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

[4thlineduster]

That was the weirdest presidents choice commercial I’ve ever seen

 

[CLW]

Replay on Comtois' hit on Heinola shows his elbow hits literally the spot where Heinola's head was right before. That was absolutely a predatory hit with intent to injury, and he succeeded at that. Disgusting.

Indeed. Comtois is a troglodyte. Clear violation of the new IIHF rule. I don't like that rule but this was a dirty hit anyway you look at it. Heinola had the choice of his head being taken off by Comtois' elbow or his knee...

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Clean hit unfortunate injury.

Hitting another player on the head or on the knee is dirty. There was no way that hit was going to be clean.

 

[CanuckCity]

Finland has been in control since mid 1st and we're lucky to have even scored let alone be in the lead.

As for tolvanen, at least he's creating chances even if not converting. Yah he's 0 for 4 on some grade A/B opportunities but at least he's active out there. If we keep giving him chances he will bury one.

Also DAFUQ is up with the PP?! The book on the goalie is lateral movement yet noone is set up on their offwing, completely eliminating any one timer chances..??

 

[three dog night]

Hang on boys

 

[CLW]

Is Kakko playing in this game?

When Heponiemi deigns to allow him a shift...

 

[king89]

Indeed. Comtois is a troglodyte. Clear violation of the new IIHF rule. I don't like that rule but this was a dirty hit anyway you look at it. Heinola had the choice of his head being taken off by Comtois' elbow or his knee...

Exactly, i don't now how you guys can defend Comtois.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Wow just wow... You are either blinde or have a very hard time to be truthfull... he was not coming in to land a shoulder to chest he was coming in to place an elbow to the head.

Clean hit.

 

[funky]

A speedster without hockey IQ and can’t create chances for others even in his wildest dreams. So just like he is usually.

I have actually thought this of his linemates more than Kupari, He hasn’t looked that bad in my eyes at all. Like how he goes to the net and screens the goalie.

 

[DangerDave]

Is Kakko playing in this game?

I saw him get demolished by Tippett and that's about all I saw from him

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Well apparently not if you ask the Canadians in here this was a text book hit! Anyone with a bit of brain function can see its a dirty ass hit.

The refs saw it as a clean hit too.

 

[FinnishSniper]

The hit by Comtois was an attempt to hurt, I don’t really see how you could see that the other way. Charging in and hunting that head, obviously was just unlucky to hit the knee, but went for the head CLEARLY.

 

[snipes]

The boys need to play the best period of their life and give full heart and soul here.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

ITS ONLY YOU CANADIENS THAT THINK THIS WAS A CLEAN HIT

Clean hit

 

[lillypad33]

Only way the comtois hit is dirty is if he sticks his leg out to get a piece of the guy.
I don't believe he did.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

"Stats dont lie"

Kk

2019 WJC

Ian Scott - 2.00 GAA .882 Sv%
Dipietro- 1.01 GAA .957 Sv% , 1 Shutout

To be fair, they haven't really given Scott much of a chance. Maybe if he played 3 games as well he might have the same stats, you never know.

 

[Melkor]

Canada, for the first time in it seems forever, has a very good goalie. Not that Finns are taking difficult shots to stop either, most of them right into the chest or in the pads but he's holding his own. Finns gotta be better woth the last shot. Defenders stick in the way, fanning on pucks, missing nets. Just put it top cheese. They just f***ing around out there.

 

[sandysan]

Exactly, i don't now how you guys can defend Comtois.

Because he for becks hard and with malice?

What's not to like ( okay the embellishment is what's not to like). But that hit? Fine by me. I wish we would throw more of them.

 

[Cellee]

I saw him get demolished by Tippett and that's about all I saw from him

Yikes

 

[Fred McCarthy]

ITS ONLY YOU CANADIENS THAT THINK THIS WAS A CLEAN HIT, HEINOLA DODGED BECAUSE OTHERWISE HE WOULD GET ELBOWED.

Is the ref Canadian ?

 

[4thlineduster]

Well apparently not if you ask the Canadians in here this was a text book hit! Anyone with a bit of brain function can see its a dirty ass hit.

Well then the Finnish player should have stayed and taken the hit.

He’s injured regardless and a headshot would have taken Comtois out of the game. The Finnish Dman just wasn’t willing to be a team player.

See......I can sound ridiculous too

 

[DaJackal]

Tolvanen has been too long in Nashville, because it seems like he was bitten by all the snakes in the area.

 

[SabresSharks]

60 degrees Celsius? That's like drinking heavily watered-down beer. A complete waste of time.

Finnish sauna arrogance must end!!!

 

[Tripod]

Hitting another player on the head or on the knee is dirty. There was no way that hit was going to be clean.

So you want him punished for possible intent?

Reality is, he did not elbow him.

 

[CLW]

Only way the comtois hit is dirty is if he sticks his leg out to get a piece of the guy.
I don't believe he did.

Comtois stuck out his elbow to hit the head. How is that not dirty?