GDT: Quarterfinal - May 23 - Finland vs Sweden
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ChicagoBullsFan
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I'm seen many Finland vs Sweden hockey rivalries in my lifetime thanks for asking.
And how that belongs in this thread could you please tell me.
But now Finland has their C or D team in these IIHF men's worlds and that team is EHT level team.
If you seriously believe on that the gap between Sweden and Finland in these IIHF men's worlds is so small as you think you'll be terribly wrong. Finland doesn't have enough talent to beat Sweden in quarterfinal and that's a fact.
I hope there comes a time when I can see a Finnish NHL top team playing against a Swedish SHL team. That would be nice.
SanDogBrewin
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Finland 4, Sweden 0.
Finland will start Olkinuora, who posts a shutout.
Kakko will score all four. First from a breakaway. The second with a lacrosse scoop. The third will bounce in from Lundqvist's helmet. The fourth will bounce in off Kakko's crotch. It will be allowed after a coach's challenge, because Grönborg will want to measure Kakko's stick to see if he was playing with illegal equipment.
Finland will start Olkinuora, who posts a shutout.
Kakko will score all four. First from a breakaway. The second with a lacrosse scoop. The third will bounce in from Lundqvist's helmet. The fourth will bounce in off Kakko's crotch. It will be allowed after a coach's challenge, because Grönborg will want to measure Kakko's stick to see if he was playing with illegal equipment.
Kakko will do some miracles again tonight but I'm not sure will that be enough to win the game.
Finland could have something like 1/4 chance to win the game, hopefully this is that one. I'll go with 4-1 Sweden or 4-0 Sweden though. They will freeze the game after 2 goal lead and will get few goals after that as well.
My expectations on a SWE-FIN game have never been this low regarding Finland's win chances.
Finland could have something like 1/4 chance to win the game, hopefully this is that one. I'll go with 4-1 Sweden or 4-0 Sweden though. They will freeze the game after 2 goal lead and will get few goals after that as well.
My expectations on a SWE-FIN game have never been this low regarding Finland's win chances.
Artorius Horus T
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Sweden wins comfortably, JJ says they played well and the whole thing repeats next year.
Chimpradamus
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Yup, only about a third of these guys would make the actual A roster. It's still a very strong team on paper though. Let's hope they can start playing up to their potential now, because they have never really fired on all cylinders.
torniojaws
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The early tournament was a miracle itself. No one in Finland was expecting the team to even reach the playoffs, much less win Canada. The team is basically the C level national team, consisting of career-local team players.
Jayan
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Sweden won two periods against Russia but got wrecked in 2nd period and coach should have called a timeout earlier. Felt bad for Markström that got left alone for most of the goals.
Finland is just like Canada a team with less stars but with good chemistry and if Lankinen perform well im not sure it will be a cakewalk for Sweden.
We are missing Zibanejad, Bäckström, Hedman, Karlsson etc to be able to field a roster of the same caliber as Russia.
And looking at this past season, if Lehner wasnt UFA im sure he would be our #1 goalie for this tournament, Hank just havnt had a good season.
Finland is just like Canada a team with less stars but with good chemistry and if Lankinen perform well im not sure it will be a cakewalk for Sweden.
We are missing Zibanejad, Bäckström, Hedman, Karlsson etc to be able to field a roster of the same caliber as Russia.
And looking at this past season, if Lehner wasnt UFA im sure he would be our #1 goalie for this tournament, Hank just havnt had a good season.
I think The key for Sweden is to "control" Kakko. What is he 18yrs old? Put some veteran grinders, who knows all the tricks, on him, like Lander and Kruger, and let Landeskog do the talking to him, and I think that if he is human, and whit that inexperience, he then shouldnt have the time or space to carry an entire National-team on his back offensively again and after him, who are the goal-scorers for this team Finland?
Eh, it's not a fact. If Finland wins this game it would be nowhere near the biggest upsets in hockey history. The odds are something like 4 to 1 in favour of Sweden which is probably pretty accurate.
The biggest difference between NHL'ers and good european league players is their ability to capitilize on scoring chances. This has been evident with this Finnish team as well. Over an 82 game season they couldn't score enough to be successful. But in one game? Anything is possible. Kakko could score a couple of goals, someone random could score another and Lankinen could be standing on his head. That can be enough to win one game.
Remember they are also playing with virtually no pressure on them at all in this game. Let's just hope this isn't one of the five games where Finland comes out on top.
Yeah, but i was only talking about seniors. Fact is that we almost win everytime against Finland when we have NHL-players on the roster and they also do. Now that we have a whole squad full of NHL-players and Finland has zero f*** i just can’t se us lose this.
FinnLightning26
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If Sweden loses to this Finnish team I'll probably laugh myself to death.
DoubleGold
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Can't help but to still be pissed at the players who keep turning down the opportunity to represent their country.
Barkov, Aho and Rantanen clearly give a damn and have my respects. A certain defenseman from Buffalo doesn't. Keeps whining about long and hard NHL seasons but doesn't realize that he needs to play till June if he ever wants to win the Cup
. A couple of weeks in a tournament where a good proportion of the teams are subpar is nothing in comparison.
Barkov, Aho and Rantanen clearly give a damn and have my respects. A certain defenseman from Buffalo doesn't. Keeps whining about long and hard NHL seasons but doesn't realize that he needs to play till June if he ever wants to win the Cup
. A couple of weeks in a tournament where a good proportion of the teams are subpar is nothing in comparison.
MRodman
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Can't help but to still be pissed at the players who keep turning down the opportunity to represent their country.
Barkov, Aho and Rantanen clearly give a damn and have my respects. A certain defenseman from Buffalo doesn't. Keeps whining about long and hard NHL seasons but doesn't realize that he needs to play till June if he ever wants to win the Cup
What about Laine?
I should not be drinking coffee and reading HF Boards. Spit it all out laughing at Kaski scoring 2
DoubleGold
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I'm willing to give him a pass due to his injuries and back problems. I'm fine with a player skipping a few tournaments at the start of their NHL careers too. That said, I'm a bit worried...
JHB
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C'mon, Finland doesn't have their D team. They have their B team, just like Sweden. Finland just have less NHL players overall.
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