Kel Varnsen said:4-2 Suter!
Kel Varnsen said:Yeah, but there should have been one on LAT just before they scored 1-1. So i guess its even out now.
Boucicaut said:Fair enough. However, I seriously dislike the way some of the US players are playing, especially Alberts, Gill and Brown. Basic goons. Hopefully this team will get REALLY schooled by more skillfull opponents...ala Finland yesterday.
You said they were too slow for fast skating teams. If people are upset about them being a little too nasty, that means they're doing their job. You can't be a big slow defenseman and play a finesse game against small, fast skaters.Boucicaut said:Fair enough. However, I seriously dislike the way some of the US players are playing, especially Alberts, Gill and Brown. Basic goons. Hopefully this team will get REALLY schooled by more skillfull opponents...ala Finland yesterday.
dafoomie said:You said they were too slow for fast skating teams. If people are upset about them being a little too nasty, that means they're doing their job. You can't be a big slow defenseman and play a finesse game against small, fast skaters.
Though, maybe it isn't necessary against a lesser team like Latvia.
Like Wall said:It is ironic. USA don't really care about IHWC, while for Latvia it's a hockey event of the year. US NT have almost an unsaid apathy about this event. The result should have been 4:2 in favour of Latvia.
We are going home... oh wait, we are home! How painful
I am totally with you on this one.Boucicaut said:I seriously dislike the way some of the US players are playing, especially Alberts, Gill and Brown. Basic goons. Hopefully this team will get REALLY schooled by more skillfull opponents...ala Finland yesterday.
Talent pool is pretty thin this year. Alberts is pretty good, younger guy, usually a good skater, and Gill plays in a lot of these tournaments, god knows why since he's one of the slowest skaters you can find. The better skating defensemen ended up making the playoffs, but even the USA Olympic team this year had a bunch of slow D.Boucicaut said:I really wonder why guys like Gill and Alberts were chosen. Makes no sense really. Surely there are scores of much faster D-guys available? These guys are just brutal on the big ice. With a faster D-corps this US squad might actually medal.
dafoomie said:Gill plays in a lot of these tournaments, god knows why since he's one of the slowest skaters you can find.
TORRUS said:I'm impressed by 17 year old Daugavins! Such a great player for his age. He's not intimidated at all and plays very hard! Can't believe nobody was talking about him before. But I'm sure that will change very soon though...
Sakaarnis said:Kid looks great, much better than i thought. So strange that theres no scouting report for this guy and only after WHC U-18 he made some scouts turn their heads.
TORRUS said:I was actualy more impressed with him than with Kessel (first time I saw him).