GDT: Semifinal • Jan. 4 • Sweden vs. Russia

[BlitzSnipe]

*******, Mamin was actually playing well this period.

 

[Captain Bowie]

I don't think you know what a hit is...he barely pushed him. That happens 10000 times during any game, I am not sure why he went down so hard.

It's not how hard he pushed him. It was from behind, into the boards. Doesn't really matter how hard at that point.

If that happened so often every game, they would be skating over bodies all game.

 

[hackytorque]

I don't think you know what a hit is...he barely pushed him. That happens 10000 times during any game, I am not sure why he went down so hard.

lol take your blinders off. im cheering for russia but that was an awful hit.

 

[BobDobolina]

Right call should be 5 and a game....

2+10 just right

 

[EP40 AKA Lil Wayne]

So what would? If that's not checking from behind what is?

I just saw the last replay from another angle n yeah it did not look nice at all. Gonna have back track on that statement.

 

[Evolu7ion]

Minor penalty is the right call there IMO - the outcome looked pretty bad, but the actual hit itself didn't seem that hard or vicious and there wasn't an intent to injure. Bonehead play nonetheless.

 

[Fossy21]

Minor penalty is the right call there IMO - the outcome looked pretty bad, but the actual hit itself didn't seem that hard or vicious and there wasn't an intent to injure. Bonehead play nonetheless.

Follow-through with the stick (elbow according to some) was worse than the initial hit.

 

[BobDobolina]

Golushev did well to create that scoring chance. Slight edge to the Russkies this period.

 

[Coog]

Pretty even bout this far.

 

[aphyro]

Hmm looks like the puck all the time jump from the sticks from the players... is it bad ice or just bad puckcontroll?

 

[Sikhander]

Tight game but Russia's period overall.

Text book boarding - a bit dirty - but 2min was right in my book.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

Good 1st period for Russia. They're actually outshooting Sweden so far. Keep up the pressure!

 

[uakena]

Hagg leading rush, huh.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Minor penalty is the right call there IMO - the outcome looked pretty bad, but the actual hit itself didn't seem that hard or vicious and there wasn't an intent to injure. Bonehead play nonetheless.

Like I said, 2 mins should be for riding a guy into the boards, or hitting a guy who is up against the boards.

But the way that hit played out, is the most dangerous form of a hit from behind. The sudden push a couple feet from the boards results in, like it just did, a guy going head first at a bad angle while falling forward.

It definitely should have been 5 and probably a game. Usually the IIHF is more strict on these kind of plays.

 

[Evolu7ion]

Follow-through with the stick (elbow according to some) was worse than the initial hit.

Agreed - could easily have been two for boarding and two for elbowing/high sticking.

 

[m4tt145]

Russia is a little bit better this period. We give them to much space. They should have scored by now.

Also, Nylander can be a real pain in the ass on the PP. He needs to make it faster. Pass the puck. Not freeze it and eventually loose it.

 

[c9gunner]

A good period for Russia

 

[Scotty B]

Russia the better team that period. Dodged a bullet too. Shoulda been 5 + 10 for the hit from behind.

 

[Raging Bull]

Hmm looks like the puck all the time jump from the sticks from the players... is it bad ice or just bad puckcontroll?

Ice is usually crap in the ACC.

 

[Territory]

Russia is a little bit better this period. We give them to much space. They should have scored by now.

Also, Nylander can be a real pain in the ass on the PP. He needs to make it faster. Pass the puck. Not freeze it and eventually loose it.

He's set up plenty of PP goals.

What he is doing is fine.

The entire Sweden team looked bad that period.

 

[Scotty B]

Like I said, 2 mins should be for riding a guy into the boards, or hitting a guy who is up against the boards.

But the way that hit played out, is the most dangerous form of a hit from behind. The sudden push a couple feet from the boards results in, like it just did, a guy going head first at a bad angle while falling forward.

It definitely should have been 5 and probably a game. Usually the IIHF is more strict on these kind of plays.

Pretty sure the game misconduct is automatic, with a 5 min hit from behind penalty

 

[svartgul]

Nylander is just floating out there and seem completely disinterested. Worse than that is our neutral zone coverage, the gap control is out of whack and I could easily see a couple of Russian goals being scored in the middle because of all that ice they are being given. At least Sweden are carrying the play so maybe not to worry, yet.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Pretty sure the game misconduct is automatic, with a 5 min hit from behind penalty

True.

 

[Adanac]

It's not how hard he pushed him. It was from behind, into the boards. Doesn't really matter how hard at that point.

If that happened so often every game, they would be skating over bodies all game.

But they don't...because they usually absorb the hit. I mean find any game you want and you'll see this happening at least 20-30 times. Pretty much any time there is any battle going on beside the boards.

I agree with 2 minutes. But it was nothing malicious.

 

[WilliamNylander]

Seemed like some bad ice that period, puck bouncing a lot