GDT: WC - Czechs vs Swedes

[Eye of Ra]

BENGTSSON!

 

[EK47]

Bengtsson!

 

[Antiillafire]

Swedish d core been very solid

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Nice goal

 

[Chimpradamus]

Swedish d core been very solid

Sweden is the guinea pig for this tournament. Can you go far with only some NHL defensemen? So far they've not messed it up.

 

[Gereth]

Whenever Czechs start to accelerate, they shoot themselves in their own leg. It's a bit frustrating, because if they would play hard, but more disciplined they could win this game. Sweden isn't at their best.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Sweden is just defending now :/

 

[Eye of Ra]

we need a timeout

 

[canswetoxic]

Lol, just get the puck out.

 

[EK47]

Sweden is just defending now :/

You have to appreciate how good OEL have been at this in the third. Some low key really good shifts. Being a captain and leading by example. So god damn smart.

 

[Eye of Ra]

im shocked how good erik gustafsson has been

might confuse him with lindholm, they have similar nr lmao

 

[canswetoxic]

2 open net and they missed it ?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Just tuned in and immediately was hit with a Jay Feaster "We believe Roman Cervenka is the best player not in the NHL" flashback.

 

[Eye of Ra]

we all know how skilled and smart tömmernäs is but he is pretty physical too

 

[Czechboy]

An absolut clinic from shorthanded Sweden. Very well done.

Czechs look like a disorganized shit show and probably out way too much value into EHT results. Our NHLers look ineffective after two games. Gotta get them going.

 

[canswetoxic]

wait, Sweden has 9F in this game ?

 

[Chimpradamus]

wait, Sweden has 9F in this game ?

Yes and 6 D-men. They basically roll 3 complete lines all game. The players seem to like it, they all get alot of ice time. They did the same against Austria. They're praying for NHL reinforcements but basically of them dislike that asshat Garpenlöv and don't want to play for him.

 

[Eye of Ra]

wait, Sweden has 9F in this game ?

7

 

[canswetoxic]

Yes and 6 D-men. They basically roll 3 complete lines all game. The players seem to like it, they all get alot of ice time.

damn that was impressive.

 

[Czechboy]

Just tuned in and immediately was hit with a Jay Feaster "We believe Roman Cervenka is the best player not in the NHL" flashback.

In fairness... He has 6 points in 2 games. He's doing great for us... But that best player not in NHL is usually a kiss of death lol

 

[FinPanda]

Czechs had horrible goaltending and overall didn't play well. Sweden was waaay better and deserved the win.

 

[canswetoxic]

7

That were why I only heard the same names been called again and again Lol

 

[Eye of Ra]

Czechs had horrible goaltending and overall didn't play well. Sweden was waaay better and deserved the win.

well hellberg is not very good tbh

 

[FinPanda]

well hellberg is not very good tbh

Still the Czechs were lame

 

[BigBadBoar]

Needless penalties (puck over the glass, wrong shift, stupid slashing when the puck was nowhere around) plus the overall horrible 2nd period by the Czech team were the deciding points today. The 3rd period was looking OK but it was too late. Vrána was probably our worst forward, literally zero offensive impact. Hertl was a little bit better but nowhere near to meet the expectations. The sad thing is that our best player was Roman Červenka (37 y.o.) again. At least Blümel was looking good, definitely one of our better players.

My personal impression: The players were looking too much strategy-bound in the 1st and the majority of 2nd, which at the end resulted into a total collapse of any strategy as they were feeling they are losing ground and began to panic. Strategy is a good thing but still must be supplemented with intensity and the right dose of aggression.