GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 18 • Group A: USA (5) - FIN (4) F

[Merya]

Was talking about U18 Championships 2015.

How on the earth was that in any way apparent in your text?

[MOD]

 

[Mehar]

It is USA vs. Russia in the QF. The best matchup in the QF. Will be a great hockey game, and i think the USA matches up great with them.

 

[Baxterman]

Close game.

I assume it was all those US born and raised kids on the Finnish team that allowed them to keep the game close.

 

[SabresSharks]

Close game.

I assume it was all those US born and raised kids on the Finnish team that allowed them to keep the game close.

Name some.

 

[Baxterman]

Name some.

I am not going to name some.

You have to prove me wrong.

Post the list of Finnish players and I'll point them out.

The majority of Finnish teams have relied on US born players. Especially the past decade.

 

[SabresSharks]

I am not going to name some.

You have to prove me wrong.

Post the list of Finnish players and I'll point them out.

The majority of Finnish teams have relied on US born players. Especially the past decade.

Never change, Bax. Always entertaining.

 

[SabresSharks]

Paging @Atticus Finch

 

[Wings4Life]

Juolevi has been great. Best game by far for him in this tournament.

Not exactly high praise.

 

[Snowsii]

I am not going to name some.

You have to prove me wrong.

Post the list of Finnish players and I'll point them out.

The majority of Finnish teams have relied on US born players. Especially the past decade.

- Tolvanen
- Laine
- Aho
- Puljujärvi
- Heiskanen
- Ristolainen
- Välimäki
- Kapanen
- Rantanen
- Kuokkanen
- Vesalainen
- Husso
- Kähkönen
- Vehviläinen
- Borgström
- Saros
- Talvitie
- Määttä
- Juolevi
- Kotkansalo
- E.Räsänen
- A.Räsänen
- Heponiemi

Well. Go ahead and point out those us born players.

 

[thewookie1]

I love how Middlestadt quietly got another 3 point game

 

[FytinSioux]

I love how Middlestadt quietly got another 3 point game

Is it really quiet? He has basically generated almost every scoring chance the US has had thus far.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

- Tolvanen
- Laine
- Aho
- Puljujärvi
- Heiskanen
- Ristolainen
- Välimäki
- Kapanen
- Rantanen
- Kuokkanen
- Vesalainen
- Husso
- Kähkönen
- Vehviläinen
- Borgström
- Saros
- Talvitie
- Määttä
- Juolevi
- Kotkansalo
- E.Räsänen
- A.Räsänen
- Heponiemi

Well. Go ahead and point out those us born players.

I always thought if your name ends in "en" you were born abroad.

 

[SabresSharks]

I always thought if your name ends in "en" you were born abroad.

Virtanen.

 

[SabresSharks]

- Tolvanen
- Laine
- Aho
- Puljujärvi
- Heiskanen
- Ristolainen
- Välimäki
- Kapanen
- Rantanen
- Kuokkanen
- Vesalainen
- Husso
- Kähkönen
- Vehviläinen
- Borgström
- Saros
- Talvitie
- Määttä
- Juolevi
- Kotkansalo
- E.Räsänen
- A.Räsänen
- Heponiemi

Well. Go ahead and point out those us born players.

Inside joke. He was mocking another poster who claimed the Canadian WJC team depended on U.S. born players. I was just playing along.

Good game for Suomi today, btw. I think we haven't seen their best hockey yet in this tournament. Everybody seems to improve though.

 

[SabresSharks]

I love how Middlestadt quietly got another 3 point game

Player of the tournament so far. Quite happy about that.

Sabres fans were eager to see him on Eichel's wing. At this point, I'm wondering if he can carry his own line.

 

[Ace]

Fun fact: no one did as many pull-ups as Casey Mittelstadt will have points in these world juniors

 

[bobber]

Is Brown injured or what?

Brown has a knee injury

 

[Loffer]

No quotes mixed up. Russia isn't a +5 in h2h goal differential, Sweden isn't a +4 in h2h goal differential, and CZE isn't a +3 in h2h goal differential. All 3 teams being positive in h2h goal differential literally isn't possible.

RUS is -1
CZE is -1
SWE is +2

If Sweden gets a point:
1. SWE
2. CZE
3. RUS

Russia in regulation by 1
1. SWE
2. RUS
3. CZE

Russia by 2 or 3
1. RUS
2. SWE
3. CZE

Russia by 4+
1. RUS
2. CZE
3. SWE

So yes it's possible for Finland to face Russia if Russia wins by 1 in regulation, and you had the goal diffentials wrong, so unless you didn't type "Finland can't face Russia no matter what, because they're +5, Sweden is +4 and the Czechs are +3" then I have the quote right

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