GDT: Group F • May 8 • Sweden 2, Switzerland 0

[jonas2244]

Two penalties were clear (Plüss and Rüthemann), the other two were very weak calls.
Switzerland with a very nice boxplay.

 

[joe89]

Too much perimeter play.

Yup. Even on the PP's. They are blocking shots like crazy too. But if we keep coming at them like this they will get tired eventually and we can cash in.

 

[Neblod Zin]

Sweden's PP is just terrible - very bad decision all over.

 

[jonas2244]

Sweden's PP is just terrible - very bad decision all over.

But still much better than the Swiss PP.

 

[jonas2244]

Hits:
Switzerland 14, Sweden 3.

 

[Belenos]

14 hits for Switzerland, 3 for Sweden.
I like it!

 

[Belenos]

Genoni looks solid again. Hope he will play against
team USA.

 

[torero]

Genoni looks solid again. Hope he will play against
team USA.

solid, quite, not many rebounds !
if we had a better pp ... odds would be in our favour today !

i like this Simpson touch with the hits !

goswissgo

 

[Fitzy]

Fasth looking at another clean sheet possibly?

Damn, at this rate I do hope the Rangers take a chance on him.

 

[torero]

this pp was better ...

GoSwissGo

 

[Glennsoe]

a nifty shot indeed...

My Norwegian heartrate just went down....

 

[joe89]

Horrible game of hockey. Hooks, tripps and holds everywhere rightfully called that slowed down the game.

Big game for Backlund, good for us.

 

[Hybbe]

Fasth with his third clean sheet of the tournament in four starts, yet Ersberg gets to start against canada. Brilliant coaching right there.

 

[vippe]

This game was very... boring. Woke up when Backlund scored, what a freaking bomb that was. Had no idea he could shoot the puck like that.

Congrats to Fasth aswell, buuh@MÃ¥rts

 

[joe89]

Fasth with his third clean sheet of the tournament in four starts, yet Ersberg gets to start against canada. Brilliant coaching right there.

No I agree with that decision. Why start the starter back-to-back days for a game without real importance. Winning the group or not doesn't matter, we can't choose our opponent in the quarter anyway. Better for him to be fresh for the quarter with great confidence, rather than let him get run over and maybe exposed against Canada so his confidence takes a turn right before where the tournament starts.

 

[Nordic*]

I never knew that Calle Johansson was that smug....Sodergren, sure, but not Calle.

Go Wikegard!!

 

[leksig]

Have a feeling that Södergren is not a fan of Wikegård, don't know why...

 

[svartgul]

Have a feeling that Södergren is not a fan of Wikegård, don't know why...

Maybe two boisterous 08ers don't mix well?

 

[Dosing]

Have a feeling that Södergren is not a fan of Wikegård, don't know why...

Funny how he tries to outexpect wikegård all the time but ends up looking like an

 

[superhakan]

This game was very... boring. Woke up when Backlund scored, what a freaking bomb that was. Had no idea he could shoot the puck like that.

Congrats to Fasth aswell, buuh@MÃ¥rts

98 mph at the Flames skills challenge.

Any place i can watch highlights?

 

[BigBrown]

Any place i can watch highlights?

http://www.tv3play.se/play/246541

 

[Nordic Pride]

MÃ¥rts reason for letting the swiss cheese Ersberg play against Canada is just pitiful.

 

[Tomas W]

The game against Canada is almost meaningless. As long as Fasth plays in the quarters it does not really matter.

 

[Trotzig]

No I agree with that decision. Why start the starter back-to-back days for a game without real importance. Winning the group or not doesn't matter, we can't choose our opponent in the quarter anyway. Better for him to be fresh for the quarter with great confidence, rather than let him get run over and maybe exposed against Canada so his confidence takes a turn right before where the tournament starts.

Agreed.

In the off chance of it happening; I'd rather have Ersberg lit up by the Canadians then Fasth.
Worst case scenario? Canada lights him up in a meaningless game and he's benched for the rest of the tournament. Best case scenario; he rebounds from his disastrous Norwegian game.

Nevertheless, the game versus Canada is meaningless - might even be better to lose it

 

[TollefsenFan]

Thx Sweden