I hope the game goes down as a classic.
2-1 Canada.
If Finland wins it's Miracle on Ice II
Unbiased Canadian
2-1 Canada.
If Finland wins it's Miracle on Ice II
Unbiased Canadian
World Cup Final: Sep 14 GDT - Finland vs. Canada
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Unbiased Canadian said:
Miracle on Ice 2? What are you talking about? You greatly underestimate Finland by giving it that label.
Augustus
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I think Canada is a slight favourite, but Finland (with that goalie of theirs) can certainly take the Cup. They are both skill teams.
I fear that we may not see much of this skill in a tight checking, low scoring, low chances game, like the US/Suomi semifinal.
Would I rather see Canada win a 1-0 yawner, or Finland win a back and forth 6-5 game?
The purist in me wants to see an exciting game with lots of chances, but I'll take a Canadian win in whatever form.
GO CANADA!
(But I can't get even a minimal hate up for the classy Finns)
I fear that we may not see much of this skill in a tight checking, low scoring, low chances game, like the US/Suomi semifinal.
Would I rather see Canada win a 1-0 yawner, or Finland win a back and forth 6-5 game?
The purist in me wants to see an exciting game with lots of chances, but I'll take a Canadian win in whatever form.
GO CANADA!
(But I can't get even a minimal hate up for the classy Finns)
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Jyssy said:
LOL thats the way to go! I hope you Finns enjoy stayin up that late!
I predict a tough game...if Marty is in net, we shall win but if Luongo is in net, then there's a possibility. Brodeur vs Kipper = unpredictable outcome
Luongo vs Kipper = Finns advantage.
Anyway GO CANADA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3-1!
go kim johnsson said:
If Brodeur plays I cant see him giving up more than 2 goals neither. I think it will be a close one.
I don't think Kiprusoff will be an important factor in this game. More important to Finland is to stop canucks before the blueline. And get offence. Lemieux+Sakic can score against any goalie.
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BeLeafer87 said:
Actually, I do. It`s kind of a tradition to watch great hockey (NHL) in night time.
I`m gettin sooooo nervous...7 hours....
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nic30 said:
he's playing, it was confimed last night by Pierre Maguire. Marty wouldn't miss this game for the World. Too bad we dont have Peca on this team, he shadows Koivu like no one else. I wonder what line they'll use against him. Thornton in a scoring role hasn't done much against him in previous playoff series, but maybe in a checking role, he'll be better.
Hope Canada wins big. Tired of hearing about these six month wonders as the greatest thing since ice-cream. Enough with the Kippers and the Jiggys, I say Marty!
DARKSIDE said:
*counts*
September minus 6 months is.. March..Kipper's been hot since.. sometime before Christmas..
Thorne said:5,2 million people / 32,5 million people. think about the capacity of Canada.
But it wouldn't be the first time mind goes over matter.
So...USA are over 250 million people and they're not in the final.
The main difference between Canada and other countries is the number of great players.
Canada could be build approx. 4 teams to compete for the cup/gold medal in every international tournaments such as World Cup, Olympics and World championships.
Some players who weren't invited for Canada...
Forwards: Bertuzzi, Lindros, Kariya, Tanguay, Nash, Ribeiro, Shanahan, Nolan, Primeau, Murray, Daze, Hartnell, Friesen, Comrie, Peca, Nieuwendyk, Dumont, Madden, Cheechoo, Recchi, O'Neill...
Def: Aucoin, Stevens, Stuart, McCabe, MacInnis, Boyle, Souray, Desjardins, Hill, Mclaren...
Goal: Turco, Giguere, Belfour, Denis, Raycroft, Joseph, Legace, Weekes...
More: Blake, Redden, Jovanovski, Yzerman are injured and we replace them with Hannan, Bouwmeester, Regehr and Lecavalier. We have Maltby, Marleau and Morrow in the scratch list.
So, tonight, Canada will win the Cup with Lemieux/Brodeur great performances!
HellsBells
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kjri said:
He better be or its lights out for Finland. They can't beat Canada without Kiprusoff being a very improtant factor IMO.
Garfield said:
Finland won with Ari Sulander in the net in Nagano, and lost 3-2 in Salt Lake with Jani Hurme I believe. These have been close games for a decade now.
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smoothskater said:
If Finland had as many people as Canada then they'd have a comparable amount of players in the NHL. As long as there is a good development system in place and a nation likes its hockey, it will produce a high amount of talent per capita. Canada does and so does Finland.
USA just doesn't have the hockey interest of those two countries.
HellsBells
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psycho_dad said:
Team Canada in Nagano was horrible. Hurme certainly was a factor in Salt Lake (2-1). He played very well in that game, Canada outplayed the Finns quite badly.
Its not like I'm saying that Kiprusoff will have to post a shutout with 55 saves. But don't be suprised if he has to make 30-35 saves and can only afford to let in one or two goals, maybe even 0.
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