World Juniors

[BigGreyAnt41]

So I guess this game started at 6am eastern, not central? Damn. Oh well, at least I get to watch the second half of the game.

[Wilbur]

Dirty dirty elbow by a Russian player on Barber. Right in front of the U.S. bench.

[Wilbur]

And a Russian player falls down with minimal contact.....no.....when has that ever happened.

And another Russian falls down with minimal contact....

5-3 for Russia.

[Wilbur]

And its 3-3. Thank you Mr. Official.

[Redneksioux]

Wow! No embellishment in the world juniors?

[Wilbur]

And another penalty. This isn't looking good....

[Wilbur]

4-3 now for Russia. A special thanks can go to the same official who didn't call two blatant checking from behind penalties but called two ticky tack stick penalties.

[scpa0305]

Looks a lot like college hockey.....this whole game has been special teams. Whoever gets more PPs wins I guess. US needs to battle back. I know the 5x3 goals are not his fault but I haven't been overly impressed with Gillies.

[scpa0305]

Canadian fans are going wild.

[Wilbur]

Looks a lot like college hockey.....this whole game has been special teams. Whoever gets more PPs wins I guess. US needs to battle back. I know the 5x3 goals are not his fault but I haven't been overly impressed with Gillies.

Agreed on Gilles. Has to make an exceptional save there, but thats why he's in Sweden.

PP for USA. Get one maybe before the third period.

[scpa0305]

When did the US PP turn so bad.

[Wilbur]

4-3 Russia after two. Penalties (cough....) hurt the U.S. that period.

Get two goals in twenty minutes or I become a big Sweden fan the rest of the tournament.

[Wilbur]

PP for Russia. Do they have to fall down every time? Every time?

[yzerman19]

This is just frustrating...this is hockey, not disney on ice.

[scpa0305]

This reffing is terrible....I feel bad for the US boys.

[Wilbur]

The U.S. needs to start taking dives...Why is Kyle Rau not on the team....

[yzerman19]

The U.S. needs to start taking dives...Why is Kyle Rau not on the team....

If only Kyle Rau and Robbie Earl were still 19...

[Wilbur]

So what is a checking from behind penalty?

[Wilbur]

Then a facewash by a Russian player in front.....after their goalie covers up.

This is the worst officiated international game I've ever seen.

[Wilbur]

I think Donnie needs to take a timeout here before the power play. Gotta get some thing going.

And Copp just missed an empty net.

[scpa0305]

US has played terrible today....they really don't deserve to win however I would take some luck right about now.

[Wilbur]

Still waiting for even the tiniest push from the U.S. Got to start engaging the d men on the cycle. Five minutes until a flight home.

[Wilbur]

Kerdiles got tackled....no call.

[Wilbur]

And that'll do it. Felt that one coming from the time I saw the U.S. was going to play Russia.

And of course the Russians pull that crap at the end. Even their fricken stick guy pulls that bull crap......All because the officials let them do it the entire game and the linesmen wasn't in the right spot after they scored to prevent them from skating right past the U.S bench.

Easily the worst officiated game I've seen at the international level from every official on the ice. But the U.S. made up for it by showing nothing after the first period.

[sprig]

That sucked; no more wjc for the US, makes it much less interesting.