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Klefbom, Brodin, Pettersson and counting. Our defence sucks, and our goalies are way worse than the last few years.
Our forwards too.
Might be the worst Swedish team in the last 8-10 years?
The depth among our forwards are great this year. I dont think our goalies are bad either... our D is suffering a bit from injuries for sure though.. Still decent but not great D.
The team played terrible for most of the game, still they somehow kept it tight. The D looked completely paralyzed in the first period E.Lindholm has to play on the first PP unit in a playmaking position, keeping him as the screen on the 2nd PP is just a big waste. Forsberg, Rakell and Arvidsson can't miss all those chances, they create a lot but that's worth nothing if they can't finish. Boyce has also been a very weak link on his line both games.
On the positive side, I thought Wennberg and De La Rose played pretty well. E.Lindholm was great the little he played. Goaltending looks great as well. The ice will also be a bit bigger in Ufa, that could be an advantage but I'm not sure.
MÅLVAKTER
1. Joel Lassinantti
30. Niklas Lundström
35. Oscar Dansk
BACKAR
4. Christian Djoos
5. Rasmus Bengtsson
6. Emil Djuse
7. Tom Nilsson
8. Linus Arnesson
9. Mikael Vikstrand
12. Hampus Lindholm
FORWARDS
10. Alexander Wennberg
11. Jeremy Boyce Rotevall
13. Viktor Arvidsson
15. Sebastian Collberg
16. Filip Forsberg
17. William Karlsson
19. Elias Lindholm
23. Victor Rask
24. Rickard Rakell
25. Jacob de la Rose
26. Nick Sörensen
27. Filip Sandberg
29. Emil Molin
MÅLVAKTER
1. Joel Lassinantti
30. Niklas Lundström
35. Oscar Dansk
BACKAR
4. Christian Djoos
5. Rasmus Bengtsson
6. Emil Djuse
7. Tom Nilsson
8. Linus Arnesson
9. Mikael Vikstrand
12. Hampus Lindholm
FORWARDS
10. Alexander Wennberg
11. Jeremy Boyce Rotevall
13. Viktor Arvidsson
15. Sebastian Collberg
16. Filip Forsberg
17. William Karlsson
19. Elias Lindholm
23. Victor Rask
24. Rickard Rakell
25. Jacob de la Rose
26. Nick Sörensen
27. Filip Sandberg
29. Emil Molin
Quite a few non-Swedish names on this team.
How has Tom Nilsson looked? Unfortunately I've been working a lot and haven't been able to catch any of the Sweden games so far (outside of a period or two).
How has Tom Nilsson looked? Unfortunately I've been working a lot and haven't been able to catch any of the Sweden games so far (outside of a period or two).
Quite a few, as in two? I'd guess we could add Sörensens danish spelling to the list and make it three.
Don't get your panties in a bunch. Sweden has a relatively homogenous population, while North America's populations is largely made up of immigrants from all over the world. It was a valid observation, why get so offended over nothing?
Last edited by Leaf Rocket: 12-23-2012 at 01:52 PM.
Reason: qdp
Don't get your panties in a bunch. Sweden has a relatively homogenous population, while North America's populations is largely made up of immigrants from all over the world. It was a valid observation, why get so offended over nothing?
Jordin (Jordan) is Aramaic
Last edited by Leaf Rocket: 12-23-2012 at 01:52 PM.
I think he is, and why shouldn't he be? Evidently there's an enormous disparity between and Canadian and Swedish definition of "exhibition" or "friendlies".
This is the third year in a row where a Swedish player gets injured in a pre-tournament game against Canada. One could argue theres a pattern there and the Swedish team shouldn't willingly put themselves in situations that provides unnecessary risks to the players.
Edit: not implying Canadian team injures people on purpose... Okey, except for Patrice Cormier, that was malicious.
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Originally Posted by Hurt
What's the news on Lindholm? Are his ribs broken?
I guess you mean Pettersson? Broken arm and dislodged shoulder last I heard.
It was sad seeing Pettersson go out injured like that, but he was actually pretty horrible in the game against Canada. He would have been my cut anyway.
Don't get your panties in a bunch. Sweden has a relatively homogenous population, while North America's populations is largely made up of immigrants from all over the world. It was a valid observation, why get so offended over nothing?
- say what? you probably have not visited stockholm, malmö - in fact sweden has definitely been top level in Europe when it comes to immigration during the last 60 years... (but 95% of these immigrants will never be involved in ice hockey, that's true)
Last edited by Systemfail: 12-23-2012 at 04:32 PM.
- say what? you probably have not visited stockholm, malmö - in fact sweden has definitely been top level in Europe when it comes to immigration during the last 60 years... (but 95% of these immigrants will never be involved in ice hockey, that's true)
I think he is, and why shouldn't he be? Evidently there's an enormous disparity between and Canadian and Swedish definition of "exhibition" or "friendlies".
This is the third year in a row where a Swedish player gets injured in a pre-tournament game against Canada. One could argue theres a pattern there and the Swedish team shouldn't willingly put themselves in situations that provides unnecessary risks to the players.
Edit: not implying Canadian team injures people on purpose... Okey, except for Patrice Cormier, that was malicious.
I guess you mean Pettersson? Broken arm and dislodged shoulder last I heard.
So could people stop talking about immigrants and not bicker about the hit on Pettersson? Really not interesting. K thx.
Wennberg should play on one of the top lines since he actually can control the puck and make accurate passes. Unlike Collberg who could run-and-gun together with Sörensen and Rask on the third line. How can you ever sustain offensive pressure when a player either misses passes or tries to make one on one moves as often as Collberg?
I counted to four, but Im not 100% sure. Sörensen, BOYCE (?), Lassinantti, De La Rose. Not that many.
I would have never thought that Djuse and Djoos are Swedish names.
BTW the best players for both USA and Finland are Russians. Barkov and Galchenyuk fathers used to play against each other for years at the Soviet, then Russian championships.
