GDT: Quarter Final: Finland Vs United States | 11:30AM EST 5:30PM CET | FIN 1 - 0 USA

[JustaFinnishGuy]

This Team USA was just not very likeable. They had no real leadership and it showed. Samuelsson is the Andy Greene of captains. Very disappointed with all the forwards outside of Zegras. Oh well get em next year.

One last point.. it’s funny no one complains about how Finland plays international hockey, they even get praised for it. My NJD in their championship days perfected this style and were accused of ruining the league and boring play.

Both teams played heavily to protect the net and we didn't see an egregious amount of chances for either side. Doesn't work this time, but usually this analogy fits the Finns

 

[Cellee]

Hah, it's mostly one sided

Us Swedes for the most part dont really hate on Finland, I always root for them against everyone outside of Sweden ofc and I'm super weak for Switzerland as well.. but after that. Always Finland =)

Haha Fair enough

 

[rethinking]

Will someone try to interview Pinto after this game?

 

[Ainec]

USA did play better, the 2nd period that is.

not disagreeing. They took bad penalties in the 1st.

 

[MoeTheHobo]

At least an acceptable 4th place for Finland the year after they won? Impossible

 

[DanM]

he looked horrible this game. Made a few boneheaded mistakes. Especially late when he glided towards the puck thinking it was an icing with an empty net on the PP.

I have to agree. I am a massive fan of this pick, and still see him as a stud (1 game won't sour me) but he didn't have a strong game, but none of them did.

Your coach was horrid

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Not a fan of either team, but a lot of hot takes after a 1-0 game. Two good teams with the game decided by the thinnest of margins.

 

[Jussi]

Don't start that cringe siima matto alta ********** again ffs.

Seems to be still working.

 

[Little Psycho]

Coaching staff boned them

 

[Mike2000z28]

I just have to laugh because anyone who knows or watched team USA this tournament knew they were not a great team or even a good team sans the Russian game. They have some individual skilled players which you saw one guy trying to dangle 4 finn's by himself. It's like someone didn't do their homework or really bad coaching. American fan btw as well. I would put them on par with Czech and slightly below Russia and definitely below Canada, Sweden and Finland. We would probably lose to the Swiss as well.

 

[SotasicA]

We Finns will continue being underrated by the US. I saw a pregame interview of their coach and he admitted to not knowing who Annunen is. He could be argued to be the best young goalie coming into the tournament by stats and body of work so far into the season, and the head coach doesn't even know him.

If it's any consolation, he now knows who Annunen is.

 

[NUhockey]

Get your fat asses back to Chipotle.

Will do man, will do. Maybe I'll get lucky and go to one that has e-coli.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

excited to hear more about how good Caufield is from habs fans...

its not like Caufield is 2 goals behind the leading goalscorer in the ncaa, and has more points than Zegras, Turcotte, and every other u20 players... oh wait.

 

[Auston Marlander]

USA hit the crossbar and finnish Oden just under it. That was basically it.

Yep, one put the puck in the right spot, the other didnt.

 

[Master P]

He was elbowed directly in the head. Arrogant and classless USA. Typical

Just because you call it "typical" doesn't make it true

 

[inthe6ix]

Congrats Suomi

 

[LFCTML]

First upset of the tournament.

 

[kabidjan18]

Let's play grinders with Zegras at the end of the game when you have a guy like kaliyev on the bench. Frustrating as hell. The US coach is an idiot.

Kaliyev played a lot in the 3rd and didn't do anything meaningful.

You're trying to fit a fact pattern into a preconceived narrative.

 

[Breakers]

99% of Team USA's roster was playing hero hockey, and so many of them think they can still get away with that trash.

You can't dangle through entire rosters 5v5

 

[karhukissa]

Hah, it's mostly one sided

Us Swedes for the most part dont really hate on Finland, I always root for them against everyone outside of Sweden ofc and I'm super weak for Switzerland as well.. but after that. Always Finland =)

It's changing Wounds of our painful losses to you guys has healed and new generation likes Sweden. Until you grow next gen of Forsberg and Sundin..

 

[SabresSharks]

Really dislike the dirty play at the end. Lose with dignity.

Disappointing tournament for USA. Couldn't get some of their offensive threats going. Coaching staff had little feel for using the lineup. The futile 1-on-many rushes in the 3rd period were not the mark of a cohesive team.

Zegras, Emberson were the only players who were consistently impressive.

 

[VVP]

Very limited US team when it comes to offense. No creativity offensively and as a result no goals.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Kaliyev played a lot in the 3rd and didn't do anything meaningful.

You're trying to fit a fact pattern into a preconceived narrative.

Is this serious? He was the only winger being rotated on his shifts. Brink was out there in his spot every other shift for that line. He played the least amount of any of the top 9 wingers.

Further, if we're talking about players not doing anything meaningful, there is a laundry list of forwards--close to a dozen!--who fit that description from today...

 

[didimentionlarseller]

excited to hear more about how good Caufield is from habs fans...

The Caufield thread on the Habs board got locked after the second game I think lols

A lot of “he wasn’t used properly / the entire roster should have been organized around Caufield to help him more“ type rhetoric tho

 

[BennsGonnaGetYou]

Swedish TV experts saying "that's the stuff you do when you can't win the game, I'm glad I'm not playing anymore or standing on the bench I would be furious. Respect to Finland."