Post-Game Talk: 2013 World Championship [Landeskog wins Gold, USA settles for Bronze]

[Freudian]

Landeskog goofing as a goalie during practice. Don't know if it works outside Sweden. Put the mouse pointer over the video to get the play button to appear.

Oops. I forgot he was a cocky psycho that let the success go to his head.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Landeskog goofing as a goalie during practice. Don't know if it works outside Sweden. Put the mouse pointer over the video to get the play button to appear.

Oops. I forgot he was a cocky psycho that let the success go to his head.

So immature. Acting like he's 20 out there or something.

 

[MvpKinnon]

Landeskog goofing as a goalie during practice. Don't know if it works outside Sweden. Put the mouse pointer over the video to get the play button to appear.

Oops. I forgot he was a cocky psycho that let the success go to his head.

If that's how they spent their time practicing I don't think we have to worry about tomorrow

 

[InjuredChoker]

Swedes are controlling teh play with their puck posession.

Come on, Finland!

 

[Ceremony]

Landeskog goofing as a goalie during practice. Don't know if it works outside Sweden. Put the mouse pointer over the video to get the play button to appear.

Oops. I forgot he was a cocky psycho that let the success go to his head.

We need a gif of him on one leg with his glove and stick in the air.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Momentum changing a bit, Finland holding the stick now. Still 1-0 for Swedes though. Landy not really visible there.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Eriksson mashes well with Sedins.

 

[AvsRobin]

Sedins works well on the big ice.

 

[henchman21]

Sedins works well on the big ice.

The game isn't as physical, which has always been the knock on them... Play them physical they will disappear.

 

[AvsRobin]

The game isn't as physical, which has always been the knock on them... Play them physical they will disappear.

Disappear is a bit of a stretch. But yeah, they obviously prefers to have the game this way.

 

[Freudian]

It's almost as if the ice is too big for Sedins. They get too far from each other and the defense get to regroup. It's when they are around the net they look dangerous.

Eriksson is a silent assassin. He's not the most physical guy but finds a way to create space for himself.

 

[Ceremony]

Well, we have one medallist. Yay Sweden!

 

[AvsRobin]

Ossi Väänänen interview after the game.

"Why did Sweden win this game?"
- Well, the Sedins...

 

[Nzap]

Ossi Väänänen interview after the game.

"Why did Sweden win this game?"
- Well, the Sedins...

Well it basically came down to 2 things:

1. We didn't score ourselvers (the big reason)
2. The Sedins (the small reason).

 

[Muffin]

EJ looks pretty good in the USA-Swiss game.

 

[Freudian]

I have a feeling Jeff Petry will cost USA the game.

 

[Ivan13]

EJ looks pretty good in the USA-Swiss game.

Really? I think he held on to the puck for too long a couple of times and he looks tenative, the Swiss are really taking it to the USA, they've outshot the USA 18-9 in the 1st period and Gibson is the main reason they aren't up by a couple of goals right now.

Palushaj took a bad penalty when he pushed a Swiss player from behind into the boards, he was baited into it a little bit, but still a bad play.

 

[Ivan13]

Nino scores on a feed by Pluss after a bad giveaway at the USA's blueline. Hunny and EJ were on the ice and I think it was Palushaj who turned over the puck, just a bad play all around by the USA.

 

[InjuredChoker]

I have a feeling Jeff Petry will cost USA the game.

He and Butler did that last year against Finns in QF's, almost single-handedly.

 

[Freudian]

It was a bad turnover by Palushaj. Good finish by Nino though.

 

[Ivan13]

It was a bad turnover by Palushaj. Good finish by Nino though.

Palushaj gives away the puck while EJ is near the centre ice line (I have no idea why he decided to skate so far ahead of the puck carrier), Hunny is the only one back, he missplays the 2 on 1 situation and Nino puts it in. USA is turning over the puck way too much today.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yea EJ hasn't looked good this period.

He was better in the first.



Stastny has once again been by far US's best player again. Just giving a 125% effort everywhere on the ice.

 

[Ivan13]

Paulie saved a sure goal.

 

[Foppa2118]

How the hell are the Swiss doing this? They are absolutely dominating this tourney, going undefeated.

They beat Canada twice, beat the Czech's twice, shut out USA, and now face Sweden for gold, whom they also beat in their first game. No matter how that game goes, hats off to the Swiss.

 

[Freudian]

How the hell are the Swiss doing this? They are absolutely dominating this tourney, going undefeated.

They beat Canada twice, beat the Czech's twice, shut out USA, and now face Sweden for gold, whom they also beat in their first game. No matter how that game goes, hats off to the Swiss.

Great skating, relentless backchecking, a 1-3-1 neutral zone setup teams struggle beating and opportunistic counter attacking.