GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 31 • Gold: SWE (1) - CAN (3) F

[TheTwelfth]

Why is Dahlin playing with that anchor G.Lindström? He has to cover for two defenders. Start rolling on 5 defenders already

 

[vcanuck]

Pettersson not so good this game.

he's playing with a bunch of plugs, meanwhile, Nylander gets gifted top line minutes for doing nothing.

 

[aphyro]

First minuts Canada then Sweden taking over and then back to Canada again...

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Sellgren is the new Stralman.

 

[vcanuck]

Petersson is deadly when he's on the ice and this swedish coach treating him like a 4th line grinder?! wtf

 

[Hockeyholic]

If Canada loses this one, thats eight out of the last nine years without a gold. Simply inexcusable.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

he's playing with a bunch of plugs, meanwhile, Nylander gets gifted top line minutes for doing nothing.

He just made a nice defensive play there to stop a dangerous chance

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Liljegren is going to set up the game winner. Not sure for which team tho

 

[Pyromaniac]

It's kinda funny, I remember 5-6 years ago when the canadian fans on this site said the swedes were diving and needed to 'toughen up', now it's the reversed. No hard feelings, just funny to see how that has shifted.

It happens every year. Every penalty is a dive or embellishment or evidence that the refs are against a particular team. Like 20 pages of this thread is about diving and the officials. Nationalism brings out the worst in people.

 

[The Kessel Run]

The tempo of the game is great.

 

[icebluuu]

Nylander needs to shape up. I don't see the hustle or skill, really.

 

[Oyabun]

Bring it home boys!

 

[Chimpradamus]

Lol, how is that not interference then? A Swedish forward chased a loose puck and was suddenly checked against the boards. Nope, legit.

 

[NyQuil]

If Canada loses this one, thats eight out of the last nine years without a gold. Simply inexcusable.

Bleh, it’s a bunch of kids.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Fabbro has been not good. Makar should get his minutes

 

[General Zodd]

Man this crowd is quiet.

 

[Zaddy]

Sweden really needs to play with more traffic in front of the net. Hart is having it way too easy.

 

[jj cale]

Cmon Thomas........pick up your game, we need more out of you.

 

[The Kessel Run]

Lol, how is that not interference then? A Swedish forward chased a loose puck and was suddenly checked against the boards. Nope, legit.

Just enjoy a great hockey game for a few minutes instead of incessantly complaining.

 

[Thebesthockey]

Fabbro has been not good. Makar should get his minutes

fabbro slowwwwwwww

 

[caslava]

A lot more than boxscore stats go into draft selection, and again 11 games. I'm not saying he's going to be a star or anything, because I don't think he will and most 12th overall picks never are, but he has great physical tools that can be refined into a pretty good player. You just can't look at stats for players in junior and use that as your sole judgement of players are or will develop. If it were that simple drafting would be easy. Unfortunately that approach is extremely common on this site.

Oh I know and I do not doubt that he will be a successful power forward in the NHL. But the level of dominance that should be there is not. Plus I assume he gets lots of minutes and also lots of PP time, and still only 13 in 11. But he goes in top 15? I look at Adam Liska who has 19 pts in 33 games as a rookie in ohl he gets no PP time and plays on their 3rd line. If you took points per play time it would be up there and yet scouting says he won’t get drafted. Even Ruzicka went in 4th round and yet he was playing on the second line and limited PP time. And now he is over PPG playing same minutes and younger than McLeod.

 

[Auston Marlander]

If Canada loses this one, thats eight out of the last nine years without a gold. Simply inexcusable.

If they win it's 2 in the last 4.

How is that half empty glass going for you?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Refs have been pretty brutal for Sweden. Very obvious hold there on Steen by Fabbro.

 

[Yarborough]

Lol, how is that not interference then? A Swedish forward chased a loose puck and was suddenly checked against the boards. Nope, legit.

That’s a pretty common hockey play...

 

[Bounces R Way]

Please not a shoot out. Sweden wins most handsome.