GDT: Group C - February 18 - Sweden (3) vs Finland (1)

[Kshahdoo]

Kinda funny seeing Swedes are rooting mostly for Dahlin, and not the team... but I understand them. I too wish Znaroks to lose.

 

[DDRhockey]

Everyone except the 18 year olds suck. Braindead players.

Wjc was at higher level then this olympics

 

[Jussi]

He battled pretty hard, moved the puck well and gave some good passes. He's also the only player willing to shoot the puck. That's valuable.

I don't envy the kid. I'd be pretty pissed if i had to play the last 5 minutes straight because nobody else in the team is capable of shooting the puck. That's a heavy load to carry for and 18 year old.

Not when it doesn't show up on the board.

 

[BB88]

Scoring just one goal from all those chances doesn't bode too good for the real games

We have a lineup full of stone hands.

 

[Jussi]

Wjc was at higher level then this olympics

The hell it was.

 

[DDRhockey]

Not when it doesn't show up on the board.

Tolvanen was more dangerous then any swedish forward

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Not when it doesn't show up on the board.

So what you're saying is that a player cannot play well if he does not score?

 

[Saekk]

Wjc was at higher level then this olympics

I know people like to hype prospects around here way too much, but that's just total bs.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

clutch doesn't exist.

That's like saying psychology doesn't exist. Clutch is pure sports psychology since playing under a lot of pressure is a different tier from just playing.

Some players are great but crack under pressure; others can keep a cool head and some even get extra competitive when it matters the most.

Seriously for someone obsessed with sports psychology and having played various sports it's so weird to hear "clutch doesn't exist"

 

[FinPanda]

I hope we'll see each other again in the final

Not possible because if we beat Canada we'll face in the semis.

 

[DDRhockey]

The hell it was.

know people like to hype prospects around here way too much, but that's just total b

Tolvanen had more points in 2 olympic games then entire wjc tournament

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Tolvanen was more dangerous then any swedish forward

Too bad the guy would rather always blast the puck as soon as it gets to him rather than knowing what the situation is like and corraling the puck before shooting

 

[illone84]

Congrats to Sweden. Thought for sure Finland would win after seeing how bad Sweden played Germany.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Tolvanen had more points in 2 olympic games then entire wjc tournament

Yes but then again if Tolvanen had even a little bit of luck (which you absolutely need when it comes to scoring) he would've had a lot more than 1 goal in that tournament.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Too bad the guy would rather always blast the puck as soon as it gets to him rather than knowing what the situation is like and corraling the puck before shooting

What? Is this sarcasm? He almost never does this.

 

[GermanNuck]

That's like saying psychology doesn't exist. Clutch is pure sports psychology since playing under a lot of pressure is a different tier from just playing.

Some players are great but crack under pressure; others can keep a cool head and some even get extra competitive when it matters the most.

Seriously for someone obsessed with sports psychology and having played various sports it's so weird to hear "clutch doesn't exist"

We had this with Mario Gomez in the German football team. He scored plenty of goals when the game was basically decided. But he could magically avoid the net when it counted. It was almost surreal.

 

[Matti_A]

So who do the Finns play in the challenge game?

 

[ZEBROA]

Finland battled realy hard in the end any team could have won. Good luck Finland and hope we meet in the final.

 

[Jussi]

Tolvanen was more dangerous then any swedish forward

Yet they scored two goals and Tolvanen zero.

 

[DDRhockey]

So who do the Finns play in the challenge game?

South korea

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

What? Is this sarcasm? He almost never does this.

Uhmm.. The onetimers against Norway and Sweden that happened at the last minutes of the match when the defender was too far to reach him in the 1st place? It's a valid criticism. I should have specified that his one-timers need work. The one that got through Haugen was due to Haugens bad awareness of where the shot was coming from.

 

[Jussi]

So who do the Finns play in the challenge game?

Korea.

 

[Jussi]

Not possible because if we beat Canada we'll face in the semis.

Quarterfinal.

 

[DDRhockey]

Yet they scored two goals and Tolvanen zero.

So you cant play well without scoring?
Typical hf stat watching.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Uhmm.. The onetimers against Norway and Sweden that happened at the last minutes of the match when the defender was too far to reach him in the 1st place? It's a valid criticism. I should have specified that his one-timers need work.

His one-timers are the best part of his game. He should blast those the instant he gets them, that's why its called a one-timer. Also he gets like 1 or 2 one timer chances per game because the only person in the team who knows how to pass one is Lepistö.

Like what the f*** do you want? Do you want him to take control of the puck and then load for 10 seconds before blasting it?

There's one forward in the team who can one-time the puck, and you want him to stop?