GDT: USA vs. Finland, Jan. 4th, Semi-Final; 1:30 pm EST, 7:30 pm local

[Chainshot]

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[illone84]

5-3 USA

 

[crowi]

Good luck to the boys. You gotta beat every team in your way to win and this is the next one.

 

[avgard]

anyboty a feel afraid for paid homerreferee. i still remember with plenty anger early 90s homegames @swedenland they buy referee and whole event party for team sweden . they playd games 5 on 4 whole games. included in deal was personal records to their favourite players. they not feel shame for this. still they not winning event. and that is great great shame my friend. obvious here something a going on. yesterday dance team sweden cheating in over winning swissteam. they putting swiss players to penaltybox til they win. no penalty but still penalty. horribull

sir avgard hockeyprofessor

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

USA: minimize turnovers; short, quick passes up the ice; exploit your superior speed and offensive skill.

Finland: hard, physical forecheck; slow the game down; counterattack from neutral zone turnovers.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Who ever is Finland's goalie he basically needs to stand on his head if we wanna win.
Kokko hasn't impressed me and Vali was OK vs Sweden despite allowing 1 soft goal ( Sweden's 4th ).

If i remember correctly in Plymouth U20 WJSS tournament Finland won USA.
And Vali was a starting goalie in that game so i would go Vali in USA semifinal
but our coach is from Jääli and former Kärpät coach so it is Kokko who's gonna play.

I don't start predict any final score results but i say USA wins

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

5-4 (OT) for Finland.

 

[SantosHalper]

USA will probably tear us a new a-hole but who cares. We made this far, nothing to lose. Cornered animal, is the most dangerous kind.

Let's F'n go swinging hard, death or glory!!!

 

[John Price]

gon be tough but I like the USA closer than the experts predict

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Who ever is Finland's goalie he basically needs to stand on his head if we wanna win.
Kokko hasn't impressed me and Vali was OK vs Sweden despite allowing 1 soft goal ( Sweden's 4th ).

If i remember correctly in Plymouth U20 WJSS tournament Finland won USA.
And Vali was a starting goalie in that game so i would go Vali in USA semifinal
but our coach is from Jääli and former Kärpät coach so it is Kokko who's gonna play.

I don't start predict any final score results but i say USA wins

Interesting thinking about Summer Showcase. Kokko beat us twice; we beat Vali once. Not sure it matters much,but kind of interesting I guess

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Interesting thinking about Summer Showcase. Kokko beat us twice; we beat Vali once. Not sure it matters much,but kind of interesting I guess

Dammit. Thanks for that notice.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

4-2 States. Ryan Leonard with a big night

 

[NyQuil]

anyboty a feel afraid for paid homerreferee. i still remember with plenty anger early 90s homegames @swedenland they buy referee and whole event party for team sweden . they playd games 5 on 4 whole games. included in deal was personal records to their favourite players. they not feel shame for this. still they not winning event. and that is great great shame my friend. obvious here something a going on. yesterday dance team sweden cheating in over winning swissteam. they putting swiss players to penaltybox til they win. no penalty but still penalty. horribull

sir avgard hockeyprofessor

No.

 

[Statsy]

If i remember correctly in Plymouth U20 WJSS tournament Finland won USA.

It's worth keeping in mind that the US was in that tournament with a split squad, USA Blue, and USA White. Now they have the best of both worlds.

I don't think this will be a rout, but I definitely think the US have too much firepower. We have yet to even see them with everybody rolling on the same day.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

As long as they start on time, I think US takes this fairly easy.

5-2 USA.

 

[Riseonfire]

As long as they start on time, I think US takes this fairly easy.

5-2 USA.

You think Finland would sabotage the zamboni to delay the game?

 

[Czechboy]

No one is better at these kind of upsets than the Finn's.

I think it'll be a very interesting game. On paper... USA all the way. But Finn's get all sisu and it's 3-2.

 

[ru4reals]

Fins always find a way. Fins with the upset. 4-3 Finland.

 

[Namejs]

The US did have some defensive lapses in the Latvia game and we had a bunch of breakaways.

Finland can play a similar game, just at a higher level and I can see an opening for Finland here.

The US are still the favorites, though.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

7-1 USA.

 

[Jukurit]

USA has 10 first rounders. Finland has 0.
Finland's defense is very weak and goaltending shaky.
USA has a lof of offensive talent.
Easy win for USA. 7-2

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Finland with another big win coming up. Bronze for the US.

 

[Bounces R Way]

FINLAND
SISU



SUOMI SUOMI SUOMI

USA by 3G

 

[Artorius Horus T]

it could be a 10-2 W for the USA, or we could beat them 3-2 with an OT winner

Would love to see Vali play instead of Kokko

 

[IceHockeyDude]

USA has 10 first rounders. Finland has 0.
Finland's defense is very weak and goaltending shaky.
USA has a lof of offensive talent.
Easy win for USA. 7-2

Finland has 5 second rounders (Halttunen could have been picked at first round) and 4 third rounders. Also two upcoming first rounders.
Yeah the defense is bad on paper but not that special on USA's side either.
USA do have bunch of first rounders in offense.
Finns are having a strong season also among undrafted players and they all play against adults.
Finland is at its' best on tough spots if it is a one goal game.
Sure USA is a clear favorite but there's a lot of nuance to it.