GDT: Semi Final: Russia Vs Sweden | 9AM EST 1PM CET | RUS 5 - 4 SWE OT

[Zybalto]

Dont think he was maliciously targeting the head.

2+10 is the proper call there.

 

[IceBjoern]

Kinda harsh penalty... he was getting ready to absorb the hit from the Russian but ended up just giving a hit.

Not 100% against the 5min but this really ended the game now if Russia can score a couple and honestly it could’ve been a 2min for interference had the Russian not stayed down.

Oh well..

 

[PG Canuck]

Höglander is stupid apparantly. Just why...

More unfortunate than stupid. Not like he was targeting the head, just happened to hit him to the head while bracing himself.

 

[c9gunner]

Nice. Lets go guys. Lets get another one

 

[Pensionsraddare]

And drilled the guy in the head while doing it

Denisenko was the one who drove in hard on that battle. f*** this.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

That’s game!
Bye my Swedes.

 

[AB13]

Never fun when the ref decides a game on his own.

 

[PG Canuck]

he braced himself for the hit if you can't see that you are blind.. penalty okay but the game misconduct part is stupid.

Doesn’t change the fact he hit him in the head lol

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Can't do that and expect to get away with it.

 

[trick9]

Yeah, he should've just taken it up the ass(or the head, as the case would be there). That's the Finnish way, I assume?

Denisenko was never even going to hit him. He initiated the contact and caught his head.

 

[hockey20000]

No hits to the head.. At all.. Period. None!
What
don't
you
get?

bracing yourself for a hit.. I am fine with the penalty but not the game misconduct..

 

[Gnome17]

What a f***ing nightmare.. Im sure they talked about the discipline going in to this game, there has been so many penalties this tournament.

.......

 

[KrejciMVP]

Yes! way to capitalize

 

[nucks88]

Well at least one Canuck prospect is still in the game....

 

[bDtKarlsson]

Hmm, f*** this game. It feels like it's already over. Stupid penalties to take.

 

[jj cale]

The penalty was just, you just can't expect to do that and not have it called that way at the wjc, the players know better.

Sweden paid for it, now they just have to regroup and play their game and things can get settled for them.

 

[tictactoe]

bracing yourself for a hit.. I am fine with the penalty but not the game misconduct..

He did not brace himself.. he threw an elbow.
the f you talking about...

 

[Love]

Kinda harsh penalty... he was getting ready to absorb the hit from the Russian but ended up just giving a hit.

Not 100% against the 5min but this really ended the game now if Russia can score a couple and honestly it could’ve been a 2min for interference had the Russian not stayed down.

Oh well..

Exactly. He acted like he died after an awkward collision and then jumps back out on the ice a minute later.

 

[hockey20000]

Doesn’t change the fact he hit him in the head lol

ye pensalty sure but there game misconduct rule needs to be changed... something like the American elbow vs finland deserves it but not this.

 

[Blueboy]

Never fun when the ref decides a game on his own.

Lol

Hoglander chose the flying elbow, ref didn’t make him do it.

 

[PG Canuck]

Denisenko was the one who drove in hard on that battle. **** this.

Trying to hit another player doesn’t mean you’re eligible to be hit to the head.

Going to be hard to have a conversation when you’re emotional about this, so I’ll move along.

 

[Three On Zero]

Stayed awake to watch Hoglander, now I guess I can go to bed

 

[Prntscrn]

What a ****ing nightmare.. Im sure they talked about the discipline going in to this game, there has been so many penalties this tournament.

.......

It's every year not just this tournament. So many stupid penalties. But I guess they are used playing games where it takes more to actually get 2 minutes in the box

 

[joe89]

Stupid play. Need to get into the game again before 3-1. Compensation calls will come later in the game.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]