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World Cup: 2016 World Cup — Team Sweden Part II

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Jeppe950 said:
Agreed

I would like to see both Berglund and Lindholm out there tomorrow just for the fresh legs since it's a back to back.
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Backlund has better legs than Berglund, even if they are not fresh.

I also see no reason not to play Ekholm next game.
 
Huffman said:
Backlund has better legs than Berglund, even if they are not fresh.

I also see no reason not to play Ekholm next game.
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I'm 50-50 about Ekholm and Lindholm. I guess it could be more beneficial to just keep Ekholm now that hes gotten used to playing with Karlsson.
 
Huffman said:
Backlund has better legs than Berglund, even if they are not fresh.

I also see no reason not to play Ekholm next game.
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Maybe he meant instead of krüger because the only shift the fourth line actually looked good this game was the odd shift Backlund played with them but I don't see it I just see a fat slow Berglund who can't handle the tempo and handles the puck even worse
 
Have you noticed how weird Sweden's setup on the PP is?

Karlsson, the best offensive defenceman in decades and the best one period on zone entries, constantly leaves the puck to OEL to take up the ice - who then skates past forchecking forward and drops it back to Sedin.

Karlsson is the best there is, both on rushing the puck up the ice and when it comes to finding forwards with speed, with crisp tape to tape passes. This makes no sense.


And furthermore, how can OEL be so underwhelming here when he's so dominant in the NHL?

The difference is astounding.
 
Cogsbreakaway said:
Have you noticed how weird Sweden's setup on the PP is?

Karlsson, the best offensive defenceman in decades and the best one period on zone entries, constantly leaves the puck to OEL to take up the ice - who then skates past forchecking forward and drops it back to Sedin.

Karlsson is the best there is, both on rushing the puck up the ice and when it comes to finding forwards with speed, with crisp tape to tape passes. This makes no sense.


And furthermore, how can OEL be so underwhelming here when he's so dominant in the NHL?

The difference is astounding.
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Prob just nervs
 
Cogsbreakaway said:
Sweden has won against the Finns due to always having the better players. When Finland win, they work their ***** off and beat us with their inferior rosters.

Sweden never win when we have inferior players (some World Championships for instance).
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Well, this thread is about Sweden so I’m not going to derail it more than I already have. But I don't agree with you. Sweden aren’t strangers to beating teams that are better on paper. That's not an uniqely finnish quality. Teams do it all the time, so if playing a good team game is sisu, Sweden got it as well, as does team Europe and the NA Young Guns. If this sisu myth is to be true, it has to be there in every game, as a core trait, but it isn’t. I didn’t see much of it yesterday, that’s for sure. When other teams play with grit and determination, they play an “inspired game†or what ever the tv commentators want to call it, but when Finland does it, it suddenly transforms to this mythical quality that seems to be ingrained in the hardened finish soul…. Siiisuuu. It’s ridicilous.
 
Cogsbreakaway said:
Have you noticed how weird Sweden's setup on the PP is?

Karlsson, the best offensive defenceman in decades and the best one period on zone entries, constantly leaves the puck to OEL to take up the ice - who then skates past forchecking forward and drops it back to Sedin.

Karlsson is the best there is, both on rushing the puck up the ice and when it comes to finding forwards with speed, with crisp tape to tape passes. This makes no sense.


And furthermore, how can OEL be so underwhelming here when he's so dominant in the NHL?

The difference is astounding.
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OEL is always underwhelming on the big stage, typical small market player who's flaws get overlooked because no one actually watches him play often. People saying he was better than Hedman all year :laugh:
 
Huffman said:
Finns could save us if we lose against the U23 team, but yeah a Russian loss against the kids would have been better for our chances.
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Yeah but I do not count with that, finland is underdogs in that game and if we loses against NA they do not have anything to play for either way. The schedule is horrible and only done to grab as much money as possible. This 2 games should off course have been played at the same time so no one can play on results.
 
Thought Hörnqvist had a good game. Forsberg makes a couple of good plays every game but twice as many bad ones. Still think Bäckström needs to be utilized better, I would try Silfverberg on his line.
 
EK47 said:
Maybe he meant instead of krüger because the only shift the fourth line actually looked good this game was the odd shift Backlund played with them but I don't see it I just see a fat slow Berglund who can't handle the tempo and handles the puck even worse
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Yeah I agree, if anyone should be replaced it is Kruger, Backlund has been very good. But overall I see no good reason to replace any players now, the team works good and Berglund and Lindholm is no difference maker, so what is the point?
 
Huffman said:
Thought Hörnqvist had a good game. Forsberg makes a couple of good plays every game but twice as many bad ones. Still think Bäckström needs to be utilized better, I would try Silfverberg on his line.
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The problem with Forsberg is that he is a puck hog, he is very skilled, but he really needs to use his linemates more. But this is his problem in NHL as well, so no surprise. But I prefer puck hogs over alibi players at least.

Bäckström should play in the PP1 for a start with.
 
Sky04 said:
OEL is always underwhelming on the big stage, typical small market player who's flaws get overlooked because no one actually watches him play often. People saying he was better than Hedman all year :laugh:
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Not always. OEL had 12 pts in 8 games at 2015 World Champions.
 
Huffman said:
Thought Hörnqvist had a good game. Forsberg makes a couple of good plays every game but twice as many bad ones. Still think Bäckström needs to be utilized better, I would try Silfverberg on his line.
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Forsberg was good last game, he is so strong on the puck. He didnt really make many mistakes at all vs Finland. He's due for a goal at this point.

Hornqvist was solid, worked hard as always but both Backis and Forsberg looked better.
 
Kraden said:
Not always. OEL had 12 pts in 8 games at 2015 World Champions.
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Most against the weaker teams, he was not good in the quarterfinal. He has been ok now in this wc, not at the level as he hold in nhl, but it is a big step up from the olympics and the big games in whc. But swedens system maybe also make it hard to shine offensvily. But best d-men so far has been, Karlsson, Hedman and Strålman I would say.
 
Sky04 said:
OEL is always underwhelming on the big stage, typical small market player who's flaws get overlooked because no one actually watches him play often. People saying he was better than Hedman all year :laugh:
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But it is more about that his strengths disapear in the national shirt than his flaws become visable. He looks a lot more bossy in arizona. It is a true beauty watching him run the PP in arizona.
 
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