U18: WJC semis GDT

[New User Name]

Congrats Russia.

Hockey is a game of inches. Huges hits the crossbar, the US had multiple power plays but the Russians held them to the outside and the Russian goalie was superb. Not to take anything away from the US goalie, he played well.

The Russians IMO played an almost perfect tactical game.
The US played without adjusting, trying to be fancy with all their passing.

 

[Emperoreddy]

But they really made it easy on him too, there was no real movement from them and they were half fumbling the puck and................

Not to take anything away from the guy though, he was brilliant all game long basically.

Ice was really chopped up. They didn’t adjust their attempts to account for it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Poorly coached game by USA. They never adjusted to Russia’s gameplan.

 

[Star Ocean]

I called the upset.

 

[FinPanda]

USA thought it was gonna be easy after they beat the terrible Finnish team so easily.

Congrats Russia!

 

[cska78]

it's a miracle!!! Good job guys, worked really hard and limited defensive mistakes to a minimum. Massive PK too.

 

[Star Ocean]

Svt commentators
It was raymond not wahlgren

 

[Ingvar]

This wasn't the best ever Russian team but certainly not mediocre. They could've ended the game during the OT period as well.

Meh, they created chances but didn’t have enough skill to finish them.

I’m mostly unimpressed by this year at all. Hughes is gonna be good, and I guess Kakko too, but besides it I just don’t like it. Some of USNTDP guys should work out just from the sheer volume of point producing forwards but I don’t see get a future star feeling from any of them. Outside of the USA the field is really uninspiring compared to other years and overall this draft feels worse than 2018 but better than 2017.

Russian players this year are also decidedly boring. Yet another year without defenders since Knyazev stopped progressing, no exciting goalies, forwards feel like future grinders. Podkolzin as your yearly Russian star winger is surely different but I’d prefer a more straight forward type. Sure, you can get a Hossa or a Radulov type player if he makes it but if he doesn’t he’ll become just another grinder.

I’m all aboard the Askarov hype train though.

 

[jj cale]

Broberg, nice snipe!!

 

[Star Ocean]

<3 nybeck

 

[Daximus]

Nice heads up play by Zary.

 

[Prntscrn]

The f*** is wrong with the speaker dude? lol sounds ridiculous

 

[Star Ocean]

Sweden needs to play first line more.

Soft goal

 

[canswetoxic]

Lol, whats wrong with Tre Kronor? standing around like a python. And the passing was so bad.

 

[Star Ocean]

Lol, whats wrong with Tre Kronor? standing around like a python. And the passing was so bad.

Tre kronor is mens team. U18 team is just called small crowns.

 

[VictorLustig]

We don't want to have #5 and #9 on the ice this much. Both are really struggling. And where is Raymond and Holtz?

 

[Star Ocean]

And where is Raymond and Holtz?

They have played as much as the 3rd or 4th line.

 

[Star Ocean]

Lol svt. Wahlgren has been terrible.

 

[Star Ocean]

Soderstrom is deeply missed. Untimely injury on him

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Ugly win, but still a win. Still, I don't like this Russian team at all.

Russia played a great overall defensive game. Deserved win.

 

[canswetoxic]

mmm, slow, passive, wrong passing and standing around like a python.
The Swedes need to step up.

 

[Star Ocean]

Sweden always playing bad vs canada. This one is a loss.

 

[canswetoxic]

Sweden always playing bad vs canada. This one is a loss.

If they wants the Gold this year, they should step up.

 

[Prntscrn]

Embarrassing dive infront of net

 

[Daximus]

Looked like Raymond tipped that.