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GDT: Semifinal - May 20 - Sweden (4) vs Finland (1)

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Zamuz said:
idk what's the big deal with 21-year old records. Breaking 18-year old records in men's tournament is impressive considering how much hockey has changed, but 21-year old is already a player that is entering their prime.
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It's a Gretzky record - that alone is enough
 
Zamuz said:
idk what's the big deal with 21-year old records. Breaking 18-year old records in men's tournament is impressive considering how much hockey has changed, but 21-year old is already a player that is entering their prime.
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Well yeah, normally, but It's a Gretzky record so it's something :nod:

A fun fact nonetheless
 
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Considering the "Gretzky" record for Nylander, you also have to consider Nylander missed a couple of games for the tournament. I don't think you should compare Nylander or any other player to Gretzky, because he was himself and played in an entirely different era. What you can draw from this is, William Nylander is a damn special player.
 
FinnHockeyFan said:
Holy Jesus how ****ing slow and handedless Finland has been during the tournament.
It's a miracle we beat USA and advanced to semifinal.

No speed ( Same old farts like J-M Aaltonen,Pihlström, Savinainen,Pyörälä etc playing all the ****ing time)
No skill ( no game breaking talent and goal-scoring)
No discipline ( too much idiotic penalties)
No coaching ( Marjamaki can **** off.)

This Euro Hockey Tour hobby team should have get relegated.
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You still got a chance for medal, it would take a bit of a miracle but sometimes the Russians lay an egg.
 
Chimp said:
Considering the "Gretzky" record for Nylander, you also have to consider Nylander missed a couple of games for the tournament.
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So now the PPG's gonna matter again? #MvsL :sarcasm:
 
Didn't really pay attention on match ups, but only finnish line that got something done was Kemppainen/Aaltonen/Pihlström. They had several scoring chances, other lines didn't do ****.
 
Well, no surprises there. Sweden was the better team, absolutely dominated.

Finland can be happy that it made its way up to the 4th place with this group.


skillhockey said:
Didn't really pay attention on match ups, but only finnish line that got something done was Kemppainen/Aaltonen/Pihlström. They had several scoring chances, other lines didn't do ****.
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Agreed. That was Finland's best line. Especially Kemppainen had several good plays.
 
Jarey Curry said:
I always hold Nylander against Rantanen rivalry and now I can say that Rantanen has been maybe better for Finland than Nylander for Sweden cause of 8p from all 22 goals of team finland vs 12p from all 32 goals of team sweden.
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12/32 is actually greater than 8/22. :)
 
Congrats Sweden. It kinda hurts now but this was expected from the start.. your team was easily better this year. Hope you take the gold, sick of Canada winning everything lately. :)

I think both Aho and Rantanen showed a great amount of skill throughout the tournament and will be great for us in the future.. bit worried about Puljujärvi, hope he gets his groove back soon. Expected a hell of a lot more from Filppula overall..

Top 4 with one of the weaker Finnish teams of this decade is not bad obviously. 2014 was kind of another weak one that was really lacking in scoring depth but that one even made the finals largely thanks to Pekka Rinne and a great display of sisu.
 
Always pros and cons playing as defensive as Finland do. They will struggle at times and perform really bad, but they also always got a shot. Tonight Sweden scored right away, the game is basically over. The game can look very different though if Finland gets a bounce and get the lead.

I like many Finish players, thinks Aho is amazing. Think Puljujarvi needs some time but will become a star. But Rantanen? Don't get the hype. Not with Kapanen either...
 
ciderfylla said:
Well deserved win, though hardly something to be rated considering this Finnish team is a lot weaker than what they usually bring.



It's "Vita Hästen" in Swedish which would be translated as "The White Horse". The team was originally two different teams - IFK Norrköping and IK Sleipner. The two joined together, the new team being called IF IFK/IKS. Obviously that "name" didn't last long. It was changed to Vita Hästen as all the fans already called the team that. Why? Because the jersey was white and Sleipner was Odin's horse. Hence; The White Horse.

The more you know!
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Ouch, I didn't remember the word "horse" is inflected like that in Swedish. Or, most likely, I just assumed it would be a plural because 99% of sports team names with animals are.

I was rather good at Swedish in high school, I just haven't needed the language in like 8 years because I live in Eastern Finland. :)
 
Ola said:
Always pros and cons playing as defensive as Finland do. They will struggle at times and perform really bad, but they also always got a shot. Tonight Sweden scored right away, the game is basically over. The game can look very different though if Finland gets a bounce and get the lead.

I like many Finish players, thinks Aho is amazing. Think Puljujarvi needs some time but will become a star. But Rantanen? Don't get the hype. Not with Kapanen either...
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It was 1-1 for a really long time...
 
The IIHF Youtube recap has a pretty toxic comment section, with both Swedes and Finns behaving like idiots. Nice to have HFBoards where people keep it classy, for the most part.
 
Ola said:
Always pros and cons playing as defensive as Finland do. They will struggle at times and perform really bad, but they also always got a shot. Tonight Sweden scored right away, the game is basically over. The game can look very different though if Finland gets a bounce and get the lead.

I like many Finish players, thinks Aho is amazing. Think Puljujarvi needs some time but will become a star. But Rantanen? Don't get the hype. Not with Kapanen either...
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Interesting but a bit weird and unsubstantiated views... But as far as they are interesting and original be it.
 
Ola said:
Always pros and cons playing as defensive as Finland do. They will struggle at times and perform really bad, but they also always got a shot. Tonight Sweden scored right away, the game is basically over. The game can look very different though if Finland gets a bounce and get the lead.

I like many Finish players, thinks Aho is amazing. Think Puljujarvi needs some time but will become a star. But Rantanen? Don't get the hype. Not with Kapanen either...
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Kapanen is only hyped by fans of his team
 
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TruePowerSlave said:
Not his best game but he is one of those weird Europeans who's game is better suited for smaller ice.
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I'd argue Mikko played pretty well for Finland. A couple of greasy goals near the net and some nice passes and overall solid play. One of the bright sports for the team along with Aho, Savinainen and Honka.

I just hope he'll get a decent team around him soon. Colorado was absolutely brutal this season... Again, Mikko Rantanen being one of the few good things going for the team.
 
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