2020 IIHF World Junior Championship - Czech Republic

[jmac98]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Relegation is a best of 3. Imagine if the gold medal final was beat of 3. Maybe one day cause that would be nuts.

It used to be.

[Aarongavey]

Time for the Russians to hit the Russian gas. Starting to fade. Pretty sure they have a program to pump these kids up for these type of moments.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by fleury

I don’t recall watching a game all these years where each team has exaggerated so much. This penalty was bs too as Dellandria just snapped his head back. It’s like watching a basketball game at times.

If you think the refs are biting, it’s almost a natural reaction to do it. Canada is really only playing to what the refs demonstrated early on.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by fleury

I don’t recall watching a game all these years where each team has exaggerated so much. This penalty was bs too as Dellandria just snapped his head back. It’s like watching a basketball game at times.

Yeah, it depends on how the refs let the game go........call a dive early on or multiple times then teams would be more shy to embellish.

But when you snap your head back or fall down easily and can draw a penalty everyone starts doing it.

It's the playbook of the Sedins and Canucks circa 2011.

[OldSam]

Originally Posted by Haplo

Looked like super embellishment to get the PP.

Looked like a crosscheck to me. He ran right over him stick first.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Haplo

Looked like super embellishment to get the PP.

Originally Posted by fleury

I don’t recall watching a game all these years where each team has exaggerated so much. This penalty was bs too as Dellandria just snapped his head back. It’s like watching a basketball game at times.

Take a lateral stick anywhere near your face and see if your instinctual response is any different.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Take a lateral stick anywhere near your face and see if your instinctual response is any different.

Working to confirm.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Yeah, it depends on how the refs let the game go........call a dive early on or multiple times then teams would be more shy to embellish.

But when you snap your head back or fall down easily and can draw a penalty everyone starts doing it.

It's the playbook of the Sedins and Canucks circa 2011.

I wish the refs called exaggeration penalties on both teams. It’s annoying to watch at a sport level.

[jmac98]

Originally Posted by fleury

I wish the refs called exaggeration penalties on both teams. It’s annoying to watch at a sport level.

The Russian goalie would be watching from the bleachers if that were the case.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Take a lateral stick anywhere near your face and see if your instinctual response is any different.

It’s about timing. The snap back happened half a second after the contact. Hard not to call that an exaggeration.

[jmac98]

Originally Posted by fleury

It’s about timing. The snap back happened half a second after the contact. Hard not to call that an exaggeration.

Well stated.
A head snap if you floss with a stick is valid. A head snap if a glove hits your cheek or helmet or something is embarrassing.

[Samonadreau]

Good game either way! Happy to see a it come down to the wire and not have one team run away with it.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

WWWWWWooooooooooowww

4-3 Canada!!!!!!!

[GioforPM]

What a freakin’ goal.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Oh my.

[DownInFlames]

Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh,!!!

[GirlySports]

Wow! How'd he reach that?

[TheScorpion]

Oh man that was nutty.

[jmac98]

Wow. I thought he was in wayyyy too tight.

[JurassicTunga12]

Yes!