GDT: Group B • Dec. 26 • Finland 2, United States 3 (OT)

[Hopper15]

Nice screen Coyle.

 

[Jussi]

Stupid stupid Pulkkinen

Like Pierre said, there was a turnover in the neutral zone, Pulkkinen had to cover for it. And they scored that goal basically 4-4...

 

[Dash22]

That is a big goal with no time left is this period.


USA!!!

 

[obsenssive*]

ffwwwwahahahahahah

the goal went and I was shocked to realize there was a crowd watching!

I have seen crowds of 1000 people louder than this!

 

[SLNP]

What a bomb by Faulk. Love that Sabres horn

 

[ChokeOnOil]

Thanks guys!

 

[TMLeafer]

How's D'Amigo looking folks?

 

[Wraparounds]

Hmm, I forgot NHLN carries the WJC.

Gary Thorne in HD or Pierre McGuire in CIF (Crappy Internet Feed).

Easy choice.

 

[KingLB]

ffwwwwahahahahahah

the goal went and I was shocked to realize there was a crowd watching!

I have seen crowds of 1000 people louder than this!

Must be all those Canadians sitting on their hands

 

[SLNP]

How's D'Amigo looking folks?

Created a nice shorthanded chance 2 on 1.

 

[HemskyToHall*]

How's D'Amigo looking folks?

Looked good on the penalty kill and created a decent 2 on 1 chance in which Zucker was robbed by Ortio.

 

[Semin]

I found it funny when Pierre mentioned Shattack st marys the first player he names is Zach Parise.

 

[Meichel Kane]

ffwwwwahahahahahah

the goal went and I was shocked to realize there was a crowd watching!

I have seen crowds of 1000 people louder than this!

Preliminary round against Finland wooooooo

 

[DaveG]

God do I love Justin Faulk. Just thinking about the Canes blueline here in 3 years... that's going to be nasty in all the right ways.

 

[Garyboy]

Pierre McGuire: "Bjugstad is so big, you could watch a movie on him" (or something like that)

"You could watch a movie on his back".

 

[In Exisle]

ffwwwwahahahahahah

the goal went and I was shocked to realize there was a crowd watching!

I have seen crowds of 1000 people louder than this!

You do realize that as a country Canada cares 8 billion times more about the WJC than the rest of the world, right?

In the US this tournament has a pretty small following of hardcore hockey fans and in the years we host a good portion of the crowd is probably locals seeing what the fuss is about.

 

[Garyboy]

I think the schedule was determined by the order of finish of last year's tournament.

Dvisions are. The sechedule is determined by the tournament organizers.

 

[Jussi]

Nice screen Coyle.

Manelius screened his own goalie.

 

[Garyboy]

U.S. looks good so far. I like their D better than Canada's. Leddy is playing a nice game.

Good overall team speed, pass the puck well, solid goaltending. Impressed so far.

 

[Rob]

You do realize that as a country Canada cares 8 billion times more about the WJC than the rest of the world, right?

In the US this tournament has a pretty small following of hardcore hockey fans and in the years we host a good portion of the crowd is probably locals seeing what the fuss is about.

No excuse for such a small showing. Didn't they adverstise during Sabres games at least?

 

[JUICEY*]

I'm still pissed the Hawks didn't draft Faulk.

Leddy, Olsen and Faulk would be nice. With Olsen and Faulk having that chemistry.

 

[Jussi]

We made far too many poor passes in the first period, only shots were on the pp, Pulkkinen and Vatanen basically. Powerplay was pretty much the only time Pulkkinen got a chance to shoot, didn't get much of the puck.

 

[KingLB]

No excuse for such a small showing. Didn't they adverstise during Sabres games at least?

???? What are you talking about?? Also have you ever seen a WJC that hasn't been in Canada?

 

[BuffaloPete]

No excuse for such a small showing. Didn't they adverstise during Sabres games at least?

Ticket sales this year for the entire tournament have already surpassed the sales for last year's tournament, and last year it was IN Canada.

I'm not going to pretend that people here are flocking to the USA games, but you need to understand, that most people in the US (especially outside Buffalo) have no idea what the Junior system is all about.
There is no television coverage here, unless you have NHL Network, and that's basically just a few hardcore fans.
And you're not going to get a ton of people for the preliminary round games unless it's Canada. So, say what you will, but there is quite some excitement in this area.

 

[Dash22]

No excuse for such a small showing. Didn't they adverstise during Sabres games at least?

Not all the games sold out last year and the tournament was in Canada, whats your point?