WC QF: May 10th GDT - Canada Switzerland

[caseygraves]

TSN not showing the US/Finland game today? That should be a good one

I wanted to see that as welll... but i'll be in company meetings at that time anyway...

 

[bollos]

One of the benefits of being old and retired.....I get to watch all the games. Only prob is they are on kind of early here on the west coast (5am this morning)

 

[tsunami]

Very solid i'm impressed.Has good rebound control and couldn't do much on the goals that were scored on him.

Thanks mate, good to hear ! I am really wondering what will happen with him coming over to NA next season... I actually think he could become better than both Aebischer and Gerber, so we'll see in 2-3 years

 

[TheRealRazor]

I wanted to see that as welll... but i'll be in company meetings at that time anyway...

I'm pretty sure that TSN is showing it at 12:00 PM EST

 

[PeteWorrell]

Thanks mate, good to hear ! I am really wondering what will happen with him coming over to NA next season... I actually think he could become better than both Aebischer and Gerber, so we'll see in 2-3 years

He's already better than Aebischer.I don't know why but the guy has really regressed this year he has been horrible.

Hiller is the Anti-Aebischer right now excellent rebound control and positionally sound.

 

[svartgul]

bollos: Well next WC is really gonna suck for all of us over here, timewise.

 

[bollos]

I'm pretty sure that TSN is showing it at 12:00 PM EST

not according to their schedule on the tsn site:

http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=10162

 

[tsunami]

He's already better than Aebischer.I don't know why but the guy has really regressed this year he has been horrible.

Hiller is the Anti-Aebischer right now excellent rebound control and positionally sound.

Not quite agree - He had stretches this year when he was really good, and then some very very bad ones - His problem is consistency - One day he plays fantastic and the next one like ****, which makes it difficult to be a starter in the NHL

Hiller seems much more stable and like you said has excellent rebound control and positionning

 

[TheRealRazor]

not according to their schedule on the tsn site:

http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=10162

Hmm, yeah it's not on their schedule. My TV listings show a game on at that time on TSN, so we'll see, I guess.

 

[hdw]

Damn Swedish TV for not showing this game. They showed the Russia - Czech game. asswipes.

Canada - Sweden's gonna be a nice one. Last years semi was a killer. Sweden will ofcourse win again, but by a larger margin this time.

Erh?

It was on Viasat Sport 1.

As usual, all the games are distributed over Viasat's different channels, Tv3, Tv6 and Sports 1 depending on how important they are regarded.

 

[Crazyhorse]

Canada it is! I will really be looking forward to the game on saturday!

 

[CCCP]

Canada it is! Will really be looking forward to the game on saturday!

If team Russia goes to the finals I'll be rooting for team Canada because I would love to see Russia/Canada final.

 

[Chimpradamus]

One of the benefits of being old and retired.....I get to watch all the games. Only prob is they are on kind of early here on the west coast (5am this morning)

If you're old and retired, you should be up for the morning coffee by then. And if not, you're walking in European hockey fan shoes. I can't even count the nights and early mornings watching NHL or the World Cup in football (soccer) in some distant country across the globe.

 

[Leafer4Life]

Missed the first period, but saw the last 2, YAY Canada!

 

[hdw]

If you're old and retired, you should be up for the morning coffee by then. And if not, you're walking in European hockey fan shoes. I can't even count the nights and early mornings watching NHL or the World Cup in football (soccer) in some distant country across the globe.

Oh how I hate west coast games ...

East coast games normally start at 01:00 am, which can be handled, but Red Wings playing some surfing quacks at 04:30 in the morning ...

NHL should pass a rule that no game would be allowed to start later than 7:00 ET

 

[Chimpradamus]

Oh how I hate west coast games ...

East coast games normally start at 01:00 am, which can be handled, but Red Wings playing some surfing quacks at 04:30 in the morning ...

NHL should pass a rule that no game would be allowed to start later than 7:00 ET

Yeah, it'll kill you if you're a fan of a western conference team in Europe. It's almost impossible to watch them live. Luckily, I focus my fanship on an eastern conference team.

I've watched a couple of western conference playoff games. I can tell you I'm not happy when they go to multiple OT.

 

[Macman]

That was one horrible hockey game. It had about as much flow as maple syrup in January. The Swiss spent the whole game trapping, waiting for power plays and turnovers. Yuck.

 

[Kaizer]

Just got back from the game, the game was a bit boring actually but still few thoughts:
- Hiller was good and saved Switzerland a lot.
- Swiss players took realy unnecessary penalties and couldn't score when they had chances in 1st and 2nd period .
- Canada has a special guy who puts bottle with water on the goal's net
- Phaneuf had nice light green stick
- After tons of mistakes by swiss players crowd in my sector chanted "Give a puck to Malkin, give a puck to Malkin" when Switzerland had a puck.

 

[Macman]

Just got back from the game, the game was a bit boring actually but still few thoughts:
- Hiller was good and saved Switzerland a lot.
- Swiss players took realy unnecessary penalties and couldn't score when they had chances in 1st and 2nd period .
- Canada has a special guy who puts bottle with water on the goal's net
- Phaneuf had nice light green stick
- After tons of mistakes by swiss players crowd in my sector chanted "Give a puck to Malkin, give a puck to Malkin" when Switzerland had a puck.

What was the attendance? It didn't look like much from TV.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Hmm, yeah it's not on their schedule. My TV listings show a game on at that time on TSN, so we'll see, I guess.

Thats because Canada may have been involved in this game if the earlier games had a different outcome. Those are made in advance. The USA Finland game will not be on TV

 

[Kaizer]

What was the attendance? It didn't look like much from TV.

only quarter was full at best - too early at simple day, I guess.

 

[Macman]

only quarter was full at best - too early at simple day, I guess.

Thanks.

 

[Chimpradamus]

only quarter was full at best - too early at simple day, I guess.

Perhaps it also mattered that this was the most uneven QF on paper. People are more reluctant to pay for a game where they think Canada will destroy the Swiss (and a QF on the other side of the playoff tree by Russian eyes as well).

 

[Eagle Eye Cherry]

They are, the Swiss are playing a great game.

They did show up for this game though we didn't take the game. Full credit to guys like Goran Bezina, and Mark Streit! Jeanin was the probably the slickest player out there and to think, we are hearing talk of him going to the NHL soon!

 

[hdw]

They did show up for this game though we didn't take the game. Full credit to guys like Goran Bezina, and Mark Streit! Jeanin was the probably the slickest player out there and to think, we are hearing talk of him going to the NHL soon!

Unless he gets a better offer to stay in Switzerland.

And the times they are a'changing