[GDT] Jan 2 - WJC Quarterfinals: USA vs RUS (4:00AM MT) and CAN vs SUI (9:00AM MT) TSN

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Probably because the goaltender stands lower to the ice than most players, so shoulder height on a skater is head height on a goalie.

If it's a goaltender safety issue then it's even more quizzical. To tip a puck you have to be by defnition away from the goalie for it to be effective.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

But it's not ok to do it any other time? If a player hits a puck with a highstick they blow the play dead.

Only if the puck is over their head.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

If it's a goaltender safety issue then it's even more quizzical. To tip a puck you have to be by defnition away from the goalie for it to be effective.

I don't disagree, but it is the only rationalization I can come up with to explain the difference in rules. It's probably a left over from the days when goalies didn't wear helmets, and they probably wanted to keep sticks down around the net.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Probably because the goaltender stands lower to the ice than most players, so shoulder height on a skater is head height on a goalie.

It's a frame of reference issue. Crossbar standardizes the limit, but you can't tell unless it's close to the net so you have to choose something else elsewhere

[habernac]

Originally Posted by lifetimefan

Wow. That stupid Egg McMuffin ad is way more annoying than the British goalie kid.

Whaaaaat?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Arsenal14

Never going to happen. This tournament is completely TV driven and TSN would never go for a "the gold medal game will be on Sunday - unless somebody wins the first two games in which case that game won't be played" scenario.

because of football? If it's in Europe Game 3 will be before football and if the tournament is in NA then Game 3 will be in primetime. There are no Sunday night football games in January.

If it's a Game 3 involving Canada? It'll beat the NFL anyways.

[vilzeh]

1 sec before the 2nd intermission they scored?

[dissentowner]

It's SuperSwiss! What a leap.

[dissentowner]

Lazar!

[JurassicTunga12]

Lazar!

[lifetimefan]

Lazar cleans up the garbage.

[Resolute 14]

Big goal by Lazar. Canada needed that.

[RyZ]

Originally Posted by moon

The 4th line was great in the 3rd period against the Amreicans and Gauthier seems to be a FO specialist and won two big FO's last game in the last minute.

A couple of face off wins or not, Gauthier is a considerably lower level player/prospect than the other forwards on the team. He's Patrice Bergeron on the Olympic team. I guess he's there for a reason, but he's clearly the least skilled player in the line up........ except for maybe Anderson or Hudon.

[moon]

Originally Posted by RyZ

A couple of face off wins or not, Gauthier is a considerably lower level player/prospect than the other forwards on the team. He's Patrice Bergeron on the Olympic team. I guess he's there for a reason, but he's clearly the least skilled player in the line up........ except for maybe Anderson or Hudon.

I agree that offensively that line doesn't bring much just that they did do their job in the biggest game so far for Canada.

If Canada is down a goal I think that 4th line sits on the bench and Canada goes with 9/10 guys.

Gauthier likely ahead of Anderson, Leier, Hudon and Rychel for me but close with Rychel.

[nik-]

Is Dumba a Swiss plant?

[dissentowner]

Yup, Dumba is just great. Like I said, no discipline.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Dumba isn't the brightest kid.

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by lifetimefan

Wow. That stupid Egg McMuffin ad is way more annoying than the British goalie kid.

I don't think it's possible to be more annoying than that stupid British kid.

[moon]

What a garbage call unless there was something else that they didn't show.

[Yamer]

Jump on him all you want, but I'm sure Dumba has done that hundreds of times across various leagues and it was just a part of the game.