World Cup QF: Sep 7 GDT - Sweden vs. Czech Rep.

Matchup: Sweden vs. Czech Republic
Venue, City: Globe Arena, Stokholm
Time: 1:00 PM EDT

Rosters: Sweden (http://wch2004.com/rosters/index.html#sweden) | Czech Republic (http://wch2004.com/rosters/index.html#czechrepublic)

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Prediction:
Since all (more or less) my fellow-countrymen here at hfboards are extremely pessimistic, I am going to be overly optimistic. Sweden wins this one 4-1, Tellqvist has one helluva game! :p: :D

3-2 Sweden

Alfredsson, Ohlund and Axelsson score for Sweden

Hejduk and Jagr for the Czechs

Tellqvist has a great game.

4-2 Sweden

3-1 Sweden, Naslund wakes up and Forsberg plays through the pain, PP goal by Lidstrom.

5-3 Czech Republic. Sweden plays amazing offensively, but their goaltending lets them down.

4-1 Czechs. Though both teams are loaded with offensive talent it comes down to a battle of goaltending and well, Tellqvist loses

5-3 Czech Republic. Sweden...their goaltending lets them down.
Their powerplay is magnificent but they had serious trouble 5-on-5 against Finland so I too think Czech has the horses to get it done.

6-2 Czech win.

(Though neither team will be in the final I predict.)

pessimistic? When
Tre Kronor wins 4-0
Alfredsson
Sundin
Modin
Johnsson !!!

4-3 sweden

1-1
Jönsson
Hejduk

Czechs win it in OT, goal scored by Vaclav Prospal.

Pessimistic, who? ;)

2-1 Czechs.

Sweden do their usual big game choking.

4-3 for Sweden.

This is easy. 4-3 for Czechs. You can only guess how beautiful will the game winning goal be :)

Since Hårde Hardy took over Sweden, their defence has been suspect to me. Czech 4-3.

Sweden will win 3-1.
Two goals by Forsberg and one by Alfredsson.

changes made.

Jörgen Jönsson replaces Henrik Zetterberg on the second line and will play center between Forsberg and Näslund.

Daniel Tjärnqvist out, Marcus Ragnarsson in.
So the Swedish lines tonight should be:

Fredrik Modin - Mats Sundin - Daniel Alfredsson
Peter Forsberg - Jörgen Jönsson - Markus Näslund
Andreas Johansson - Henrik Zetterberg - PJ Axelsson
Marcus Nilson - Samuel Påhlsson - Tomas Holmström

Nicklas Lidström - Kim Johnsson
Mattias Öhlund - Dick Tärnström
Mattias Norström - Marcus Ragnarsson

Mikael Tellqvist
Tommy Salo

Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Nils Ekman, Christian Bäckman and Henrik Lundqvist have yet to play a minute in this tournament.

domination by the Sundin line once again
Why is Holmström all the way down there :cry:

Hopefully Sweden gets their "lost" stars back to track. Näslund, Zettenberg, Forsberg. Not that they've played bad, but I expect alot more.

And I wan't to see more goals than in Finland-Germany game. That's possible because there's ALOT more indivitual skill on ice tonight.

Why is Holmström all the way down there :cry:

If I could make the lines they would be.

1. Modin-Sundin-Holmström
2. Fobba-Zettenberg-Alfredsson
3. Nilsson-Jönsson-Näslund
4. Johansson-Påhlsson-Axelsson

Nicklas Lidström - Mattias Öhlund
Mattias Norström - Dick Tärnström
Kim Johnsson - Marcus Ragnarsson

Why isn't Hardy making some changes where it's really needed? Redo the defensive pairings!! Hardy drives me insane.. :eek:

I say this will be a blowout for the Czechs. 7-1 Czech Republic!

Sweden 4 Czech Republic 3 in OT.

6-3 Czechs :dunno:

This is easy. 4-3 for Czechs. You can only guess how beautiful will the game winning goal be :)
Dump in off the ref's ass?

4-2 to Sweden or Czech Republic, don't know the winner yet, but that's the score...

Dump in off the ref's ass?

Sounds fun :)

I did some betting. 4-0 for Sweden. I'll win 40€ if this score happens.

4-0 Sweden wins.

2-5 Czech Republic

Come on Sweds stand up for your country, you have to have faith or else you have nothing here to do!

4-2 Sweden...

Join chat during the game if you want. I'll be there.

Join chat during the game if you want. I'll be there.
Well I was gonna... but now... :D

4-2 Sweden

1:0 czechs.....elias

Well, I think Sweden is the favorite, but the Czechs seem to be playing better and better. Home ice should be an advantage though. Short win by Sweden or large victory for the Czechs.

½ hours before the puck drops. I'm even more excited than I was last night. :banana:

I'm never excited when my birth/homeland is playing, but rather scared and shaky!

½ hours before the puck drops. I'm even more excited than I was last night. :banana:

I am not surprised. The finns would really enjoy a swedish loss.

Czech Rep - 2
Sweden - 1

I am not surprised. The finns would really enjoy a swedish loss.

If you look germany vs Finland thread ,i think swedes hope more finland to lose than finns hope swedes lose.

Team Sweden talk in chat, get in there.

I'm never excited when my birth/homeland is playing, but rather scared and shaky!

Wlka91, do you have a Czech lineup for today's game?

Damn that chick who sang the Czech anthem was HOT! :amazed:

I am not surprised. The finns would really enjoy a swedish loss.
Why??

Straka scores dissapointingly 1-0

Straka. 1-0.

Ohhhh sweet sweet goal by the Czechs.

2-0.

Elias to Havlat. Beauty. 2-0.

The Swedes are losing because they haven't played the Sedins. ;)

Gaaah! Someone got lucky that it didn't turn 2-0 short-handed.

But...that was a nice play by Havlat to get that goal. Tellqvist bought the winger going wide, hook-line and sinker.

Not looking good to be down at home and playing listless hockey to boot.

Really dissapointing to watch this. Its time for time out and change of goalie to wake up the team.

Oh crap. It's 2-0 now. :shakehead

Oh and by the way, I am a Finn and I really hope that Sverige would win this game. I know Sweden wants this win more and this tournament means much more to Sweden than it means to Czech.

I've caught about 6 minutes of this game and it's apparent the Swedes are playing read-and-react out there. They're not doing anything until they see what the Czechs do first...and that's a sure-fire way to lose a game at any level.

Nilson nails Havlat.

a lot of focus on the goalies, but it is actually the defense thas has sucked terribly so far in this game :)
and Markus Näslund, oh my oh my.. bench him already.

The Czechs are looking really strong...

hope Dahlén vill give the players something to think about in the break...

The Swedes are losing because they haven't played the Sedins. ;)

Even though I think you're being sarcastic you'd have to admit they could really use a pair of guys guaranteed to keep the puck in the other end.

2-0 to the Czechs. Right on schedule. 3 or 4 shots on goal for Sweden, including the first few shots in the first shift and the 1.45 minutes of powerplay. As expected the defensive play is virtually nonexistant and they are sloppy in the neutral zone. I wouldn't want to be Tellqvist after this one, it will be a blowout and he'll end up looking stupid on a lot of the goals that the poor defense really caused.

Well, I hope that Sweden stays in Sweden... :handclap:
2-0, but they will come back. 3-2 to Sweden

I know Sweden wants this win more and this tournament means much more to Sweden than it means to Czech.

Why do Czech have number 21 on their shirts then? Doesn't that mean anything for them?

Even though I think you're being sarcastic you'd have to admit they could really use a pair of guys guaranteed to keep the puck in the other end.
No, I'm serious. Pahlsson and Johansson? Play the Sedins.

Why do Czech have number 21 on their shirts? Doesn't that mean anything for them?
Coach Ivan Hlinka died 2 weeks before the World Cup and used to wear #21.

Coach Ivan Hlinka died 2 weeks before the World Cup and used to wear #21.

Really :banghead:
This was only sarcastic comment.

Really :banghead:
This was only sarcastic comment.
Sorry, I didn't read your post correctly.

A 2-0 score line to the Czech's isn't that surprising. We all know they played extremely poorly in the round robin, but what does that matter now. They just need to win this game to wash al those poor performances away. But having said that, the form sweden showed in opening round suggested they would be a force in these knock out stages.... its still all to play for and either way a talented side will progress and one will go out. I think sweden will come back to squeak it in the late stages of the third.

Everyone raise your hand if you care what Greg Millen thinks.

Thought so. I wish he'd just shut it.

What Greg Millen thinks then?

Powerplay for the Swedes. Perfect opportunity to cut the lead in half.

This is :banghead: , and theres jagr

hardy should die

This is :banghead: , and theres jagr
For those of us not watching and who cannot read Emoticon, what does that mean? A Jagr goal?

sweden has more chances, but i think that czechs look more dangerous.... :banana:

3-0 :eek: :yo:

Ouch... 3-0. Zidlicky.

Straka to Zidlicky. 3-0.

Ohlund really screwed up.

Zidlicky 3-0

For those of us not watching and who cannot read Emoticon, what does that mean? A Jagr goal?
No typical nothingness. And im not a fan.

Thanks for the updates, everyone!

nice, as much as I think the Czechs can be dangerous. I'm more scared of the swedes.

Things are looking good for Sweden. They only need to score 4 goals. It shouldn't be impossible.

...oh wait, Czech is not the same as Finland... :help:

what a smart game by czecks :handclap:
does't look good for tre kronor :shakehead

3-0, it's over.

nice, as much as I think the Czechs can be dangerous. I'm more scared of the swedes.

well, I think you should be more scared of the Czechs.
They are unrecognizable compared to early games in the tourney. Defense has looked really good so far, and they are constantly dangerous while entering the Swedish zone.

I didn't think I'd see worse coaching than Dave Lewis or Tony Granato this year, but man, I was wrong. Sweden's defense is terrible, and the only forwards that seem to be really doing anything are Forsberg, Sundin, Homer and Zetterberg.

I saw Naslund take a shot once, but I don't think it hit near Vokoun.

How has Tellqvist looked on the goals?

well, I think you should be more scared of the Czechs.
They are unrecognizable compared to early games in the tourney. Defense has looked really good so far, and they are constantly dangerous while entering the Swedish zone.

Agreed. They also have more offensive tools than the swedish team despite all the big names in the swedish team. Also they are faster skaters than the swedes.

Well it's fair to say that the game is (almost) over.

I said it right from day 1 that the Czechs are one of the favorites, but it just took them some time to get accustomed to each other and set their lines.

Now, I don't understand that Sweden hasn't made the semifinals in the last 3 best-on-best tourneys (granted they will probably lose tonight)!!! Unbelievable, and very unprobable ... but still true.

How has Tellqvist looked on the goals?

Alone.

Everyone raise your hand if you care what Greg Millen thinks.

Millen is right about one thing, why the heck aren't the Swedes matching Lidstrom up against the Straka line?

How has Tellqvist looked on the goals?

Not guilty! :teach:

Maybe he could have made something on the 1st, or 3rd goals, but it was on an odd-man rush so the defense is to blame, not the goalie!

i think swedes should bench forsberg.. he´s been invisible on the ice...:dunno: :banghead:

The reffing looks horrible to me. Czechs are getting away with murderout there, countless times I seen high sticks, blatant interferences and takedowns. Yet no calls, I dont get it. Its taken Sweeden totally off their game.

Not guilty! :teach:

Maybe he could have made something on the 1st, or 3rd goals, but it was on an odd-man rush so the defense is to blame, not the goalie!

He is giving up some juicy rebounds though, but it could still be a lot worse.

The reffing looks horrible to me. Czechs are getting away with murderout there, countless times I seen high sticks, blatant interferences and takedowns. Yet no calls, I dont get it. Its taken Sweeden totally off their game.

Czechs always defend with busy stcks and suspect holdings. Nothing new there, the swedish team should be prepared for it.

The reffing looks horrible to me. Czechs are getting away with murderout there, countless times I seen high sticks, blatant interferences and takedowns. Yet no calls, I dont get it. Its taken Sweeden totally off their game.

Maybe Sweden should also learn how to score 5-on-5, because so far, only their PP has been working well.

And by the way the refs did give Sweden a nice present with the Czechs' first penalty (too many men). :teach:

The chechs are playing perfectly. Most swedish players look tired or have no real go.

Chechs could come back strong in World Cup. I remember Canada playing bad the first three games the last World Cup(lost to Sweden 5-2 etc) and then they woke up and won the last three. I think that could happen for the Chechs.

One period left and 0-3, its over for Sweden this time. But Hardy is a horrible coach. He must be fired after this...

It's fun to look back at the frenzy caused by the Czechs resting key players in the early round now, after all no-one gets knocked out so what's the point blowing a gasket?!

still much can happen in 20 minutes!

Millen's not so bad, Wittman however is just pathetic.

I remember Canada playing bad the first three games the last World Cup(lost to Sweden 5-2 etc) and then they woke up and won the last three.



That was at Salt Lake, the Olympics. :teach:

Pahlsson into the box, this kills sweden ...

Okay. I can't believe I am saying this... but the game is officially over now. PP for the Czechs. :shakehead

That was at Salt Lake, the Olympics. :teach:

Alright. But its the same kind of tournament. Three last games are the ones that matter ;)

The reffing looks horrible to me. Czechs are getting away with murderout there, countless times I seen high sticks, blatant interferences and takedowns.

That's NHL refereeing for ya.

Then people wonder why teams like Calgary make it to the finals.. and why the game looks more like football or wrestling than hockey. Years of big heads and fans saying: LET THEM PLAY to the refs.. now we see the result :)

wow what a sweet goal

2nd best of the tourny so far behind kovalevs

4-0

Nice goal...it's over.

4-0...

Buhbye, Team Sweden.

4-0, sayanora Sweden..

wow what a sweet goal

2nd best of the tourny so far behind kovalevs

No, the Czechs second goal was prettier. But this 4th one reminded me of the "money goal" in ESPN NHL 2K4, ie. quick stop, cross crease flip pass, one timer, goal. :D

Is Hejduk a scratch again?

Later Sweden, it's been a slice!
Sevres you right for cheating in the EuroCup!

Is Hejduk a scratch again?
nope

Adjö Sverige...

Wow, just thought I'd check up on the score since I can't watch the game right now, this is not the score I expected. :(

I guess everyone who hates the Swedish coach will get their wish after this one.

How could Sweden play so horrible :shakehead

Yeah!! I predicted the Czechs would come out of Europe! :D

Markus Naslund's face should be on the side of a milk carton right now

Who scored the 4th one?

Sundin is the *******t 6' 4" person ever.

Way to jam that guys face into the glass.

we might get an all european semifinals :)

Tomas Holmström :bow:

If we only had 12xHolmström in this game...

btw, the 4-0 goal was awesome! Believe it or not, I actually think Tellqvist has had a pretty good game, making a couple of big saves.

we might get an all european semifinals :)

If Slovakia does the unthinkable and Russia plays up to their potential tonight.

It will be Canada vs. Czech, Finland vs. USA IMO.

The US will pull off an upset tonight.

Sundin is the *******t 6' 4" person ever.

Way to jam that guys face into the glass.

I assume the asterisk's mean "sexiest"? at first I thought you meant "skilled" but the 't' at the end threw me off.

5-0 Hejduk

The Czechs are playing with the Swedes...

The fat lady just plugged in the mic. :shakehead

Hejduk scores. 5-0

Ouch.

Can the Swedes play worse?

nope

I guess not!

Hey Swedes, ever been to India ?? Get that India !!

Poor effort by sweden in this game.Czechs deserve the win.The swedes should of been able to generate far more offense than they have.Credit to the Czech's for playing a very solid game.

Sweden is just playing terrible, no focus whatsoever.

damn Forsberg is just such a lazy player...I thought he was the most DOMINANT player in the world...yet all he does is complain on the Power Play...ON THE POWER PLAY...who the freak complains on the Power Play?...NO ONE...you try to SCORE on the POWER PLAY...slug

5-1 Holmstrom

Holmstrom scores on the pp, the comeback is on :lol:

Best Swedish player of the game scores

Zidlicky has been *really* impressive in this game and the tournament overall. I didn't see a lot of him last season, but he's been great so far. With him and Timonen, Nashville fans have a lot to look forward to. :handclap:

Hey Swedes, ever been to India ?? Get that India !!

I don't get it...

A vicious beating. Fine effort from the Czechs.

Sweden's starting to show some life....a little too late maybe

^

Me and SNA were talking about it in the chat, and it's something I've thought for a few years.

Forsberg is indeed one of the laziest players I've seen. Now before all you Foppa lovers say "Look at all his points". I said he was lazy, but he's damn good.

When I watch him play, it's almost like a lightbulb will go off in his head every 10 shifts or so telling him to make something happen, and he will. But he's no where near the complete player people say he is.

I've thought for a while now, and his comments reassure it, his heart is not in the NHL anymore, and by after watching this tournament I wonder if he cares about Hockey anymore in general.

Emptynetter, 6-1.

Best Swedish player of the game scores

Axelsson has played a strong game as well.

It's all over!

I counted the czechs out, but my winner pick has shifted from Russia to them now.

Even germany played better than the Swedes in the quarter finals, just goes to show they cant get it done when it's all on the line!

Regardless of how horrible Sweden played, the Czechs looked like a championship team in this game.

Congrats Czech Fans! :handclap:

Excellent effort by the Czech Republic. More or less flawless defense and excellent offense + solid goaltending. Perfect.

As for Sweden.. we will be back in 10-20 years! :)

Zidlicky has been *really* impressive in this game and the tournament overall. I didn't see a lot of him last season, but he's been great so far. With him and Timonen, Nashville fans have a lot to look forward to. :handclap:

It's good to see them both do well. Nashville may not have a lot of stars, but we have two of the best offensive Dmen in the game.

Forsberg's not lazy, he just has no patience. He gets frustrated so easily, which is why everyone he plays against makes it a point to try to get in his head. When he's off his game you can't say he's not trying, he just doesn't focus his energy in the right place.

Forsberg's not lazy, he just has no patience. He gets frustrated so easily, which is why everyone he plays against makes it a point to try to get in his head. When he's off his game you can't say he's not trying, he just doesn't focus his energy in the right place.

Then he can't be considered the games best if he's put off his game that easily. Other star players are subject to the same abuse.

As for Sweden.. we will be back in 10-20 years! :)

IF we get our act together. Btw pred, I predicted a 7-1 win for Czech. I was pretty close..

Reg Forsberg,
Has everyone forgot that Forsberg is more than one month behind all players in terms of practice? It was for a long time unsure if he'd even dress up for Sweden.
I would be surprised if he was able to even give 50%.

The player people should be concentrating on is Markus Näslund, if you have that urge to single out players.

IF we get our act together. Btw pred, I predicted a 7-1 win for Czech. I was pretty close..

I was just about to quote your prediction and give you a :handclap:
;)

Just beautiful. The game that Czechz played was so beautiful. It was like a sculpture or magnificent painting that they have made to honour Ivan Hlinka.

Reg Forsberg,
Has everyone forgot that Forsberg is more than one month behind all players in terms of practice? It was for a long time unsure if he'd even dress up for Sweden.
I would be surprised if he was able to even give 50%.

The player people should be concentrating on is Markus Näslund, if you have that urge to single out players.

I agree. Naslund was invisible.

I was just commenting on the fact that if Forsberg's being taken off his game that easily then he cannot be the games best. If he is hurt or not in game shape, that's a different story all together.

Naslunds lazy too.

6-1 :lol :lol :yo: :banana:

The Sweden players are soft and not physical at all. Sweden put out an APB on Naslund.

Then he can't be considered the games best if he's put off his game that easily. Other star players are subject to the same abuse.

Sure you can say that. There's no question that Forsberg would be a better player if he didn't get frustrated so easily, but when he's healthy and on his game he's the best.


If he is hurt or not in game shape, that's a different story all together.

He was still dealing with that nagging abdominal injury that plagued him all of last season during this tournament. Not an excuse for him not to produce but it was clear that he's not 100%. Of course the injury thing is another issue all together with Forsberg.

I was just about to quote your prediction and give you a :handclap:
;)

Yeah, I deserve a :handclap: for predicting the apocalypse. How many "real" prophets ever manage that? ;)

Wow I'm not shocked that Sweden lost this game because both are great teams, but I can't believe it ended the way it did. :shakehead

The Sweden players are soft and not physical at all. Sweden put out an APB on Naslund.

I'm a Flames fan so you can take this with a grain of salt but........ I thought Marcus Nilson played a very physical tournament and was one of the more consistent forwards on Team Sweden. He's not offensive like the others but he was valuable defensively and physically IMO.

As for Sweden.. we will be back in 10-20 years! :)

More likely it will be 20 years because this is probably the last time our "stars" play together. In the future we will have less talented players with the same attitude as today's players. :(

If we had lost because our goalie isn't good enough I wouldn't have a problem with it since it's a known problem but this is too much.

BTW, do we have AHL fans here? Can anyone tell me that Johan Holmqvist is that much worse than Tellqvist? I don't think so but please tell me I'm wrong and that coach Nilsson made the right decision to use Tellqvist while Holmqvist wasn't even in the squad.

Tellqvist showed promise in his short stints last year but, but was generally mediocre at the American league level.

Man i hate Jagr!!!!
My thanks to Fred Modin
Mats Sundin and best of all Tomas Holmström. Player for Sweden.
And Alfredsson ( a little )

Im just sad that this is probably the last tournament for many players. It it was their last chance.

I thought we could have pulled it off but after losing 3-0. They all gave up. I dont know what Hardy Nilsson told them half time, but it didnt work. For this im afraid Nilsson is gone.
As for Sverige....See you guys in Olympics in China!

Once again Thank you Holmström!

Now who too cheer for?
HEJA SVERIGE.

Wow, what a beating. I never thought it would get this rough.
Czech were away ahead of swedes, earned win.

Jagr forechecking and giving some hits, that was something I've never seen.

sweden deservedly lost tonite, worst game by team sweden all tournament. If you play that bad at this point, you deserve to go out. :shakehead

glad that czechs won when they want to play they are very exciting and tournament would miss not having them. :banana:

sweden we can do without, they just did not "work" this tournament. :dunno:

We always suck when it counts, thats a fact, at least for this generation and much can be blamed on our worthless coach hardy Nilsson, but not everything.

- Why didn't he play the best goalie, Lundqvist ? Of course it's easy to say afterwards but many claimed that he should be the number one before the tournament

- Why don't bench some players, like Näslund ? Why don't rotate a bit like tge other teams did ? Now the "stars" felt safe about a place in the line-up and didn'nt have to work.

Kick Hardy !

Congrats Czech for a deserved place in the semifinals !

Im just sad that this is probably the last tournament for many players. It it was their last chance.


They had their change, but they wasted it. Playing like a sheeps at important game like this :(

Wow I'm shocked at this result...honestly who woulda thought 6-1? Come on...oh well congrats to the Czechs

Sweden - Finding new and interesting ways to blow it in the Quarter FInals.

Congrats Czech Fans! :handclap:

Excellent effort by the Czech Republic. More or less flawless defense and excellent offense + solid goaltending. Perfect.

As for Sweden.. we will be back in 10-20 years! :)

Is it bye, bye Hardy? I think that will do good to Sweden.

Has everyone forgot that Forsberg is more than one month behind all players in terms of practice? It was for a long time unsure if he'd even dress up for Sweden.
I would be surprised if he was able to even give 50%.

The player people should be concentrating on is Markus Näslund, if you have that urge to single out players.

Exactly. Naslund was the biggest disappointment for Sweden. Maybe Sundin is next.

Is it bye, bye Hardy? I think that will do good to Sweden.

The director of the swedish ice hockey federation just said that they will not kick Hardy Nilsson. I was a Hardy supporter for a long time but this is just too much. I want his head on a plate so that I can piss on it.

Is it bye, bye Hardy? I think that will do good to Sweden.

Unfortunately I do not think so.

First Hardy was interviewed in the TV-studio. Well, not interviewed but actually slaughtered by the host, who constantly questioned his abilities as a coach. (Hardy kept his cool though, very surprisingly.. I thought he would walk out from the "interview".

Then the big boss of the federation, Christer Englund, was interviewed. He was asked the question "Will Hardy be fired, will you do anything about this". Englund answered "No, will not do anything" ... more or less.

But I guess there is still a possibility that Hardy walks out himself, although he has said that he wants to continue to coach team Sweden.

The only positive thing i can find in this game is that Finland won't have a chance against Czech Republic either. Now if they will ever play each other.

The only positive thing i can find in this game is that Finland won't have a chance against Czech Republic either. Now if they will ever play each other.

No, speak for the Swedes, the Finns may actually show up.

Unfortunately I do not think so.

First Hardy was interviewed in the TV-studio. Well, not interviewed but actually slaughtered by the host, who constantly questioned his abilities as a coach. (Hardy kept his cool though, very surprisingly.. I thought he would walk out from the "interview".

Then the big boss of the federation, Christer Englund, was interviewed. He was asked the question "Will Hardy be fired, will you do anything about this". Englund answered "No, will not do anything" ... more or less.

But I guess there is still a possibility that Hardy walks out himself, although he has said that he wants to continue to coach team Sweden.

I honestly beleive that Hardy is part of the problem with Team Sweden. On the one hand, the team did not show up to play and got schooled by a great Czech team.

On the other hand, he should be blamed for the team's performance on the ice and the selections he made for the team that played on the ice. What I never understood is why Hardy stuck with Tellqvist. Tellqvist showed poor stick skills and got scored on quite a few times for not putting his stick down on the ice at all. Not only that but more often that not he committed to shots WAY too early giving the opposing puck handler an easy score. Also, why wasn't Henrik Lundqvist used at all? Russia has a netminder who has no NHL experience why not put Lundqvist in net during the round-robin play?

I really got the feeling that if any of the NHL players were not giving their all like Brett Hull Hardy would have been too afraid to bench any of them.

Could someone translate this, please. Mig Svenska inte bra. :help:

Foppa: "Det är synd att vi är så bedrövliga. Vi släpper till och de får 2-0 och så kontrar de mycket bra, försökte Foppa förklara fiaskot för TV3."

"Hardy Nilsson tänker sitta kvar på sin post, om han själv får bestämma.
- Vi har uppnått hyggliga resultat de senaste åren och jag tycker fortfarande att det är kul, säger förbundskaptenen till TV3."

who is Sweden's goalie coach?
Tell him to teach Telly to put his stick in between his legs. it helps sometimes. SOMETIMES.
But this game wasent at all his fault. No one showed up. Tre Kronor floating on ice.

Anyone heard of the Sedins? What did Sami Pahlsson do to play so much?

Could someone translate this, please. Mig Svenska inte bra. :help:

Foppa: "Det är synd att vi är så bedrövliga. Vi släpper till och de får 2-0 och så kontrar de mycket bra, försökte Foppa förklara fiaskot för TV3."

"Hardy Nilsson tänker sitta kvar på sin post, om han själv får bestämma.
- Vi har uppnått hyggliga resultat de senaste åren och jag tycker fortfarande att det är kul, säger förbundskaptenen till TV3."
Forsberg and Nilsson are saying the same thing. That they didnt show up. That they played misarebly

I take classes. But my Swedish is rusty.

Could someone translate this, please. Mig Svenska inte bra. :help:

Foppa: "Det är synd att vi är så bedrövliga. Vi släpper till och de får 2-0 och så kontrar de mycket bra, försökte Foppa förklara fiaskot för TV3."

"Hardy Nilsson tänker sitta kvar på sin post, om han själv får bestämma.
- Vi har uppnått hyggliga resultat de senaste åren och jag tycker fortfarande att det är kul, säger förbundskaptenen till TV3."
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Foppa: Too bad we were so poor. We let them get a 2-0 lead, and after that they counterattacked us very well, is Foppa's way of explaining the fiasco for TV3.

"Hardy Nilsson will remain as coach, if he gets to decide himself.
- We have accomplished some good results these last years and I still think it's fun, the coach told TV3.

Badman

Nothing against Sweden, but I'm glad to see the Czechs win. Also good to see Straka playing well too.

First of all, congratulations to the Czech team for giving us a lesson in the art of hockey (I hope we'll do the homework and bounce back in the future sometime), and the Czech fans for being fans for having something to look forward to, I'm sure they can give Canada a run for the money in the semis. Congrats! :handclap:

As for Sweden's performance, I'm speechless, there's not much to say. It was horrible, terrible, embarrassing, humiliating, just un unbelievable poor performance. To me this feels as embarrassing as the loss to Belarus did, losing to the Czechs itself is nothing to be embarrassed about as they're a great team, but the way we lost sure is, and also the final score. If it had ended 2-3 or 1-3 or something, that's fine I guess, but 1-6, that's way too humiliating. This feels like one of the most embarrassing moments ever in the history of Swedish hockey. Feels like a team from Allsvenskan (Swedish Tier-2 league) would do better out there, at least they'd show more heart than these guys did!

:shakehead :banghead: :cry: :blush:

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Foppa: Too bad we were so poor. We let them get a 2-0 lead, and after that they counterattacked us very well, is Foppa's way of explaining the fiasco for TV3.

"Hardy Nilsson will remain as coach, if he gets to decide himself.
- We have accomplished some good results these last years and I still think it's fun, the coach told TV3.

Badman

Thanks Badman. :bow:

This game left myself quite speechless, I would never have believed I´ll see so outplayed Sweden :amazed: ! But conguralations for Czecks, after this I wouldn´t be surprised to see them taking the cup :bow: .

The finns are having big probs with the germs. Guess the match against Sweden was too much for the finns...

Yeah, but luckily Sweden was so fresh tonight. :D

The only positive thing i can find in this game is that Finland won't have a chance against Czech Republic either. Now if they will ever play each other.

Heh, you sound quite a bitter. Too bad that Sweden won`t play a game anymore in this tournament.

Back on page one of this thread I wrote:
Their powerplay is magnificent but they had serious trouble 5-on-5 against Finland so I too think Czech has the horses to get it done.

6-2 Czech win.

(Though neither team will be in the final I predict.)
I take no pleasure in being right.

(Okay, a little bit... but I like Forsberg, Ohlund, Sundin, etc so it hurts too.)

Give me credit. I darn near hit the nail on the head with my prediction!

By the way, my pre-tourney prediction stands: Canada over Finland in the final 4-1.

I wish that I could have seen this one, and I sure wish that Vokoun could have held out for the SO., Im very glad to see these guys coming together.

As bad as team Sweden was, too little has been said about the Czech team. They played a near-perfect game. Their complete dismantling of Sweden's offence was stunning in its efficiency, and they took advantage of our terrible defense to score some beautiful goals.

Credit where credit's due.

What I never understood is why Hardy stuck with Tellqvist.

Hardy was the coach for Djurgården, Tellqvist played for Djurgården. Hardy always favour players from DIF. Simple as that, I would have played Lundqvist too..

Simple put, Hardy didn't have the balls. He should have played Lundqvist. He has shown plenty enough in SEL and WC's.
Not that it had made any difference in this game, but it tells something about cranky ol' Hardy. He should step down. Besides, IMO he hasn't really been able to build any kind of consistent, recognisable game-plan for his Tre Kronor. The torpedo was quickly forgotten, and I have no idea what he was going for after that. Seems like he has just been trying to adjust to the players he's had in each tournament rather than trying to make the players play his game.
This is just a casual opinion from a casual Tre Kronor anti-fan, but I'll take a shot anyways, since Hardy is such a juicy target right now :-)

SergeIK and me actually agree on something, that's a first:
I wouldn't be that hard on Tre Kronor because Czechs played some brilliant hockey. They played hard, weren't intimidated, the defence was very organized and discplined... anyone else think Malik was rock solid? And the puck movement, prettiest hockey I've seen for a long long time, sure looks easy when you got the skill and the whole team is working together. If they can keep that up, they'll beat Canada in semis. Seriously.

I think many in the team expected someone else to do it, and when some of those "someone else" didn't perform everything kinda collapsed. Shaky goaltending and defense didn't help. Very few Swedish players performed as we have the right to expect.

Only bright spot for Sweden in this whole tournament was powerplay. And that is not enough in a short tournament like this.

Credit to the Czech though. They know this style of play (get and early lead and counterattack their opponents) very well. They looked good the last 7 periods, so hope they can continue playing well and give Canada a good match.

Heh, you sound quite a bitter. Too bad that Sweden won`t play a game anymore in this tournament.

Yeah and Finland have one.

You know what I was doing after the game?

-Laughing.... :snide:

Yeah and Finland have one.

WELL WELL WELL :lol

:joker: :yo: :banana: :handclap:

Well, I'm taking the 10,001th view of this thread.

Pointless when you consider that neither team will be in the final. :lol