GDT: Quarter Final: Russia Vs Switzerland | 6:30AM EST 12:30PM CET | RUS 3 - 1 SUI

[blindpass]

What Voronkov did there is smart.

What did he do? Fall?

 

[Hinterland]

Who gives a crap if he's good in NLA? I can now go on the NHL board and claim that Shipachev is a great player who just chose the wrong team to go to in the NHL but that doesn't matter. He failed and run back to Russia, he's not good enough, that's all everyone knows. End of story. You gotta execute on the highest of levels and if you can't then you're not good.

That has nothing to do with this. Every beer leaguer can hit an almost empty net from inside the slot.

 

[bagsw]

Switzerland is well coached team, but they need star player for tournaments like this to be successful

 

[Machinehead]

I hate every jersey in this tournament. Never let Nike anywhere near the NHL.

 

[Alex K]

Switzerland needs more discipline

 

[IslandBeast]

Really? Both seemed like stick jolts into the mid-section.

No. One was a perfectly placed spear, up through the side of the jock straight to the testicles. The other was a player lightly placing his stick in to a guys stomach area

 

[Melkor]

That has nothing to do with this. Every beer leaguer can hit an almost empty net from inside the slot.

Lol not at the level of a world championship in a playoff game.

 

[SoundAndFury]

That has nothing to do with this. Every beer leaguer can hit an almost empty net from inside the slot.

So what does missing an open net have to do with?

 

[Pieck]

Who gives a crap if he's good in NLA? I can now go on the NHL board and claim that Shipachev is a great player who just chose the wrong team to go to in the NHL but that doesn't matter. He failed and run back to Russia, he's not good enough, that's all everyone knows. End of story. You gotta execute on the highest of levels and if you can't then you're not good.

1 open net miss = bad player

 

[SoundAndFury]

The other was a player lightly placing his stick in to a guys stomach area

So, back to the real question, how is that called in the rulebook? Because there is no call worded as "lightly placing his stick in to a guys stomach area".

 

[supsens]

That has nothing to do with this. Every beer leaguer can hit an almost empty net from inside the slot.

And non ever miss

 

[Melkor]

1 open net miss = bad player

In order to prove yourself as a good player you have to convert on your chances against a top competition. Everything else is puuure BS.

 

[Fantomas]

Dorfomayov.

 

[Hinterland]

So, back to the real question, how is that called in the rulebook? Because there is no call worded as "lightly placing his stick in to a guys stomach area".

Should have been a 5'. Refs haven't helped us in this game...but we can't complain. We killed ourselves with that stupid too many men we took early in the 2nd. That was the beginning of the end. Powerplay has been the difference. Our PK was good but our PP wasn't. Good game from our part...much better than expected after all those injury concerns and Hollenstein starting. Not quite enough though.

 

[SoundAndFury]

1 open net miss = bad player

Nobody says he's a bad player. But every time somebody misses an open net, it's the question of skill. What are you even arguing about? If Steve Stamkos misses a goal from two meters it's still him having not being skilled enough in that particular situation. Doesn't mean he's a bad player. Jesus.

 

[Pieck]

In order to prove yourself as a good player you have to convert on your chances against a top competition. Everything else is puuure BS.

1 play is more relevant than the rest of his career

 

[jonas2244]

Should have been a 5'. Refs haven't helped us in this game...but we can't complain. We killed ourselves with that stupid too many men we took early in the 2nd. That was the beginning of the end.

That and the PP was missing today.

 

[Alex K]

Zamula great block

 

[Pieck]

Nobody says he's a bad player. But every time somebody misses an open net, it's the question of skill. What are you even arguing about? If Steve Stamkos misses a goal from two meters it's still him having not being skilled enough in that particular situation. Doesn't mean he's a bad player. Jesus.

Well that’s not what he’s saying. By his logic Stamkos wouldn’t truly be a good player if he missed.

 

[Melkor]

1 play is more relevant than the rest of his career

You act like his whole career is multiple time Conn Smythe winner. I can find a lot of "good players" by your standard. They are in fact not good though.

 

[Alex K]

I think that's it

 

[Hinterland]

That and the PP was missing today.

Yeah...was just adding that to my post. Russian PK was very aggressive though...

 

[Tryblot]

holy f*** the diving. This is becoming unwatchable.

 

[Melkor]

Well that’s not what he’s saying. By his logic Stamkos wouldn’t truly be a good player if he missed.

Stamkos had already earned the benefit of the doubt a long time ago as a premiere goal scorer in the best league. Lol way to twist my words.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Khovanov seems to be doing well even in limited time.