GDT: USA vs. Sweden | January 5th, Final; 1:30 PM EST, 7:30 PM Local

[Bounces R Way]

Excited to see the same high standard of officiating excellence that I've come to think of as synonymous with this tournament.

Gonna root for the home team here, I like the way Sweden has played so far. I'll say 4-3 in OT.
I will say the Americans have some fun guys to watch. Casey, Brindley, Nazar, and Snuggerud get their noses right in there. Like Gauthier and Leonard too but I don't think either has played particularly well. Hutson is high octane high event.

Hopefully both teams bring their best. Not every kid in this game is going to have an NHL future but they're all very talented hockey players to even be here. Always something special about players playing for their country rather than a bunch of corporations and a fat cheque. I have to remind myself sometimes these are teenagers, they're not supposed to be refined.

 

[Cenzhin]

I am sorry but hävelid been awful. Willander and lindstein not on ice against a goal whole tourney

Wrong Havelid. Hugo Havelid is the goalie. Mattias Havelid is the defenseman.

 

[matsqq]

Canada is missing Benson, Fantilli, Korchinski, Bedard.

Part of me feels like the CHL and their no AHL policy sort of gets some guys in the NHL early and causes them to lose more players.

Obviously Bedard, Fantilli are NHL regardless.

It would be cool if NHL teams could let all their players go to this tournament.

I guess the insurances might be a big problem though, but in Sweden the SHL teams let their players go to this tournament even though they might risk relegation.

There have been teams in a very tough spot, trailing in points , risking relegation and still they let them go.

 

[Slimmy]

Swedens top 2 newspapers for some reason one of them finds Ilkay Gündogan and whatever the f*** he’s up to more interesting. I can guarantee you it wont get you more clicks though. Even if the other article is mostly about the swedish players getting congratulated by the girlfriends.

EDIT: Kinda important, forgot to mention: top stories on both sites sport section right now.

Took me a couple of years but I get it now. EK47. Clever. I'm so slow.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Excited to see the same high standard of officiating excellence that I've come to think of as synonymous with this tournament.

Gonna root for the home team here, I like the way Sweden has played so far. I'll say 4-3 in OT.
I will say the Americans have some fun guys to watch. Casey, Brindley, Nazar, and Snuggerud get their noses right in there. Like Gauthier and Leonard too but I don't think either has played particularly well. Hutson is high octane high event.

Hopefully both teams bring their best. Not every kid in this game is going to have an NHL future but they're all very talented hockey players to even be here. Always something special about players playing for their country rather than a bunch of corporations and a fat cheque. I have to remind myself sometimes these are teenagers, they're not supposed to be refined.

USA speed and raw talent against the Swedes' defensive prowess and counter-attack ability.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

You mean like how the finns took the eurovision loss this spring?

Käärijä did well actually. He got most votes from the public.
and that secured Finland's 2nd best Eurovision result ever since Lordi's win.

Instead of singing clear and understandable voice Loreen's howling
sounded so bad i think WWE hall of fame show-wrestler Kane was set her vagina on fire

Next / future Eurovisions you guys should bring back Tusse or Carola Häggkvist.
Those two can at least sing.

 

[VictorLustig]

I predict a fairly easy 6-2 win for the US.

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

Lol god .. I don’t wanna speak of such for awhile .. we polished off a bottle of bulleit rye the other night. Getting too old for that lol .. that’s the struggle of living in the Mecca of whiskey

A Scottish hockey fan?

 

[EK47]

Käärijä did well actually. He got most votes from the public.
and that secured Finland's 2nd best Eurovision result ever since Lordi's win.

Instead of singing clear and understandable voice Loreen's howling
sounded so bad i think WWE hall of fame show-wrestler Kane was set her vagina on fire

Next / future Eurovisions you guys should bring back Tusse or Carola Häggkvist.
Those two can at least sing.

Yeah but who went down as the winner?

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

From Aftonbladet

“They stole the gold from us”

“
Det är revansch-ilska i USA inför finalen.

Mot de svenska spelarna.

– De stal guldmedaljerna från våra nackar, säger USA:s storstjärna Cutter Gauthier.”

“

English

”
There is revenge anger in the USA before the final.

Against the Swedish players.

- They stole the gold medals from our necks, says USA superstar Cutter Gauthier.

”

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Two best teams by far in this tournament.

Can't wait to watch this one.

 

[EK47]

From Aftonbladet

“They stole the gold from us”

“
Det är revansch-ilska i USA inför finalen.

Mot de svenska spelarna.

– De stal guldmedaljerna från våra nackar, säger USA:s storstjärna Cutter Gauthier.”

“

English

”
There is revenge anger in the USA before the final.

Against the Swedish players.

- They stole the gold medals from our necks, says USA superstar Cutter Gauthier.

”

Yeah, the US should’ve won in 22 Sweden should’ve won in 23 it’s all even.

 

[Macman]

Sweden will be absolutely gutted if they lose another final. I just want to see a good close game, then OT.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

i dont get it.

How are US and their superteam not missing more players in the NHL like Canada?

Most US players go NCAA route so they're in university and can go to the World Junior. Most NCAA route players stay in university for 2 seasons.

 

[MNRube]

This has all the makings of a WJC classic. Two evenly matched powerhouses with different styles but both loaded with future NHLers.

 

[Pandaman11]

2022 WJ18 Final: USA vs SWE
2023 WJ18 Final: USA vs SWE
2024 WJ20 Final: USA vs SWE

Everybody predicted this final and everybody was correct

One last dance between the generation Lekkerimaki-Ostlund-Ohgren, Havelid brothers, etc vs the generation Gauthier, Snuggerud, Smith line etc

 

[Pandaman11]

Most US players go NCAA route so they're in university and can go to the World Junior. Most NCAA route players stay in university for 2 seasons.

One should add that in university (= NCAA) you are not allowed to sign a professional contract. So when you're in the NCAA, your NHL team has nothing to say about it.

Major Junior (= CHL) players, however, can sign NHL contracts and move more freely between CHL, AHL and NHL. That's why, for example, teams like Boston and Buffalo can let Poitras and Kulich go, whereas other teams don't release their players (Bedard, Fantilli, Nemec, etc)

 

[theslatcher]

One should add that in university (= NCAA) you are not allowed to sign a professional contract. So when you're in the NCAA, your NHL team has nothing to say about it.

Major Junior (= CHL) players, however, can sign NHL contracts and move more freely between CHL, AHL and NHL. That's why, for example, teams like Boston and Buffalo can let Poitras and Kulich go, whereas other teams don't release their players (Bedard, Fantilli, Nemec, etc)

Not entirely correct.

CHL players can move "freely" between CHL & NHL.

Kulich was drafted out of Europe, not the CHL. Where you can move "freely" between Europe & the NHL. For prospects drafted out of Sweden if you're drafted in the 1st round then the AHL is also in that "freely" pot, idk the restrictions for Czechia irt the AHL, if it's limited to the 1st round, that is.

I write "freely" because it's not truly freely.

 

[hockey20000]

letss go usa.. i wanna see swedish heartbreak on home ice

 

[Slimmy]

letss go usa.. i wanna see swedish heartbreak on home ice

Let's kiss and make up. It's friday after all. We should be snuggling in the sofa under a warm blanket holding hands and watching the game together. Tell me you love me and let's forget all about this little bickering about phantom call here and non call there.

 

[DANOZ28]

wild fan here, i'd like to see the usa win 4-3 with wild pick ohgren getting a hatty.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

US wins - Fowler and Hutson get gold - win for me.

Sweden wins - Sweden gets their first gold since 2012 (?) and first on home ice - win for hockey.

Seems like a win-win situation from where I'm standing

 

[theslatcher]

letss go usa.. i wanna see swedish heartbreak on home ice

Yes, we know. Get on with it.

 

[DeltaSwede]

Damn it was great to see Swedes losing 2014.
Would've been so cool to repeat that now in Gothenburg 10 yrs later.

Swedes took that loss so badly at they to take physchological crisis help to get over it.
I truly hope that happens again with USA.

I was cheering for Finland in the bronze game prior to reading your childish posts.

Up the Czechia!

 

[Krigsgaldr]

A Scottish hockey fan?

Should have said Mecca of bourbon . Michigan boy who lives in Kentucky . Scotch is good though lol