WJC: Semi final talk!

[MMANumminen]

Finland is going to be outshot most likely.

With a few lucky bounces and a Swedish goal early the game could get bad for Finland.

But more likely, it's going to be very frustrating for the Swedes to score, plus demoralizing if the goalie battle goes as predicted.

Every psychological effect has like double power for junior hockey.


4-3 after OT is my guess. I really could not pick a winner

That was pretty good prediction

 

[Buttermilk]

Of course Swedes are favorite to win but that doens't really matter. Finland has never had a better team than Sweden (not even 2016). So stop comparing teams if Finland plays it doesn't matter. Only crucial part is goalie and Rimpinen is way better. Finland biggest weakness is Mikkola gladly we are underdogs so that is easier situation for Mikkola.

If we lose it was meant to be but it's not surprise if finland wins. That is more mental games. Just like Czechia - USA, i think Czech can play more relaxed than US. And oh boys that BC-line got frustrated easily game against Finns.

I love to quote myself but I was pretty much right. I was surprised how bad Finns was in 3rd period.. But I knew overtime is always made for us, especially against swedes. And love to see Stenberg crying!

 

[Deleted member 351503]

So... fast forward to next year: Sweden avoids North American teams again, people think after Round Robin they will win it all - and then they will not - AS USUAL

 

[llwyd]

Lol, you have answers to everything

Well, I have decades of following our teams - you know, we really tend to outperform our paper strength and our only too often lacklustre round robins. Like bloody regularly. That's our shtick. Our middle name. Obviously not always, nothing is ever guaranteed but we are bloody competitive in any hockey tournament, and people are not usually very happy to meet us in elimination games.

 

[Svedu]

Well, I have decades of following our teams - you know, we really tend to outperform our paper strength and our only too often lacklustre round robins. Like bloody regularly. That's our shtick. Our middle name. Obviously not always, nothing is ever guaranteed but we are bloody competitive in any hockey tournament, and people are not usually very happy to meet us in elimination games.

Antijinxing You got me. But we got handled in the third. I'm so happy after the victory.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Afraid of meeting a North American team?
You have successfully avoided to meet them again so far in the tournament

Scared of usa Yes. But not Canada.

So... fast forward to next year: Sweden avoids North American teams again, people think after Round Robin they will win it all - and then they will not - AS USUAL

You are so obsessed with Sweden. Why care about us so much if we suck so much? Go and bother the Germans instead.

 

[mattihp]

The Finland-Sweden game is a good example as to why I can't get hyped up about kids' games the same as men's games. The Swedes played like unfocused kids and three of the Finnish goals were direct results of them just not doing very basic marking