DRW Dominance 255 Report post Posted January 2, 2016 yes after watching Canada/finland, the Detroit/buffalo game was absolutely horrendous to watch. way to slow and methodical....like watching robots play. no longer is there creativity. too much system play and not enough just play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted January 2, 2016 To Pee or not to pee http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=795471 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted January 2, 2016 Here we go home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt198913 932 Report post Posted January 3, 2016 So long Canada Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Berzeench 310 Report post Posted January 3, 2016 Ohhhhhh Canada, go home to your native land... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted January 3, 2016 I'm not a good Canadian, I find it more entertaining when Canada loses. It makes for much better sports talk radio 1 twopups reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YouFoo 41 Report post Posted January 3, 2016 There seems to be few 2nd or 3rd gen players in this tournament whos dad was pro level player, Kapanen & Tkachuk, who else? McInnis and the Nylanders aswell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted January 3, 2016 I'm not a good Canadian, I find it more entertaining when Canada loses. It makes for much better sports talk radio Most level headed Canadians knew this team wasn't very good. Next year they will be a lot better but the year after that doesn't look too good right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanBarnes! 293 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 McInnis and the Nylanders aswellAnd Donato. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miksteri 55 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 And Donato. Saarela and Tuulola, whos dad played over 900 games in the finnish league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Starting to question the ref bias to Finland a little bit. One thing I hate about this tournament is the reffing is always bad. These knockout games shouldn't be a special teams fest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miksteri 55 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 But its ok when when the games are in north america and home teams get away with murder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Reffing is just as bad in North America. I don't like watching elimination hockey with 10-15 penalties. I understand when the game is getting rough and players could get hurt but their usually ridiculous calls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) What a game, feel bad for Soderstrom that guy put on a show. The finish top line really is something else but they got a bit lucky in this game could have gone either way. The atmosphere at those WJC games is also better than the suit dominated quiet NHL atmosphere but boy that Englund penalty was a tough call. Refs didn't need to call that but sadly this is european style and a big reason why european hockey isn't as physical as it could be. Both Sweden and Finland aren't huge countries but the amount of talent they produce is just outstanding and never fails to amaze me year after year. Edited January 4, 2016 by frankgrimes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miksteri 55 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Sweden produces a lot of big players, most seem to be 6ft and taller, finnish players are usually a lot smaller but slightly faster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Laine would look good in red and white sadly I don't think he will last long come draft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanBarnes! 293 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Terrible last period by team Sweden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 I haven't watched Russia play at all. I hear Svechnikov has been a disappointment? Does somebody have a good analysis of Red Wings prospects? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Terrible last period by team Sweden. Agreed they couldn't figure out how to generate chances the only real chance was that bomb in the last seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miksteri 55 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Agreed they couldn't figure out how to generate chances the only real chance was that bomb in the last seconds. Swedes did their usual sleepwalk to semis without any struggle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotorCityMadness 388 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 So Russia vs Finland for gold? Not sure how to score this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 Pretty good for us that our two most important non-pro prospects are playing for gold. Should go a long way in their development Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 I know I'm likely in the minority here but I'm still not very high on Saarijarvi. He's a good puck moving defenseman but I'm not sure he will ever be able to hack it in the NHL. He really hasn't impressed me a whole lot in this tournament. Like Hicketts, he lacks a ton of size, especially for a defenseman. However, I think "Jumbo Joe" has a better shot at making the Wings some day than "Mini Vili". Hicketts just plays a lot bigger in my opinion, and he never shys away from the physical play. He always goes into the corners against bigger players and more often than not comes away with the puck. He is very strong for his size. Svechnikov hasn't exactly ripped up the tournament either, but I think he has played really well despite not having a single point. He's still the non-pro prospect that I'm most excited about. Holmstrom had a really good tournament too but I think Svech is the better player with a much higher ceiling. I hope he gets himself a couple points in the gold medal game today. Non Red Wings related - Puljujarvi is unreal, 15 points in 6 games so far. He'll go top 3 for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Berzeench 310 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 What a game, feel bad for Soderstrom that guy put on a show. The finish top line really is something else but they got a bit lucky in this game could have gone either way. The atmosphere at those WJC games is also better than the suit dominated quiet NHL atmosphere but boy that Englund penalty was a tough call. Refs didn't need to call that but sadly this is european style and a big reason why european hockey isn't as physical as it could be. Both Sweden and Finland aren't huge countries but the amount of talent they produce is just outstanding and never fails to amaze me year after year. Why does/should it amaze you? Canada, Finland, and Sweden are all relatively affluent nations at the correct latitudes to produce good hockey players. It should amaze you if those countries were consistently producing good surfers. You should really EXPECT good hockey players to come out of Scandanavia. No surprise to me that these wj games and other national tournaments often feature Sweden and Finland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 Sarijaarvii has a very high hockey IQ and awareness which makes it possible to make a career even though he's small (surprised at his size in the tourney, didn't look that small) he reminds me of Brian Rafalski Hicketts is small and low skill who uses a physical element to his game. Hard to transfer that against huge men in the NHL. Ah yes but the intangibles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites