[GDT] 2016 WJC: Quarterfinals. 4 games. Canada vs Finland 9AM MT

[Soccergirl1987]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

Lowry is clueless. Just said they played well tonight but just didn't score enough. What a clown.

Ahahaha ya. Scoring was about the only thing that wasn't the issue today. "They deserved a better fate." - Absolutely not. They deserved to lose and they did.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Alright, so I guess we finally get to hear the rumours of Hickey going to the rebels or staying with B.U now.

Just said they deserved a better fate. They deserved what they got and it's mostly on him and his horrible coaching. Moron.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

Lowry is clueless. Just said they played well tonight but just didn't score enough. What a clown.

Yeah, you cant expect your team to score 5+ in a Quarter-Final to win.

[sureLoss]

Matthews again 4-0

[Johnny199r]

Good thing there aren't more than a handful of teams that really compete in international hockey, this might happen more often.

[zukes]

Originally Posted by slybomb

At least we beat Switzerland and Denmark...brutal but it is good to see so much parity in this tournament instead of a bunch of push overs

Barely neat Switzerland at that.

[nik-]

lol wiki

[zukes]

Originally Posted by TKB

3 things that in my opinion that really lost this game:

Coaching, Lowry made so many mistakes, biggest one leaving Blackwood in net.

Goaltending, not much can be said about how bad Blackwood is, no idea how he didn't get yanked.

Virtanen, never seen such a stupid player, he fits the canucks perfect.

This is what I was going to post. The three reasons we lost this tournament. I agree with your three points, though I can't emphasize enough that the #1 reason is coaching.

A good coach would have changed goalies in the Sweden game. Blackwood did not look good at all in this tourney.

A good coach would have benched Virtanen long ago to send a message not only to him, but the rest of the team. In fact, that is why I love that you can dress 13 forwards. I would be using 12 forwards any time there needed to be one guy stapled to the bench.

[TheAlpineOracle]

Originally Posted by zukes

This is what I was going to post. The three reasons we lost this tournament. I agree with your three points, though I can't emphasize enough that the #1 reason is coaching.

A good coach would have changed goalies in the Sweden game. Blackwood did not look good at all in this tourney.

A good coach would have benched Virtanen long ago to send a message not only to him, but the rest of the team. In fact, that is why I love that you can dress 13 forwards. I would be using 12 forwards any time there needed to be one guy stapled to the bench.

That's the reason we lost this game, but not the reason we lost this tournament. Sweden would have dominated this team on Monday even if the Goaltending was on point. This is the least skilled Canadian team I think I've ever seen. Sometimes Canada can make up for lack of skill with effort and tenacity, but this team has none of that either.

[flambers]

Canada's biggest weakness today was discipline, there were a few players (Virtanen) that took really bad penalties and in the end it cost them the tournament.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Must be sad for Canuck fans to know that Virtanen was such a negative force for us. To the point where we might still be in this if they would've just left him at home.

[TheAlpineOracle]

2 of the 3 Canadian players I saw interviewed after the game directly placed some blame on the refs. This team even has poor attitude and sense of entitlement. I hope they weed some of the returnees out next year.

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by zukes

This is what I was going to post. The three reasons we lost this tournament. I agree with your three points, though I can't emphasize enough that the #1 reason is coaching.

A good coach would have changed goalies in the Sweden game. Blackwood did not look good at all in this tourney.

A good coach would have benched Virtanen long ago to send a message not only to him, but the rest of the team. In fact, that is why I love that you can dress 13 forwards. I would be using 12 forwards any time there needed to be one guy stapled to the bench.

So, Lowry's the next coach up in Edmonton, then?

[jschick88]

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
Jake Virtanen: "Personally, I think the refs were a little bit on their side, that's just how I think"

[sureLoss]

Matthews Hat trick 6-0 USA over Czech Republic

[cofias]

Originally Posted by jschick88

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
Jake Virtanen: "Personally, I think the refs were a little bit on their side, that's just how I think"

Just no shame with this guy, no self-awareness. I sincerely hope he's a future mainstay in Vancouver.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by jschick88

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
Jake Virtanen: "Personally, I think the refs were a little bit on their side, that's just how I think"

Perfect fit for the Canucks. What a whiny baby!

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by jschick88

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
Jake Virtanen: "Personally, I think the refs were a little bit on their side, that's just how I think"

What a perfect Canuck.

[Machiavelli]

But....."the will must be greater than the skill"

[Savvy27]

I agree with the general sentiment that Lowry did a poor job.
-Virtanen received an absurd amount of prime icetime including powerplays when he produced nothing until his first assist today. That, combined with multiple awful penalties, should have seen him move down the line up instead of up.
-Gauthier and Sanheim were completely under-utilized in my opinion. I thought both of them played very well and should have been moving up the line up throughout the tournament. I couldn't believe that Gauthier wasn't getting out there in the third period. Sanheim was Canada's best defenseman with the puck and I really think that he should have been the go-to D.
-Obviously a lack of discipline cost them. Not only that but it was a little bit embarrassing to see them act so petulently (Strome in particular). The reffing wasn't perfect but it was far from atrocious and not the reason that Canada lost. They had plenty of powerplay opportunities and would have had more if not for idiotic decisions by Virtanen and Marner.
-Marner was sensational in the second half of the game outside of the penalty. I thought that this tournament raised more questions about him than provided answers, but at least today fans got to see the skill make an impact. Too bad he didn't score when he split the D... would have been the goal of the tournament.
-Blackwood may have only let in one very bad goal but he wasn't making saves. McDonald is supposedly the second best U20 goalie in the country, not some no-name backup. It was a mistake to leave Blackwood in the net after goal #4.
-Where was Konecny in the third period? I couldn't tell if he was being benched, or if it was just too many special teams shifts, or if he was simply ineffective after an excellent first and second. Too bad. I like him a lot as a player.
-Bad game for Hickey to have such bad luck. He made a few excellent defensive plays but that trip cost them dearly and a clean pass on the first goal against would have resulted in a 2-0 lead and perfect first period. Not saying he's 100% to blame but fortune was not on his side today.

Too bad Canada lost, but I don't think they were a top-4 team in the tournament so the remaining games should be some excellent hockey.