GDT: Quarterfinal • Jan. 2 • USA vs. Russia

[SabresBillsBuffalo]

Deangelo cross checked from behind no call Russia almost scores

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

I don't have a problem with the penalties that have been called. The U.S. needs to watch their sticks. Having said that...

EVENTUALLY, the ref will even it up and the U.S. will score, score, score. Even down 2-0, I think the U.S. will win.

 

[carolinacanuck]

US posters have to stop complaining. Your team isn't playing well or smart.

One call was questionable (toe pick not a dive). The rest have been legit.

rrrrrrrright

 

[kudymen]

Eh, why did the Russian guy reach for the US Dman's crotch?

 

[SoupyFIN]

Is Vinnerborg there? This somehow feels that he might be refereeing...

Officials​

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Referee​

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Marcus Vinnerborg | -

Referee​

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Tobias Wehrli | -

Linesman​

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Miroslav Lhotský | -

Linesman​

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Andreas Malmqvist | -

Yup, he's there.

 

[HockeyH3aven]

Time to start hitting the ice anytime somebody touches you USA. Maybe we can score more than two with a 20 minute powerplay

 

[Budddy]

Please, what do you expect the refs to do when Larkin jumps in the crease?

He wasn't in the crease...goalie outside the paint...bad call made by the ref 80 feet away

 

[tmlmatus]

Larkin is looking good

 

[JFG]

Diving vs whining

 

[cska78]

Just don't go away if the USA dominates the second period and gets back in the game

I wouldn't be surprised for a second. Russia is not playing well at all.

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

Deangelo cross checked from behind no call Russia almost scores

Eichel got away with one as well, tho.

 

[ViCiieux]

Stop skating. That's the simple reply.

Or fall over and gain a tripping penalty.

 

[alexmanu]

Kamenev is so overrated, still very raw

I wouldn't say he is overrated, he was a second round pick. He's progressing pretty well to be honest. Going to be a good two-way center.

 

[Bigleaf]

Deangelo cross checked from behind no call Russia almost scores

I saw that too. WTH are the refs watching?

 

[New Jack City]

Anything but jump? You leave your feet, you might as well hang a sign around your neck that says "call a penalty on me, plz"

so skate into the russian defender laying on top of the crease? that seems logical

 

[kp61c]

usa seems to be always shorthanded, but it's surprising how bad they looked in the first perion. such a lousy game from the bad and worse so far

 

[SergeConstantin74]

You know the politics behind it all. You understand it, but then don't at all. They obviously have to promote their product. But it's at the expense of winning

Not sure about that. DeAngelo, De Leo...

But the coach made questionnable choices.

 

[Adanac]

Errr he jumped over a jackass laying on the ice and not playing hockey and caught the goalies arm who was standing outside the crease. No matter what happened there, he's colliding with the goalie because the jackass on the ice.

So what...that's always called in NHL. If you push someone into the goalie - goalie interference. This has been discussed so many times.

And this time it's not even a push...his hand basically punched the Russian goalie.

 

[KittysGotClaws]

Deangelo cross checked from behind no call Russia almost scores

Saw that too. Perfect time to start making up for some calls. Apparently not happening.

 

[aphyro]

Oh, you thought I cared more for one of the teams.

Yeah i did

Just don't go away if the USA dominates the second period and gets back in the game

 

[Czech Yourself Pal]

Lol Vinnerborg is ref in this game. He is the worst. I feel you.

Vinnerborg would have loved to do the FIN-SWE game

 

[His Beardliness*]

Everyone that complains about dives and reds are incredibly stupid. They were all correct calls caused by sloppy american plays.

 

[Markov4Captain]

The only questionable call was the one called in the o-zone ( I think the third?).

The Larkin penalty was well deserved, especially considering the fact that this is international hockey and they're super strict when it comes to goalie interference (unlike the NHL). When you put yourself in a position to be called, you'll get called.

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

US posters have to stop complaining. Your team isn't playing well or smart.

One call was questionable (toe pick not a dive). The rest have been legit.

I agree. Most have been stick issues. Hard to argue those.

The U.S. needs to regroup. They are the better team - in spades. Play smart for 40 minutes and you will beat these guys badly.

 

[SabresBillsBuffalo]

Eichel got away with one as well, tho.

We also took 5 penalties, it's the game within the game, you have to call that if it directly results in a scoring chance.