Wow. The Czechs got screwed HARD by the IIHF refs.

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#189382902Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:55 PM GMT

The game should never have gone to overtime. USA's regulation goal was offside by at least a foot. Not to mention the several missed penalty calls that should have gone against the US (notably Kovar being cut by a high stick). Now I know that the only reason the Czechs got into the semifinals last year was because of a reffing crapjob, but it's still depressing to see that this kind of officiating incompetence is still present in this tournament, and in sports in general. But what should we have expected from a tournament hosted by Russia? Worst of all, TSN is going to endlessly praise the offside goal because Matthews scored it despite the fact that he was clearly offside.

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#189385598Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:27 PM GMT

how the ASS did america win

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#189386288Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:50 PM GMT

refpuck @ vik

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#189387772Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:31 PM GMT

i'd just like to note that when Finland won that world juniors or whatever it was it looked a hecka lot like goaltender interference.

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#189387953Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:36 PM GMT

LOL https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nYjvblbC73E AT WHAT POINT DO ANY OF THE FINNISH PLAYERS INTERFERE WITH GEORGIYEV? LMAO

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#189388097Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:40 PM GMT

"Worst of all, TSN is going to endlessly praise the offside goal because Matthews scored it despite the fact that he was clearly offside." rt

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#189388229Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:45 PM GMT

When the Fin pushed the Russian player into the goalie?

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#189388314Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:48 PM GMT

The goalie reacted because he had got royally screwed by the wraparound. Not because the Russian player lost an edge ON HIS OWN.

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#189388465Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:52 PM GMT

It's the Russian defender's fault if anything. He's the one who initiates the contact (the Finnish defenseman is visibly looking away trying to find open ice) and he falls over. If there's an interference call here it's against the Russians and even then it'd be a very bad call.