Post-Game Talk: 2018 World Junior Championships (U20) 12/26/17 - 1/5/18

[maacoshark]

Go Sweden!!

Hey those are fighting words. Go Canada. Actually its been a good game. Best game of this tourney. I won't really be upset if Sweden wins. Only problem with Sweden is Peterson flopping around all over the place. He must have a soccer background.

 

[Calicaps]

Blech

 

[maacoshark]

Feel bad for Sweden. They played good all tourney. They had a legitimate chance at gold. Kind of wish they won.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Sounds like there was some really fantastic officiating going on. Good thing I skipped the competition this year.

When is Axel allowed to come over to NA?

 

[maacoshark]

Sounds like there was some really fantastic officiating going on. Good thing I skipped the competition this year.

When is Axel allowed to come over to NA?

There was nothing wrong with the officiating. Sweden took some very dumb penalties. A couple of their penalties they had to take because Canada was going to get a scoring opportunity. The Swedish team is very skilled but had some lapses in the defensive zone. Canada was a team full of pretty good 2way players. I think Timmins will be a very good NHL defenseman.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

It wouldn't be the first time officials were influenced by the home crowd. They do it every other game in the NHL.
Most of it is subconscious anyway. I'm not saying its a conspiracy or anything like that.

 

[maacoshark]

It wouldn't be the first time officials were influenced by the home crowd. They do it every other game in the NHL.
Most of it is subconscious anyway. I'm not saying its a conspiracy or anything like that.

The officiating in this tourney was 10 times better than NHL officiating. These refs called the penalties that they had to call. They didnt call the BS even up penalties that they like in the NHL.
If you have watch a lot if international hockey over the years. You would see Canada has been hurt big time by the refs because if Canada's physical game. Canada has had to tone their game down in international hockey.

 

[maacoshark]

It wouldn't be the first time officials were influenced by the home crowd. They do it every other game in the NHL.
Most of it is subconscious anyway. I'm not saying its a conspiracy or anything like that.

Since when is Buffalo part of Canada?

 

[HTFN]

Since when ius Buffalo part of Canada?

Since the joke about it basically being a sister city to Toronto exists.

You may also note that it's closer to Canada than, say, Sweden.

 

[maacoshark]

Since the joke about it basically being a sister city to Toronto exists.

You may also note that it's closer to Canada than, say, Sweden.

Duh. I know exactly where Buffalo is. You are completely missing the point.

 

[HTFN]

Duh. I know exactly where Buffalo is. You are completely missing the point.

Not really, I'm just not playing semantic games.

Plenty of Canadians visit Buffalo to watch the tournament. If you don't think they make a de facto home team crowd in games involving Canada, I guess I don't know what else to tell you.

 

[maacoshark]

Not really, I'm just not playing semantic games.

Plenty of Canadians visit Buffalo to watch the tournament. If you don't think they make a de facto home team crowd in games involving Canada, I guess I don't know what else to tell you.

I know a lot of Canadians made the trip. If I lived over there I might have too.