GDT: May 25 • Gold Medal Game • Part II [MOD WARNING IN OP]

[KurtSloan]

Congrats Russia. The best team won and thats fair.

 

[Anton13]

Good job Salomäki. We need more of that.

Who cares at this point? A bench clearing brawl would be the best way to end this.

 

[Jussi]

If Soviets were the moral winners of CC 87 then Finland are the moral winners of this tournament.

 

[Arne]

Well, that was it. Congrats to Russia. Kind of ****ed up game with the penalties, but it was amazing to see those guys even make it to medals.

 

[Plural]

Russia was dominating the whole tournament. Really impressive performance.

Gongrats Russia.

 

[Classicnamesup]

Just turned on the game and TSN guy saying that the Reffing has been terribly biased, anybody able to confirm?

Congrats to Russian fans on the win

 

[Minttu]

Very entertaining game. The reffing could/should have been better though.

Congrats Russia for winning the World Championships!

 

[PTmbp13]

hahah Znarkov, must be a psychopath

 

[Kulleroinen*]

Give some clean hits like the russians did.

 

[GX]

I hope North Korea gets to host IHWC 2019.

 

[Depch]

Has been a great game, so intense. Some calls / non calls were iffy, but it's not the deciding factor. It's been a great ride for this Finnish team too, didn't expect anything out of this team. Was laughing my ass off in group stage about our d. I guess this is what they mean that teams come together as the competition goes onwards and gets that chemistry going (we've had the same core so long the chemistry usually has been there from the beginning).

Also congrats to Russia! Unbeatable in the tournament, best team for sure!

 

[Finnswiss]

I cheered for the Finns but this check of Salomäki was really not necessary, it was a dirty check.

But it was a good game from the Finns all over too. This team played much better than most Finns predicted in this board.

 

[alpa]

Maybe we could petition the IIHF to disqualify Russia for having their banned coach communicating with the team

I would love that, but it wont happen.

 

[jonlin]

Russia was dominating the whole tournament. Really impressive performance.

Gongrats Russia.

Would you expect less with the players they have?

 

[Den]

You should not be waisting PP like that

 

[Correspondant]

Referees just suck. Maybe they are afraid of roaring audience.

 

[Smolle]

Can we please have a MOD warning in this thread regarding the upcoming trolling posts directed against Russia, such as "this tournament means nothing / this is a meaningless victory / you failed at Sochi / you are 5th best in the world". Thanks.

Trolls are clueless, Å koda cup does in fact mean something, it means cars

 

[suomi12]

Just turned on the game and TSN guy saying that the Reffing has been terribly biased, anybody able to confirm?

The worst reffing ever. They are probably paid.

 

[sob]

Brutall refs - Finland 5-2.

And congrats to the Soviet Union...

 

[Finnswiss]

Congratulations Russia, they deserved the title.

 

[Plural]

Would you expect less with the players they have?

It was impressive performance. No matter who played. Give credit where it's due. Or be a sore loser, totally up to you.

 

[Antonglk]

Stop writing these excuses Finns, these penalties just mean that your current roster can't fit the skill of current russian team.

 

[Ilyeu]

The Finnish posters thought they would actually win this.

 

[Den]

These Rus commentators from Ch 1 are such idiots, already congratulating....

 

[SimplySensational]

What was the chant?