GDT: Semifinals - May 21 - Finland (3) vs Russia (1)

[Luolis]

The Russians seem to go on complete meltdown against Finland whenever theyre losing. Atleast they dont have Kovalchuk to get completely dumb penalties for themselves

 

[Gsus]

What is it with Finland and the ability to give Russia fits in Russian ice?

2007 WHC, 2014 Sochi, now...

I think it's called Sisu.

Lets go! What a ****ing guys Aho and Laine!

 

[MaHCK]

hahaha and some stupid fins think that the IIHF refs are against them....

 

[Plural]

Aho having a massive game. So happy for him.

 

[GoldiFox]

Aho is going to be the Finnish Steph Curry of the NHL. Slight but so damn good

 

[Luolis]

hahaha and some stupid fins think that the IIHF refs are against them....

Soft calls for both teams. It's not surprising that some finns aren't feeling good about iihf reffings vs Russia after the 2014 finals

 

[LemurFromTheId]

Aho yes, very big goals. He and Laine. The kids are alright.

But Koivu IMO has been the best Finn today, along with Komarov.

I think Koivu has been the Finnish MVP the whole time. He's not as flashy as Granlund or Laine and not as hip as Barkov, but he's just incredibly reliable, and he still keeps producing.

 

[Lempo]

OV bringing the choke from the Caps to the Ruskies!!!!!

Was it their playbook he was stealing in the office in that old commercial?

 

[BB88]

This one is over.

No no no never say those words.

3rd period is going to be touuuuuuuuuugh.

 

[Riellyfan04]

Komarov and Jokienen have been the best players for Finns.

 

[FinnishSniper]

hahaha and some stupid fins think that the IIHF refs are against them....

Well now they've been doing their job nicely. 2014 on the other hand...

 

[illpucks]

Kuznetsov, Bobrovsky, Ovechkin, Panarin....

If Russia can't win this game, they should be embarrassed.

Russia has always had stacked offense and bad defense.

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

*insert Photoshop of Laine face in Esko Aho's body"
Aholaine

 

[Coldplay619]

No no no never say those words.

3rd period is going to be touuuuuuuuuugh.

Finland going to park the bus.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

~15min ice time for Ovie in the 3rd.

 

[Juppy61]

man oh man, this Finnish team is the real deal. I'm so impressed with the skill level. I was hoping for a rematch with them in the final but not so sure now...lol. That's if we get past the Americans mind you which is not automatic

 

[QnebO]

Dat aho! Great kid. Laine, too, what a pass.

And ohtamaa! With three blocks on scoring chances, not just shots but the scoring chances on PK. We menage to kill the penalty and then we get a goal ourself.

 

[RobertR]

~15min ice time for Ovie in the 3rd.

I hope so..

 

[Night_Vole]

Okay cue up the refs gonna try to help Russia in the third. Book it.

I love how you're still hedging even tho refs have been less than kind to Russia so far.

 

[LemurFromTheId]

hahaha and some stupid fins think that the IIHF refs are against them....

Where have you seen such claims? The 2014 game has been mentioned many times, but in this game the refs have just been bad and inconsistent, not biased.

 

[FinPanda]

Russians has had one too many pass many times.

 

[agent082]

hahaha and some stupid fins think that the IIHF refs are against them....

This. Can't believe that 2014 happened. Usually referees are bad but relatively fair and this game hasn't been an exception.

 

[Scotty B]

Soft calls for both teams. It's not surprising that some finns aren't feeling good about iihf reffings vs Russia after the 2014 finals

In this case...it's Russians who have most to complain about...Mozyakin ( is it? ) was mugged...Call on OV was soft...

 

[Dwins172]

Aho, what a steal by Carolina

He was drafted? Im sure he is only 14yrs old from my eyetest.
Little bulk and he will be "the finnish magic man".

 

[Jopo]

No no no never say those words.

3rd period is going to be touuuuuuuuuugh.

Exactly. It's far from the end. No that kind arrogance. How many times teams are lost to that kind mistake.

Probs KJ order hedgehog-D now, but hopefully not that way it paralyzes whole offense altogether. 20 mins that way against Russia would be veeeeeery looooong...