GDT: Quarterfinal - May 23 - Canada vs Switzerland

[jj cale]

Nu erkänner stjärnan: Kände inte till regeln

Kevin Fiala broken beyond words and accused 3on3 OT as stupid.

That can be disregarded, there is never a problem with it when your team wins during 3 on 3 overtime.

Just blowing off steam after a heartbreaking loss, he would have been overjoyed had they won.

 

[REM17]

You must be new to hockey.

Sometimes the better teams lose, sometimes the team clearly much worse keeps it close based on bounces.

Beleafer?

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Nu erkänner stjärnan: Kände inte till regeln

Kevin Fiala broken beyond words and accused 3on3 OT as stupid.

He's right.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Crapnada had the famous Swedish luck

We dominated the third period, was men against boys out there, it wasn’t luck at all.

What was luck, is that it required the last second of the game to score.

 

[jj cale]

He's right.

I have never heard a single player complain about it after they win.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

He's right.

He should be more pissed at his team for spending the last 6 minutes of the third getting pummeled

 

[JackSlater]

3 on 3 is terrible, regardless of who wins. I just saw the replay of Stone's overtime goal and had forgotten that it would be 3 on 3. It's probably better than a shootout win but it still sucks.

This post is not an invitation for a tiring lecture on the "why" of 3 on 3 or shootouts. It is an acknowledgement that 3 on 3 and shootouts suck.

 

[Peiskos]

I have never heard a single player complain about it after they win.

I’d rather lose in 3-3 OT than a shootout, I applaud the IIHF for implenting 3-3 OT, too many big games including gold were being decided by a shootout, that’s unlikely to ever happen again now, and that’s a good thing for this tournament and the sport of hockey in general.

 

[jj cale]

I’d rather lose in 3-3 OT than a shootout, I applaud the IIHF for implenting 3-3 OT, too many big games including gold were being decided by a shootout, that’s unlikely to ever happen again now, and that’s a good thing for this tournament and the sport hockey in general.

I do hate the shootout that's for sure.

 

[member 305909]

Canada has reminded everyone that games last 60.00 minutes, not 59.59.

 

[garbageteam]

Canada has reminded everyone that games last 60.00 minutes, not 59.59.

That's the big takeaway here, for both hockey players and spectators. Lots of fans in any sport tune out when they think it's "over" whether they're winning or losing. I've seen some incredible comebacks in sports - this doesn't necessarily count as one of those "down 4-0 at the half to win 5-4" types, but it sure registers when you think the game's over with 5 seconds left.

 

[torero]

That's am HF myth based on hatred around here.

we hate you now

 

[jj cale]

we hate you now

That I don't doubt.

 

[torero]

Nu erkänner stjärnan: Kände inte till regeln

Kevin Fiala broken beyond words and accused 3on3 OT as stupid.

He is frustrated. Normal ...

But actually it is true that it is sad for QF in one game to end like that.

On the other side they have to have the rink ready for another game ... understandably they cannot allow 4 OT !!

 

[Whitesnake]

Micro-game winning goal, am I right?

Nah just disrespecting the francophones. Again.

 

[NyQuil]

Nah just disrespecting the francophones. Again.

I've been pretty glowing about Dubois since the beginning of the tournament.

 

[jj cale]

Nah just disrespecting the francophones. Again.

Any Canadian fan worth his salt loves their Quebecois.

 

[robertmac43]

What a freaking finish to the game. Props to the Swiss team for playing well, just got to close it out next time :p

 

[Whalers Fan]

Canada has reminded everyone that games last 60.00 minutes, not 59.59.

...or 59.59.06, to be exact.

 

[Dominance]

The unluckiest defeat I can recall, what an awful debacle.

Canada hit like 5 posts and dominated the second half, though. Not even close to what you’re describing. What even was the luck? A last second goal isn’t “luck” just because it’s rare.

 

[Great99]

Canada has reminded everyone that games last 60.00 minutes, not 59.59.

Thats why we have a canadian coach Mark Pederson former devil , he allways say we need to play 60 min full

 

[bert]

Exactly. Dubois did everything.

If that was the case wouldnt he have just scored? It cant be a good play by both players? Since Dubois moved on to that line instead of Strome it has been unstopable.

Damn it, Stone. Act like Canada doesn't care about this tournament.

He just loves hockey and winning. Terrible player to have around all the sens youth for the rebuid. Oh wait Melnyk.

 

[bert]

I've been pretty glowing about Dubois since the beginning of the tournament.

No no Nyquil you are anti francophone thats why you dislike Chabot so much.

 

[Urbanskog]

Canada hit like 5 posts and dominated the second half, though. Not even close to what you’re describing. What even was the luck? A last second goal isn’t “luck” just because it’s rare.

Yes, I indeed do consider giving up a goal with 0.4 seconds left to be unlucky.

 

[scotian1]

Whc did fine in quebec did it not?

n 2008, the WHC was split between Quebec and Halifax. I worked at that tournament at the Halifax site and it was very well attended. Quebec City was a different story.