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I think someone got the tip by the celebration but it was a nice move at the blue line and quick wrister to get the shot on net by Saarijarvi
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I think someone got the tip by the celebration but it was a nice move at the blue line and quick wrister to get the shot on net by Saarijarvi
Unfriendly Ghost
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I know I'm beating this drum pretty hard, but that was a total Brian Rafalski type play. Great poise at the line.
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Obe2kenobe
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jesus what a game. great hockey.
not that snoozfest from devils and wings
Ain't that the truth. Great game so far. Saarijarvi looked to take the lead and Russia ties it up with 6 seconds to go. Looking forward to OT.
BinCookin
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I don't think he's been invisible, though. He had an awesome chance this game, and he's been very consistently physical. He does a ton of work in the corners and in front of the net for his line. And from what I've seen, his lines have been pretty solid. He plays net front on the PP.Svechnikov invisible all tournament
That's why I brought up Abdelkader, because he gets trashed for not scoring a lot, but he definitely contributes in other ways. Svechnikov is doing the same thing, but getting zero credit. They're using him as a big, physical utility type guy, and I give him credit for taking that role and running with it. It's not really his thing, but he's trying to make it work.
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and look. Svechnikov on the first line out in OT. So it's not like his coach doesn't appreciate what he's been doing.
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Obe2kenobe
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO great great!! very happy now
Congrats to the Finns, great game! To win it on home ice has to be special.
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Sure would help our D if he panned out to be something close eh? Rafalski was naturally a little thicker though, like 194 at the same height. Vili is what about 24 pounds lighter, and Rafalski still had some trouble with the bigger players. Well see, fingers crossed, hes got skills though...
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gifs didn't show the fake shot very well from Saarijarvi, but here's a vine
https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/684476803348611073
https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/684476803348611073
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Normally the Finnish powerplay had Juolevi on the 1st unit and Saarijärvi on the 2nd. On that final powerplay Saarijärvi was put on with the 1st unit and continued with the 2nd, a double shift (2 mins) resulting in the 3-2 goal. Nice vote of confidence from the coach, especially when Juolevi has been fantastic all tournament long. Very strong game from Saarijärvi tonight especially in the off.zone, congrats to him!
Svechnikov showed some good stuff too. One great chance on which he deked out the D and shot a backhander. The penalty he took was questionable.
Svechnikov showed some good stuff too. One great chance on which he deked out the D and shot a backhander. The penalty he took was questionable.
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BinCookin
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GOLD IT IS!
congrats Henkka, Finland deserved it by who they beat!
Also to Guru: I was only boxscore watching on svechnikov. Thanks for the ingame info (actual play analysis)
Unfriendly Ghost
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Yeah, definitely think Abdelkader. Big, a little slow of foot, very physical. He has much more skill than Abby, but didn't get a lot of chances to show it. Felt like he never had the puck. His style didn't really work in this tournament, overall. Teams were very fast, and he would take the puck away from a defender and lose it to a backchecking forward. Played net front on the PP, but they didn't use him as an option like the Wings do with Abby. They didn't try for tips or deflections or rebounds off of point shots, so he was basically decorative. You also can't enter the blue paint in international hockey, so it's not clear what good a net front presence on the PP is.
GoAwayDanCleary
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To be honest I don't think Shvechnikov was very good at all. Very forgettable tournament for him-his production matched his play on the ice. Still have very high hopes for him... definitely think he enjoys the smaller ice with that frame.
