GDT: Gold Medal Game - May 21 - Canada vs Sweden

[Cellee]

lena sundqvist a swedish commentator just accused canada for diving...she said its part of the canadian hockey culture.

Cool story.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Grönborg is awful. In the World Cup Karlsson had equal icetime in the semifinal as the #5 and #6 dmen.
Same **** here. 4 minutes to go, Canada ices the puck. Puts Joakim Nordström out there, Backstrom and Nylander on the bench. Just awful

To Grönborg everyone is just as much of a special snowflake as everyone else. Can't have Joel Lundqvist's feelings hurt by prioritizing Nylander and Bäckström.

 

[DaJackal]

Finnish broadcast has live cello music in the studio during the intermission. What?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Who the **** is that and why should we care?

 

[fredligh]

Please give it a rest...it's getting tired. You've watched Canada play hockey enough to know that is not our game.

Yes it was horrible, but we've been on the other end of things far more often than most other countries with respect to these kinds of embellishments.

Swede here, agree...

 

[romelson]

Sweden's coach is an absolute moron. If they lose he'll be to blame

Well, at least he is not on the moronic level of Znarok

 

[nilssont]

Well this has been one heck of a hockey game so far!

Most boring game ive seen since Newcastle played Norwich at St James Park a couple of years ago with a grand total of 1 shot on goal with a 0-0 result

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

lena sundqvist a swedish commentator just accused canada for diving...she said its part of the canadian hockey culture.

She said doing "whatever it takes" to win was the Canadian mentality.Not diving. (In the context of explaining the dive)

 

[D0ctorCool]

Maybe not in the culture. But we've seen more and more of it. Whatever it takes to win/get in the opponents head

We've certainly adapted our game to international play.

 

[nucks88]

Please give it a rest...it's getting tired. You've watched Canada play hockey enough to know that is not our game.

Yes it was horrible, but we've been on the other end of things far more often than most other countries with respect to these kinds of embellishments.

So much this! It was embarrassing but give it a rest. Canada has had more than it's share of ******** calls go against them. Grow the **** up!

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

Fair. Also easy to say it was a ridiculous embellishment when shown in super slow motion.

He saw a stick coming to his face. It was definitely not a penalty, but relax on the integrity of the game stuff.

No, we shouldn't. As I said, this isn't about one Canadian player doing it. Most of all us here detest what happens in soccer and, yes, .....it goes to the integrity of the game. Several honest Canadian posters have said they'd rather lose than win on goals like the PP goal after the dive - I guess we won't count you among them.
Cheating is cheating. Condoning it doesn't improve the game.

 

[Harikkerk]

Who the **** is that and why should we care?

Actually saw a silly dive tho got flashbacks from when i'm watching football. He got the stick on his chest and fell down like he got shot holding his face. Got very dissapointed.
Seems like the Ruskies and Finns are the only ones not diving in this tournament.

Germany and Latvia was HORRIBLE to watch. Could as well have just threw a football on the ice and say "**** it"

 

[Jayan]

Please give it a rest...it's getting tired. You've watched Canada play hockey enough to know that is not our game.

Yes it was horrible, but we've been on the other end of things far more often than most other countries with respect to these kinds of embellishments.

QFT. Should have video reviews of obvious dives and have the player sent to the locker room.

Diving ain't hockey.

 

[syz]

Reminder that former Canadian pro hockey players and commentators recently accused the Edmonton Oilers of not diving enough.

 

[canuckster19]

Who the **** is that and why should we care?

One of those feminist commentators in the brave new world of gender equality in mens sports who knows f-all about anything.

At least Wikegård was somewhat unbiased about the too many men call, surprising

 

[Phil McKraken]

lena sundqvist a swedish commentator just accused canada for diving...she said its part of the canadian hockey culture.

That's not what she said, stop trying to create a conflict by taking stuff out of context. If anything she was complimenting the Canadian winner mentality.

 

[Cellee]

No, we shouldn't. As I said, this isn't about one Canadian player doing it. Most of all us here detest what happens in soccer and, yes, .....it goes to the integrity of the game. Several honest Canadian posters have said they'd rather lose than win on goals like the PP goal after the dive - I guess we won't count you among them.
Cheating is cheating. Condoning it doesn't improve the game.

Did you miss the part where I agreed it was not a penalty?

He had a stick come at his face , not in super slow motion. He may have thought he was about to eat a stick blade.

 

[Nithoniniel]

That's not what she said, stop trying to create a conflict by taking stuff out of context. If anything she was complimenting the Canadian winner mentality.

Yeah that's how I understood it as well.

 

[Spender]

lena sundqvist a swedish commentator just accused canada for diving...she said its part of the canadian hockey culture.

I guess you're one of the haters that tried to get her off air.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

0/4 on the PP will cost the game

 

[nucks88]

One of those feminist commentators in the brave new world of gender equality in mens sports who knows f-all about anything.

At least Wikegård was somewhat unbiased about the too many men call, surprising

Oh okay We have a boatload of those over here too! But then we have a boatload of male commentators that know f-all as well!

 

[PTmbp13]

This is our game.

Movieyou mean

 

[CorgisPer60]

This is an AWFUL game with a dead crowd. Can't tell what's worse between the embellishment leading to 1-1, our players, and the coaching.

I mean I want Sweden to win, but hockey has to be entertaining too. This is not.

I agree. The Canada v Russia game was much more entertaining.

 

[aphyro]

One of those feminist commentators in the brave new world of gender equality in mens sports who knows f-all about anything.

At least Wikegård was somewhat unbiased about the too many men call, surprising

Muhh verry feministic to point out a movie star... Canadians are acctually worser than Footballs players when it comes to dive

 

[Eye of Ra]

I guess you're one of the haters that tried to get her off air.

No. I like the sound of her laugh.