad.

 

[Hzzz]

Nowadays Finland vs Russia rivalry is wayyy better than Finland vs Sweden.

More entertaining

 

[behemolari]

This game is INTENSE!!! Someone is going to get hurt.

going to? didn't you saw Medvedev was hurting sooooo bad..

 

[QnebO]

Nowadays Finland vs Russia rivalry is wayyy better than Finland vs Sweden.

More entertaining

It's back on 1939-1944 level

 

[Pgust]

Ekman-Larsson is the kind of guy who ignites dead matches though.. I don't know how many of Arizona's matchwinning goals were assisted by this guy.. Probably a record in percentage...


And a team that doesn't beg on it's knees to get Hörnqvist can't be all that bad.

Well, our coach didn't find him "funny guy in the locker room" enough to put him in the team.

 

[aphyro]

It's back on 1939-1944 level

Show some finnish sisu

 

[QnebO]

Games like this make hockey the best game in the world.

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

Nowadays Finland vs Russia rivalry is wayyy better than Finland vs Sweden.

More entertaining

To me Finland-Russia has always been the bigger rivalry, don't know if it's Karelian roots or what, but even in the days of CCCP I didn't care as much about the Sweden game as Russia game

 

[Plural]

going to? didn't you saw Medvedev was hurting sooooo bad..

True. Hope his career is not over. Would be sad if this were his last game.

 

[Plural]

Rinne is amazing though.

 

[QnebO]

Show some finnish sisu

The players seem to do!

 

[mattihp]

Well, our coach didn't find him "funny guy in the locker room" enough to put him in the team.

Are you kidding me?! If i needed a winger who plays extremely well in the corners and directs the puck well whilst also being able to play in the top six... He would be one of the first choices!

Excellent work ethic as well...

 

[Farnham4top6]

It doesn't even matter which team wins. Sweden have looked terrible anyway. They have pretty much only played really good for 20 minutes and that was against Canada during the first period. Weak goaltending and just generally lame.

you mean when sweden sucked and smith thought they where so crappy team he could score 3 goals on himself.

 

[Plural]

Yeah, I actually have warm feelings towards Sweden. But my moms side of my family used to live there.

 

[aphyro]

The players seem to do!

i have always thought Russia as the main rival. Sweden is love/hate thing but Russia is pure hate

And still Finland can play really bad a whole tournament and when they face Sweden they play like they could win the Olympic gold tbh

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Those swedes refs Mikael Nord was crap last year too. If you don´t remember this situation:



No penalty after elbow to the head and Nord told to finnish coach that it was nothing. After the game Shipachyov got 3 matches. Nord is ****.

 

[Neinri]

Great game so far, enjoying it and already forgot the 2 bs calls. Pure hockey entertainment.Thanks also to russia

 

[Pgust]

Are you kidding me?! If i needed a winger who plays extremely well in the corners and directs the puck well whilst also being able to play in the top six... He would be one of the first choices!

Excellent work ethic as well...

Not according to MÃ¥rts, he even choose Henrik Tallinder (lolwut who?) over Hedman and Brodin in the Olympics