GDT: Group B - May 17 - Canada (0) vs Finland (4)

[Ranksu]

Damn Aho with Skinner or Lindbolm will be nice to see in future.

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

If Laine can't even score on Talbot some serious questions are raised

 

[crowi]

Likely not. Becuase it'll be the same thing every year.

Losing team fans: "This isnt' their best team"

I find it so annoying how this only gets attributed to Canadian fans. Every single teams fans say the exact same thing. Go back and look through old GDT.

Isn't anything but gold a disappointment over there? That's not how it works in Finland, so no it's not the same thing.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Who? LOL

Just some scrub Rookie D man who led all defencemen in scoring in 2011–12 in the USHL and was Boston Colleges Captain and a few other scrubby accomplishments.

Clearly garbage though.

 

[canwincup]

They are losing this game which seems to frustrate some Canadians here.

And yes, like I said, we are well aware of that. If you are posting in this thread you clearly do care though.

I find this thread more entertaining than the actual tournament....International GDT's are the funniest.

 

[topshelf15]

Laine is a stud ,the next great finnish winger.In an impressive list from that country

 

[Hemsky001]

Canada's Olympic team would crush Finland as usual.

come on no need to comfort yourself

 

[Mahonkinen]

The guy's got confidence, no doubt. I think though that when you do stuff like that you can't be TOO mad that a guy like Perry tries to kick your skate out. Obviously he saw what was going on too.

Well the tapping started after all the trash talk to Laine and that di** move by Perry.

 

[IronHalen]

Isn't anything but gold a disappointment over there? That's not how it works in Finland, so no it's not the same thing.

Canadian fans really only care about the Olympics and the WJC.. Other than that its just kinda something to watch.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Incredible flop by Koivu

 

[W75]

It's clear that you can't beat Canada without sacrifices. Hopefully It'll be only Koskiranta..

 

[snipes]

We suck.

 

[Urbanskog]

Canada's Olympic team would crush Finland as usual.

Crush? Canada did indeed beat Finland in Sochi but that was on overtime.

 

[GWNR]

Isn't anything but gold a disappointment over there? That's not how it works in Finland, so no it's not the same thing.

Gold in this tournament? It's pretty meh.

Gold in the olympics? Now we're speaking the same language.

My point is: WHC = not best on best = excuses for opposing teams fans to say it's not our A team = every fan uses the same excuse (including Finns, maybe not you specifically).

It's a pretty easy walk through logic.

 

[crowi]

Canadian fans really only care about the Olympics and the WJC.. Other than that its just kinda something to watch.

Sure, unless they're winning.

 

[NiL8r87]

Well the tapping started after all the trash talk to Laine and that di** move by Perry.

I'd have to go back and watch but I'm starting to think that if even McDavid was chirping that Laine probably whacked him first. When does McD ever do that?

EDIT: Someone mentioned that he whacked Marchand earlier in the game, before the Perry incident.

 

[Khoenator]

If Laine can't even score on Talbot some serious questions are raised

I now strongly believe Talbot was told to take only Laine's shots.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Canada's Olympic team would crush Finland as usual.

Just like the Canadian team is dominating now?

 

[IronHalen]

Sure, unless they're winning.

Winnings great and all but when its a tournament where its not even the best of the best from each of the countries theres no real point in taking it too seriously.

 

[The Drop]

I hope Talbot gets player of the game for both teams

 

[Eisen]

Sure, unless they're winning.

You know that Canadians are not some homogeneous mass, right?

 

[Breakers]

Murray SUCKS

Bench him next game and bring in Hutton.

 

[ViD]

Canadians are so insecure , God help them if their A team won't win the World Cup, they won't have an excuse to fall back to

 

[Plural]

I'd have to go back and watch but I'm starting to think that if even McDavid was chirping that Laine probably whacked him first. When does McD ever do that?

Well he's been pretty heat up in this game overall.

 

[MardyBum]

Isn't anything but gold a disappointment over there? That's not how it works in Finland, so no it's not the same thing.

Our goalies are Talbot and Pickard.

Our defense is young and inexperienced.

Guys like Mr. Writer who're really into the WHC has been saying for weeks this team is going to be lucky to get out of the QF.

Gold is always the goal when you don't spend any time actually looking at the talent of a team and just see the Maple Leaf.

I think we'll get to the semi-finals, maybe finals. It's all a crapshoot when it's not best on best.