No, No he’s not. He’s been below average in Allsvenskan while Gidlöf has basically saved Leksand in the SHL. HUGE difference between those two. This is why Swedes have been so vocal about how bad Thelin is.
GDT: Semi-Finals: Sweden vs Finland; Jan. 4, 2025; 15:30 EST
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You said it would be on the same level as Canadians. You were wrong.
After the rather boring first period this evolved into a hell of the game. I was completely thrilled even as a neutral fan. Sweden was so dominant in the 3rd period, they were pushing ubelievably hard. I was 95 % sure they would score on the overtime PP but Finland's players in turn delivered a stellar PK performance in that sequence. The OT goal was quite a fluke but games such as this often happen to be decided by a similar kind of goal. I would say both team would have deserved to win today. Finland was better in the 2nd period, Sweden was insane in the 3rd when they were trailing for most of the time and had to push no matter what. Finland-Sweden games are often exciting, especially in the play-offs, and this was the case one again.
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I’ve been saying for a while that we need one thread for all officiating-related discussion, and a separate thread for just talking about the actual game/players/tactics etc. The main (nhl) board is often just as bad
Who was talking about loser DNA? Salo, hmm.... not that overly swedish-sounding surname
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Not many if anyone picked Finland top 2 before the tournament so I guess there's coping.
You mean those blatant slashes/high sticks…? That was a penalty. But you’re right, the swedes didn’t score.
jj cale
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No need to continue on with these games, it's not getting you out of this.
it took one game to make your bullshit posts look ridiculous.
Take the L and move on.
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Swedish national team is some serious nightmare fuel to their fans, at this point it would probably be better if they just sucked through the tournament so you wouldn't get your hopes up time and time again.
Well, most every year they are predicted to fight for medals, as they should, and they still are in for the medals, however not many predicted them in the gold medal game this year.
Hard to play with confidence when you don’t believe your goalie is even able to save a f”cking beach ball. You don’t take chances. This shit is all on Hävelid and his goalie decisions.
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GG Sweden. You probably deserved to win but like they say, if you don't score the other team will.
ManWithNoName
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Blaming this on the refs (or anything else) is just a loser mentality. It is what it is. All teams in the history of hockey has had a bad call against that led to a lost. We have had our fair share of wins because of bad calls.
We should have finished the game in the third when we were dominating or during the PP in the OT.
I’d rather see Finland beat us than Canada/US. Keep it in the Nordics.
We should have finished the game in the third when we were dominating or during the PP in the OT.
I’d rather see Finland beat us than Canada/US. Keep it in the Nordics.
People will just call us whiners. Lol Seriously though the officiating was horrendous the whole tournament.
I've been impressed that Helenius has stepped up more and more as the tournament has gone along. I thought this was his best game. Maybe he rises when the stakes are highest?
Either way. Congrats Finland. Always showing up for the big games, and now that Sweden is out you know I’m rooting for you!
I missed where Canada played in this game.
You folks might want to knock it off.
You folks might want to knock it off.
FinPanda
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One of the best messages I've seen after the game, thank you.Blaming this on the refs (or anything else) is just a loser mentality. It is what it is. All teams in the history of hockey has had a bad call against that led to a lost. We have had our fair share of wins because of bad calls.
We should have finished the game in the third when we were dominating or during the PP in the OT.
I’d rather see Finland beat us than Canada/US. Keep it in the Nordics.
Well fought Sweden. I don't know why the hell our guys looked so lost in the third. Partly it was good play by Sweden, of course, but something strange as well. Especially after the second period which we pretty handily dominated. In the third I thought we are going to lose for sure.
Good luck in the bronze game. Will root for you guys, as I nowadays always do (except against us!).
Good luck in the bronze game. Will root for you guys, as I nowadays always do (except against us!).
