GDT: WJC, Jan 2: Finland vs. Slovakia, 12:00 p.m. local, 6:00 a.m. EST

[BigBadBoar]

Gajan is such a stonewall in the net for Slovakia. Great goaltending.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

The game is getting too soft!

Am I doing it right?

Its pretty clear you are not.

 

[vlady]

It was clearly an errant high stick, not a reason to blow it down. Players health was never in question outside the risks he put himself in by staying down.

of course it was clear from the replay, but the refs don't have the benefit of that. When a player stays down like that it is safer to blow it down.

 

[stastny12]

This looks like typical Slovakia-Finland game in the WCH or Olympics where we are solid opponent, couple of chances on both sides, tight score but in the third Suomi somehow scores one more goal than us.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

of course it was clear from the replay, but the refs don't have the benefit of that. When a player stays down like that it is safer to blow it down.

They left it go for 6-8 seconds, what changed?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

They left it go for 6-8 seconds, what changed?

Probably him not getting up?

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Probably him not getting up?

So that is all it takes? Good to know. That was a soccer play, he showed up the refs.

 

[tobu]

This is the sloppiest game I've seen in some time.

That's exactly what I'm seeing.

 

[Jukurit]

Both of these teams will get absolutely destroyed by USA. lol

 

[CaptainShark]

They left it go for 6-8 seconds, what changed?

Whats really irritating is, that they decided to call a penalty, when clearly they did not intend to do so or they would have blown it down right away as the Fins had posession the whole time.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

So that is all it takes? Good to know.

I don't know, but that's probably fair to say that more times than not, if a player is down and not getting up he's hurt and needs to get off the ice.

Both of these teams will get absolutely destroyed by USA. lol

I'm not so sure. If USA respects their opponent, they should win fairly easily. But if they wait until the 2nd period to start playing, I could see an upset happening. Their first periods haven't been great.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Not playing the winning goalie in an elimination game is such a stupid coaching decision that it almost makes me wish Finland loses this one.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I don't know, but that's probably fair to say that more times than not, if a player is down and not getting up he's hurt and needs to get off the ice.

After seeing the replay I would have given him delay of game to be honest.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Does the winner of this game face the winner of USA vs Latvia?

 

[Auston Marlander]

They left it go for 6-8 seconds, what changed?

So at what point should the play be blown down? Players go down all the time with an injury, getting up a few seconds later. So it's not reasonable to stop the play with every player down. 6-8 seconds without a player moving seems like a reasonable amount of time to determine they are actually hurt.

But I'll ask you, what's the timeline that refs should blow the play down when a player is on the ice not moving without the benefit of replay? Please be specific.

 

[tobu]

Does the winner of this game face the winner of USA vs Latvia?

Reseed, highest ranked from groups stage plays lowest ranked from groupstage making it into semis. So it also depends how other games end. Czech or Swiss win from the other games would make them face USA if Slovakia beats Finland. Otherwise it's the winner of this game facing USA.

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[matsqq]

Does the winner of this game face the winner of USA vs Latvia?

No, sweden or switzerland

 

[Auston Marlander]

Whats really irritating is, that they decided to call a penalty, when clearly they did not intend to do so or they would have blown it down right away as the Fins had posession the whole time.

IIHF is cares more about getting the call right vs seeing it in real time. They don't always get it correct, see the Mitten high stick and the countless boarding calls they've blown, but that is their MO. Call a penalty so they can review and get it correct.

I'm not an IIHF fan, but getting it correct is more important than getting it right in real time.

After seeing the replay I would have given him delay of game to be honest.

Looks like he lost a tooth or 2. I thought he was faking it a bit, but without a pair of pliers to rip the tooth out, seems like a real injury.

 

[WayTooCold]

Tough game. Whoever wants it more will win it. 3-2 to either way is my prediction.

 

[Shocker]

Miller-Johnson duo is so much better than this one, mostly because Button is a bozo.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

So at what point should the play be blown down? Players go down all the time with an injury, getting up a few seconds later. So it's not reasonable to stop the play with every player down. 6-8 seconds without a player moving seems like a reasonable amount of time to determine they are actually hurt.

But I'll ask you, what's the timeline that refs should blow the play down when a player is on the ice not moving without the benefit of replay? Please be specific.

Depends if the ref got a good look at the play. In any case that was a soccer tactic that deserved a delay of game.

Even with a tooth missing, what does staying on the ice do? Can you skate off?

 

[Jussi]

LENNI!

 

[king89]

LENNI

 

[tobu]

That's on Strbak imo, left his space

Slovaks had 2 third period collapses this tournament already, let's see how this one plays out.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Nice goal by the Ham-ster. Looks like a a guy who could turn into a solid middle 6 winger.