GDT: Quarter Final | Russia Vs Germany | 1/2 @ 10 AM | TSN/NHL

[McDrai]

Patrik Elias scores. 2-1 Russia

 

[PatrickEaves]

We actually started COVID-19 so that we could use our referees in this tournament and screw over the Russians.

Trump? Is that you?

 

[Czechboy]

Elias has impressed me a lot in this tourney... great late round pick for soemeone... great release.. Askarov didn't even flinch on that snipe!

 

[PanniniClaus]

Maybe Askarov gets criticism because of goals like that. Shoot the puck.

 

[c9gunner]

now we have the game

 

[SRHRangers]

Annnnnddd we have a game.

 

[Fantomas]

Tune in for the hockey, stick around for Craig Button's story about his nephew.

 

[Odie Cleghorn]

Askarov blows another one

 

[Daeni10]

Leeeeets go now

 

[Luolis]

Elias paid back for his miss!

 

[TeddyBare]

WEAK goal by Askarov

 

[BWJM]

Nice to see Germany battling with some of the better teams in this turny.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Damn huge goal, well earned

 

[canswetoxic]

Yes!!
Very weak goal though!

 

[Brucelenok]

Quarantine rules because COVID.

Well, that's not fair. Let's be honest. Knowing how tight Canada-Russia games are, it will be a huge advantage for Canadians. Every little detail matters in these kind of games...

 

[NyQuil]

Well, that's not fair. Let's be honest. Knowing how tight Canada-Russia games are, it will be a huge advantage for Canadians. Every little detail matters in these kind of games...

We hear this every single year for every single tournament.

We get it already.

 

[Lambo]

Wow Elias! Wow!

 

[Stive Morgan]

Tune in for the hockey, stick around for Craig Button's story about his nephew.

Him humble-bragging about being a part of the Cup-winning 99 Stars

 

[Daeni10]

I think Askarov got screened by his dman there

 

[vorky]

This tournament is huge in Russia.

On TSN they said 36 million Russians watched the Gold medal against Canada last year at the WJC, it was the most watched sporting event in Russia in 2020. The number is probably even higher with people who watch it via streams as well.

To say this only matters to Canadians is completely false.

I do not know what is your source. I use Mediascope. It says the audience of the WJC Final was 4.1 million (age group 4+) on main Russian commercial channel (Channel One) while the UEFA CL Final 2020 had an audience 1.2 million on MatchTV (a sports channel, of course with fewer following than Channel One). This season, the UEFA CL regular season has around 1.2 million. So, yeah, the WJC is popular there.

 

[Fantomas]

Russia will have to grind it out hard to win a bronze at this tournament. But you take what you can get.

 

[snipes]

Yes, it's because Canadians hate Russians.

Lol I know you’re being sarcastic but some will read this and think you’re being 100 percent serious

 

[fahad203]

Bad play there by Amirov. He needs to be stronger on that play

 

[PatrickEaves]

Elias has impressed me a lot in this tourney... great late round pick for soemeone... great release.. Askarov didn't even flinch on that snipe!

He's not a passenger while playing on the best line in the tournament. Impressive for a guy that wasn't even drafted.

 

[ViD]

Askarov has been perfect with his glove, he must have gotten screened by a d man

 

[Melkor]

I gotta get off my chest something I wanted to for a week or so: I don't get why people say Askarov is the best goalie prospect since Price. To me it was Vasilevski. One could argue Vasi was the best junior goalie since Tretiak. Askarov is so flawed technically, it's mind boggling. If not for his athleticism, he shouldn't have been taken in the 1st round last year.

 

[The Blue Baron]

Even Beyak wakes up!