GDT: Latvia - Germany

[GermanNuck]

Just finished up some work, tuned in, missed two German goals

 

[Poda]

Did anyone notice germany already leads 2-0? Must be a quite elaborate scheme for the regulation tie...

 

[Pasha71]

Well that doesn't look good. Those SO losses to Norway and Kazakhstan sting... even one more point would have been enough now...

 

[Nexon]

I wanted Latvia to qualify as they are home team but their inability to win clearly when they are NOT underdogs is mindblowing. To be honest, this year Germany has better team and they will have more chances in QF to win I think.

 

[KahunWOW]

Reichel is good.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Wow, quick start from the boys, already up by 2..

 

[mattihp]

Reichel is good.

I hope he will have the same international rivalry with his cousin as his dad had with his brother!

 

[Eye of Ra]

Since 2009, Latvia only made qf 2 times. Thats suprising for such a good hockey nation.

 

[Nexon]

Since 2009, Latvia only made qf 2 times. Thats suprising for such a good hockey nation.

They have huge problems to score against other lesser hockey nations so it's not very surprising. Also they are oldest team in this tourney by average what will they do in few years?

 

[RobRayzor]

Since 2009, Latvia only made qf 2 times. Thats suprising for such a good hockey nation.

They’ve been screwed by refs so many times in last years tho.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Bookies' odds for LAT-GER draw were a couple of minutes ago quite interesting - one bookie had actually 3,75 but the majority seemed to have 2,05-2,30.

Friend of mine said this morning the odds for a tie were ~3 and that was bet all the way down to 1.9 at some point seemed like a bit of an overreaction

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Weak *** call, even for international standards..

 

[Eye of Ra]

They have huge problems to score against other lesser hockey nations so it's not very surprising. Also they are oldest team in this tourney by average what will they do in few years?

well, latvia do have skilled enough players to score enough on lesser hockey nations. the problem might be tactical one.

latvia have couple of youngsters who will take over from the old guys such as abols, Smirnovs, Egle brothers, Dukurs, Lavins, Blugers, Balcers, Dzierkals, Ansons and Svanebergs.

 

[Gobben]

Did anyone notice germany already leads 2-0? Must be a quite elaborate scheme for the regulation tie...

Haha, my suggestion seems stupid now

Damn Germans, can't even play to make me look smart

 

[ViD]

Wake up Latvia

 

[GermanNuck]

What a Stützle - Reichel - Peterka line could have achieved at the juniors.
They were brilliant with Elias playing Center but Reichel looks so good

 

[GX]

i'm so tired of following this team, year after year. so much puck possession, which leads to almost no shots on goal. latvia has made only four(?) qfs in 25 years, because it can't score. it doesn't matter whether it's versus italy, ukraine or canada.

this game is not over yet, but latvia needs a goal fast. there is no way latvia is scoring two goals late in third or anything like that.

 

[PanniniClaus]

What a Stützle - Reichel - Peterka line could have achieved at the juniors.
They were brilliant with Elias playing Center but Reichel looks so good

Outstanding line.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

well, latvia do have skilled enough players to score enough on lesser hockey nations. the problem might be tactical one.

latvia have couple of youngsters who will take over from the old guys such as abols, Smirnovs, Egle brothers, Dukurs, Lavins, Blugers, Balcers, Dzierkals, Ansons and Svanebergs.

Those are known to solve confidence issues, but not necessarily to achieve Athletic feats

 

[Nexon]

i'm so tired of following this team, year after year. so much puck possession, which leads to almost no shots on goal. latvia has made only four(?) qfs in 25 years, because it can't score. it doesn't matter whether it's versus italy, ukraine or canada.

this game is not over yet, but latvia needs a goal fast. there is no way latvia is scoring two goals late in third or anything like that.

They can score few goals when they are underdogs so there is no pressure on them. That's not the case today though. They would need exceptional goalie performance but Elvis is not here. And hand on heart... Germany has much brighter future in hockey and is much bigger economical opportunity for IIHF and hockey in general.
I always cheer for Latvia but they are on the way to become B hockey nation. I'm sorry to say that.

 

[ijuka]

Latvia definitely should have gone for the 0-0 play style as I was saying. Perhaps they were confident they could win but, yeah. I guess it is what it is.

 

[GX]

They can score few goals when they are underdogs so there is no pressure on them. That's not the case today though. They would need exceptional goalie performance but Elvis is not here. And hand on heart... Germany has much brighter future in hockey and is much bigger economical opportunity for IIHF and hockey in general.
I always cheer for Latvia but they are on the way to become B hockey nation. I'm sorry to say that.

You know that there is an option to not post comments on things you know nothing about? Yes, Germany is on a positive trajectory, that's cool, it'll be 6th in the world soon. but I don't see any nation that may overpass Latvia in the next 5-10 years.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Playing for 0-0 just isn't a realistic strategy in hockey. Look at the first goal... a clean shot from outside the dot that their goalie flubbed.

 

[PanniniClaus]

That's a bullet

 

[LKI]

GOLLLLOOAASSSSOOOOOO