WJC Gold Medal GDT: Canada vs. Russia

[RorschachWJK]

This thread makes the message boards where I'm chatting about USC-Oklahoma seem impartial. And that one is nothing but Sooners and Trojans fans yelling at each other.

Maybe people like me should just leave, so that some of these homers can discuss all they want, without irritating second opinions

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Please don't get this locked guys. There's a bunch of us who can't see this game and are relying on reports here as the only way of doing so.

 

[Chaos]

Considering that most Canadians (and MOST people on this board) are very knowledgable about the game, I think we have a pretty good idea of what is and what is not a dive. I mean come on, we've been watching the Russians for years.

And I think you have a pretty good idea that it is your team playing in this game and getting called for penalties. Surely you can admit that there is some bias involved here.

 

[EroCaps]

actually the top 9 Russian forwards are already all NHL property

Who are you kidding?

 

[gretzky2kurri]

And I'm not being biased towards the Russian's, I'm Canadian, and offering a point of view.

Come on.....yer a Russian...

 

[soilwork2004]

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a brief first period unbiased recap

canada comes out to start the game on a mission and on a nifty drop pass getzlaf scores the first goal to get the crowd into the game. shortly after russia goes on a 5-3 in which glass and phaneuf come up big to preserve the lead. the tournaments best power play looks very average and (more significantly) alexander ovechkin looks very average. shortly after canada goes on their first powerplay where danny svret makes it a 2-0 game off of kind of a fluke goal where he banked it off the goaltender. ovechkin starts to take matters into his own hands and instantly transforms into a tough robocop like enforcer laying some nice hits. while his team mates are confusing the arena with the dive tank ovechkin attempts to get his team going by taking the body. a couple minutes before the period expires russia gets one back on a screened jeff glass. period ends with jeff carter taking a huge run at one of the russian defensemen which leads to a little scrum at the end between carter and malkin.

total shots by ovechkin: 0 shots
total offsides by ovechkin: 2 times
total powerplay oppurtunties by russians: 4 oppurtunities
watching phaneuf take off ovechkins head (prelude to the second period): priceless

 

[Seachd]

Everytime he's come down the wing he's been stood up and then held against the boards. That's clutching, and it's slowing the game down.

No. Clutching takes place from behind. Standing someone up is a good thing defensively. It was when I was in Pee-Wee, anyway.

 

[PecaFan]

I don't see much diving either. But then, I make it a point not to listen to the announcers. I like McGuire et al, but they're totally biased towards us. That Ovechkin / Bergeron hit is a perfect example, as someone said above they both hit each other, and it was even. If they called that as Bergeron hitting Ovechkin, they're biased.

Pretty good period, much like I expected. We usually take lots of penaltys, and the PK will ultimately decide this game.

 

[Dave is a killer]

when I said wood I meant body, because he's built just as good as any other hockey player, and no players use wood sticks anymore ... I woulda said laying the composite if slashing

 

[sidelines]

Evman, I made a mistake, and noticed it a minute after I posted it. Good thing you were smart enough to point it out for me.

 

[Lionel Hutz]

I don't have any issue with any of the penalties called. Canada needs to play more disciplined.

Ovechkin is clearly human, not the juggernaut people here have built him up to be. Reading here, you'd think he was a wrecking ball. He's getting knocked around like a child.

 

[RorschachWJK]

Hey, I didn't say anything about diving. I personally don't think there's as much as Pierre McGuire would have us believe (that's not to say there isn't any, though).

But your "objectivity" comment was pretty silly.

Well, silly comments are my mainstay, people laugh at me all the time But I just meant that I'm neither North American or Russian.

 

[Epsilon]

ovechkin cries to the refs when someone makes a clean play on him

So he's like Iginla or Bertuzzi. I imagine Washington would be satisfied with that.

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Good first period.

 

[The Old Master]

Well, Ladd shouldn't have cross-checked that Russian player. I know, it shouldn't be called a penalty in gold game but the ref is the same for both.
And that Coburn hook. Not a dive. I would have called it and I'm a ref myself.

well that explains it! a ref, its not stevie its ray.......the devil made me do it..

 

[Evman*]

Everytime he's come down the wing he's been stood up and then held against the boards. That's clutching, and it's slowing the game down.

That's actually something that in Canada we call defense.

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[Lobstertainment]

 

[wilka91*]

*UNBIASED POST*

GO RUSSIA! GO RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As unbiased as all other unbiased posts!

 

[EroCaps]

I don't see much diving either. But then, I make it a point not to listen to the announcers. I like McGuire et al, but they're totally biased towards us. That Ovechkin / Bergeron hit is a perfect example, as someone said above they both hit each other, and it was even. If they called that as Bergeron hitting Ovechkin, they're biased.

Pretty good period, much like I expected. We usually take lots of penaltys, and the PK will ultimately decide this game.

Exactly.

 

[EroCaps]

I don't have any issue with any of the penalties called. Canada needs to play more disciplined.

Ovechkin is clearly human, not the juggernaut people here have built him up to be. Reading here, you'd think he was a wrecking ball. He's getting knocked around like a child.

 

[sidelines]

There is NOTHING wrong with standing a player up. However, holding on to him for a good 5 seconds after the puck has left the zone is.

 

[Faaxinho]

well that explains it! a ref, its not stevie its ray.......the devil made me do it..

Unable to locate the funny...

 

[Chelis Chili]

There is NOTHING wrong with standing a player up. However, holding on to him for a good 5 seconds after the puck has left the zone is.

nice pic in your avatar, have you a link to this (bigger) picture?

 

[Lobstertainment]

There is NOTHING wrong with standing a player up. However, holding on to him for a good 5 seconds after the puck has left the zone is.

I would like to see the video evidence of that cause I didn't see anyone grab hold of Ovechkin for "a good 5 seconds" after any hits on him.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Richards popped that Russian defenseman