How Would You Describe Each Nations Playstyle?

[mattihp]

Well apparently sweden's playing style is worse than latvia's

Nah, their enthusiasm though..

 

[FastEddie]

The puck possession approach is not working for Team Sweden. They are underperforming. At best it's good enough to come second. No particular reason why they should be bridesmaids as much as they are.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Well apparently sweden's playing style is worse than latvia's

in the wc that just was? yes, by a landmile. swedes looked like they had cement in their skates.

 

[mattihp]

The puck possession approach is not working for Team Sweden. They are underperforming. At best it's good enough to come second. No particular reason why they should be bridesmaids as much as they are.

Hallam will get it to work, the players need to learn the system better. What looked like a disengaged bunch was probably them learning.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Hallam will get it to work, the players need to learn the system better. What looked like a disengaged bunch was probably them learning.

Well, Sweden won EHT.

 

[Fjorden]

How would you describe the Canadian, American, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, etc play styles?

USA: Goes straight on goal, attack like a NFL team. Lots of speed.

Russia: Skill, stickhandling, passing, Unpredictable.

Finland: Defensive, very structured. Easy to read hard to beat team.

Canada: Physical, forechecking, great at digging in the puck in front of the goalie. Lots of shot and traffic.

Sweden. Pucholding, roles assinged to each players, puck possesion.

Czech: Take advantages of puck losses, fast and deadly counter attacks.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Sweden - positioning, defensive play, safe hockey

In other words, we're the Volvo of the hockey world.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

In other words, we're the Volvo of the hockey world.

lolz

plus good goaltending when y'all had Lundvquist

 

[ORRFForever]

lolz

plus good goaltending when y'all had Lundvquist

LOVE your avatar.

 

[Eye of Ra]

lolz

plus good goaltending when y'all had Lundvquist

Ullmark is not good?

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

Switzerland - hard working, can play a lot of styles well but none perfectly, losing to Germany in the worst moments

 

[Speyer]

Switzerland - hard working, can play a lot of styles well but none perfectly, losing to Germany in the worst moments

In a nut shell they are a very fast skating team but cowardly and terribly coached. They area pretty good on the pk but bad on the pp (unless Meier is on the team). Most of the players also have zero killer instinct when it comes to goal scoring in general. If you factor in the junior teams as well they also have terrible discipline when it comes to taking penalties.

 

[Czechboy]

In a nut shell they are a very fast skating team but cowardly and terribly coached. They area pretty good on the pk but bad on the pp (unless Meier is on the team). Most of the players also have zero killer instinct when it comes to goal scoring in general. If you factor in the junior teams as well they also have terrible discipline when it comes to taking penalties.

I feel like they are in a weird spot...

For years they were the absolute kings of riding a good goalie and shutting it down and beating top nations. I often used to compare the old school teams to Greece when they won the Euro's.

Now, they have all these elite forwards (and D) and probably want to open up more and play a more open and enticing style of hockey. I also wonder if they NHL star guys can play that suffocating defensive style over the course of a tournament.