WC QF: May 12 GDT - Canada vs. Slovakia

[kolanos]

Bout damn time Smyth scored a goal!

 

[NeoCanuck]

marleau plays on the 4th line?!?!

he is way better than morrison...

Ill give you a 10 second head start...

1............2...........3...

 

[nikki9]

Go Canada, looks like the line change is working.

 

[mikkoz]

Nice goal, Chara didnt stay in front of the net which creates room there.

 

[incawg]

Bout damn time Smyth scored a goal!

He's a big game player for canada. Nothing against doan, but smyth has got to be playing on a scoring line during the medal rounds.

 

[NeoCanuck]

Wow, Nice glove save by Lasak..

 

[Vinceee]

here we go... the refs try to repair last year's error...

 

[The Imp]

Cici (Captain Canada). Due time, yes, but... NICE GOAL. Props to Marleau.

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

Sounds like a great game to watch.

 

[nikki9]

Bout damn time Smyth scored a goal!

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[NeoCanuck]

Ouch, Thornton fell hard. He's ok though.

 

[mikkoz]

Ouch, Thornton fell hard. He's ok though.

That ice is dangerous.

 

[Vinceee]

2-2 is very good for Canada, with lot of errors ending the period tied is ok...

 

[nikki9]

Sounds like a great game to watch.

Yeah, but I think I'll have had a heart attack by the end of it.

 

[VanIslander]

marleau plays on the 4th line?!?!

he is way better than morrison...

Great pass by Marleau for the tying goal.

 

[Noutaja]

Good period!

 

[Kaizer]

Yeah, but I think I'll have had a heart attack by the end of it.

That's why we love this game

 

[kolanos]

Team Canada has yet to redeem any confidence from me. Those two goals they gave the Slovaks were inexcusable. The defense is almost afraid to use any force against attacking players, they just let them skate in relatively untouched. Perhaps they're afraid of drawing a penalty? Palffy sure went down easily when Redden backchecked him...

 

[VanIslander]

Palffy sure went down easily when Redden backchecked him...

He's been doing that alllllllll tournament. It is a bit annoying.

 

[Marconius]

Team Canada has yet to redeem any confidence from me. Those two goals they gave the Slovaks were inexcusable. The defense is almost afraid to use any force against attacking players, they just let them skate in relatively untouched. Perhaps they're afraid of drawing a penalty? Palffy sure went down easily when Redden backchecked him...

Any word on the D pairings today?

 

[kolanos]

Any word on the D pairings today?

Redden-Hannan
Regehr-Phillips

From what I can gather. Morrison is playing the point also.

IHWC says

Redden-Phillips
Boyle-Hannan
Regehr-Souray

But I haven't seen it that way so far.

 

[Everest]

That was the best period of hockey ive seen anywhere...since the Stanley Cup playoffs.

 

[nikki9]

That's why we love this game

Yeah, but i'm young and i don't want to die just yet, at leat not until I get to see the NHL come back. And see some hockey on a regular basis.

 

[Everest]

Canada's forwards have been up to the task all tournament long..now if our defence/goaltending can get things done...we might pull off an upset today.
I expected this to be Canadas toughest game coming into the tourney.

 

[Cono]

Good period. That 2-1 goal by Handzus was great. Go Slovakia!