GDT: Semi-Final | United States Vs Finland | 9:30 PM ET | NHLN/TSN

[Odie Cleghorn]

The Americans were the only team who had a legitimate shot at beating Canada, lets be honest.

They'll be a pretty big underdog tomorrow, but they do have the skill to pull off the upset in a winner takes all scenario, for sure.

Canada has 4 lines. USa has 2. The top 2 lines will need to be superb to win. Of course if Knight has a great game who knows.

 

[The Drop]

You guys should just forfeit the game and go home.

Save everyone a lot of trouble for an inevitable result.

Trudeau called me from Bora Bora said “it’s already done, we won son.”

 

[Sean Garrity]

Odd thing to point out after he made a few absolute beauty passes on the PP just a few minutes ago.

And when he passed up the shot on the 2 on 1 where he probably should've shot.

 

[John Agar]

Fin fans are the most angry inferiority complexed people in these threads always

@sipowicz

Sip' is Finnish...

I know it...

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Nope... the difference is a boneheaded penalty by a singular player...

And the rest of the Finnish team suffered...

I used to hate that until Canada figured out IIHF rules...

I mean... got morally bankrupt and unconscionable Canadian refs...

Eh, I'm a Kärpät fan and I'm going to be a homer right about now, Räty was unlucky to get a double minor there and give the US all the momentum after that defensive lapse, gonna be hard but not impossible

 

[SouthGeorge]

To be honest, Canada could play the entire game short handed and will still smoke you. You aren’t on that level.

You are in for a surprise tomorrow. Didn't Canada struggle with Finns too? Only winning 4-1. Tomorrow will be a good game.

 

[Fatass]

I hope Zegras is playing full time in Anaheim this year. Fun to watch on the pp

He’s kind of fun to watch 5 on 5 too.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Caufield has some serious tunnel vision, he misses wide open guys just to stick handle

What ? He just gave a crisp pass to Zegras when he was alone in the slot and it turned into a goal...

 

[TopChedder]

Odd thing to point out after he made a few absolute beauty passes on the PP just a few minutes ago.

You mean the common pass he made that any player can?

He should be dominating offensively.

 

[NyQuil]

Eh, I'm a Kärpät fan and I'm going to be a homer right about now, Räty was unlucky to get a double minor there and give the US all the momentum after that defensive lapse, gonna be hard but not impossible

It was such a weird play. I'm not sure what he was trying to do, lift his stick?

 

[Kezaster]

Oh man, i thought fins were better overall. But now it its a huge climb. Zegras is amazing, felt like he was on the puck last 5 minutes.

 

[John Agar]

Canada has 4 lines. USa has 2. The top 2 lines will need to be superb to win. Of course if Knight has a great game who knows.

Bolded... says it all...

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Finland needs the next one obviously.. Either way I am feeling more confident of Canada taking on the US now. Canada will have to stay out of the box .

Edit: but since we have the Refs that shouldn't be a problem

 

[Finner]

Well my beer is empty and now I'm upset that the refs drank it.

Oh they drank your beer? They used my money for suncream and mojitos. And its -20 degrees here

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Odd thing to point out after he made a few absolute beauty passes on the PP just a few minutes ago.

go back and watch the shift right after that, earlier in the period he did the same thing and York was literally wide open moving towards the circles

 

[Sens72]

You are in for a surprise tomorrow. Didn't Canada struggle with Finns too? Only winning 4-1. Tomorrow will be a good game.

Canada played one of the most dominant games I've ever seen against Finland but maybe if you boxscore watch you come to that conclusion.

 

[Shocker]

You are in for a surprise tomorrow. Didn't Canada struggle with Finns too? Only winning 4-1. Tomorrow will be a good game.

I wouldn't say they struggled against us, they smoked our ass and it was kinda surprising it was only 4-1

 

[NyQuil]

Didn't Canada struggle with Finns too?

Sure, let's try that.

 

[HanSolo]

 

[John Agar]

Eh, I'm a Kärpät fan and I'm going to be a homer right about now, Räty was unlucky to get a double minor there and give the US all the momentum after that defensive lapse, gonna be hard but not impossible

I'm cheering for Finland...

Bring it...

 

[SRHRangers]

As much as I flipped about Caufield on the 2-1, Beniers did the same exact thing at the end of the period.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Fin fans are the most angry inferiority complexed people in these threads always

I find it kind of endearing

 

[king89]

The american players are so agile and just very slippery, can turn on a dime.

 

[snipes]

what is this about? Why are posters randomly quoting posts talking about the Canadian refs? What did I miss?

Previous game and the European tradition of blaming Canadian refs, us being a dirty team, or refs generally whenever Canada curb stomps a Euro team. Happens yearly. Amplified this year because all of the refs are Canadian because you know, there’s this whole global pandemic going on.

The reality is they pissed because:

 

[Czechboy]

Finn's need to stick to gameplan! I think they were doing great and had a series of unfortunate events. One of those awesome Lundell shots or another PP might help!

State's need to get one more and then it could be over but Finn's don't stop