GDT: May 24 • Semifinal • Russia 3, Sweden 1

[Acallabeth]

Russia is such losers even if they are winning. Sochi...

I would expect you to act humbler after your team's "game" today

 

[VictorLustig]

Russians can't stay classy when they win.

 

[Jaan]

Should be an automatic ban for Znaroks. What a classless idiot. Even though he's Latvian he really seems to be trying to prove that he's just like the Russians.

 

[Fossy21]

lol so russians are clasless......because Backlud was so classy.....Go russia

A minor push? That's classless, if you're 2.

 

[Coldplay619]

Malkin gets one over Plotnikov and Tikhonov?

They should both get one over Malkin and Ovi.

 

[kudymen]

Terrible behaviour from Znaroks. Yeah, both coaches were hot-tempered, but the head coach making death-threat signs? Terrible behaviour.

Either way, it was quite clear the better team won. Russia has a close to Olympic-level squad that I think will have no problems in the final. Sweden did quite well considering the "thin" squad and lack of star players. Still pretty happy about a top 4 placement.

What I "liked" the most about that thing was that after that exchange, he was signaling to the refs "look at what they are doing at the other bench "

 

[m4tt145]

That's funny coming from Swedish fan. You guys are not exactly making Sweden look good out there.

Yes cause yelling from the bench is the same thing as making cut-throats signs

We lost to a better team.

 

[Lollipop]

Classless and disgusting Russia! I will support the team they will meet in the gold medal game!

 

[DaveH]

This tournament is a joke. Malkin and Ovechkin. Haha. IIHF has clearly been bought.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Russian gets shoved into the chest - dives like a olympian
Yakovlev completely over reacts - and almost beats up a linesman in the process
Refs crap their pants - Backlund gets a game misconduct as a result
Grönborg shouts a few words - Znarok responds by death threats.

Nice..

Fun game though. Russians won because they were better.

You sound so unbiased, nice.

 

[aphyro]

Did not take long...

Say what? i said gratz to you Russian guys!

But i dont want the finnish fans to run their mouth...

And i feel its funny how much you guys on this forum complaine on the football players when they diving but hockeyplayers dive just as much as they do...

 

[John Price]

I'm still mad I missed out on that because stupid NBC is tape delaying this. Unbelievable.

Also, how did the Russian team do this well in the IIHF but not in the Olympics?

 

[fredligh]

So, Malkin plays two games, totally invisible today, and gets one of the three best players on team Russia.

 

[kudymen]

Did not take long...

Thats why they called it blitzkrieg

 

[Den]

Imagine if all players fell like that after a shove to chest.

Russki good team. No cheat.

Whatever helps you to get over a teady bear Sweden....

 

[Revengeality]

Lol here goes typical swedish "stay classy" BS.

 

[Coldplay619]

I'm still mad I missed out on that because stupid NBC is tape delaying this. Unbelievable.

Also, how did the Russian team do this well in the IIHF but not in the Olympics?

Quality of competition+the coach isn't a stubborn moron?

 

[m4tt145]

Any words on Plotnikov? Is his career over?

 

[joe89]

I'm still mad I missed out on that because stupid NBC is tape delaying this. Unbelievable.

Also, how did the Russian team do this well in the IIHF but not in the Olympics?

In the IIHFs no team can match their combo of size and speed. It's like a men's team vs U23.

 

[DaveH]

I'm still mad I missed out on that because stupid NBC is tape delaying this. Unbelievable.

Also, how did the Russian team do this well in the IIHF but not in the Olympics?

Eh, Sweden had what? 2 players in the olympic team playing this time around?

 

[Sher-Wood]

Over the last years it seems that diving has took important place in Russian NT.

This. Russians is diving all over the place nowdays. However, they won this game fair and square though.

 

[Stad]

So, Malkin plays two games, totally invisible today, and gets one of the three best players on team Russia.

Malkin is a god, that's why.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Classless and disgusting Russia! I will support the team they will meet in the gold medal game!

How is Russia classless? Backlund elbows a Russian player for no reason when the game is clearly over, and Russia is classless because its Latvian coach is responding to Sweden's coaching staff's insults with a death threat?

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Malkin top 3 player for Russia

What a joke

 

[Hemsky001]

Any words on Plotnikov? Is his career over?