GDT: Russia Vs USA - 12/25 - 9:30 PM ET - TSN/NHLN

[Dr Salt]

Yes!

 

[jj cale]

Russia was my bet before the tournament. Saw them in Karjala and thought directly they are underrated as hell. Canada is up there with them, but Sweden without their best players and Finland as well, it's between two countries and that was my opinion before the tournament.

Russia are schooling USA right now. They are a much better unit but not only that, the players actually look a lot more promising on individual level as well. I would choose Khusnutdinov before Caufield all day, everyday. Amirov too.

See what I mean?

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

BIG finish coming up

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

Another assist for Boldy

 

[NyQuil]

Yikes, bad icing.

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Screened all the way

 

[SI90]

Horrible icing by Russian.

 

[hockey20000]

sweet shot

 

[ORRFForever]

THAT was a mistake.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Meh. More blame to go around. Play along the boards is taken away on forehand and backhand, naturally the play is to the centre of the ice. If the F1 doesn't get so tight, it's on the tape and the transition begins. Details matter.

You're absolutely correct, and that dzone transition is something that team USA has struggled with all game. That definitely is not an isolated incident.

 

[TopChedder]

Russia should stop taking penalties lol otherwise this game would be over already.

 

[tictactoe]

Hook was not called

 

[bsu]

Zegras needs to be tried with Boldy and Caufield.

 

[canuck2010]

Poor 3rd period for the Russians in my book. You play a certain style all game and then lie back and let the US bring the game to you in the 3rd. The old prevent defence never works lol.

 

[NorCalhockey]

Smart by Russia. Just kill the clock with possession

 

[Sasso09]

Usually players that just want to get rid of it throw it down the boards and the puck is easily kept in the zone by the other team. He had an option to break out the puck with control rather easily if Berard was more aware of what was going on around him.

We see Chabot do that often in Ottawa, Karlsson did it a ton, it's the most effective way to break out when you have control right down the middle. That was bad luck, if it was a normal game no one would be talking about that. It's the WJC everything is amplified.

All that being said, I don't think he had a good game. He was average, you can see the skating ability and that he thinks the game at a high level but he's bobbling the puck and not moving as confidently as he can. The entire D has been that way though tonight, even York has been brutal in the 3rd.

This is extreme homerism, he and Knight had the worst games on the team tonight. Sanderson is a great player, much better than this. If this was his "average" he would have been lucky to get drafted at all.

 

[Hooz]

Zegras is absolutely disgusting. So jealous That the Ducks got him

 

[ORRFForever]

Matthews like shot

LOL !!!!!

And then Leaf fans wonder why people hate them. (joke/teasing)

 

[NyQuil]

Turcotte loses the critical face off.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Yikes, bad icing.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!

I CAN!!! BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT... KUH-NYE-A-ZEV ICES THE PUCK! AND LOOK AT THE RUSSIAN BODY LANGUAGE NOW, THEY'RE CRUSHED!

 

[mrmovies779]

Boldy is my player of the game easily for USA

 

[ORRFForever]

CRAP !!!!

No O.T.

 

[Hooz]

Hey he buried on a breakaway

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Have the US won an o-zone face off all night?

 

[NorCalhockey]

US soooo poor and now the ENG