goalie13 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Sunday, February 16, 9:00 am PST On the line... first place in the pool and a bye directly into Wednesday's quarterfinals. Loser risks having to play in Tuesday's playoff round. Canada possible lines Kunitz - Crosby - Carter Duchene - Toews - Nash Marleau - Getzlaf - Perry Benn - Tavares - Bergeron Sharp Keith - Weber Bouwmeester - Pietrangelo Vlasic - Doughty Hamhuis Price Luongo Finland possible lines Ruutu - Koivu* - J. Jokinen Komarov - Filppula* - Granlund Selanne - - Korpikoski Aaltonen - Barkov* - Kontiola Lehtera, Pihlstrom * Koivu, Filppula & Barkov are all hurt. Not sure how the lines will go. Timonen - Salo Vaananen - Maatta Lepisto - Vatanen Kukkonen, Hietanen Rask Niemi I'm predicting Canada 4 - Finland 2 Edit - Just found out Price is starting and St.Louis & Subban are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'd say Luongo has earned the start.. Outplayed Price so far, and everyone knows what he did last Olympics Also, Subban didn't look great out there. Not bad, just didn't do anything impressive to stay in and didn't get much ice time.. I think they liked Hamhuis' play better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon4401 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 SCRATCH KINITZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 On paper there is no reason why Canada shouldn't just wreck Finland, hopefully the Canadians play great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 LU VS RASK FINNISH HIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hamhuis and Sharp are back in apparently, not sure who comes out, but I think Luongo gets the start. Babcock has said he'll think on it tomorrow. Canada to re-insert Hamhuis, Sharp against Finns Undefeated Finland still underdogs vs. Canada, says head coach Westerlund Finland has scored 14 goals in two games, but Finnish coach Erkka Westerlund wants to make one thing very clear: They still face an uphill battle against Canada on Sunday. “We are underdogs,” Westerlund said, according to NHL.com’s Dan Rosen. That’s the role the Finnish want to be portrayed in and they’ve been pushing on their team since before the tournament started. “It’ll be all about team. That’s our strength and we love to be the underdog,” assistant GM Jarmo Kekalainen said last week. “We’re going to bite everybody’s ankles and not let go — that’s the only way we’re going to be successful.” ... Selanne sat out part of the first game as a precautionary measure after a minor bump, and now Barkov was injured in the game today. With Koivu and Filppula already injured before the Olympics started, they might not have the depth to compete against Canada outside of in net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Even if Finland takes this one, I ain't concerned. However, it will mean the end of Luongo or Price. It's about the end goal, no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Also, Subban didn't look great out there. Not bad, just didn't do anything impressive to stay in and didn't get much ice time.. I think they liked Hamhuis' play better Really, Pierre? How do you know that? Hamhuis had the least ice time amongst D-men in the first game, didn't he? What you said about Subban could also apply just as easily to the guy from Smithers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Really, Pierre? How do you know that? Hamhuis had the least ice time amongst D-men in the first game, didn't he? What you said about Subban could also apply just as easily to the guy from Smithers. Classy comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberries Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Get Kuntiz outta there. Duchene-Crosby-Tavares Benn-Getzlaf-Perry Marleau-Toews-Carter Sharp-Bergeron-St.Louis Nash D get Subban outta there. Keith - Weber Vlasic/Hamhuis - Doughty Hamhuis - Pietrangelo Bouwmeester That depth. THENNNNN LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STARTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hamhuis and Sharp are back in apparently, not sure who comes out, but I think Luongo gets the start. Babcock has said he'll think on it tomorrow. Canada to re-insert Hamhuis, Sharp against Finns Undefeated Finland still underdogs vs. Canada, says head coach Westerlund Selanne sat out part of the first game as a precautionary measure after a minor bump, and now Barkov was injured in the game today. With Koivu and Filppula already injured before the Olympics started, they might not have the depth to compete against Canada outside of in net. Tavares - Crosby - Carter Sharp - Toews - Nash Duchene - Getzlaf - Perry Benn - Bergeron - Marleau Kunitz, St. Louis Keith - Weber Doughty - Pietrangelo Hamhuis/Bouwmeester - Subban Vlasic Luongo Price Vlasic comes out and Hamhuis/Bouwmeester rotate as the 7th D man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberries Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Vlasic comes out and Hamhuis/Bouwmeester rotate as the 7th D man? Vlasic works with well Doughty. He lets Doughty focus on the offence while he can stay back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Lu with another donut. 2-0 Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Vlasic works with well Doughty. He lets Doughty focus on the offence while he can stay back. I feel like Doughty has earned a spot in the top 4 after the first two games and Pietrangelo would allow him to focus on offense as well. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyndall Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Love the Olympics and love hockey but getting really tired of the Don Cherry circus act. It is the Olympics and you respect your competition regardless of the event. Don seems to think that hockey (Canadian hockey) is the only game on the planet. Also, Hrudey and the others are catching his disease. Healy, making comments like there are only three real NHL calibre hockey players on the Austrian team and the rest are just lining up to get Crosby's signature is classless. Yes, these teams are lower calibre than the NHL team and all you know what would break loose if we didn't dominate but there is no reason to make such stupid comments. Cherry did the same thing when he referred to the Norwegians as the Finns and when McLean corrected him he said, 'they are all the same!". Would like to see Cherry's face if someone said we Canadians are all the same in comparison to say the Americans? Time for CBC to drop the circus act and get some commentators for hockey who see the whole game from both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I don't think Kunitz gets out of the lineup, one more game for him to adjust and if he doesn't play well then he doesn't deserve to be on the team just because of "chemistry." My opinion on lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Tavares Duchene-Getzlaf-Perry Marleau-Toews-Carter Sharp-Bergeron-Benn Nash Keith-Weber Vlasic-Doughty Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo Hamhuis Luongo Price Doughty - Pietrangelo Hamhuis/Bouwmeester - Subban I can't see Bouwmeester being benched and playing without Pietrengelo. They are both really good skaters that are solid defensively and they know how to play with each other. This is my favourite pairing because they play the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I feel like Doughty has earned a spot in the top 4 after the first two games and Pietrangelo would allow him to focus on offense as well. Just my opinion. Babcock wants LD-RD combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I would love to see Tavares - Crosby - Carter Benn - Duchene - St. Louis Sharp - Toews -Bergeron Marleau - Getzlaf - Perry Nash Sit- Kuntiz Keith - Weber Doughty - Pietrangelo Hamhuis- Subban Vlasic Sit: JBo Luongo Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Really, Pierre? How do you know that? Hamhuis had the least ice time amongst D-men in the first game, didn't he? What you said about Subban could also apply just as easily to the guy from Smithers. If you happened to watch any of the recap or anything Hamhuis played more than expected on more pairings than expected, and played better than expected. Subban was also plastered to the bench a couple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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