GDT: Group A - May 6 - Sweden vs Czech Republic

Czechboy

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Man was Hyka due! He had so many good chances... glad to see Faksa get a point.. need to get these guys rolling. 3-2 in the third is not a score I thought I'd see today.
 

thelittlecoon

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Yeah benched by kempe who hasnt been doing anything either.

I guess thats the end of pettersson this whc. Dissappointing.
It's the end of a close game and Pettersson isn't winning any board battles, why would the coach want him out there when they aren't looking for offense? It's not the end of him at the tourney lol c'mon. You did the same thing in the pre-tourney threads. Just stop.
 
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Chimpradamus

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I had to luck, I thought I was maybe watching a different game... penalties are 6 to 6 after 2nd period and, I'm pretty sure, 10 to 10 now. What is the all the complaining about the refs not liking Sweden? Your team is up 3-1 and equal in penalties?
Sure, that is fine if reffing was politics. But it isn't. Call a penalty a penalty and don't call crap that isn't even a penalty in women's hockey, or Czechs flopping around like it's a Hollywood audition.

When a team is having possession and pressuring the opponents, they're usually rewarded. Not the case, but Swedish fans are very used to that.
 

EK47

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Cant complain too much, he has been a bit lightweight. Not bad, but a bit weak at the boards.
Actually if we’re being totally fair Backlund hasn’t really been pulling his weight but you know he’s 29 and the captain so we can’t hold him accountable.
 
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DDRhockey

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Actually if we’re being totally fair Backlund hasn’t really been pulling his weight but you know he’s 29 so we can’t hold him accountable.
Exactly.

Pääjärvi takes a dumb penalty and should sit
 

Czechboy

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Sure, that is fine if reffing was politics. But it isn't. Call a penalty a penalty and don't call crap that isn't even a penalty in women's hockey, or Czechs flopping around like it's a Hollywood audition.

When a team is having possession and pressuring the opponents, they're usually rewarded. Not the case, but Swedish fans are very used to that.

I think I watched a different game. It is funny, to me, to hear so much complaing in a game you guys never trailed in and won to remain undefeated in tourney that you are the defending champions in.
 

Swipes

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Good effort from our guys, liked the final push although it came a bit late. Don't like the rule about not using your foot to win a face-off.
 

DDRhockey

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Has been for years. I don't know if it's NHL players not being used to IIHF rules, or IIHF linesmen having some weird powertrip.
Not only that but sweden only get 2 PPs a game while a billion boxplays. How many years had it been like this?
 

Tomas W

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It's the end of a close game and Pettersson isn't winning any board battles, why would the coach want him out there when they aren't looking for offense? It's not the end of him at the tourney lol c'mon. You did the same thing in the pre-tourney threads. Just stop.

Yeah this is what I hope and think.
 

EK47

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De la Rose is actually money on the PK Pääjärvi however....
 

EK47

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For the Record, the Czechs will gladly take your 8th best to 14th best Dmen... our program could desparately use them... actually, your 15th to 20th would also improve us.
You can have Wikstrand can we have someone who actually doesn’t coordinate the players like an imbecill?
 

Tomas W

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Not only that but pääjärvi who almost cost us the game gets to play while our talents get to sit.

Im not sure if its really a good move to all of sudden change lines, in that I can give you right. But EP did look a bit weak along the boards.
 

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