Olympics: Game Thread - Switzerland vs. ROC 02/09/2022

[Speyer]

If nobody else wants to do it I will start a game thread for todays game.


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[Speyer]

Russia just went up after a own goal by Corvi. Russia looked better in the first but didnt show much killer instinct...

 

[Pandaman11]

Berra's stick redirection was at the level of Joe Pavelski

 

[Namejs]

If the 1st period is any guide, I can't see why ROC should be considered the favorites of the tournament.

Pretty sloppy game on both sides and one extremely flukey goal so far.

 

[Jon Riley]

Pretty balanced match so far, but It looks like Russia is deliberately slowing the match down and keep the control of the game.
Then they got lucky with the bounce at the end of the period.

 

[Speyer]

Pretty balanced match so far, but It looks like Russia is deliberately slowing the match down and keep the control of the game.
Then they got lucky with the bounce at the end of the period.

I did get that feeling as well. They still had a couple of a grade A chances but seemed to overplay all of them. They can definitely put in one or two higher gears...

 

[Pandaman11]

If the 1st period is any guide, I can't see why ROC should be considered the favorites of the tournament.

The first period of the first game is usually not a guide

 

[Namejs]

The first period of the first game is usually not a guide

I agree. It felt like sleepy Sunday hockey and I don't think it was deliberate on any part.

 

[swissdude]

For me it's obvoius that there haven't been any test games, I think both teams lacking a bit of chemistry and pace. I expect the game getting better each period. The usual concede a goal in the final seconds by the swiss though...

 

[Jon Riley]

Was this....a good power play?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Switzerland plays like so many Swiss teams have done before - play well, don't score, lose. Proven recipe.

 

[SoundAndFury]

The more you speed up the replay, the more it looks like a major

 

[Reznor]

Double minor? Really?

 

[ellja3]

Why would they review twice? They had clear angle on the first view.

 

[swissdude]

Switzerland plays like so many Swiss teams have done before - play well, don't score, lose. Proven recipe.

we're the only ones that scored yet actually...

 

[SoundAndFury]

Double minor? Really?

Pretty sure that's the mildest penalty for headbutting if you define it as such. And from that replay you just can't say it wasn't. Refs don't have the luxury to "not see it".

 

[Reznor]

Pretty sure that's the mildest penalty for headbutting if you define it as such. And from that replay you just can't say it wasn't.

True, it was pretty harmless for "headbutting" though. Even as a swiss I find it quite harsh

 

[Jon Riley]

Pretty sure that's the mildest penalty for headbutting if you define it as such. And from that replay you just can't say it wasn't. Refs don't have the luxury to "not see it".

I actually thought that head-butting is an automathic major, even though It would have been ridiculous for such a small thing

 

[SoundAndFury]

True, it was pretty harmless for "headbutting" though. Even as a swiss I find it quite harsh

Probably giving Weber 2 minutes for roughing/crosschecking thus making it a 2 min PP would have been the best call but it's not the perfect world we live in.

 

[Jon Riley]

Anyways, much Better periodo. The PP seems to work pretty well and er startes to see some speed. Except for a couple of brainless move from Weber the rest seem solid.

 

[Speyer]

Sascha Ruefers intermission Interviews make me wan't to start drinking even though its not noon yet...

Anyways, much Better periodo. The PP seems to work pretty well and er startes to see some speed. Except for a couple of brainless move from Weber the rest seem solid.

PP looked good but they need to score on the remaining double minor or they will most likely loose.

 

[swissdude]

Sascha Ruefers intermission Interviews make me wan't to start drinking even though its not noon yet...

True, I can't stand Ruefer no matter what sport... A.Fetscherin is in China at least she knows hockey and would be much better

 

[Shawn Heins 44]

Beauty of a save by Berra!

 

[Ceremony]

I've enjoyed this, it's been chippier than I was expecting.

 

[Jon Riley]

What a bunch of idiotic penalties.. between the head-butt, loeffel stupid slash, alatalo random elbow and gusev stick slash i don't know which one is the worst brainless move