GDT: WJC Quarter Finals: Game 23 | 1/2 | 3:30PM PST | Finland Vs Canada

[donghabs98]

This has to be one of the worst Team Canada's I have watched

2016 was pretty bad. No scoring and very undisciplined.

 

[LOFIN]

This has to be one of the worst Team Canada's I have watched

It's a match of the losers, judging by the comments of both fanbases at least...

 

[Rob]

Three straight scoreless periods by Canada now.

 

[4thlineduster]

This team needs to stop trying one timers. I think we connect 1/10

 

[ORRFForever]

Disappointing performance by everyone but DP.

 

[Fred McCarthy]

Lots of great goalie storylines this Championship, we need a big game from dipetro , cause the Finn goalie not going to give up anything that isn't special imo

 

[snipes]

Awful period by Canada.

Definitely not playing the Canadian way.

 

[John Agar]

Finland is full court pressing on the forecheck....

If Canada's strength is our D' being gifted on moving the puck...

Time to stretch the Finn's D' with a high long pass...

They are just channeling our D' to over-handle or push the puck up the wall...

 

[Huokaus]

That was actually getting pretty good and intensive towards the end of the period.

 

[bukwas]

Finland fanning on a lot of passes/shots

As long as they keep trying to shoot the puck through Dipietro instead of around him, i'm happy.

 

[Saekk]

That backcheck might have saved a goal.

 

[jj cale]

I could just say what I said in the Canada roster thread and it would all apply here.

 

[sandysan]

Crap is what I'd call it.

Pretty even, slight edge to Finland becuase they finished strong

 

[McDrai]

It’s a very very average team, a lot of people knew that going into this world juniors.

They can still win though with great goaltending and timely goals

Yeah, not too many big stars on this squad compared to other years. Dipietro is going to have to continue to bail us out back there

 

[BB88]

2 struggling teams playing against each other.

 

[BusQuets]

Finland's 2nd line needs more TOI even though now that Talvitie is on 1st line it looks really good. Why did it take that long to take Nyman off of it?

 

[sadpanda]

Canada needs to step up. Let's go Finland!!!

 

[Get North]

The identity of the Canadian team was supposed to be fast, quick, and skilled. I don't see that at all, that's when you know the coach is no good.

 

[ORRFForever]

Canada's inability to clear the defensive zone will cost them tonight. They are doing it way too many times.

Yes. How hard can it be to clear the zone?

 

[canwincup]

They need to be more patient in their own zone, every time the get the puck they’re blindly firing it up the boards.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Good play by Phillips there to break that rush chance up. Inability to clear and the lack of a true gamebreaking forward is really hurting this team right now. Fire drills in our end all tourney.

 

[Snippit]

It’s a very very average team, a lot of people knew that going into this world juniors.

They can still win though with great goaltending and timely goals

On paper all these guys are high draft picks and stars in their junior clubs.

Suzuki, Frost and Bouchard are arguably the 3 best players in the OHL.

Just hasn't come together at all.

 

[Ciccarelli]

Moilanen showing those cookie cutters some finnish strenght.

 

[Cellee]

Canada picking up taking the body, hopefully they continue to do so.

 

[Dicky113]

A hell of goalie, the rest of these guys do not look to me like they will ever make the show (I will reserve judgment on Lafrenière until he hits puberty)