GDT: Group A • Dec. 28 • United States 6, Slovakia 1

[William H Bonney]

Shots are 21 to 1.

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Shots are 22-1, wow. I have only seen the last 6 minutes so.

 

[William H Bonney]

Funny, Slovakia is more active after the whistle than during actual play.

Seriously. There it is again.

 

[Wraparounds]

I love the chipiness. Play with some edge boys!

 

[the_speedster]

ah,.. The sweet dulcid tones of Gary Thorne!

I'm in hockey announcer heaven!

 

[voxel]

There needs to be a mercy rule. Slovaks are getting butchered even though it's only 2-0.

 

[jkrdevil]

End 1. USA leads 2-0

 

[PaulieVegas]

We should be doing better than this. Canada and its "go hard for 60 minutes" mentality would be up 4-0 right now. (oops, did I jusut bring up the whole Canada-USA thing?)

 

[William H Bonney]

USA dominated that period in a lopsided fashion. Could have easily been a 5 goal period. PP needs to be better and they jumbled a few golden chances but if they keep this up the game will be a blowout.

 

[William H Bonney]

I don't think Fred Pletsch has got one of his lead ins to a question correct yet this tournament. From asking Nick Bjugstad about a story of him wearing his uncle's gold medal from the '84 Olympics around his neck as a kid (USA and Scott didn't win a medal; Nick laughed and debunked him) to tonight saying Palmieri scored in last year's gold medal game (he didn't) while a clip of him scoring against Finland last year is playing, it just reeks of shoddy preparation and incompetence.

 

[Rush22*]

We need to get our powerplay going, it doesn't matter in this game but once we face tougher teams we cannot leave all these chances on the ice.

Slovakia is getting dominated badly, they are resorting to cheap shots after the whistle. The Czechs did the same to Canada after getting dominated as well.

 

[cagney]

Pretty good period for the US but the Slovaks look really bad so I don't know what to read into it just yet. I'd like to see more from the power play as it seems a bit aimless at times with guys just standing around. More intensity during actual play instead of after it would be nice as well.

Merrill had a rough period. He hasn't looked himself at all.

 

[HockeyGuy1975]

I don't think Fred Pletsch has got one of his lead ins to a question correct yet this tournament.

Is it me or does it look like he has a few before each broadcast?

 

[jcbio11]

We need to get our powerplay going, it doesn't matter in this game but once we face tougher teams we cannot leave all these chances on the ice.

Slovakia is getting dominated badly, they are resorting to cheap shots after the whistle.The Czechs did the same to Canada after getting dominated as well.

All I saw was them defending their goalie after the american player kept slashing him after he already clearly held the puck.

 

[William H Bonney]

Pretty good period for the US but the Slovaks look really bad so I don't know what to read into it just yet. I'd like to see more from the power play as it seems a bit aimless at times with guys just standing around. More intensity during actual play instead of after it would be nice as well.

Merrill had a rough period. He hasn't looked himself at all.

I'd like a change in PP philosophy or at least mix it up other than having the QB (Leddy or Faulk) skate to the middle, pass it back against the flow to the winger at the side boards by the dot, and have him move in. It's not really opening anything up when all the PK is doing is collapsing 4 into the slot. I'd much prefer just seeing Faulk blast away.

Yeah, Merrill is fighting it right now. Sometimes he's almost too calm and it leads to sloppy play.

 

[TheSituation]

All I saw was them defending their goalie after the american player kept slashing him after he already clearly held the puck.

The played to the whistle. That's hockey.

 

[debil]

absolutely pathetic

 

[William H Bonney]

Is it me or does it look like he has a few before each broadcast?

I've never really seen FSN Detroit to know if this is the norm or not but it's embarrassing. I hope it's him enjoying the beer tent before showing up for work. I want to see the interviews but can't stand hearing him butcher everything.

 

[TheSituation]

The booing is embarrassing. Get over yourselves, Buffaloans (or whatever you call them)

 

[NYRSinceBirth]

All I saw was them defending their goalie after the american player kept slashing him after he already clearly held the puck.

Although I agree it's not cheap and they're doing what they should, I wouldn't cal one or two of those as 'clearly' covered.

 

[jcbio11]

The played to the whistle. That's hockey.

And Slovaks got a bit physical with them to show they won't take lightly to their goalie being tampered with. I just don't see how they were resorting to cheap shots, as the poster called it.

 

[William H Bonney]

D'Amigo is way too careless with the puck this tournament so far.

 

[TheSituation]

What a shot by Coyle.

 

[William H Bonney]

What a shot by Coyle, although I'm not sure what the goalie was doing there. He's really stepped up his game tonight.

Much better PP. Great movement.

 

[jcbio11]

Goalie looked like a statue on that one...