GDT: Quarterfinal • Finland vs. Canada • Part IV

[Divine]

Best game of the tournament so so far! Wow, what a thriller.

This is the best WJC match i have ever watched, even topping the 2014 finals when we won Gold over Sweden.

Weakest Canadian team ever versus the best Finland team ever?

 

[karnige]

penalties are 1 thing but canadas goaltending was pathetic. it all starts in goal.

 

[trilobyte]

Horrible game by Canad. Good for finland. I hate lowry.

I thought it was Jekyll-Hyde. TC played some very good hockey too.
The right team won, as usually happens.

 

[NoShowWilly]

We had a 5 on 3, and Virtanen pisses it away.

We give Finland a GWG on a 5 on 3 with a delay of game puck that actually leaves the far end of the ice, after Virtanen takes the 5 on 4 penalty.

That pretty much sums it up right there.

the game was 6-5. that sums up the game?

 

[agent082]

29 goals in 5 games. Is this a record?

Not even close

 

[FinPanda]

I've NEVER seen Jalonen jump up and down behind the bench.

Me neither. Loved it.

 

[McGreat One]

Came into this tournament thinking Virtanen would have the biggest impact on this Canadian squad. He had the biggest impact alright, probably the dumbest player in Canadian junior history.

 

[Natey]

Congrats and good luck to Finland, great game!

Canada helped kill themselves with these awful penalties it's crazy how dumb this team was. Virtanen should really feel shame letting his teammates down that was really embarassing.

Marner, as good as he was, was just as dumb in the last few minutes.

 

[Telecaster]

First time in 17 years Canada is out of the semis?

 

[Mehar]

Have been following this tournament since 1993. I never seen such an undisciplined Team Canada. Team Finland deserves this. Ridiculous penalty by Marner at the end sealed the deal. Virtanen was another disappointment. A tournament to forget. The worst Team Canada i seen in my lifetime.

 

[Daneurism]

Incredible that an entire game was decided by discipline. I think i'd be a little sour if the fins outplayed canada at hockey, but that was pretty even.

 

[SI90]

Barzal was easily the best Canadian forward. Should have gone much much higher in the draft

Should have been much higher on Lowry's depth chart too. It's a shame Lowry didn't use him more.

 

[The Legend]

Virtanen's 2 penalties cost us the game and then Marner negated a PP that would have been crucial late with an unnecessary punch.

Learn to watch the game without rose coloured glasses.

Something tells me people don't know what a punch is.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Marner was in no way the reason Canada lost Jesus

 

[chipsens]

WTF was Dave Lowry thinking? Blackwood leaky, Virtanen brain-dead penalties. So why keep playing them? Dumb dumb

 

[Reilly13]

I hate how TSN didn't even mention the Strome thing on the broadcast, had that been a player on a different team going after the refs like that post game it definitely would of been brought up.

 

[McMozesmadness]

This loss is on Virtanen.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Barzal was easily the best Canadian forward. Should have gone much much higher in the draft

Except for 2 games he was invisible.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Congrats, Finland!

Better team won.

 

[Canuckistani]

Dreadful team this year

Glad they're out. They would have stunk up the semifinal.

 

[Marlander93]

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Lowry underutilized Barzal, Konecny and Gauthier in this game.

Gauthier was terrible all tournament. He did nothing.

 

[Philly85*]

Worst ever. Terrible coaching, goaltending and stupid plays by idiots.

Pretty much

 

[NyQuil]

the game was 6-5. that sums up the game?

It certainly demonstrates how involved Virtanen was during key points of the game.

 

[Lehner]

Also how was Fleury a lock to make this team, worst d-man by far....

 

[AuraSphere]

Marner's pentalty wasn't even bad, the other player kept punching him in the face, but since he retaliated, he got called and the other player didn't?

Either way, ye poor penalty timing, but Marner's clutch 2 goals are why we were in this till the end.

This game is all on the dumb coach, Virtanen, and Blackwood. I wish virtanen wasn't released.