GDT: Quarter Final: Finland Vs United States | 11:30AM EST 5:30PM CET | FIN 1 - 0 USA

[ViD]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Finland takes Canada out in similar style

 

[Auto Pilot]

I know he had 5 points but Wahlstrom was so meh in this tournament.

He was like that at the U18s last year. In fact in the gold medal game against Canada he had two wide open nets to shoot at that Hughes set him up on he messed it up.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Brink was better than Caufield.

Is that because he actually had playing time?

 

[Jussi]

They produce plenty of offence

Not every age group.

 

[MoeTheHobo]

Not only can the Finns boast a couple years of adequacy at the u20s after decades of irrelevancy, they also churn out elite talent at the top of the draft like Kaapo "Should've Gone 1st" Kakko, Jesperi "#1C BTW" Kotkaniemi, Patrik "90 Goals" Laine, and Jesse "Monster of Kärpät" Puljujärvi. Move over, Canada!

I guess (ppg)Laine, Teräväinen, Aho, Barkov and Heiskanen didn't help to get your point across

 

[Cellee]

Not every age group.

I don't know the ins and outs of Canadian age group talent let alone Finland.

That goal they scored today was all high end skill

 

[DaJackal]

Wow, didn't think they would pull it off. My heart just had its toughest minutes this year after Saarela took the slashing penalty. (Weakish one, IMO, but according to rules, it was warranted.)

I hope Wahlstrom takes a breather after this tournament and thinks about things a bit. If he continues to play with that attitude, it will get him in trouble. He's young, it's not too late for him to change.

I missed most of 1st and 3rd periods; was USA just mediocre and played bad as a team or did Finland play that well? At least during the 2nd I think Finland was struggling quite a bit.

 

[PJM]

Saros is tiny and Rask is smallish.

Rask is as tall as I am 190 cm / 6'3". No one ever called me smallish, but then again I weight a lot more than Rask, so maybe it's that.

 

[SI90]

And most of Team Finland players are playing regularly against older and more experienced players than he does. He's nothing to them.

what the hell are you even talking about?

 

[Cellee]

Rask is as tall as I am 190 cm / 6'3". No one ever called me smallish, but then again I weight a lot more than Rask, so maybe it's that.

I swear the prerequisite for being a Finnish goalie is being 6'4

 

[hirawl]

Saros is tiny and Rask is smallish.

Yeah no. 6’2” is definitely not smallish.

 

[Jussi]

what the hell are you even talking about?

There's "playing against older players" and "there's playing against older players".

 

[Tanknation]

Don't be so insecure. Everyone follows their team's prospects on this board during the tournament. Assuming you are a Habs fan; don't you wish Caufield wasn't so terrible?

As terrible as Robertson was this past game? No
Anyway, he did not have a great tournament, most players on the US stunk it up.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Yeah no. 6’2” is definitely not smallish.

Ah, for some reason i remembered him to be a bit shorter.

 

[MoeTheHobo]

I didn't either. I was hoping both goaltenders would be named but understand if Oden was nodded for the Finns.

Knight and Oden mvps of the game

 

[hirawl]

Wow, didn't think they would pull it off. My heart just had its toughest minutes this year after Saarela took the slashing penalty. (Weakish one, IMO, but according to rules, it was warranted.)

I hope Wahlstrom takes a breather after this tournament and thinks about things a bit. If he continues to play with that attitude, it will get him in trouble. He's young, it's not too late for him to change.

I missed most of 1st and 3rd periods; was USA just mediocre and played bad as a team or did Finland play that well? At least during the 2nd I think Finland was struggling quite a bit.

The 3rd was all Finland. 1st period was pretty good from the Finns too.

The difference was gap control and zone exits. Finland was quite impressive re: both.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Totally predictable. USA always has one of the more skilled rosters but they always play terribly as a team. And the coaches always make baffling decisions.

 

[Tripod]

Is that because he actually had playing time?

Yes...Brink earned his playing time that he got...and should have gotten more. Cole was not noticeable at all this tourney.

Hell...today the only time I noticed Cole was when he and Wahlstrom played catch on the PP late in the game passing back and forth 5-7 times.

Don't get me wrong, players usage and icetime was a farce. But you also need to try and do something with the icetime you do get to get more. Cole didn't do that.....as a comparison,look at Zegra despite his low icetime in games.

 

[7even]

I guess (ppg)Laine, Teräväinen, Aho, Barkov and Heiskanen didn't help to get your point across

Shhhh

 

[Give and Go]

Just because you call it "typical" doesn't make it true

Just fact

 

[snipes]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Finland takes Canada out in similar style

Canada is way more physical and can bully teams in a way the Yanks can’t.

Lafreniere has some Gordie Howe and Ovi to his game in the corners. Don’t **** with him type thing.

Don’t worry, our lads have been scolded and are ready for a Gold rematch with our biggest rival.

 

[SabresSharks]

Think I'll head over to the USA Hockey site to see if they've got the "USA Clinches at Least 8th Place" headline up yet.

 

[SabresSharks]

Canada is way more physical and can bully teams in a way the Yanks can’t.

Lafreniere has some Gordie Howe and Ovi to his game in the corners. Don’t **** with him type thing.

You're forgetting Wahlstrom's elbows.

 

[FinPanda]

Canada is way more physical and can bully teams in a way the Yanks can’t.

Lafreniere has some Gordie Howe and Ovi to his game in the corners. Don’t **** with him type thing.

Don’t worry, our lads have been scolded and are ready for a Gold rematch with our biggest rival.

If some team can crush Canada's gold dreams, I think it's Finland.

 

[Cellee]

You're forgetting Wahlstrom's elbows.

Could you imagine being 19 in an environment like that and not throwing elbows?