GDT: Group H • May 11 • Finland 3, Canada 5

[MapleLeafs9]

...about their team losing an inconsequential hockey game.

Hahaha this.

 

[SPMaximus]

Maybe the grown man that was crying can show them a good place to drink, since he will be drowning his sorrows at a bar rather soon.

he was crying cause he had to sell his house to afford a ticket to the game

 

[SoupyFIN]

Lehtonen did not have gamesavers today.

How about that stretch on Perry at one point, you don't count that as a gamesaver?

 

[Mara]

Minnesota Wild fans just had a heart murmur.



I have cried plenty, but never over a round-robin hockey game.

For some people it's not a sport, it's a way of life.

 

[Ari91]

Forgot the game was on but I was kind of expecting to see a final result with Finland winning it. Pleasantly surprised that Canada got the win, especially in regulation. Finland is a great competitor and hopefully Team Canada and take this win and build on it.

 

[Tissotti]

I don't understand the poor sportsmanship. I've yet to see a Canadian poster angry at the other team after a loss, so why be angry yourself?

Like already said. Don't mind him, trolls be rolling.

 

[SoupyFIN]

he was crying cause he had to sell his house to afford a ticket to the game

And his car. Poor guy.

 

[syz]

he was crying cause he had to sell his house to afford a ticket to the game

But how much was the beer?

 

[Eidyia]

Gongrats Canada!

 

[peate]

Lots of tough guys in this thread who have never cried...

For a hockey game, no. But I did shed a tear when they closed the Forum and gave the Rocket a 15 minute ovation.

 

[Like Wall]

Finns lost because of Komarov.

 

[Matt Ryan]

We take hockey very seriously here. It is the #1 sport here after all.

We are more or less upset to lose after leading 3-1, but to be honest, a bunch of KHL/Elitserien/SM-liiga players to lose against quality NHL's is not a real surprise.

I see where you're coming from. I'm saving my tears for the olympics

 

[PJM]

To sum it up:
Ward > Lehtonen today. Lehtonen did not have gamesavers today. He did not have a bad game, the Canadian goals were hard to any goaltender. D's fault. It happens. It doesn't mean we would have won with Vehanen either today. These things happen.

Then again Lehtonen was facing shots from players of a different quality compared to the shots towards Ward, and even then there were a couple of posts that could have changed it. It was not goalies but the skaters that made most of the difference.

 

[Mara]

Finns lost because of Komarov.

Wait wut. It's a troll post for sure, but Komarov did have a pretty bad game when compared to normal. Seemed like his hands were shaking a bit with the puck, probably because he wants to go to the Leafs and thought this was a chance to show his game.

 

[JackSlater]

Pretty exciting game. It was made far, far better by a crowd that actually numbered more than a few hundred people. Canada was lucky to get the win; if ever there was a game that should have gone to OT, this was it. This should bode well going forward, since Canada finally played to their ability for an extended period.

Good:
Timely pinches by the Canadian defencemen. This was the first game that they actually helped sustain possession, and it was key to the turn around.
Burrows was good. In addition to the goal, he made a fair number of smart plays.
Getzlaf actually looked pretty good today. The good people of Helsinki should be on alert at all the clubs tonight.
Russell made a lot of good quality plays, and he should be getting top 4 minutes.

Bad:
Stupid penalties. No excuse for the penalties by Quincey, Skinner or Perry. Phaneuf's penalty was a joke call.
Abysmal penalty kill. They do OK keeping the other team from gaining the zone, but once they set up it's like a guaranteed goal. This has to fall on Sutter to a large degree.
Tavares line should be getting the best powerplay minutes. They look so much more dangerous than the Getzlaf line on the PP. Russell should also get some PP time.

 

[JYP88*]

This is what you get when y but talent versus soft eu players. anyway I'm pretty sure that Finland will get higher position in this tournament than Canada.... what motivates Canada win this tournament? They got more Pus## back home?

 

[Oilin Toronto]

And his car. Poor guy.

Good game guys. You should be proud of your team. They played well today...just not as good as Canada today. I'm sure you'll have another chance to redeem yourselves.

You have to love the Finns. Anytime you have a country that is that united in backing its hockey team, you have to tip your hat to them.

Have some drinks tonight, and I promise you guys, it won't seem that bad tomorrow.

 

[Tmu84]

How about that stretch on Perry at one point, you don't count that as a gamesaver?

Ah, yes I forgot that one

 

[SoupyFIN]

But how much was the beer?

Beer is never too expensive.

 

[Scottrockztheworld*]

Good game guys. You should be proud of your team. They played well today...just not as good as Canada today. I'm sure you'll have another chance to redeem yourselves.

You have to love the Finns. Anytime you have a country that is that united in backing its hockey team, you have to tip your hat to them.

Have some drinks tonight, and I promise you guys, it won't seem that bad tomorrow.

Unless Getzlaf challenges them to a fight.

 

[Leaf]

This is what you get when y but talent versus soft eu players. anyway I'm pretty sure that Finland will get higher position in this tournament than Canada.... what motivates Canada win this tournament? They got more Pus## back home?

Competitive nature? Good game to you too.

 

[Mara]

Good game guys. You should be proud of your team. They played well today...just not as good as Canada today. I'm sure you'll have another chance to redeem yourselves.

You have to love the Finns. Anytime you have a country that is that united in backing its hockey team, you have to tip your hat to them.

Have some drinks tonight, and I promise you guys, it won't seem that bad tomorrow.

It doesn't feel bad at all tbh, imo neither team was that much better than the other. Finns got more shots on goal, two posts in last period, but Canadians simply had more individual talent and Lehtonen couldn't bail us out. I'm very happy with this result, compared to last year the team is playing much better(last year lost to Czech and beat Latvia in OT) and this game showed that Finland can win any team in this tournament. A good, tough game that could have ended either way.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

Finland is my second favourite nation in hockey, so I hope you guys rebound and get a win against Team USA.

 

[Kigetsi]

For a hockey game, no. But I did shed a tear when they closed the Forum and gave the Rocket a 15 minute ovation.

Well, some people are more emotional than others and act like that. I just don't understand why people think it's funny that some guy is crying.

 

[Hagged]

Beer is never too expensive.

Almost missed the upper left corner. That's some serious cheering for the team