GDT: Group E • May 7 • Finland 2, Slovakia 1

[Panopticon]

Stupid... stupid...

And how can the Finnish PK suck so much?

 

[MaNNe]

Stupid... stupid...

And how can the Finnish PK suck so much?

One word Kukkonen...

Finland is outclassed 10-0 no freaking way in hell we'll have a chance to win this. And we need like 30+ shots per goal anyways. I'm rooting for Slovakia anyways Finland needs to NOT make the quarter finals so i don't have to see Jalonen's face ever again. Lose this in regulation and that'll be it since Finland has zero chances against Russia.

Atleast we have Pyörälä in the first line!!

 

[Caz]

Ok, we knew SVK would come hard in the beginning. We handled that apparently with the slow start
offense, but I don't want to see my team play like that the whole game. Our game is based on speed.

edit: And SVK defense is neither fast nor enduring. We need the speed to wear them out as soon as possible. We have it, we should use it.

I'm also pissed about the penalty where SVK scored (the call was good and the goal was nice, no talk about those), but c'mon coaches. I think our school system was good enough to teach simple counting from 1 to 5 already when the coaches were in the preliminary school. This kind of rookie mistakes are unacceptable in the most important game until now.

 

[QnebO]

When did Slovakia became a trap team? We should try to get our forecheck going, but Slovakia slows the game speed down and traps the play. Better dumps on better forecheck!

 

[Latex*]

BTW what the **** was Pyörälä doing in that goal

 

[Panopticon]

When did Slovakia became a trap team?

That's trademark Hanlon hockey. But let's not focus on that. It's not the trap that makes Finland suck. It's just an easy excuse.

 

[cenas*]

BTW what the fu** was Pyörälä doing in that goal

He was sucking. Its a miracle he is paid to play, he is the poor mans Miettinen, which is just insane if you think about how plain Miettinen is..

 

[TeppoWinnipeg]

Ok, we knew SVK would come hard in the beginning. We handled that apparently with the slow start offense, but I don't want to see my team play like that the whole game. Our game is based on speed.

I'm also pissed about the penalty where SVK scored (the call was good and the goal was nice, no talk about those), but c'mon coaches. I think our school system was good enough to teach simple counting from 1 to 5 already when the coaches were in the preliminary school. This kind of rookie mistakes are unacceptable in the most important game until now.

How was the too many players penalty coaches fault??

 

[PJM]

When did Slovakia became a trap team?

Their head coach is Glen Hanlon. It would be a miracle if they weren't. The contrast is huge. Slovakia used to be an entertaining team to watch, but now they are like Belarus but just with more skilled players.

 

[Jussi]

When did Slovakia became a trap team? We should try to get our forecheck going, but Slovakia slows the game speed down and traps the play. Better dumps on better forecheck!

Two words: Glen Hanlon

 

[Caz]

When did Slovakia became a trap team?

When Hanlon started as their coach.

 

[PapaQ]

Finland should start playing, if they want to win this. Or are they really this bad?

 

[Caz]

How was the too many players penalty coaches fault??

They know the pair of the player who switches. Of course the player needs to make sure his switch is good, but the the coach playing the offense or the coach playing the defense needs to be alert as the backup for that if the players make mistakes in the process.

 

[Latex*]

Väänänen has been awesome so far in this tournament.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

When Hanlon started as their coach.

I´m pretty sure Ján Filc coached Slovakia during the 2010 Olympics.

 

[Erathian]

Oh my...Granlund...

 

[Latex*]

Lol Granny..

 

[Panopticon]

Slovaks got away with a few there, but fortunately got called eventually...

 

[TeppoWinnipeg]

They know the pair of the player who switches. Of course the player needs to make sure his switch is good, but the the coach playing the offense or the coach playing the defense needs to be alert as the backup for that if the players make mistakes in the process.

Too many players on the ice is rarely coaches fault. Players know who they are changing with and they make mistakes sometimes. The reason that happened was because Komarov or who ever was coming of the ice collided with a slovakian player on center ice..

 

[Caz]

Jesus Juti is BIG. He sure likes his sausages on the bbq.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

Slovaks got away with a few there, but fortunately got called eventually...

Finns got away with highsticking on Marcel Hossa in the 1st....

 

[Latex*]

Juti's suit is not big enough lmao!

 

[Like Wall]

It "snows" today on Finnish goalie

 

[Jussi]

Jesus Juti is BIG. He sure likes his sausages on the bbq.

NY RILLATAAN!

Nice powerplay we have. Lack of rightys is disheartening.

 

[Caz]

Too many players on the ice is rarely coaches fault. Players know who they are changing with and they make mistakes sometimes. The reason that happened was because Komarov or who ever was coming of the ice collided with a slovakian player on center ice..

As I said, the off coach or respectively def coach is the backup for that. The commotion was caused by the fall of a player indeed, but the off/def coach should've been alert and not let the switch go out. Simple.