WC SF: May 14 GDT - Russia vs. Canada

[Vinceee]

He's got a point, though. I'm not saying that Canada won because of the ref, I'm just saying that some of the penalties were insane. And Thornton NOT getting one for spearing Afinogenov?

Again I'm pointing out what I said first: I am NOT suggesting that Canada won because of the ref.

The ref sucked i agree... but everybody forgot about the goal they stole to canada... it was clearly not an offside

Some of the people here are whining about some stupid penalties but nobody complain about the goal they refused....

 

[Vikke]

The ref sucked i agree... but everybody forgot about the goal they stole to canada... it was clearly not an offside

Some of the people here are whining about some stupid penalties but nobody complain about the goal they refused....

True. When I first saw the goal, I was sure it was offside, though. But after viewing the replay, I wasn't so sure. But the linesman has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

 

[Backin72]

True. When I first saw the goal, I was sure it was offside, though. But after viewing the replay, I wasn't so sure. But the linesman has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

Same goes for calling penalties.

 

[Vinceee]

True. When I first saw the goal, I was sure it was offside, though. But after viewing the replay, I wasn't so sure. But the linesman has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

Well... well...

Same for penalties... the ref has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

 

[mr gib]

True. When I first saw the goal, I was sure it was offside, though. But after viewing the replay, I wasn't so sure. But the linesman has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

if he was in the right position he would have got it right

 

[PepeBostones]

CONGRATS TO TEAM CANADA!


I AM SO HAPPY, WHAT A TEAM, IT'S ALSO VERY SPECIAL WHEN CANADA BEAT
RUSSIA. TOO MUCH OF RUSSIA AND THEIR GOLD MEDALS CAME WHEN CANADA
WASN'T ALLOWED TO SEND NHL PLAYERS TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONCHIPS. NOT EVEN AHL PLAYERS. THEN THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT CANADA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE 8 (EIGHT) PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. LIKE RUSSIA
THE CZECHOSLOVAKIA TEAM WAS EQUALLY PROFESSIONAL AS THE ONLY THING THEY WAS PLAYING HOCKEY. GO TEAM CANADA GO GET THE GOLD, SHOW THE HOCKEY WORLD AGAIN YOU HAVE THE BEST HOCKEY PROGRAM, THE BEST COACHES AND STAFF, THE BEST GOALIE, THE BEST DEFENSEMEN, THE BEST FORWARDS, THE BEST TEAM OR COUNTRY IN HOCKEY. SEND OUT THE TEAM CANADA JUNIORS AND THEY ARE AWESOME WINNING THE WORLD JR CHAMPIONCHIPS. (THE DREAM TEAM OF JUNIOR HOCKEY, C PATRICE BERGERON, C JEFF CARTER, D DION PHANEUF, C MIKE RICHARDS, D BRAYDON COBURN, LW SIDNEY CROSBY AND THE LIST GOES ON). SEND OUT THE BIG TEAM, SEND OUT THE BIG GUYS, C JOE THORNTON, LW RICK NASH, G MARTIN BRODEUR, LW RYAN SMYTH, LW-RW SIMON GAGNE, D WADE REDDEN, IN THIS TOURNAMENT NOT TO MENTION THE REAL WORLD CUP WON BY OF COURSE, TEAM CANADA, LAST FALL. OF COURSE CANADA HAD THE TWO BEST DEFENSEMEN IN ERIC BREWER AND SCOTT NIEDERMAYER, THEY HAD THE BEST CHECKING LINE OF ANY COUNTRIES, CHECKING LINE. WELL THEY DID MORE THAN SHUTDOWN THE OPPONENTS TOP LINE. C JOE THORNTON COULD HAVE BEEN THE HERO AGAINST CZECH REP AS HIS SHOT WAS JUST WIDE. RW SHANE DOAN SCORED THE CUP WINNER ASSISTED BY BIG JOE. LW KRIS DRAPER ALSO WERE SUPER AS EVERY PLAYER MENTIONED
HERE THAT WAS PLAYING THAT TOURNAMENT INCLUDING C JOE SAKIC, G ROBERTO LUONGO, LW BRENDEN MORROW, RW JAROME IGINLA, LW DANY HEATLEY AND LIST GOES ON.....

ONCE AGAIN A BIG CONGRATS TO CANADA AND IT'S WONDERFUL COUNTRY AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I DO NOT THINK THEY LET THIS SLIP AWAY, CZCECH REPUBLIC OR SWEDEN. DOESN'T MATTER. CANADA WINS. JOE THORNTON WIN THE SCORING RACE WITH RICK NASH AND SIMON GAGNE RIGHT BEHIND. MARTIN BRODEUR JOINS THEM FOR THE FIRST ALL STAR TEAM. ONE OF THEM WILL BE TOURNAMENT MVP & BEST PLAYER. (I SAY BIG JOE THORNTON) BUT I LOVE NASH AND BRODEUR AND GAGNE AND SMYTH AND .....TOO.

NOW GET ON WITH THE NHL, I AM WAITING.
PEPPE BOSTON BRUINS
SWEDEN

WHEN IT COMES TO HEART AND HOCKEY ORGANIZATIONS, CANADA IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE EUROPEANS, USA ALSO HAS A GOOD CONCEPT AND IT SHOWS. RUSSIA COMES IN THIRD BUT THEIR KIDS ARE BURNED OUT AND BORED OF HOCKEY BY THE AGE THEY REACH JUNIOR A. SWEDEN IS SIMPLY THE WORST IN THIS ASPECT.

 

[Backin72]

True. When I first saw the goal, I was sure it was offside, though. But after viewing the replay, I wasn't so sure. But the linesman has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

Same goes for calling penalties.

Well... well...

Same for penalties... the ref has to make the call in half a second, so he can't really be blamed for it.

Anyone care to comment?

 

[Vikke]

Sure.

I don't know why or what, but somehow I think there's a slight difference.

 

[Jovo Cop]

I dont know about the NHL ..i wouldnt mind an entire season of international hockey

 

[Backin72]

Sure.

I don't know why or what, but somehow I think there's a slight difference.

There's no difference. Most infractions happen in a split second, the ones that don't, are blatant and no one questions the call.

 

[wilka91*]

CONGRATS TO TEAM CANADA!


I AM SO HAPPY, WHAT A TEAM, IT'S ALSO VERY SPECIAL WHEN CANADA BEAT
RUSSIA. TOO MUCH OF RUSSIA AND THEIR GOLD MEDALS CAME WHEN CANADA
WASN'T ALLOWED TO SEND NHL PLAYERS TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONCHIPS. NOT EVEN AHL PLAYERS. THEN THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT CANADA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE 8 (EIGHT) PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. LIKE RUSSIA
THE CZECHOSLOVAKIA TEAM WAS EQUALLY PROFESSIONAL AS THE ONLY THING THEY WAS PLAYING HOCKEY. GO TEAM CANADA GO GET THE GOLD, SHOW THE HOCKEY WORLD AGAIN YOU HAVE THE BEST HOCKEY PROGRAM, THE BEST COACHES AND STAFF, THE BEST GOALIE, THE BEST DEFENSEMEN, THE BEST FORWARDS, THE BEST TEAM OR COUNTRY IN HOCKEY. SEND OUT THE TEAM CANADA JUNIORS AND THEY ARE AWESOME WINNING THE WORLD JR CHAMPIONCHIPS. (THE DREAM TEAM OF JUNIOR HOCKEY, C PATRICE BERGERON, C JEFF CARTER, D DION PHANEUF, C MIKE RICHARDS, D BRAYDON COBURN, LW SIDNEY CROSBY AND THE LIST GOES ON). SEND OUT THE BIG TEAM, SEND OUT THE BIG GUYS, C JOE THORNTON, LW RICK NASH, G MARTIN BRODEUR, LW RYAN SMYTH, LW-RW SIMON GAGNE, D WADE REDDEN, IN THIS TOURNAMENT NOT TO MENTION THE REAL WORLD CUP WON BY OF COURSE, TEAM CANADA, LAST FALL. OF COURSE CANADA HAD THE TWO BEST DEFENSEMEN IN ERIC BREWER AND SCOTT NIEDERMAYER, THEY HAD THE BEST CHECKING LINE OF ANY COUNTRIES, CHECKING LINE. WELL THEY DID MORE THAN SHUTDOWN THE OPPONENTS TOP LINE. C JOE THORNTON COULD HAVE BEEN THE HERO AGAINST CZECH REP AS HIS SHOT WAS JUST WIDE. RW SHANE DOAN SCORED THE CUP WINNER ASSISTED BY BIG JOE. LW KRIS DRAPER ALSO WERE SUPER AS EVERY PLAYER MENTIONED
HERE THAT WAS PLAYING THAT TOURNAMENT INCLUDING C JOE SAKIC, G ROBERTO LUONGO, LW BRENDEN MORROW, RW JAROME IGINLA, LW DANY HEATLEY AND LIST GOES ON.....

ONCE AGAIN A BIG CONGRATS TO CANADA AND IT'S WONDERFUL COUNTRY AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I DO NOT THINK THEY LET THIS SLIP AWAY, CZCECH REPUBLIC OR SWEDEN. DOESN'T MATTER. CANADA WINS. JOE THORNTON WIN THE SCORING RACE WITH RICK NASH AND SIMON GAGNE RIGHT BEHIND. MARTIN BRODEUR JOINS THEM FOR THE FIRST ALL STAR TEAM. ONE OF THEM WILL BE TOURNAMENT MVP & BEST PLAYER. (I SAY BIG JOE THORNTON) BUT I LOVE NASH AND BRODEUR AND GAGNE AND SMYTH AND .....TOO.

NOW GET ON WITH THE NHL, I AM WAITING.
PEPPE BOSTON BRUINS
SWEDEN

WHEN IT COMES TO HEART AND HOCKEY ORGANIZATIONS, CANADA IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE EUROPEANS, USA ALSO HAS A GOOD CONCEPT AND IT SHOWS. RUSSIA COMES IN THIRD BUT THEIR KIDS ARE BURNED OUT AND BORED OF HOCKEY BY THE AGE THEY REACH JUNIOR A. SWEDEN IS SIMPLY THE WORST IN THIS ASPECT.

this is by far the funniest thing I've read since coming to this forum

hilarious!

 

[Vikke]

There's no difference. Most infractions happen in a split second, the ones that don't, are blatant and no one questions the call.

I know, but I still feel there's a little difference. Can't put my finger on what, though.

 

[Oil_slick9416*]

Anyone care to comment?

Owned.

 

[Vikke]

Owned.

It's not about getting "owned" or anything. At least not for me. I'm just trying to have a nice discussion here. If you want to join, be my guest. If you're going to post stuff like that, do it somewhere else.

 

[octopi]

Man, if the Russians ever got a real goaltender to show up at international fixtures...

Well, Khabibulin and Nabokov don't seem up to it. I say bring Tretiak
out of retirement, he might be 52, but he probably can't do any worse than Sokolov did.

 

[wilka91*]

Well, Khabibulin and Nabokov don't seem up to it. I say bring Tretiak
out of retirement, he might be 52, but he probably can't do any worse than Sokolov did.

LOL

Seriously if Nabokov's wife wasn't sick, he would have played. It's just bad luck. I hope his wife gets well!

 

[octopi]

LOL

Seriously if Nabokov's wife wasn't sick, he would have played. It's just bad luck. I hope his wife gets well!

Does anyone know what she's sick with? (Not that its any of my business, I guess)

On a separate note, who do I have to kill to get Igor Larionov coaching the Russian team? Or, heck, captaining the team?

 

[Slick Nick]

and by the way Russia is considered to be in asia not europe

That's what they think in Texas?

 

[Sonny Lamateena]

The officiating wasn't great today, but the real reason Russia lost was they weren't ready to play when the puck was dropped. The Russian team in the second half of the game deserved to win, too bad the Russian team in the first half of the game spotted Canada a 4 goal lead. On the flip side Canada let their game slip after getting the big lead, hopefully they can put in a full 60 minutes against the Czechs because the way Jagr and Czechs hustle, they will need it.

 

[syc]

Whining about what?

Everything.

 

[wilka91*]

The officiating wasn't great today, but the real reason Russia lost was they weren't ready to play when the puck was dropped. The Russian team in the second half of the game deserved to win, too bad the Russian team in the first half of the game spotted Canada a 4 goal lead. On the flip side Canada let their game slip after getting the big lead, hopefully they can put in a full 60 minutes against the Czechs because the way Jagr and Czechs hustle, they will need it.

It's always been like this ... they're never ready, always getting scored on early and trying to rally but usually it doesn't work.

 

[zamboni]

CONGRATS TO TEAM CANADA!


I AM SO HAPPY, WHAT A TEAM, IT'S ALSO VERY SPECIAL WHEN CANADA BEAT
RUSSIA. TOO MUCH OF RUSSIA AND THEIR GOLD MEDALS CAME WHEN CANADA
WASN'T ALLOWED TO SEND NHL PLAYERS TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONCHIPS. NOT EVEN AHL PLAYERS. THEN THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT CANADA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE 8 (EIGHT) PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. LIKE RUSSIA
THE CZECHOSLOVAKIA TEAM WAS EQUALLY PROFESSIONAL AS THE ONLY THING THEY WAS PLAYING HOCKEY. GO TEAM CANADA GO GET THE GOLD, SHOW THE HOCKEY WORLD AGAIN YOU HAVE THE BEST HOCKEY PROGRAM, THE BEST COACHES AND STAFF, THE BEST GOALIE, THE BEST DEFENSEMEN, THE BEST FORWARDS, THE BEST TEAM OR COUNTRY IN HOCKEY. SEND OUT THE TEAM CANADA JUNIORS AND THEY ARE AWESOME WINNING THE WORLD JR CHAMPIONCHIPS. (THE DREAM TEAM OF JUNIOR HOCKEY, C PATRICE BERGERON, C JEFF CARTER, D DION PHANEUF, C MIKE RICHARDS, D BRAYDON COBURN, LW SIDNEY CROSBY AND THE LIST GOES ON). SEND OUT THE BIG TEAM, SEND OUT THE BIG GUYS, C JOE THORNTON, LW RICK NASH, G MARTIN BRODEUR, LW RYAN SMYTH, LW-RW SIMON GAGNE, D WADE REDDEN, IN THIS TOURNAMENT NOT TO MENTION THE REAL WORLD CUP WON BY OF COURSE, TEAM CANADA, LAST FALL. OF COURSE CANADA HAD THE TWO BEST DEFENSEMEN IN ERIC BREWER AND SCOTT NIEDERMAYER, THEY HAD THE BEST CHECKING LINE OF ANY COUNTRIES, CHECKING LINE. WELL THEY DID MORE THAN SHUTDOWN THE OPPONENTS TOP LINE. C JOE THORNTON COULD HAVE BEEN THE HERO AGAINST CZECH REP AS HIS SHOT WAS JUST WIDE. RW SHANE DOAN SCORED THE CUP WINNER ASSISTED BY BIG JOE. LW KRIS DRAPER ALSO WERE SUPER AS EVERY PLAYER MENTIONED
HERE THAT WAS PLAYING THAT TOURNAMENT INCLUDING C JOE SAKIC, G ROBERTO LUONGO, LW BRENDEN MORROW, RW JAROME IGINLA, LW DANY HEATLEY AND LIST GOES ON.....

ONCE AGAIN A BIG CONGRATS TO CANADA AND IT'S WONDERFUL COUNTRY AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I DO NOT THINK THEY LET THIS SLIP AWAY, CZCECH REPUBLIC OR SWEDEN. DOESN'T MATTER. CANADA WINS. JOE THORNTON WIN THE SCORING RACE WITH RICK NASH AND SIMON GAGNE RIGHT BEHIND. MARTIN BRODEUR JOINS THEM FOR THE FIRST ALL STAR TEAM. ONE OF THEM WILL BE TOURNAMENT MVP & BEST PLAYER. (I SAY BIG JOE THORNTON) BUT I LOVE NASH AND BRODEUR AND GAGNE AND SMYTH AND .....TOO.

NOW GET ON WITH THE NHL, I AM WAITING.
PEPPE BOSTON BRUINS
SWEDEN

WHEN IT COMES TO HEART AND HOCKEY ORGANIZATIONS, CANADA IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE EUROPEANS, USA ALSO HAS A GOOD CONCEPT AND IT SHOWS. RUSSIA COMES IN THIRD BUT THEIR KIDS ARE BURNED OUT AND BORED OF HOCKEY BY THE AGE THEY REACH JUNIOR A. SWEDEN IS SIMPLY THE WORST IN THIS ASPECT.

(backs away slowly)

 

[Canuck21t]

If anyone wants the Canadian avatar that I have, let me know.

The one I have right now is too big for non-sponsors, so if you aren't a sponsor and want it, I'll send you the smaller version.

We need to fill up the Canada bandwagon for the game tomorrow!

This has nothing to do with the game but I just can't help it, I just have to say that I hate your avatar. Why the Nike logo? It's so commercial, cold and it's American! The only thing Canadian with it are the colours.

 

[Mothra]

Russia is playing terrible. The fans are showing no civilization by throwing objects on the ice. Let's hope Ovechkin doesn't quit like he did in the WJC.

How unintelligent of you

 

[SSM12]

any video highlights?