GDT: Quarterfinal: Germany vs. Switzerland

[swissexpert]

Here we go!

Team News SUI:
Mayer gets the start, Malgin is out due to illness

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[SwissFan12]

Ouch for Malgin... but no excuse, let's go boys!

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

Ouch for Malgin... but no excuse, let's go boys!

Ouch indeed, getting strong Football WC vibes with the guys getting the flu when the KO stage begins. But yes, no excuse.

 

[Elias40]

Did Fischer throw Malgin after the foul against the Czech Republic? I don't believe in illness, it's more of a game for the media so that Fischer doesn't look bad, right?

 

[Chainshot]

Kalvin is another ill Swiss skater. I wonder what plague is running through their 'room.

 

[swissexpert]

Did Fischer throw Malgin after the foul against the Czech Republic? I don't believe in illness, it's more of a game for the media so that Fischer doesn't look bad, right?

He sat him in that game, that's enough. Been a lot of other dumb fouls since and Malgin is a huge impulse for the offense. Would be stupid to sit him in such a huge game.
Nino has been sick too the last few days so no surprise.

 

[Zaar]

A lot of pressure by Switzerland in the first two minutes

 

[Zaar]

Wow. That was soft.

 

[SwissFan12]

lol wtf

 

[ellja3]

oh ok then

 

[Speyer]

Oh boy the PTSD is already kicking in. Now we will find out what this team is made of.

 

[swissexpert]

Oh Mayer...

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

Oh boy the PTSD is already kicking in. Now we will find out what this team is made of.

Feels like one of those regular games when we play Germany in an elimination game. We seem to not be able to go full throttle, just in our heads really.

 

[SwissFan12]

Really bad start for Mayer

 

[Speyer]

Feels like one of those regular games when we play Germany in an elimination game. We seem to not be able to go full throttle, just in our heads really.

We will see. Could be just an unlucky start or the beginning of the end. The big Guns need to step up now big time though.

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

We will see. Could be just an unlucky start or the beginning of the end. The big Guns need to step up now big time though.

Well it definitely is an unlucky start, but compared to the other 7 games we can't really get much going on offense. That is often the case against Germany. But yes, still so much hockey left, I just suffer from PTSD against them...

 

[SwissFan12]

weak call, everything going against us right now

 

[Zaar]

Really bad start for Mayer

Does anyone know, why Genoni didn't start? He has outstanding numbers,

 

[Speyer]

Well it definitely is an unlucky start, but compared to the other 7 games we can't really get much going on offense. That is often the case against Germany. But yes, still so much hockey left, I just suffer from PTSD against them...

There really seems to be a switch that regularly gets turned in the players heads come knockout stage. They were so confident in the round robin. Now they seem really nervous. I really wish we had Scherwey on the roster right now. He is one of the few NT players that can thrive when the pressure is on and wake up his teammates with a big hit or a comparable play.

 

[SwissFan12]

Nice PK, come on guys

 

[SwissLeaf]

Does anyone know, why Genoni didn't start? He has outstanding numbers,

Only Fischer knows...

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Whats the score? At work

 

[SwissFan12]

Whats the score? At work

1-0 Germany on a mistake from Mayer...

 

[Luolis]

Whats the score? At work

Switzerland 0-1 Germany after 1st.

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

Only Fischer knows...

Mayer has outstanding numbers as well and it is not like Genoni stole us any games in the quarters in the last few years. I would have started with Genoni as well but it is not an outrageous decision to have given Mayer the start. Noone in this thread questioned the decision before the game started, calling it out now is quite weak.