GDT: Group B - May 12 - Latvia vs Germany

[GX]

What a play!!

 

[OregonCanuck]

How does Ronald’s look

 

[BalticWarrior]

Good thing we survived that period, phew.

 

[RobRayzor]

How does Ronald’s look

He’s the fastest guy out there in every Latvian game.He’s literally flying all over the place, like he has jet skates. His speed is around 50+ KM/H while German or US players were going max 35

 

[ellja3]

So if you're short, screw your brain matter? What sort of nonsense is this?

Coming from a short person playing a sport resembling hockey (floorball), absolutely not. What I am talking about is the amount of times I have had contact w head purely because the opponent is a lot taller and, well, sucks to be a midget (incl contact w elbow and shoulder); and then there are cases of intentional head shot. The former takes 90% of the share. I am absolutely not victim-blaming here, but my post was about on-ice awareness and intentions not ''screw brain matter''.

 

[Reynys]

when we play on high speed (do I dare to say individual?) hockey we are a little better than Germany while when the game gets physical Germans are better.
overall weaker period for Latvia than 1st, but it is 1-0 and I'll take it.

 

[BalticWarrior]

when we play on high speed (do I dare to say individual?) hockey we are a little better than Germany while when the game gets physical Germans are better.
overall weaker period for Latvia than 1st, but it is 1-0 and I'll take it.

Yep. Our team is physically weak as shit. Especially with no Karsums.

 

[Arthur]

He’s the fastest guy out there in every Latvian game.He’s literally flying all over the place, like he has jet skates. His speed is around 50+ KM/H while German or US players were going max 35

+1

Just about what you would expect from the guy. High intensity, physical play and all around pleasure to watch.

 

[Denmark999]

The refs are terrible. No penalty to Draisaitl was the right call not 2+10. Then you have Kahun how got tripped and Holzer was high sticked

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

That's exactly how hockey works, you **** up a 2 on 0 and suck up a goal in return. Meh.
Latvia executed this play really well, though.

 

[ellja3]

The refs are terrible. No penalty to Draisaitl was the right call not 2+10. Then you have Kahun how got tripped and Holzer was high sticked

It was tough to tell from the replay whether the stick hit him (not that it wasn't way up high), unless I missed smth. From the angle we saw it could have as easily been embellishment as 2mins.

Drai 2+10 was undeniably bs call, tho.

 

[Arthur]

The refs are terrible. No penalty to Draisaitl was the right call not 2+10. Then you have Kahun how got tripped and Holzer was high sticked

Agree on Draisatl, but Holzer hit himself with his own stick (little help was necessary though )

 

[Reynys]

...also I do not think German defenders are that good with puck, at least in this game, as they are loosing puck pretty often to our forwards.

 

[RobRayzor]

The refs are terrible...and Holzer was high sticked

He hit his face with his own stick and then he flopped,his recation was like 5 seconds later.

 

[RobRayzor]

That was fast, lol

 

[Reynys]

2-0

 

[BalticWarrior]

Galviņš!

 

[Reynys]

I think we must keep plying wider, it will give us more opportunities like this

 

[BalticWarrior]

Whats wrong with Balinskis? Oh god please dont tell me he is injured...

 

[ellja3]

Galvins w Kuznetsov-esque celebration Lame.

 

[Reynys]

nice move by Abols

 

[RobRayzor]

We need to score as many goals as possible here, even if they’re bad ones, you never know what will happen when Germans will enter beast mode

 

[RobRayzor]

There ya go!!!

 

[BalticWarrior]

Yes,Yes,Yes!!!!!

 

[Reynys]

whoa German defenders played weak. 3-0!