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

[crashthenet]

Finland playing Finnish hockey. Always aggressive.

 

[SlafySZN]

Says the MTL fan who I'm sure is a long time fan of the US junior program. Give me a break. Both players have obvious talent and are great prospects. It's no crime for someone to prefer one or the other.

We’re talking about this game, right now.

And yes, i’m a fan of the US program and NCAA. Way more than any junior canadian leagues.

 

[hockey20000]

germany latvia canada again in same group is depressing they need to find a better way to pick the groups lol.

 

[LaMasquerade]

2nd periods are traditionally bad for Finns.. let´s see

 

[king89]

USA will probably come out flying so we need to survive first 5-10 minutes.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

germany latvia canada again in same group is depressing they need to find a better way to pick the groups lol.

When Russia comes back one of those teams will be replaced by a team from one of the top countries.

 

[mianjo]

Finland up 2-0 after the 1st

 

[Luolis]

Like finnish wise man once said 2 goal lead is the worst.

I thought 5-1 was the worst lead. ;D

 

[TLEH]

Thats a penalty on Nazar

 

[mjlee]

Please not Finland in the final. Still have PTSD from the last time they played in Malmö.

 

[Seedtype]

HIT THE NET

 

[TLEH]

Kokko playing well too

 

[tictactoe]

Finlad vs Swedes will be good(not perfect but good of course Swedes will get a lot of PP time) and USA vs Cze for bronze would be nice too... gives opportunity to CZE to play back for gthat SO loss.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

USA starting to get some really good looks

 

[sansabri]

bro how is the US choking all these chances

 

[MTU34]

Smith has to hit the net there. Not going to get many looks better than that

 

[LaMasquerade]

Finnish commentator about Smith´s shot: "would have missed soccer goal"

 

[TLEH]

Will Smith with the ultimate disappointing tournament holy shit.

 

[JetsFan815]

Pretty bad puck movement by the Finnish D so far this period. Keep this up and they'll be in trouble.

 

[My3Sons]

We’re talking about this game, right now.

And yes, i’m a fan of the US program and NCAA. Way more than any junior canadian leagues.

Meh. One period sample size isn't relevant to much. If Hutson was a prospect for a second tier US team he'd be a minor curiosity not the hype machine he can be on the prospects board on this site. That's not to take anything away from him. He's got excellent talent and some flaws he will have to overcome to play in the NHL. I don't see the AHL causing him too much trouble at least offensively but he may never be stable enough on defense to play more than a third pair PP QB role. That is still an excellent player but some fans prefer someone with a bit more balance.

 

[tictactoe]

lol was almost 3:0

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Please not Finland in the final. Still have PTSD from the last time they played in Malmö.

The golden helmets were just what we needed bud

 

[Seedtype]

Okay, USA is coming.

 

[Reddawg]

This game is so stressful, either the US team is going to get shut out or we're going to win like 6-3. Just need to get that first one.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Meh. One period sample size isn't relevant to much. If Hutson was a prospect for a second tier US team he'd be a minor curiosity not the hype machine he can be on the prospects board on this site. That's not to take anything away from him. He's got excellent talent and some flaws he will have to overcome to play in the NHL. I don't see the AHL causing him too much trouble at least offensively but he may never be stable enough on defense to play more than a third pair PP QB role. That is still an excellent player but some fans prefer someone with a bit more balance.

So he's somewhere between Torey Krug and Marc Andre Bergeron?