WC QROUND: May 6 GDT - USA vs. Finland

[Kain]

Match: USA vs. Finland
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[Shack]

My predict:

USA 3 - 1 FIN

 

[Pepper]

If Finland plays like they did against Sweden, it could get ugly.

4-2 USA

 

[mikkoz]

Im again opitmistic 1-3 Finns will win.

 

[Wisent]

Lets just hope it will be a better performance of the Finns as what they showed against Sweden.

 

[DaveG]

USA 3
Finland 2

 

[VanIslander]

Im again opitmistic 1-3 Finns will win.

If the guy in your avatar was playing, your team would win. Tikkanen was as clutch as they get.

2-1 USA final on a goal by Knuble.

But anyone who is confident about the outcome should place a big bet and become a rich man. The result is far from clear with the up-and-down play of both teams in this tournament.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Team USA probably would have been better served ONLY selecting players who played this past season, most likely in Europe.

This will be tough although the US doesn't traditionally have problems with the Finns. They'll have bigger problems with the Swedes, although they shouldn't have any problem with the Ukraine.

I bet 3-2 for the US in an often ugly (skillwise) match.

 

[Cono]

5-1 for Finland.

 

[mikkoz]

This will be tough although the US doesn't traditionally have problems with the Finns.

I cant let this pass, when did US last beat the Finns?

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

3- 2 USA win

 

[Padawan]

Unfortunately I don't think Team Finland can't beat Team USA this time. I'll say 4-1 for Team USA. Team Finland sucked big time against Team Sweden and I fear the same thing is going on still.

 

[Rupert Giles]

I have a feeling Finland will win this one, I say 4-2!

 

[RorschachWJK]

3-3 tie.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Re:

I cant let this pass, when did US last beat the Finns?

Like when they "traditionally" beat Finland to advance into the gold medal game at last years world cup?

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

re:

3-3 tie.

I dunno... I think Finland will play better with Backstrom in net. I don't want to call the score.. but I think it will be interesting.

 

[psycho_dad*]

Like when they "traditionally" beat Finland to advance into the gold medal game at last years world cup?

heheh...yeah, I'm trying to think back when USA would have won Finland in the world championships. I am probably forgetting a bunch of losses, but the last one I remember was like -91 in Finland?

Of course I am forgetting some games, but still....I don't think it's very traditional at all that USA beats Finland in world championships.

Not that it really has anything to do with tonights game.

 

[pihinalle]

I think USA beat Finland in -97 in Finland. This time it'll be 1-4 for Finland.

 

[Riddarn]

Finland 4
USA 2

Jarko Ruutu with the hat trick.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Re:

Finland 4
USA 2

Jarko Ruutu with the hat trick.

Now that's funny!

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I think a few of the offensive players on the U.S. who are playing offensively thaw out. I say 4-1 U.S.

 

[f1nn]

10-0 finland

nope not a homer

 

[Padawan]

I wonder if Erkka Westerlund have been allowing Juhani Tamminen to say few words to the team. No doubt "Tami" has been trying.

Tami has once said: "Don't ever give up when you've been disappointing. Surviving from a crisis is based on three phases: Stop. Analyze. Make a judgment call. Move on." Hopefully Team Finland has a huge belief of what they are doing.

 

[FLYLine27*]

4-2 Us

 

[wassup77]

5-2 Usa