GDT: Group B • Dec. 28 • Sweden 2, Russia 0

[Slimmy]

What's the news on Landeskog?

 

[wwvdw]

Lander, Friberg, Larsson and ofc Lehner+
It was a good game by the whole team, can't say anyone was bad really.
Loved Fribergs and C.Klingbergs sacrificing in that PK

It was 5-on-5, good blocks but bad play got Sweden in that situation.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Go Lehner!

Friberg really impressed me as well.

 

[wwvdw]

What's the news on Landeskog?

Has an ankle injury but can perhaps play against the Czechs (but I suspect they'll wait at least until the Canada match after this result).

 

[SurMartin]

It was 5-on-5, good blocks but bad play got Sweden in that situation.

Sorry, my bad.
Still, loved the heart they showed there.

 

[Kiefer]

Go Lehner!

Friberg really impressed me as well.

I agree, Friberg played great this game.

 

[SurMartin]

numbah 4 was Lander? very impressive player!

Erixon.

 

[Pentothal]

This team is quite un-Swedish. Given the lack of "natural talent" (compared to recent years) I really agree with the decision to build the team in this manner.

Still, they've got their work cut out for them if they want to get to the final this year. Oh Gabriel, our fallen arc angel.. get back soon plz.

 

[danishh]

swedes looked like canadians the way they played today. If they play like that against canada, especially defensively, canada could have a tough time NYE.

 

[danishh]

How bad of a dive was it? Tarasenko played excellently, but that's still pretty off putting if it was truly horrible.

it's not really a dive. The first time, he got high sticked, so he dropped his stick, dropped his gloves, and held his face. He was carrying the puck at the time.


then, on the last play w/30s left, sweden clears, but its a slow one. Tarasenko doesnt even attempt to catch up to the puck, he simply concedes the game.

 

[Dosing]

How did russia controll the 2nd and 3rd? the only chances they got were from swedish misstakes

 

[MrGeno101]

Good game, sweden had some luck and a good goalkeeper, but they played as a team and thats impressive. Also the defense looked good. Russia has some good individual players but lack the organization (especially in their own zone) like the swedes has. But i wouldnt count out Russia yet.

Best player in Sweden i think was Lehner and in Russia Tarasenko (not his best game but he has so much skill and he makes good plays on almost every shift. He shows really high hockey IQ)

 

[1912]

Tarasenko

=

 

[Tom Brady]

Anton Lander plays very well for Sweden he's so strong on the puck, good leader, plays a good 2 way game.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Russia had plenty of chances to win this game but misfired or Lehner made a big save.

The Russians should pummel the Czechs and get a QF birth against the Finns which will be entertaining.

 

[member 30781]

Russia had plenty of chances to win this game but misfired or Lehner made a big save.

The Russians should pummel the Czechs and get a QF birth against the Finns which will be entertaining.

No they didn't. They had probably one VERY good chance and Dvurechensky (IIRC) missed a wide open net. The others they shot it right at him. Also you cant count out the blocks that Sweden pulled off especially on the PK's.

Russia is done here. They can't win with this team. The look like a B level team with the exception of Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, and maybe Dvurechensky.

The way they play, they will be lucky to even beat the Czechs. And this is coming from a supporter of Russia.

 

[PanniniClaus]

No they didn't. They had probably one VERY good chance and Dvurechensky (IIRC) missed a wide open net. The others they shot it right at him. Also you cant count out the blocks that Sweden pulled off especially on the PK's.

Russia is done here. They can't win with this team. The look like a B level team with the exception of Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, and maybe Dvurechensky.

The way they play, they will be lucky to even beat the Czechs. And this is coming from a supporter of Russia.

One chance. I saw them create plenty and misfire most of the time. To each their own.

 

[rushockey]

Well, they created plenty of chances, the puck just wasn't going in, it happens from time to time. I liked the hard work by a number of guys specially Sobchenko. Tarasenko and Kuznetsov look out of place at times, they do some things that shouldn't be effective on the smaller ice, they need time to adjust.

 

[DEVILS ALL THE WAY*]

Didn't have time to watch the game tonight. Can someone tell me how our #1 overall pick played tonight (Larsson)?

Thanks

 

[danishh]

Tarasenko

=

fixed your video link.

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

Lol this Tarasenko bashing is frigging ridicolous. He got a sun clear stick on the mouth and you call him a diver? Homerism!

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

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[wwvdw]

Lol this Tarasenko bashing is frigging ridicolous. He got a sun clear stick on the mouth and you call him a diver? Homerism!

I think it has more to do how he reacts and with his rubber legs in the situation at the boards with Erixon a few minutes earlier. He, and several other Russians, were looking for penalties that weren't there. If you get a high stick in the face fine, you don't have to throw a tantrum like Lindberg just tried to decapitate you.

 

[Nordic*]

Didn't have time to watch the game tonight. Can someone tell me how our #1 overall pick played tonight (Larsson)?

Thanks

He made som great plays, and some really poor ones. He got stripped of the puck a little easily a few times; all in all a decent game for him, but not anywhere close to what you expect from a future first rounder.

 

[TheNorth]

Was Lehner even at the 2010 WJC? Don't remember hearing about him because Markstrom was the main goalie