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

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I thought Sweden played really aggressive and pressed right up to the edge of what is legal and what's a penalty. Unfortunately for them, they ran into a ref who wasn't interested in game management. In another situation, maybe some of those penalties are ignored.

The problem was that they were either right in front of the official or blatant.

I've reffed, you don't always want to make calls if you don't feel you have to. But when they are so obvious it is difficult to ignore, just so that kids don't bawl and fans don't whine. If the calls are there, you have to make them.

People need to go back. I think all the calls are pretty legit. Even the interference, which I didn't love, get s called ALL THE TIME in international hockey.

There was nothing called that was out of the ordinary.

The Swedish coach, instead of making condescending smiles, should have told his players to play smarter, instead of coaching a team of crybabies who throw their medals away.

I came in here feeling bad for the players, but the actions of the past ten or fifteen minutes make me realize they got exactly what they deserved considering their terrible sportsmanship and lousy attitudes.

Calls go against you all the time. How you respond is what makes the difference. I have been on the losing side of things enough to recognize it. God knows Canadian players have also imploded in the past under weak coaching and poor leadership.

 

[Frank the Tank]

The Euros will always hate us.

Comes with being the King

Especially with Canada starting to send teams to Europe that grab WHC championships.

I’m not saying he would be disqualified, but the NHL is so competitive today. The difference between a 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounders today isn’t huge. If a kid can’t handle adversity, I would bet against him making it.

Can you imagine someone tossing the Stanley Cup into the crowd if they lost? It was a very poor action and showed a ton of poor taste on his part. I think it’s an embarrassment to everyone who plays the game.

Chelios was a **** and poor loser, who also happened to be a Hall of Fame caliber player. His elite level of play made his employers overlook his poor decisions after losing.

 

[Sher-Wood]

I thought Sweden played really aggressive and pressed right up to the edge of what is legal and what's a penalty. Unfortunately for them, they ran into a ref who wasn't interested in game management. In another situation, maybe some of those penalties are ignored.

Refs took a few weak calls early in the game. Sweden was the better team imo. Lucky win for Canada. Sorry.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Pettersson ony had 11 min of icetime!?

 

[Canada Drai]

He should be held to a high standard. But you could have pointed that out without adding childish insults.

Your(our) team just won gold. You should be in a great mood. Not kicking a team and their fans when they are down.

Insults such as? Calling him classless? Harsh. I'm not kicking anyone. Sweden played well, dirty at times though. Especially near the end of the game. I'm beyond happy Canada won.

 

[BM14]

American here that was rooting hard for Sweden but I don't agree with everyone saying the refs gave Canada this game.

If anyone remembers, early on in the game the refs took back what would have been a Canada goal because of an early whistle when the puck was still free. So it goes both ways

Hey, get outta here with that.
This is a now a silver medal pity party.

 

[Classicnamesup]

Good on you Canadians for being such gracious winners after winning the game. I'm sure you would've been just a gracious if you lost that game and the penalties would've been the other way around. But I highly doubt it. We would've been on page 110 by now then.

You think Sweden has been a more or less gracious than Canada would be? Haven't set a high bar tbh

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

also lets not forget that its extremely tough to win a hockey game with 1 goal. and without all those gifted candian penalties, Sweden wouldnt even have had that.

 

[57special]

I’m not saying he would be disqualified, but the NHL is so competitive today. The difference between a 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounders today isn’t huge. If a kid can’t handle adversity, I would bet against him making it.

Can you imagine someone tossing the Stanley Cup into the crowd if they lost? It was a very poor action and showed a ton of poor taste on his part. I think it’s an embarrassment to everyone who plays the game.

Except they don't hand the Cup to the losers, so that's not really a very good analogy.

 

[snipes]

Pettersson ony had 11 min of icetime!?

He was abysmal. Kid won't do **** in the NHL

 

[Oyabun]

I could say the same about Canadians all this "Canadian humility" is just a bunch of bull****...

"Canadian humility" when it comes to hockey ?, where have you heard this ?

 

[icing]

Please please please provide a single video or GIF of an unwarranted Sweden penalty. They were all blatant as ****. There was a lot of extra, uncalled **** from both teams, but Sweden absolutely deserved the penalties they received.

That's not the issue. If you are under the impression that the Canadian team played clean all trough 6o minutes only deserving 2 minutes in the box you are smoking some good stuff. Team Canada got away with their stuff, Sweden was caught.

 

[Civetty]

Yeah i would enjoy your goldmedal now that was gifted by the ref

If you are going to be a sore loser please atleast take away the AIK emblem from your display picture. You're embarassing the rest of that cheer for AIK.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

The penalties were lopsided but let's not forget the refs early whistle cost Canada a goal.

Was not early, goalie had puck covered.

Really obvious case.

 

[Evincar]

My excuse for what? Just pointing out facts. He's a CAPTAIN of a junior team, representing his country. He should be held to a high standard.

No elected officials should be held to high standards. Athletes should not.

 

[Future GOAT]

Sweden has an amazing PK, but taking those penalties is not good enough. Certain players we need to win either have to defend or have their ice time disrupted. As for the calls, at least the last three were obvious. Don't remember the ones before. I did make offensive gestures at the screen for a couple of non-calls, but whatcha gonna do when your team is playing a gold medal game?

And of course there was a finnish referee... :-P

There were quite a few non calls against Sweden as well that should have been called and weren't.

 

[McTrashBoat]

The puck wasn't free.

so where was the puck?

 

[Hansen]

Both of those players aren't Captain material either IMO.

But then dignified and honourable team captain Henrik Sedin and his kindred spirit brother are a mocking point of the league for much of their careers

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Liljegren really showed tonight that he belongs in Leafs defense! Involved in both goals against and a turnover machine!

"Both goals against"
Well that's all we need to know about how closely you followed this one. Next

 

[D Wakaluk]

Good on you Canadians for being such gracious winners after winning the game. I'm sure you would've been just a gracious if you lost that game and the penalties would've been the other way around, while you outworked the other team. But I highly doubt it. We would've been on page 110 by now then.

Yep, it's easy to act all high and mighty when you benefit from the reffing. Still, a good game, but would have been fun to see a final without so one-sided reffing. It surely took some legs off from the swedes.

 

[Diamonddog01]

As a Canadian the better team didn't win this game imo, but this is what happens in a single game championship format. The majority of the penalties were legitimate (excepting the first, which was atrocious - but Sweden scored on that penalty so it was moot).

 

[Jackson14]

Yeah i would enjoy your goldmedal now that was gifted by the ref

Do you remember a certain early whistle? I believe it cost one team a goal. Which team was it again?

 

[Nithoniniel]

You have to manage an elimination game better than this as referees. Some of those 50/50 calls should have gone in Sweden's favor to balance the penalty count.

I'm certain if Canada was on the receiving end, we'd be ticked off.

On the contrary, I'm happy to see a game where the referees were actually enforcing the rules, rather than trying to manage the game. I'm so tired of watching games when referees put the whistle away, try to find makeup calls, even out the calls, or try to manage the emotions in the game. That shouldn't be their job.

Tonight it was rough as it came back to haunt my team, but on a general level it would be better for the sport. Bottom line, Sweden was undisciplined and spent a lot of time defending due to it. We got the penalties we deserved.

 

[ViCiieux]

so where was the puck?

Under the glove.

 

[jj cale]

The problem was that they were either right in front of the official or blatant.

I've reffed, you don't always want to make calls if you don't feel you have to. But when they are so obvious it is difficult to ignore, just so that kids don't bawl and fans don't whine. If the calls are there, you have to make them.

People need to go back. I think all the calls are pretty legit. Even the interference, which I didn't love, get s called ALL THE TIME in international hockey.

There was nothing called that was out of the ordinary.

The Swedish coach, instead of making condescending smiles, should have told his players to play smarter, instead of coaching a team of crybabies who throw their medals away.

I came in here feeling bad for the players, but the actions of the past ten or fifteen minutes make me realize they got exactly what they deserved considering their terrible sportsmanship and lousy attitudes.

Calls go against you all the time. How you respond is what makes the difference. I have been on the losing side of things enough to recognize it. God knows Canadian players have also imploded in the past under weak coaching and poor leadership.

Great post, the calls were fine and were blatant right in front of the refs responsible for making them.