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

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

Very good game by Sweden so far. Our team once again looked not adequate although the last five minutes were good. I just don't get why we can't play like that for the whole game.
If we play like the start we are screwed, if we play like the end of the period we can catch them up.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Fasth and Jarnkrok have been very solid for Sweden early

Anton Burdasov has impressed me early on in this game and in the Game against Canada

 

[Dosing]

ok i take it back i wanna marry landeskog you can tell marie just want the interview to end so she can throw herself at him

 

[MOGiLNY]

very impressed with swedes, great team game, great team defense, hoping with MHL we'll catch up one day

I think if we want to catch up, KHL is going to have to stop signing a bunch of NHL rejects

 

[vippe]

Good swedish period. Lehner did some good saves in the end but he seriously lack rebound controll :p

Lander, Larsson and Järnkrok impressed me this period

 

[SurMartin]

I'm disappointed. Wikegård hasn't delivered one mad line yet.



Nice start by Sweden, our PK isn't as great as it was against Canada though..

 

[KRM]

Overall good period for Sweden, too bad they stopped pushing after 14 minutes.

 

[wwvdw]

Good period but a few defensive lapses by Sweden. If you do that against Canada you concede a goal. But all is good, 2-0 against Russia and they're already getting frustrated.

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

I think if we want to catch up, KHL is going to have to stop signing a bunch of NHL rejects

Yup and also many other NHL related things...

 

[Peter25]

Very good game by Sweden so far. Our team once again looked not adequate although the last five minutes were good. I just don't get why we can't play like that for the whole game.
If we play like the start we are screwed, if we play like the end of the period we can catch them up.

Sweden could have also let up. They stopped forechecking and Russia got back in the game.

A hard forechecking opponent is poison for Russia because of that weak and mistake prone defense.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Good swedish period. Lehner did some good saves in the end but he seriously lack rebound controll :p

First game in a little while, once he gets in a rhythm he'll be better.

 

[Peter25]

Fasth and Jarnkrok have been very solid for Sweden early

Anton Burdasov has impressed me early on in this game and in the Game against Canada

Burdasov has looked better than his Traktor teammate Kuznetsov in this game.

 

[Tom Brady]

The Lander's goal was very beautiful, Edmonton is lucky to have him.

 

[zecke26]

Yup and also many other NHL related things...

i have the pleasure to watch 2-3 KHL games each week on tv and if they wouldn't try to copy the NHL in every way, it would be such a great league. very good and entertaining hockey.

they even try to copy slapshot or why is vityaz in the league?

 

[Peter25]

Yup and also many other NHL related things...

Import players are not a problem. Generally the level of import players in the KHL is good. They bring up the level of play in the KHL.

The problem is inadequate and wrong training techniques. If Russia produced better young players they would also get a chance to play in the KHL. Tarasenko and Kuznetsov are good enough so they play a lot in their KHL teams.

 

[SurMartin]

That's it, we have to lose against Canada just to see Fjäll without hair..

 

[Peter25]

I think if we want to catch up, KHL is going to have to stop signing a bunch of NHL rejects

NHL rejects such as Dallman and Bochenski are among the best players in the KHL.

The problem is not that young players are not getting their changes. The problem is the lack of good young players. If a player is good enough he will get his change.

 

[vippe]

Is SVTs HD feed choppy for someone else or is my box broken ? :S

 

[MOGiLNY]

Import players are not a problem. Generally the level of import players in the KHL is good. They bring up the level of play in the KHL.

The problem is inadequate and wrong training techniques. If Russia produced better young players they would also get a chance to play in the KHL. Tarasenko and Kuznetsov are good enough so they play a lot in their KHL teams.

Coaching definitely has to improve. It seems like everyone is still stuck in 1985 with their tactics and while it works internally, the teams consistently fail when they hit the international stage.

The level of import players is total crap, though with a few exceptions.

 

[Riddarn]

That's it, we have to lose against Canada just to see Fjäll without hair..

Well at least thats something to look forward to..

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

i have the pleasure to watch 2-3 KHL games each week on tv and if they wouldn't try to copy the NHL in every way, it would be such a great league. very good and entertaining hockey.

they even try to copy slapshot or why is vityaz in the league?

Agreed

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Lehner Huge!

 

[daikan]

My god I can't believe that wasn't a goal!

 

[NeverGoingToWin]

Russia can't buy a goal at the moment.

 

[MOGiLNY]

WE HAD TO HAVE FINISHED THERE! wow... had an empty net and everything, would've changed the momentum of the game completely.