GDT: Quarterfinal: Canada-Finland

[OKR]

Finland really can’t score from anywhere. It’s like watching Finland team of the early 2000’s.

Montembeault has been great, but give Canada those kinda chances and they score them everytime. You can really see the difference in the individual skill of play between the two teams.

 

[ORRFForever]

I'm surprised I don't know this, since I've been watching every moment of this tournament, but who does Canada play next if we win?

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

This has been like the Finland of old, playing well and shooting a lot but 50 shots on the goalies chest logo and 0 goals..

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I'm starting to think the Rangers are not good at developing

He’s not a Ranger?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I'm surprised I don't know this, since I've been hanging on every moment of the tournament, but who does Canada play next if we win?

Winner of Sweden-Latvia I believe.

 

[jj cale]

I'm surprised I don't know this, since I've been hanging on every moment of the tournament, but who does Canada play next if we win?

Winner of Sweden/Latvia

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

IDC which players are there, a Canada vs. USA Gold Medal Game always gets the juices flowing and could help draw interest in both countries. I hope it happens.

Imo USA has actually been good enough to win for maybe the last 10 years? Tough luck and tough opponents a little bit too soon has usually been the problem, but USA is by far overdue a gold medal

 

[ORRFForever]

Thank you both.

Go Latvia !!!!

IDC which players are there, a Canada vs. USA Gold Medal Game always gets the juices flowing and could help draw interest in both countries. I hope it happens.

Oh, WT, no one will care.

 

[Czechboy]

He’s not a Ranger?

Kaapo?

 

[king89]

Lets go SUOMI

 

[Luolis]

KAKKO IN TOP LINE

 

[jj cale]

Toffoli looks nowhere near scoring. But that's how snipers work, coming out of nowhere, I guess

He would have had one last period if not for the Finn player taking away that pass where he was all wound up to let it go.

 

[heksagon]

He's a good coach but not good enough for NHL.

He has a more impressive resume than many NHL coaches. You, or me, can't know that unless he actually gets a chance in the NHL.

NHL is the best hockey league in the world, but not a holy land where everything and everybody is automatically better than all the rest. You should know this, seeing how EU player based teams outplay NHL players all the time in these tournaments. Why would the coaches be that different? There would most likely be an adjustment period for Jalonen, and he would probably work better for a team full of hard working non-superstar players, but he could make it work.

Jalonen has made mistakes this tournament (like not breaking the 1st line), but he has earned the benefit of the doubt overall with his previous work.

 

[jj cale]

Cmon Canada, take this one home.


Long hard 20 minutes or more incoming.

 

[ORRFForever]

Pretty little waitress.

 

[Finnswiss]

Finns need kind of miracle in the third period to turn this game. But I don't believe really in it....

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He’s not a Ranger?

They are poor at development or Gallant was. Kakko, Lafreniere, Kravtsov, Andersson. Some maybe bad picks but not all.

 

[ORRFForever]

Oh, oh... There's the Skoda-Mobile. 2 of them!

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Kaapo?

You quoted someone talking about Larmi.

 

[Jussi]

And that's game.

 

[HabSgt]

So according to TSN that call against Monty was the wrong call?

That means only one thing: these refs are ready for the NHL!

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

I can hear the fat lady singing the first stanza

 

[Shocker]

Oof, pretty goal, that's game.

 

[heksagon]

That's game.