WJC Thread/Leafs at WJC

[MyBudJT]

Samuel Ersson allowed a goal through his arm in the Sweden game just like Dipietro and Is a bigger goalie. It was just a freak goal.

Luukkonen is a 6'5 goalie and allowed a goal in the top shelf similar to the 2nd goal on Dipietro except his want even redirected.

Sure a bigger goalie takes up more net but trying to say that had Dipietro been a couple inches taller he would have stopped it is ridiculous. He played a Fantastic tournament and was awarded the best player for Canada for good reason. Finland won because they worked harder than us in OT and got 2 lucky bounces their way.

To suggest that a smaller goalie isn't at a disadvantage is ridiculous... I can't believe you're trying to suggest otherwise...

 

[saltming]

That's a western, non-religious view of karma, and certainly not the original eastern one.

Actually it's the Tibetan Buddhist view of it.
They believe that karma exists in our actions and choices at every moment as long as it is ego driven hence the need to become enlightened to transcend ego and escape karma
Edit
This does not exclude past or future lives

 

[ULF_55]

Wasn't Finland the better team?
Twice?

Russia looks formidable.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Threads like this is why you have 19 year olds like Ian Mitchell crying while apologizing to all of Canada for letting them down.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Karma is omnipresent and irrespective of time or incarnations.

And also a b..ch at times, at least I hope so.

 

[saltming]

And also a b..ch at times, at least I hope so.

Oh it's tenacious as a dog with a bone. If you don't resolve it it will keep biting you in the ass

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

To suggest that a smaller goalie isn't at a disadvantage is ridiculous... I can't believe you're trying to suggest otherwise...

I acknowledged in the 3rd paragraph that a bigger goalie takes up more net but I also gave you 2 examples from yesterdays games of 2 bigger goalies that were scored on almost identically.

 

[MyBudJT]

I acknowledged in the 3rd paragraph that a bigger goalie takes up more net but I also gave you 2 examples from yesterdays games of 2 bigger goalies that were scored on almost identically.

Well, no shit... All goaltenders get scored on...

 

[Mr Hockey]

 

[Duffman955]

With a rat like Comtois as captain, Im not surprised Canada lost.

 

[Nithoniniel]

I acknowledged in the 3rd paragraph that a bigger goalie takes up more net but I also gave you 2 examples from yesterdays games of 2 bigger goalies that were scored on almost identically.

You know better than me, but my feeling is that a lot of smaller goaltenders are quicker on the skates. So while they might be smaller, they can use their skating to challenge the shooter further out and therefor cut off as much of the angle as the bigger goaltender?

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

You know better than me, but my feeling is that a lot of smaller goaltenders are quicker on the skates. So while they might be smaller, they can use their skating to challenge the shooter further out and therefor cut off as much of the angle as the bigger goaltender?

When you are smaller it just means that you use speed to make up for your size or a difference in technique/stance to make yourself bigger. Smaller goalies get around the crease quicker and seal the ice quicker.

It's the same thing with the equipment changes. Everyone thought that shorter pads was gonna result in more goals but it just made them faster and helped with not hindering movement. I know when I went with smaller pads it helped my game. Goalies just adapt and play to their strengths.

 

[nsleaf]

No such thing as Karma. It's BS.

 

[sxvnert]

How bad was the rest of the team in practice shoutout attempts? His best guy’s big move was just skate it in and shoot at the goalie’s pad.

Its obvious he froze under the pressure.

 

[saltming]

No such thing as Karma. It's BS.

No such thing as BS

 

[nsleaf]

No such thing as BS

Then why you BSing now?

 

[saltming]

Then why you BSing now?

Just trying to help with your karma

 

[HamiltonNHL]

When a team that starts with K goes further in the World Juniors .... you has a bad year.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Finns were lucky as shit to win that game lol

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

When a team that starts with K goes further in the World Juniors .... you has a bad year.

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Not sure if serious...

 

[notDatsyuk]

When a team that starts with K goes further in the World Juniors .... you has a bad year.

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Considering that Kazakhstan is playing to avoid relegation to a lower level, I think it's a good thing the Canadian team isn't in that situation.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Finns were lucky as **** to win that game lol

Finland outplayed Canada for most of the game, and DiPietro was the main reason Canada didn't lose in regulation.

Like it or not, Finland is producing some of the best players in the world right now, which is why they have won two of the last five WJCs (the same number as Canada), and have eliminated Canada twice in four years.

 

[egd27]

I don't like the "pick a player" for penalty shots. I would just choose whoever gets infracted. It puts even more pressure on whoever you select. Can get in their head.

I don't know how you chalk up that loss to anything other than karma & bad luck

While they were unlucky, Finland played as well (if not better) and it was an even game. IMO, chalking it up to luck isn't fair to the game the Finns played.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Finland outplayed Canada for most of the game, and DiPietro was the main reason Canada didn't lose in regulation.

Like it or not, Finland is producing some of the best players in the world right now, which is why they have won two of the last five WJCs (the same number as Canada), and have eliminated Canada twice in four years.

Not really, the Finns were just chasing a lead trying not to get eliminated, Finns goalie made some great saves during the game.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Not really, the Finns were just chasing a lead trying not to get eliminated, Finns goalie made some great saves during the game.

Yes, Luukkonen was good too, but he didn't have as many hard saves to make as DiPietro. I don't see how anyone who watched the game can think the Finns weren't the better team, but if you do, that's ok with me.