GDT: Quarterfinal • May 11 • Sweden 5, Germany 2

[joe89]

MÃ¥rts did a Jalonen with the handshake Need GIF!

 

[Vikke]

Just take a quick look at the difference in play-by-play guys who do the NHL and these fools.
They can't even pronounce a single name when Sweden are playing against Switzerland or France, while a guy like Doc Emrick takes a lot of pride in getting every single name right.
Small things.

 

[SurMartin]

Berglund is the best player on team Sweden.
The 1990-kids should play on the first PP MÃ¥rts. Please?

 

[Slimmy]

There's a 5% minority that speaks Swedish as the first language. And everyone has to study it in school.

A few hundred years ago 18% of our population used to speak it as 1st language.

Could have been worse. Could have been Danish.

 

[Nordic Pride]

He's got an annoying voice that is true, but the guy could probably namedrop who was the 7th defender on the 1994 Calgary Flames for instance

I have no problems with the tone of his voice. A good ol' "Whiskey voice". It's just that he can't commentate. In intensed moments every sentence sounds like it's the last. "Och DÄR skjuter tysken" "Och DÄR räddar Fasth" "Och DÄR skickar Fernholm ut pucken" "Och NU kan svenskarna åka och byta".

Put him on the radio and you would'nt have a clue on whats going on on the ice.

 

[vippe]

I have no problems with the tone of his voice. A good ol' "Whiskey voice". It's just that he can't commentate. In intensed moments every sentence sounds like it's the last. "Och DÄR skjuter tysken" "Och DÄR räddar Fasth" "Och DÄR skickar Fernholm ut pucken" "Och NU kan svenskarna åka och byta".

Put him on the radio and you would'nt have a clue on whats going on on the ice.

Yeah but he isnt on the radio so that doesnt matter.


About Fasth, I'm a bit scared every time he stick handles. He has no nerves. At all. He messed up several times this game and had we faced a more skilled team than Germany we would've paid for it.. He's making awesome saves and then the very next second he does something really stupid..

 

[Dosing]

I like him. He could make a game of snooker actually seem exciting.

always reminded me of this guy

 

[Nordic Pride]

Yeah but he isnt on the radio so that doesnt matter.


About Fasth, I'm a bit scared every time he stick handles. He has no nerves. At all. He messed up several times this game and had we faced a more skilled team than Germany we would've paid for it.. He's making awesome saves and then the very next second he does something really stupid..

Sure, but you you'd still want a TV commentator to have some sort of ability to actually describe what's happening. To me he's completely useless because of that.

 

[Oyabun]

After a horrible 1st, they come out to play as they should've done from the start. Overall it wasn't a bad performance. They played well enough in the 2nd and 3rd.

Next up is Jagr

 

[TollefsenFan]

Can someone get Niclas Holmgren far away from every future hockey broadcast please?

Hehe u dnt know what ur talking about. I rem when NRK (norwegian tv) streamed live games. Alot of mistakes all the time. Lag lag lag lag.... Always wrong info " Ricky nash score.... oh w8 its not ricky nash...... " Its icing... not" and ofc "the refs are mean to us, because we are not one of the big teams" blablabla

I love Swedish experts. They are alot better then ours.

U should also have some nice ladies in the studio. Swedish women are hot ****. They dnt need to say anything

 

[TollefsenFan]

Yeah but he isnt on the radio so that doesnt matter.


About Fasth, I'm a bit scared every time he stick handles. He has no nerves. At all. He messed up several times this game and had we faced a more skilled team than Germany we would've paid for it.. He's making awesome saves and then the very next second he does something really stupid..

Well u cant blame the kid. He is swedish

 

[Brun0]

But....but... you speak Finnish in Finland right?

Well you can switch on the broadcasts if you want a finnish or swedish commentatory. Its good if ur annoyed with the other one.

Fasth makes some very weird decisions with the puck, saw that already in eht.

 

[Teus]

It's still way better than what we were used to with Ã…ke Unger, Lasse Kinch & co and it's way better than what TV4's future broadcasts from the World Championships will be like.

 

[YNWA14]

How did Rundblad play? Silfverberg?

 

[Celtic Note]

Berglund was awful in 2009 so you can see the trend. Young kids tend to get tired after first NA season.

Or partied too hard.


Source: Per an interview with Berglund in a Swedish newspaper. http://www.expressen.se/1.2420180

 

[winther88]

How did Rundblad play? Silfverberg?

Rundblad was probably the best defenceman on ice together with Tim Erixon and Silfverbergs line with Krüger and Tedenby were awesome as always these last games.

Silfverberg is so damn strong around the boards and he's creating a lot of space for the other two.

Rundblad got one assist and the only time the powerplay worked out good was when he was on the ice.

 

[benr]

I am so excited to see Silvferberg play on NHL ice its not even funny. I think a lot of Ottawa fans have a "feeling" about him, even if it is mostly from the heart.

 

[Vikke]

I wonder when MÃ¥rts is gonna realize that Rundblad needs to play two minutes every single PP?
That 5on3 was embarrassing.

 

[OilerOlli*]

Own stupidy. Germany threw away 4 points against Finland and Denmark, and so they had to play against Sweden instead Norway. Against Sweden it was clear that we only have a very slim chance.
But Quarterfinal is still a good result for Germany.

 

[21]

Own stupidy. Germany threw away 4 points against Finland and Denmark, and so they had to play against Sweden instead Norway. Against Sweden it was clear that we only have a very slim chance.
But Quarterfinal is still a good result for Germany.

Well, parts of the game Germany played impressive and Fasth was being lucky.

Especially parts of second half.

 

[Rizer]

Well, parts of the game Germany played impressive and Fasth was being lucky.

Especially parts of second half.

They played impressively at parts, yes. During the tournament the team played very well at certain times, so much so that you really believed the players were motivated and well trained. But overall, the fact is that German hockey is a pretty big joke, and I think the team could be a serious contender but the entire infrastructure needs to change.

Congrats to Sweden, though. Good team and a deserved win.