GDT: Germany vs Suomi @ 9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 6pm CEST

[Golden_Jet]

Deserves it? Scoring 0.5 points in AHL at the age of 20 isn't shit.

Not now but who knows in 3 years.

He was 19 in the AHL.

 

[rkatec68]

first line mostly invisible today, carried by German penalties, Jarventie and Simontaival

 

[Jugitsu]

Pretty easy game for the Finns overall. Only thing making it tough were Finns themselves with their horrid PK and unwillingness to shoot on good scoring chances. Germans were good in their d-zone 5on5 but had nothing in the o-zone. I dare say they had less than 5 dangerous scoring chances in the game. I loved the little extracurricular plays after whistle from Germany.

 

[Shocker]

Well, with this level of play shown so far, semis is as far as this team goes, especially when the opponent is Canada (Most probably)

 

[gritdash60]

Nice game by Germany, scoreboard doesn't do credit to how close it was. I like their future.

Highlight of the game: Rossmy's 2nd goal, what a backhander!

Lambert moment of the game: Loses his balance on the offensive zone without anyone touching him, gets frustrated and takes a penalty.

Referee moment of the game: Really soft roughing penalty against Blank late in the 3rd.

 

[Ippenator]

Our boys are out dining on raw hamburger with nails in them as we speak.

But thank God you had only chicken nuggets, a strawberry milkshake and a Shirley Temple for dessert. So - easy win for us!

 

[Jussi]

and hat tip to Germany, who made it close but fell short in the 3rd
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This is where the German posters post a gif from yesterday of Gina Lückenkemper winning the women's 100 meters European Championships gold.

 

[mistaclick]

How did Niemelä do today, I couldn’t catch the game. Cheers

 

[jj cale]

But thank God you had only chicken nuggets, a strawberry milkshake and a Shirley Temple for dessert. So - easy win for us!

And I got the nuggets at Micky D's...........so it wasn't even really chicken.

I can't claim an ounce of manliness on my part today.

 

[jonlin]

Referee moment of the game: Really soft roughing penalty against Blank late in the 3rd.

You didnt see the high stick? Also roughing and grabbing outside the play gets called in IIHF.

 

[gritdash60]

You didnt see the high stick? Also roughing and grabbing outside the play gets called in IIHF.

Not sure which high stick you mean, i missed most of the 1st period and had to watch 2nd and 3rd on a shitty stream. Yes i know it is called in IIHF tournaments, does not mean it's not a soft call, and the Järventie reaction was a bit much.

 

[Jukurit]

Nice game by Germany, scoreboard doesn't do credit to how close it was. I like their future.

Highlight of the game: Rossmy's 2nd goal, what a backhander!

Lambert moment of the game: Loses his balance on the offensive zone without anyone touching him, gets frustrated and takes a penalty.

Referee moment of the game: Really soft roughing penalty against Blank late in the 3rd.

Lambert moment of the game. LOL

 

[Jukurit]

Well, they got the job done.

Offensively I think Finland matches up well with anybody here, but they need to get better with team defense all across the board.

Not sure what games you've been watching.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

I think Finland will win by 5-3. Germany with the first goal and they will compete for quite awhile until they start fatiguing.

Fatigue combined with Finlands ability to draw penalties will decide the game.

Not bad honestly. I didn't think we would pretty much only score on the power play though. Also Finland was the one looking fatigued after one period

Well, with this level of play shown so far, semis is as far as this team goes, especially when the opponent is Canada (Most probably)

We'll be banned from competing for the bronze?

 

[gritdash60]

Not bad honestly. I didn't think we would pretty much only score on the power play though. Also Finland was the one looking fatigued after one period



We'll be banned from competing for the bronze?

Bronze doesn't count, the whole team will go full Lias Andersson and throw the medals in the crowd anyway.

 

[jj cale]

Not sure what games you've been watching.

The same ones you have, I think they are fine that way, they can hurt you.

 

[Lambo]

It was a bad game from Finland. So I'm worried before the semifinals vs Canada(Most likely). There is a risk of a historically high defeat.

 

[Papitao]

Still quite slow puck movement, saved only by penalties and great PP efficiency. Räty had probably his worst game in the tournament just underlining his weaknesses, being always half a stride behind or just passing that puck always with bad timing a little too late and forcing plays. Without those issues he would be a great player. Not sure if he will be able to develop those parts of his game that much though since it might be a game reading issue.

Happy for Järventie, Simontaival and Määttä who got the job done. Still not trusting Meriläinen too much, and Niemelä is just probably not on great fit for competitive matches due to his training schedule or something. The timing just seems off.

Kemell still couldn't hit net from the point

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

It is when he's only 19YRs old, when most players his age are still in the CHL.

Lots of 20 year olds (or 19 yr olds that turned 20 during the season) have been point/game in the AHL - Boldy, Pelletier, Quinn, Peterka. 19 year olds did during the bubble (a somewhat watered down AHL though). Jarventie was 19 for the entire season though. Next season is more likely to tell the tale.

 

[Papitao]

How did Niemelä do today, I couldn’t catch the game. Cheers

He is not on his own level in my opinion. Just can't get the puck to the net whatever he tries and is quite lost at times in defence. Timing is off.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Lots of 20 year olds (or 19 yr olds that turned 20 during the season) have been point/game in the AHL - Boldy, Pelletier, Quinn, Peterka. 19 year olds did during the bubble (a somewhat watered down AHL though). Jarventie was 19 for the entire season though. Next season is more likely to tell the tale.

Everyone you listed with the exception of Peterka (the only like-to-like comparison) is a 2001-born, while Jarventie is a 2002-born, so comparing their current season isn't exactly fair.

Also Jarventie was selected as a project, not a finished product. He's a 6'3 kid with top 6 skills that needed to mature physically and improve his aggressiveness and effort level. Not exactly shocking his production in the AHL wasn't as good as less raw 1st round picks.

 

[Itkonen]

Bronze doesn't count, the whole team will go full Lias Andersson and throw the medals in the crowd anyway.

What crowd?

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Everyone you listed with the exception of Peterka (the only like-to-like comparison) is a 2001-born, while Jarventie is a 2002-born, so comparing their current season isn't exactly fair.

Also Jarventie was selected as a project, not a finished product. He's a 6'3 kid with top 6 skills that needed to mature physically and improve his aggressiveness and effort level. Not exactly shocking his production in the AHL wasn't as good as less raw 1st round picks.

Yes I said most were 20 during their season in the AHL (or turned 20). Peterka was a work in progress too. He apparently wasn't good in his Sabres audition last season. There were a lot of 19 year olds that did well during the bubble season but the competition was weaker.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Niemelä with Aki Bergian dangles

how dare you spoil the name of the great @Aki Berg

 

[ijuka]

Still quite slow puck movement, saved only by penalties and great PP efficiency. Räty had probably his worst game in the tournament just underlining his weaknesses

Bad vs Canada too. Wanted him to get demoted for like 3 games now. 1st line just isn't working with him there.

But I guess doing well in your first game gives you immunity for the rest of the tournament.