[GDT] 2016 WJC: Round Robin Day 1. Tournament starts at 5AM. Canada vs USA 11AM. TSN

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Ollas Mattson with a goal.

Kylington who?

[cofias]

Goal for Ollas Mattsson! Carried it out of his own zone, sent it towards the front of the goal and a Swiss player directs it into his own net.

[getbak]

AOM! I didn't realized how tall he is... or are all the other Swedes really short?

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by getbak

AOM! I didn't realized how tall he is... or are all the other Swedes really short?

6'4, 210 apparently. Tall fella. Loves hitting.

Maybe Regehr 2.0?

[cofias]

Originally Posted by getbak

AOM! I didn't realized how tall he is... or are all the other Swedes really short?

Asplund is 5'11" so average height. Ollas Mattsson listed as 6'4", think that might be an underestimation.

[sureLoss]

Ironic that these teenage boys who barely shave and have little body hair are getting electric grooming kits from Remington for player of the game?

[nik-]

I'm already bored of hearing about Mitch Marner and the games haven't even started yet.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Am I missing something? What was dirty about the Nylander hit? Looked like a solid hit on a player who should probably be more aware of his surroundings. Any contact with the head was incidental, not intentional IMO. If they are going to penalize stuff like that, they might as well ban hitting. Players don't have time to adjust for every possibility in the one or two seconds it takes to make a hit.

[sureLoss]

Projected Lines Canada vs USA:

Perlini-Point-Virtanen
Strome-Quenneville-Marner
Konecny-Crouse-Stephens
Barzal-Beauvillier-Chartier

Hicketts-Chabot
Fleury-Hickey
Sanheim-Dermott
McKeown

Goalie - McDonald


Tkachuk-Matthews-DeBrincat
Milano-Dvorak-White
MacInnis-Schmaltz-Boeser
Hitchcock-Eansor-Bjork
Donato

Werenski-Carlo
Belpedio-Borgen
Krys-McAvoy
Fortunato

Goalie - Nedeljovic

[bax]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Ironic that these teenage boys who barely shave and have little body hair are getting electric grooming kits from Remington for player of the game?

Hopefully they were giving these out back when Ekblad was on the team

[Aarongavey]

I can't believe that Nylander did not see a guy coming from behind him and blindsiding him with a hit. He has to keep his head up and see guys like that.

[Ashasx]

Puljajarvi has looked fantastic

[Ashasx]

speak of the devil

[heep223]

I'm pretty pumped that Hickey made the team, looks like in an important role as well.

Go Canada!

[_Q_]

Is it just me or is TSN being extra insufferable this year with the Leafs prospects.

[Weitz]

Sure Nylander could have kept his head up. But that was a blatent hit to the head. Brutal.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

Am I missing something? What was dirty about the Nylander hit? Looked like a solid hit on a player who should probably be more aware of his surroundings. Any contact with the head was incidental, not intentional IMO. If they are going to penalize stuff like that, they might as well ban hitting. Players don't have time to adjust for every possibility in the one or two seconds it takes to make a hit.

The IIHF rule book says that there is no such thing as a legal hit to the head. Although, I think even under the NHL's standards, that would have been a penalty.

RULE 124 – CHECKING TO THE HEAD OR NECK

DEFINITION: A player who directs a hit of any sort, with any part of his body or equipment, to the head or neck of an opposing player or drives or forces the head of an opposing player into the protective glass or boards. This rule supersedes all similar actions regarding hits to the head and neck except those related to fighting.

i. There is no such thing as a clean hit to the head. Whether accidental or intentional, every direct hit to the head or neck of an opponent will be penalized.

ii. A player who directs a check to the head or neck of an opponent will be assessed one of: (1) a minor penalty and misconduct penalty; (2) a major penalty and automatic game-misconduct penalty; (3) a match penalty.

iii. A player who injures or recklessly endangers an opponent as a result of checking to the head or neck will be assessed a match penalty.

iv. A penalty for checking to the head or neck will be assessed if one of the following occurs when a player checks an opponent:

1. The skater directs a hit with any part of his body or equipment to the head or neck of an opponent;
2. The skater drives or forces the head of an opponent into the protective glass or boards by using any part of his upper body;
3. The skater extends and directs any part of his upper body to make contact with the head or neck of an opponent;
4. The skater extends his body upward or outward in order to reach his opponent or uses any part of the upper body to make contact with an opponent’s head or neck;
5. The skater jumps (leaves his skates) to deliver a blow to the head or neck of an opponent.

v. If a skater skates with his head up, is in possession of the puck, and is expecting a check, an opponent does not have the right to hit him in the head or neck.

vi. If the primary force of a blow is initially to the body area and then contact slides up to the head or neck area, a penalty for checking to the head or neck will not be assessed.

vii. A skater who delivers a check to an opponent who is skating with the puck with his head down in the direction of the skater, and does not use an upward motion or drive his body up into the opponent, will not be penalized for checking to the head or neck.

viii. If a skater maintains his position in the normal course of game action as an opponent runs into him, the ensuing contact will not be considered checking to the head or neck unless conditions in Rules 124-iv or 124-v are violated.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by _Q_

Is it just me or is TSN being extra insufferable this year with the Leafs prospects.

Not exactly surprising as the Leafs have two of the more prominent forward talents at this tournament.

They know where the majority of their ratings come from.

[Yrebmi]

Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

Am I missing something? What was dirty about the Nylander hit? Looked like a solid hit on a player who should probably be more aware of his surroundings. Any contact with the head was incidental, not intentional IMO. If they are going to penalize stuff like that, they might as well ban hitting. Players don't have time to adjust for every possibility in the one or two seconds it takes to make a hit.

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

I can't believe that Nylander did not see a guy coming from behind him and blindsiding him with a hit. He has to keep his head up and see guys like that.

I have to assume it looks way worse on video than going by those still frames. Looks chest targeted and not from behind in those.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

I can't believe that Nylander did not see a guy coming from behind him and blindsiding him with a hit. He has to keep his head up and see guys like that.

It wasn't from behind. Unless Nylander has no peripheral vision at all, I don't see how he didn't see him coming.