GDT: 2019 World Championship

[I am toxic]

Well at least in Vancouver Loui's buried in the bottom six and just plays PK for the most part, right? I don't know what dirt he had on our coach but he almost lead all forwards in tournament ice time, played on the #1 PP and even played the 3 on 3 OT. It's not like he was some kind of revelation in a new system either, he just kept playing like in Vancouver and kept getting ice time.

It's the little things!





Mentorship!

You win with players 26 to 35!

There are no shortcuts! We are accelerating development!

Cap space doesn't matter!

But Giiiiiilllllllliiiiiiiisssss!!!!!!!

 

[Star Ocean]

The Swedish coach's love affair with Eriksson is one of the more peculiar storylines of the tournament...

Swedish coach is garbage. Pure garbage.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Loui Eriksson: -11 in 9 games, with most of the games against weak competition. The team was +19 or so in total. Even if you really suck, that's hard to accomplish playing for Sweden. That's just pure talent in being bloody awful. All his goals were in an open net, none of his points impressive. And then we haven't even accounted for things like his own goal playing on the PK. And he STILL got a ton of ice time. I can't even...

Pettersson was pretty great though. He struggled earlier in the tournament, but worked himself into making an impact.

He struggled largely because he was moved around etc. He showed some chemistry with Horny and someone else whom I forget now.

Was immediately moved off that line, then to the wing at one point only taking d zone face offs.

I mean boy, nothing really says you are trying to get your best player going than inexplicably changing him around.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Best of luck to Stecher and Canada today in the semifinals. Finland punched their ticket to the gold medal game with a win over Russia.

 

[Cupless44]

Best of luck to Stecher and Canada today in the semifinals. Finland punched their ticket to the gold medal game with a win over Russia.

Stecher with primary assist on first goal of the game

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Stecher with primary assist on first goal of the game

Very nice assist.

 

[Zombotron]

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Stecher going for the Gold is plain awesome to see.

Mark Stone has been insanely good in this tournament. Seeing him out West now is going to be fun in all the worst ways.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Really glad for Stetcher. Guy is a winner and I hope he's around a long time. Should be the RH 6th d-man on the squad.

 

[sting101]

Really glad for Stetcher. Guy is a winner and I hope he's around a long time. Should be the RH 6th d-man on the squad.

Yes if we could just randomly select almost all of Canadas best players

 

[Chimpradamus]

Inb4 he blames the head coach again

I'm sorry, am I actually in presence of a forgiving fan base that has been emotionally patient with their own coach, or what are you implying? Of course Grönborg had a big part in it, but that doesn't absolve Loui from consistently playing like garbage. Like I wrote.

Or what, who is he? Are you talking about Loui or me? You didn't exactly give anything straight to go around.

 

[VanJack]

This year's WHC has been a 'win-win' for Canuck fans. Team Canada into the final, and Hughes, Stecher, Pettersson and Demko will benefit immensely from the high-level of competition.

 

[HelloCookie]

It's one bounce between heaven and hell. Nerve wrecking.

 

[Hemty]

Lol **** Finland. That was just bleh hockey.

 

[HelloCookie]

Lol **** Finland. That was just bleh hockey.

Ain't nobody giving a floating heck

 

[ziploc]

Congratulations to Olli Juolevi, and to all of Finland. Including Jaarko Ruutu.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Finland played 120 mins of hockey against very good players on Russia and Canada and allowed 2 goals.

Thats impressive. Congratulations to them for sure

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I'm sorry, am I actually in presence of a forgiving fan base that has been emotionally patient with their own coach, or what are you implying? Of course Grönborg had a big part in it, but that doesn't absolve Loui from consistently playing like garbage. Like I wrote.

Or what, who is he? Are you talking about Loui or me? You didn't exactly give anything straight to go around.

I meant the comment Loui made about Travis Green before the tournament

 

[Star Ocean]

I meant the comment Loui made about Travis Green before the tournament

Loui was the reason sweden lost. He was on the ice when finland scored every time.

 

[mathonwy]

That's a heck of a soft and accurate wrist pass.

Troy had perfect control of that puck.

Very nice.

 

[I am toxic]

Loui was the reason sweden lost. He was on the ice when finland scored every time.

That's a big thing!





It's the little things that matter!

 

[EK47]

I meant the comment Loui made about Travis Green before the tournament

I believe he said something along those lines to swedish media aswell. Even expanding upon it saying that it was nice to get a bigger role from the coaches again to raise his stock. Yeah sorry buddy if there was any value in your stock at the beginning of the tournament, or even a belief that you could be a good complimentary piece on the top 6 again, its all gone now.