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

[king89]

Finns definitely don’t want to get involved with the US physically. They’d be destroyed.


Bad hit by Beecher

USA is a small team too. If this was Canada-Finland then i would agree.

 

[SI90]

Eh Americans aren't exactly a physically imposing team this year.

way more physically imposing than the Finns or Canadians.

 

[jepjepjoo]

How was that not a major?

 

[robertmac43]

I would have been happy to see a 5 given there!

 

[TheBeastCoast]

way more physically imposing than the Finns or Canadians.

The Canadians? Really?

 

[Czechboy]

I have no horse in this race but I hope the Finn's score on this power play.

 

[GQS]

Hard hit into the boards from behind only a 2 min penalty. Nolan Foote clean hit on Slovak player gets 5 mins and ejected from game. Makes sense to me.

 

[SI90]

The Canadians? Really?

I believe so.

 

[Tanknation]

Wow, Foote gets 5 Min and a game and 2 min on that? IIHF is a bigger joke than the NHL

 

[Zub]

That was one of the dirtiedt hits ive seen. His face just makes me so mad.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

The powerplay has no idea what yo do besides passing back and forth between Honka and Heinola.

 

[Vikke]

Eaaaaaaasy 5+game. Boarding and an injury. Terrible.

 

[Opak]

Awful PP by the Finns. Just awful...

 

[NUhockey]

They should have tossed Beecher for that, so unnecessary

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I believe so.

Sure, if your idea of physicality is lying on top of an opposing player for an uncomfortably long time

 

[SI90]

I would say big kill but supposedly it’s not a big kill of the other team doesn’t get alot of chances.

 

[jj cale]

way more physically imposing than the Finns or Canadians.

I can't see it at all.

 

[Jussi]

Should be an unsportsmanlike penalty for forcing Finland to play powerplay.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I believe so.

The Canadians physically dominated the Americans on Boxing day and are objectively a far bigger team just by pure size. Hell the US has been getting it physically from Finland so far. There just aren't that many physical players on this American team from what I can see. Supremely talented...but smaller.

 

[jj cale]

I dunno, I am not liking the vibes here for the U.S at all.

 

[Auston Marlander]

way more physically imposing than the Finns or Canadians.

Then why didn't they push the Canadians around? Most of the big hits came from a player with a Maple leaf on their chest.

 

[SI90]

Sure, if your idea of physicality is lying on top of an opposing player for an uncomfortably long time

A+ post.

 

[canucks20]

Why is Honka never ready to shoot on the powerplay?

 

[Jussi]

I would say big kill but supposedly it’s not a big kill of the other team doesn’t get alot of chances.

More like can't shoot if their life depended on it.

 

[agent082]

Referees only missed 2 majors at first period.