GDT: May 16 • Semifinal • Canada vs. Czech Republic

[dryz]

i'm curious why they are naming the best player of the team now?

Because there will be awarding medals tommorow and there wouldn't be time for that.

 

[illpucks]

Watch Canada shutout in Gold Medal Game as well. They have been that dominant. Shades of 2014. Price shutout last 2 games. Smith shutout QF and Semi.

 

[NyQuil]

Giroux?

Odd.

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Smith one of Canada best 3 players over Taylor Hall f.ex, what a joke..

 

[Nakawick]

Interesting player selection for Canada's 3 best.

 

[Ralgo]

Congrats, Canada. Good match, you are better. We just hoped for some drama and some "maybe, maybe not" - which was taken away by *great* rule. GL in the finals... .

Lets go get us Bronze.

 

[flaneur]

giroux? huh. thought it would have been either seguin,hall, or even spezza

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Not on player in the blue paint. Technically, video would've given the ref right aswell even if the rule is a joke.

Wait......what? I can totally see Burns in the top 3, he's been terrific....but wha!?!?!

 

[RattsSSV]

Surprised Giroux got it. Figured Spezza.

 

[illpucks]

CANADA! Cant wait for the final!





Dont tell me you missed this beauty!

Secondary Sid back at it!

 

[luongo321]

Lol giroux and smith. No love for hall or spezza?

 

[New User Name]

Giving best players of the tournament before the last game is rather stupid.

 

[AwesomePanthers]

i'm curious why they are naming the best player of the team now?

Too much focus on the medals in the finals, maybe

 

[Coach Travis]

Brent Burns was the only right choice there.

 

[Gormo]

Smitty with the player of the game.

Well deserved.

He was taking a ridiculous amount of flak but he has gotten better as the tournament has progressed and was excellent today.

Without Smith Canada does not win this game.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Well, I'd rather have Pavlec in nets for Canada tomorrow instead of Smith. I don't suppose we could give the guy citizenship for a day?

Not exactly confident going into the gold medal game tomorrow.

 

[booyakasha]

BBurns well deserved, ...but Smith, and Giroux??
Ya, I don't think so..

 

[NyQuil]

Congrats, Canada. Good match, you are better. We just hoped for some drama and some "maybe, maybe not" - which was taken away by *great* rule. GL in the finals... .

Lets go get us Bronze.

Good luck!

 

[Hemsky001]

Lol, Jagr staring down when the picture was take. So disappointed..

No, she's just from a wrong political party. For Jagr I mean.

 

[RobertR]

Watch Canada shutout in Gold Medal Game as well. They have been that dominant. Shades of 2014. Price shutout last 2 games. Smith shutout QF and Semi.

No way, if they will play Russia.

 

[NyQuil]

Lol, Giroux is gonna get teased in the dressing room.

 

[BobDobolina]

Secondary Sid back at it!

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Should have been: Hall, Spezza and Burns.

HM: Eberle, Giroux, Crosby and Ekblad IMO.

 

[FlareKnight]

Well, I'd rather have Pavlec in nets for Canada tomorrow instead of Smith. I don't suppose we could give the guy citizenship for a day?

Not exactly confident going into the gold medal game tomorrow.

If we want to be more confident we could follow Russia and try to airlift in Price for the gold medal game .

 

[SenzZen]

Any rule that has a degree of referee interpretation is going to be fuzzy.

Show me one that doesn't.