GDT: Gold Medal Game • Feb. 23 • Sweden vs. Canada • Part IV

[PsychoticHab]

Yes, YES! Canada suck... at hair...

Seriously, how do you guys do it?

 

[Skobel24]

Yes, YES! Canada suck... at hair...

Sweden gets the gold in hair. Easily.

 

[vippe]

So..so fast.

I think he caught up with Crosby as well earlier in the game when he almost had a break away.

 

[Uncle Bill]

Actually, all the three you have name could have helped the team. It's what the lineup lacked. They needed size and speed. Tenacity and those two are more than enough for that. Lidstrom would have calmed that defense even though I thought Kronwall wasnt too bad.

Kronwall was on the ice for the first two Canadian goals. Makes him minus-2.

I saw him head-hunting in the Finn game. He didn't have the nads to try that against Canada.

 

[AimForTopCheddar]

Yes, YES! Canada suck... at hair...

Yeah haha, every Swedish player looked like H&M models. Gustaffson was looking very slick.

 

[Uncle Bill]

Congrats to Canada! You did what you were supposed to do, but I was disappointed the way your players acted after the final bell. The players celebration was so lame! It looked like they just won a beer-league championship. It was the friggen olympic gold. If it means so little to them, then dont win it. This Canada domination is bad for hockey.

As disappointed you were satchmo, I can guarantee the negative feedback would have been deafening had the Canadian lads celebrated more vociferously.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Ahh ok. I thought I saw a picture of St Louis on Smith's shoulders at the ceremonies but maybe that was the opening? Or maybe Im just dreaming

Got to look at the pic a little closer. Canada was good, but not good enough to be awarded to gold at the opening ceremonies.



On a side note, I actually liked the way our boys celebrated their win. Sort of a "Yeah, we won, you really surprised?" attittude they gave.

 

[Jackson14]

Anyone else think Patrick Sharp looked like Lundqvist?

 

[Evil Doctor]

Too bad they weren't like this again, this was also a regulation victory by 3 goals:

Today, the Canadian team came off extremely classy, but c'mon, they looked spoiled like "oh good, we won, like we expected too" Imagine this was how the Stanley Cup was awarded. The celebration was treated like the win of a 1st round playoff series.

Well that was after a 50 year drought, it was only second time for NHLers at the Olympics and this was only four years after Nagano debacle.

Oh and in front of a boisterous Canadian crowd too, so I suspect that something to do with it as well...

 

[objectiveposter]

No Lidstrom
No Forsberg
No Sundin
No Naslund
No Zetterberg
No Sedin
No Backstrom

No chance

 

[Jackson14]

Anyone else think Patrick Sharp looked like Lundqvist?

Quoting myself. Wasn't imagining things they do have a similar look.

Sharp
http://splash.suntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/PatMainNEW-SLH-102713A2-600x400.jpg

Lundqvist
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Henrik+Lundqvist+Fashion+Night+Out+Show+Arrivals+WZi1NGpnP67l.jpg

Im done looking up pictures of men don't worry.

 

[Johnnyc60]

Why Victor Hedman and H.Lindholm was not selected by team Sweden?

Maybe these players could make a difference in this final.

 

[Polar Vortex]

No Lidstrom
No Forsberg
No Sundin
No Naslund
No Zetterberg
No Sedin
No Backstrom

No chance

No excuses?

 

[zeykshade]

Why Victor Hedman and H.Lindholm was not selected by team Sweden?

Maybe these players could make a difference in this final.

Neither of those players play Center. If the Swedish Coach was hesitant to use OEL, Hedman and Lindholm wouldn't have sniffed the ice either.

 

[Jackson14]

That had to be a joke. Half of them are retired for one.

 

[Johnnyc60]

No Lidstrom
No Forsberg
No Sundin
No Naslund
No Zetterberg
No Sedin
No Backstrom

No chance

Every team in this tournament have injuries and retired players : for Canada : Stamkos and Tavares

Finland : Both Koivu, Barkov, Filpulla

USA centerline was far away of Modano, JR, Weight in '90

Same thing for Russia with D-man, when A.Markov is your #1 D-man you have a problem at this hockey level.

 

[daver]

Why Victor Hedman and H.Lindholm was not selected by team Sweden?

Maybe these players could make a difference in this final.

In what way?

 

[Johnnyc60]

Neither of those players play Center. If the Swedish Coach was hesitant to use OEL, Hedman and Lindholm wouldn't have sniffed the ice either.

Maybe the coaching/management was a part of the problem for the Swedes, Oduya was not very good in is zone, a guy like Hedman or Lindholm can play with the best. Lindholm is a key player for the Ducks, one of the best plus/minus ratio in the league.

This years Hedman is playing the best hockey of his young career.

 

[Johnnyc60]

In what way?

Hedman and Lindholm are very strong defensively and physicaly, in a tight game you need this type of players. Guys like Oduya, Tallinder doesn't have game breaking skills.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

No Lidstrom
No Forsberg
No Sundin
No Naslund
No Zetterberg
No Sedin
No Backstrom

No chance

Yes, if only Sweden had three guys who played 2 games total since 2010 things would have been different.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Neither of those players play Center. If the Swedish Coach was hesitant to use OEL, Hedman and Lindholm wouldn't have sniffed the ice either.

I was a big supporter of having Zibinajad play on the 4th line. He would have helped and he would have gotten some much needed experience for 2018.

 

[Koss]

None of them. All the players had to leave right after the game to fly back home.

There was a picture on facebook of Ryan Harnden (Men's Curling) with Crosby and Toewes at the closing ceremonies with their medals

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

None of them. All the players had to leave right after the game to fly back home.

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

I wish MSL had scored. Did he get any points?

 

[pepty]

I heard Karlsson's name twice during the game...one a cough-up in his own zone and the other a weak pp point shot that was blocked...Kessel at least had a few good moments...

Kessel was in the gold medal game?