GDT: Sweden (2) vs. Canada (5) • Semifinals • Jan. 4 • Part 3

[inthe6ix]

Chabot has that Brent Burns entertainment value going on, he's all over the ice and fun to watch almost every shift.

He looks more like Doughty than Burns, but yeah, not bad tonight.

2 off the same post!

 

[Captain Bowie]

I like it when we play a team for gold we lost to in prelims. They have some extra edge to them usually.

I'd be curious to see the stat between CAN-USA when facing each other twice in a tournament.

 

[PG Canuck]

Oh, I am sorry. Was mcjesus in this tournament? Must have missed him......pffft

You're lucky he isn't.

 

[Fossy21]

How do you explain Russia?

He should've used registered hockey players instead.
Canada has six times the players that Russia has to choose from, and more than ten times that of Sweden.

 

[EK47]

Another year another ****ing chokejob

 

[NyQuil]

Sweden's D could not handle the CA forecheck. That pressure disrupted their game

Sweden has no sense of urgency ever.

They play every minute the same way.

 

[Jeffrey]

I was at the game.. wtf with Sweden? No emotion.
As for Canada very good coaching staff and it shows all the players understood the gameplan and everyody showed up with the exeception of Ingram.

The Quebec line was dynamite once again and Chabot is NHL ready.

Also Cirelli is going to be a valuable player.

 

[EMeduza]

What if Canada was also allowed to triple their population?

Why should they be? Sweden is better per capita, that's my point.

 

[sda]

Meh, Canada won, but Sweden wad the better team.
Nylander beats anything the Canadians are producing now a days.

Sweden was not even close to being the better team. They were completely outclassed by the better team

 

[Snippit]

McDavid says pardon??

And Marner, Reinhart, Ekblad.

Unless "these days" only refers to 2016, in which case he'd be correct.

 

[General Zodd]

LOL, USA is not Sweden, they can handle whatever the Canadians bring.

Gonna feel sweet when you get walked!

 

[Seachd]

Meh, Canada won, but Sweden wad the better team.

Sure they were.

 

[Magicman]

If Sweden had a 30 million population they would have won easily.

No, it would be just a country of 30 million gutless hockey players.


by your math the States and the Commies should play for the Gold every time.

 

[JimboA]

If Sweden had a 30 million population they would have won easily.

Come on! Take the loss.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

The better team (by far) won. Shame there isn't rest between SF and F.

 

[NyQuil]

He should've used registered hockey players instead.
Canada has six times the players that Russia has to choose from, and more than ten times that of Sweden.

As one of those registered players, I'm a threat to European domination.

 

[Yatzhee]

He's busy being the captain and the 3rd leading scorer in the NHL

I tell you, I wouldn't even trade Desharnais for him

And this has any bearing on the disgraceful diving I just witnessed how?

Like I said, best I've seen this tourney is Nylander.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I mean, to be honest, Canada just needed a spark to elevate their play.
They didn't even look all that good in the quarters.
Hart was the spark.

 

[1912]

Canada was much better today. Sweden got a couple of softies in the first, but it was Canada all the way from there, they scored the hard ones. Outworked, outshot and outwilled pretty much sums it up. Complain about the refs all you want, there were weak calls going both ways and we looked about as dangerous on the PP as on the PK today...yes some Canadians flopped, so what? It happens.

Only players who looked like they wanted it was Sandstrom and Kylington, but two players showing up is not enough.

I'm starting to think there is something deeply rooted in the psyche of our players of this generation that just prevents them from applying that extra gear when it really matters.

 

[Korpse]

Why should they be? Sweden is better per capita, that's my point.

How did you determine that?

 

[EMeduza]

How do you explain Russia?

If they had a 30 million population their national team would be pretty bad, and USA even worse. Finland would be #1.

 

[KingTux]

And this has any bearing on the disgraceful diving I just witnessed how?

Like I said, best I've seen this tourney is Nylander.

Me = </3

 

[Captain Bowie]

Why should they be? Sweden is better per capita, that's my point.

Based on what parameters?

 

[trilobyte]

I actually thought we would be able to beat Canada this time but pre-game the swedish coach said they hadn't talked about the physical game as an issue and then you knew he jinxed it.

Canada smashed us physically and were the better team over the whole ice tonight. Really an outstanding performance by them if you compare to earlier games. Only Nylander, Sandström and maybe one-two more players on an acceptable level for Sweden tonight.

Still - it's so hard to accept these refs. A lot in here about "goes both ways" but I think that just make it worse. Two wrongs don't make a right for me. I don't mind if there were Canadian refs as long as they are better than this. C'mon it's an international semi-final and I don't want the entertainment ruined.

Well at least one good thing from this tournament to bring home to Sweden - the decreasing attendance in Canada should probably make it easier to get the WJC in Europe more frequently. And maybe then we could beat Canada/USA in the playoffs...

Over the years, I have never counted on consistent officiating in IIHF tourneys. I am not referring to the difference between the NHL and international rulebooks.
I just think hockey in general is harder to officiate than it used to be. The speed and pace is always ratcheted up.
Of you watch NHL a lot, you see much the same in WTF moments.

 

[nucks88]

No, it would be just a country of 30 million gutless hockey players.


by your math the States and the Commies should play for the Gold every time.

God I haven't seen "Commies" in years!!! Well played sir