GDT: Group H • May 14 • Belarus 1, France 2

[Dima_BLR]

Bummer of a way to lose like that for Belarus, but congrats to France. Those announcers were probably jumping up and down after the 2nd goal.

well, a bit of help from the refs and voila!

 

[Moen is Gone]

Well done!

Very happy for this team, coming strong at the right time.

 

[Naoned]

Bad call on Belarus second goal. But overall, a decent effort by les Bleus. I'll take the afternoon off to watch the game.

 

[Zamuz]

wow

Going to be very interesting game, SVK - FRA.

 

[begbeee]

How Huet looks? Is France riding a hot goalie?

 

[NicolasH]

France outshot Belarus.

Huet played well against Swiss and Belarus but had average games against USA and Kazakhstan.

The two average games can be explained by the fact that the IIHF cut his leg pads just before the first game of the tournament because it seems that his legs pads aren't legal under IIHF rules (but are in Swiss league and NHL )

 

[Naoned]

Huet wasn't that sharp at first, but he's been excellent in the last two games.

 

[zorz]

Is this already the best showing of France at WC history?

 

[zorz]

France outshot Belarus.

Huet played well against Swiss and Belarus but had average games against USA and Kazakhstan.

The two average games can be explained by the fact that the IIHF cut his leg pads just before the first game of the tournament because it seems that his legs pads aren't legal under IIHF rules (but are in Swiss league and NHL :help

This happened last year to Pavelec too. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more cases we don't know about... some weird stuff going on around the pads at WC...

 

[Jesus Christ Horburn]

Are Grabovski and the Kostitsyn's playing on the same line?

 

[NicolasH]

Is this already the best showing of France at WC history?

We went to the quarter final in 1995 if I remember correctly so no. Still an awesome performance.

Are Grabovski and the Kostitsyn's playing on the same line?

Didn't payed a lot of attention but I don't think so. Maybe on the power play but definately not on 5vs5.

 

[Joe MacMillan]

Way to go France! Now beat Slovakia in regulation and make it to the top 4.

 

[NicolasH]

It's going to be hard, Slovakia beat USA.

Anyway, tomorrow's game isn't important for me. Even if we get trashed 12 - 0. These WC are already a total sucess. Being alive for a game 7 is already really strange for us. Make me think sometimes we got back in Division I are we're fighting for the promotion

 

[Moen is Gone]

Are Grabovski and the Kostitsyn's playing on the same line?

Grabovski centers the 1st line. Andrei and Sergei are on the 2nd line.

IIRC Sergei was not on the 1st wave of Belarus PP, so I don't think all 3 played together today.

 

[begbeee]

It's going to be hard, Slovakia beat USA.

With hot goalie you definitely have a chance. This is not Slovakia 2006 and our forwards are not exactly a offensive threats..that being said we have the best tournament in the last 5 years and it would be a dissapointment to lose against France after we have 4 wins and 2 losses with 1 goal differential.

Your biggest goal is to outcoach us. Vujtek orders really smart system.

 

[Everlasting]

How the hell did everyone miss that goal? Could have changed everything