GDT: Semifinal • Sweden vs. Finland

[Iceman]

High scoring game for sure, unless one of the goalies stand on their heads.

Both defences aren't exactly here "to burn down our village".

 

[QnebO]

I just bet money on Sweden. The bet also counts OT/SO.

That said, I root for us of course. GL and Have fun fans of both sides.

 

[Melkor]

With Sweden being short of Nylander and Ollas Mattsson, I think this tournament is finnish to lose.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

This is a game I've been waiting for years

They played in the gold medal game only two years ago.

 

[Joe MacMillan]

PAhoLaine will destroy. Like that nickname a lot more than Pula-aho.

And they who don't understand its "paholainen" as "devil" in English.

Pulaho. And yes, it does suck as a nickname.

Paholaine(n) is clever.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

This finnish team is huge, compared to earlier years.

 

[Finnpin]

Pulaho.

I facepalmed when YLE started to promote that. It's awful.

Paholaine is awesome thou!

 

[Lepardi]

Pulaho. And yes, it does suck as a nickname.

It's Pula-aho, and it's a great nickname. However, I can understand that the youngsters you can call "jonne" don't like it, cause they don't remember the original Pula-aho. Google might help.

 

[Ajaton Azer]

Game against Canada was big game of the tournament, but this is also very important game, if young Finnish Lions want to win golden medals. Maybe there is no need to score as many goals as six if defensivemen and goaling plays better this time. Score like 4 - 2 is good score.

 

[g00n]

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[hirawl]

If Sweden is going to concentrate on the kiddie line, they will lose. Rantanen & Kapanen, your time to shine.

 

[Matti_A]

I just bet money on Sweden. The bet also counts OT/SO.

That said, I root for us of course. GL and Have fun fans of both sides.

Hah, me too.

I find it to be the best way to jinx the opponent.

If Finland wins I won't care that I lost some money and if Sweden wins I get some balsam on my wounds with the winnings.

 

[1Gold Standard]

They played in the gold medal game only two years ago.

you can anticipate a game with particular players for years in advance, much the same as I did with the 1995 + 1997 Canadian born players for about 3 years before the 2015 tournament.

 

[IamherefortheFinn]

Did the kid on TV just call the line Pulla-Aho

I like it!

 

[Prntscrn]

wow swedish TV only focusing on the Aho line

 

[Rick Nash CleanShave]

Should be a very interesting match. I believe in Finland because their head coach is Jukka Jalonen. The bookmakers have put Sweden as a favorites for this game, maybe heavier favorites than I thought.

 

[BB88]

We(Finns) are going to need a miracle tonight, no turnovers please.

 

[Pyromaniac]

Cheering for tre konor tonight, still bitter over the loss.

 

[Love Me Goaltender]

I don't want to get into hair-pulling contest. I like Sweden. It's one of the best countries in the world. It's like Finland 2.0. Less violent, less racist, less religious, better at sports.

Can't decide if Finnish powerplay will better Swedish penalty-killing. Let's say 6-4 Finland. Sweden always has better and deeper team than us, but this is the first time maybe ever that we have such talented and potential stars in one of our hockey national teams. Think about Finland's first line in those succesful olympic tournaments: Selänne - Koivu - Lehtinen. Even that line had only one genuine super star. We have always just produced third line players. PAhoLaine is something else.

 

[Nordic*]

I thought the game started now, at 15:00??

 

[Prntscrn]

I thought the game started now, at 15:00??

I think puck drops xx:08 for all games

 

[aphyro]

Gotta respect Canadas passion for hockey! was canadians at the Swe-Fin game

 

[Canadian Finn]

TSN just started their coverage.

I'm guessing game will start in 15 minutes or so?

 

[MMANumminen]

Yes about 10 min

 

[m4tt145]

Leeets go