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

[Chimpradamus]

Sweden's D has been so underwhelming this tournament despite this basically being their Olympics D minus Karlsson.

The defense has been underwhelming and half of the lines play like they don't even want to be there. Sweden have so many gears left in their gearbox it's not even funny.

finland playing dirty as usual.

nice to see kruger standing up for lundqvist

Agreed. It must be weird for Lundqvist playing for a team that actually protects him to some extent.

 

[Luolis]

finland playing dirty as usual.

?__?

 

[IceHockeyDude]

finland playing dirty as usual.

nice to see kruger standing up for lundqvist

It has been the opposite so far. Finns play physical and Swedes get mad.

 

[NyQuil]

The defense has been underwhelming and half of the lines play like they don't even want to be there. Sweden have so many gears left in their gearbox it's not even funny.

It's funny to say that the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

 

[DoubleGold]

finland playing dirty as usual.

nice to see kruger standing up for lundqvist

Lol what.

 

[Lempo]

Swefense when you have 2 elite defensemen and 4 all stars and can't play for **** in your own zone

Or against ****.

I understand the fencing masters rather fight with advanced amateurs than total beginners, because the advanced ones know and try do the right moves but don't perform them good enough to challenge the master, while he never has no ****ing idea what the total beginner is gonna do at any point of time.

 

[agent082]

finland playing dirty as usual.

nice to see kruger standing up for lundqvist

What?

 

[Canuckistani]

I suspect that only Sweden has a real change at beating Canada in the final

 

[Trilliann]

finland playing dirty as usual.

nice to see kruger standing up for lundqvist

huh?

 

[bDtKarlsson]

Or against ****.

I understand the fencing masters rather fight with advanced amateurs than total beginners, because the advanced ones know and try do the right moves but don't perform them good enough to challenge the master, while he never has no ****ing idea what the total beginner is gonna do at any point of time.

The finns are neither total beginners or advanced amateurs. They are professionals.

Honestly I think Sweden is surprised by the finnish offensive. I surely am.

 

[EK47]

Or against ****.

I understand the fencing masters rather fight with advanced amateurs than total beginners, because the advanced ones know and try do the right moves but don't perform them good enough to challenge the master, while he never has no ****ing idea what the total beginner is gonna do at any point of time.

In that case it would've been closer against italy

No but seriously they are puck watching like crazy

The mistakes Sweden make are either very basic or due to arrogance

 

[DoubleGold]

Finland is playing with so much spirit. I'm surprised.

 

[NyQuil]

Finland is playing with so much spirit. I'm surprised.

Don't they usually get excited for games against the Swedes?

 

[Pi]

Great give and go by Nylander/Backstrom.

 

[GigaChad]

kalle runqvist rulle kanqvist

 

[DoubleGold]

Don't they usually get excited for games against the Swedes?

Yes, also Russia. It's just that this tournament has been pretty anemic for Finland.

 

[NyQuil]

Yes, also Russia. It's just that this tournament has been pretty anemic for Finland.

You have to adopt the Canadian attitude that the round robin doesn't mean anything.

Beating the US was the start of the tournament.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Don't they usually get excited for games against the Swedes?

Finland always plays at 150% of their capacity against Sweden. In the game after, they always play at 80% of their capacity. If Finland wins, Canada has an automatic gold.

 

[Luolis]

Finland always plays at 150% of their capacity against Sweden. In the game after, they always play at 80% of their capacity. If Finland wins, Canada has an automatic gold.

That's fine, id rather lose to Canada in finals than Sweden in semis ;D

 

[Loffer]

kalle runqvist rulle kanqvist

I dunno why but this made me crack. Oh man...

 

[agent082]

Pulju with bad shot

 

[Trilliann]

I dunno why but this made me crack. Oh man...

me too

just so.. unexpected

 

[Snaibberi]

That's fine, id rather lose to Canada in finals than Sweden in semis ;D

Id rather lose to Albania in final then Swedes in semis...

 

[21]

Finland is playing better than Sweden in the first but I still think we will win.

Lots of writing about how bad Sweden is playing, personally I simply think Finland has been better than us so far.

 

[Raimo Sillanpää]

Aho reminds me of Larionov, brains on skates..
But damn, Honka is a stud.