GDT: Exhibition • Sep. 10 • SWE vs. FIN

[Hockeyfrilla]

Finland has been miles better 5v5 than Sweden

Indeed

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

Lol, I guess the refs want this to be a game when it isn't. So many soft penalties.

That the Finns got a PP from that scrum is laughable, it's the epitome of an even scrum.

The puck was in play when Silfverberg roughed up Granlund, Finnish pp was right call

 

[Nordic*]

I don't even care about the penalties, this serves Sweden right, coming out floating their way through the second period, haha..

 

[Irishguy42]

3 goal lead is the worst lead in hockey.

 

[bDtKarlsson]

The puck was in play when Silfverberg roughed up Granlund, Finnish pp was right call

Should have been a slashing penalty on Finland in the same situation.

 

[illone84]

The puck was in play when Silfverberg roughed up Granlund, Finnish pp was right call

Not in the NHL though. On the other hand, nor would have Komarov's so called "boarding" penalty.

Sick goal by Koivu!!!!

 

[VoidCreature]

Laine's having the same problems Zacha was in preseason last year. Different level of competition, but there's likely going to be an adjustment period for him.

 

[Lempo]

3 goal lead is the worst lead in hockey.

That's 2-0. Luckily for Finland Vatanen is a genius tactician.

 

[Chimpradamus]

The puck was in play when Silfverberg roughed up Granlund, Finnish pp was right call

And Granlund slashed Lundqvist, so? And Koivu was the third man in and another Swedish player was the third man in. That evened up.

Sweden played kind of lame though in the 2nd period. They need to show some quality in the third.

 

[Faerun]

i hope risto can be as good as hedman in his prime though i doubt Risto will ever have Victor's skating ability so beautiful for a big man.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Man,...both teams need to improve, like,...a lot.

Neither of the teams look very good,didn't in the first game,
after 2 periods in this game;the same notion.

 

[Coog]

Indeed

Really? Are we watching the same game? What's with all the swedish supporters being so eager to jump on their own team? Sweden has been better both in PP and 5v5, and with a margin.

 

[bDtKarlsson]

I hope Sweden steps up in the 3rd. Feels like they stopped playing once they were up by 2 goals and even more so when they scored the 3rd goal.

 

[DoubleGold]

Confident that we will even the game, Finland playing with sisu right now.

 

[EK47]

Well for the first time in My adult life i feel that sweden is not a gold medal contender in a best on best

 

[Periwinkle]

Lol, I guess the refs want this to be a game when it isn't. So many soft penalties.

That the Finns got a PP from that scrum is laughable, it's the epitome of an even scrum.

The scrum was fairly even but Silfverberg cross-checked Granlund high/near neck.

Finns are looking pretty good 5 v 5.

Vatanen looks better than on Thursday....shame about the own goal.

 

[Murky]

Refs giving Finland free ticket into the game..

Quite a few non calls on Sweden so far, too, so that is inaccurate. Either way the refs are not quite as bad as they were in the other game. It has actually balanced out a bit.

I think SWE just thought the game was over and stopped playing. So they gave Finland free ticket back into the game.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Really? Are we watching the same game? What's with all the swedish supporters being so eager to jump on their own team? Sweden has been better both in PP and 5v5, and with a margin.

Really, it's not like Finland has dominated. Sweden has been too passive and defensive though, they've laid down on the pressure. Pretty natural with a 3 goal lead though.

 

[Rodzilla]

Sweden looked good to start with a lot of PPs but it seems they sit on leads and stop playing

 

[satchmo]

Yeah Finland has been a bit better 5 on 5.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Vatanen out of PP,ruins Laine's game.

 

[alexpj]

That's 2-0. Luckily for Finland Vatanen is a genius tactician.

Good to have a game again in the third.

 

[Murky]

Really, it's not like Finland has dominated. Sweden has been too passive and defensive though, they've laid down on the pressure. Pretty natural with a 3 goal lead though.

Exactly this. SWE let off a bit. I expect them to get around for the third and get a couple more.

 

[AvroArrow]

Donskoi has been a beast today, Laine hasn't really looked as good as i expected. He looks awfully slow and lazy out there so far. Still has a period to turn it around

 

[psycho_dad*]

Should have been a slashing penalty on Finland in the same situation.

To who? You saw a slashing there? It was a clear penalty because puck was in play and you're not allowed to cross check someone in the neck or chest like that. Granny and him both got 2 min roughing penalties for the scrum after the cross check