26 Feb 2006, Ice Hockey Final : Suomi - Sverige

ruuds left boot said:
and how many times exactly has that happened Noggie ?? :confused:
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More then enough times...
 
Good news is that this was the last time we saw Forsberg, Sundin, Lidström & Alfredsson play for Sweden. There's no one to take over after them. You lot will even have a hard time against the likes of Vitryssland from here on...;)
 
maged said:
You reckon? Zetterberg, best player on the ice today.

Crying on the telly, we saw you crying on the telly...
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Yes, both Zetterberg and Påhlsson played well but they are not likely to become world class players such as Forsberg and the others. An end of an era.
 
Wasn't a good game by us or a good game at all. Worst game of the tournament was unfortunately in the final for us. Also were quite unlucky, alwaysa couple of centimeters on the wrong side. Despite that we almost drew the game and had quite a few chances, enough to win on a good day. Sweden scored one good goal, Lidströms, rest were quite lucky.

Big dissapointment but does not feel that badly actually. We won the best, didn't need to throw games and fought until the last second. Unfortunately the best team did not win today, but that's sports. And yes, congrats to Sweden. Would say you deserved it, had you not thrown a game.
 
AhmedDimwitson said:
Would say you deserved it, had you not thrown a game.
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But both Sundin and Gustafsson maintain that they didn't throw that game. Surely they would know if they had thrown it?
 
Vesa said:
But both Sundin and Gustafsson maintain that they didn't throw that game. Surely they would know if they had thrown it?
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:rolleyes: , they would be kicked out of the olympics if they would admit it, hardly the olympic spirit is it?. Did you see the game vs the Slovaks then?

Anyways, they won the tournament, not much point whinging about it. It was basically the organizers fault. As there are only 7 real hockey nations, only 2 teams from each group should have qualified for playoffs.

But to talk about this as a "bragd" and "århundraets idrottshändelse" is incomprehensible. Athlethes like Olofsson and Pärsson must like how their performances are valued. Had Finland won it, being undefeated and all, it would have been a "bragd". Having first thrown a game to play against lesser opponents in both the semi and the quarters and then being well rested and scraping a lucky win against a tired Finland is hardly a "bragd". This Olofsson training a year night and day for this competetion and then defeating everyone is an achivement.
 
apparently they called that a strategy. to avoid the canucks in the quarter final
 
Jacqueline_S said:
apparently they called that a strategy. to avoid the canucks in the quarter final
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Yeah, and to get the swiss in the quarters. Be well rested and against the czechs who were weak, and then being well rested in the final unfortunately it paid off. Anyways, they won the final so they earned the gold.

Was merely pointing out that swedes are calling this something like "the achivement of the centery" etc. It clearly is not even their best achivement in this tournament, that belongs to their downhill skier Parsson and Olofsson.
 
I bet Richter is now lying drunken under some table and very Ruud is thinking: bullet or rope ?
 
And now let´s make a hockey summary:

Sweden beat Finland
Finland beat Russia
Russia beat Sweden
and Slovakia beat Sweden and Russia

So we were the best team on the tournament. :cool:
 
AhmedDimwitson said:
:rolleyes: , they would be kicked out of the olympics if they would admit it, hardly the olympic spirit is it?. Did you see the game vs the Slovaks then?

Anyways, they won the tournament, not much point whinging about it. It was basically the organizers fault. As there are only 7 real hockey nations, only 2 teams from each group should have qualified for playoffs.

But to talk about this as a "bragd" and "århundraets idrottshändelse" is incomprehensible. Athlethes like Olofsson and Pärsson must like how their performances are valued. Had Finland won it, being undefeated and all, it would have been a "bragd". Having first thrown a game to play against lesser opponents in both the semi and the quarters and then being well rested and scraping a lucky win against a tired Finland is hardly a "bragd". This Olofsson training a year night and day for this competetion and then defeating everyone is an achivement.
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Agreed, it is hardly a "bragd" or "the achivement of the century" since they basically did what people thought they would do. They were hardly the underdogs.

They did drop the game against the Slovaks, but the Swedes have forgotten about that already.

Did anyone from "the golden generation" say to the Swedish reporters that this game was their last game for the national team?
 
Vesa said:
Agreed, it is hardly a "bragd" or "the achivement of the century" since they basically did what people thought they would do. They were hardly the underdogs.

They did drop the game against the Slovaks, but the Swedes have forgotten about that already.
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:lol: , yes even the Swedish media have forgotten about that. Four days ago it sounded slightly different. Anyways, it is remarkable that they are complaining of Botwinow winning bronze while being deing drugged and then forgetting about this.
 
The Swedes were the better team in the game and deserved it. At least for the 2 first period and first 3 min. in the third period, then I hade to go to the pub for the Man Utd final!
 
AhmedDimwitson said:
:rolleyes: , they would be kicked out of the olympics if they would admit it, hardly the olympic spirit is it?. Did you see the game vs the Slovaks then?

Anyways, they won the tournament, not much point whinging about it. It was basically the organizers fault. As there are only 7 real hockey nations, only 2 teams from each group should have qualified for playoffs.
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Do you remember OS in Lillehammer the hockey part of course. ;)


Finland could have avoided Canada(and got the swiss) in the semis by losing a game, but they didnt do it. After they lost to Canada in the semi, Curre said summat like "Visst hade det varit taktiskt bättra att förlorat men för att vinna turneringen måste vi slå alla lagen och det ligger inte i den finska mentaliteten att inte alltid göra sitt bästa"

I rest my case.
 
very Ruud said:
Do you remember OS in Lillehammer the hockey part of course. ;)


Finland could have avoided Canada(and got the swiss) in the semis by losing a game, but they didnt do it. After they lost to Canada in the semi, Curre said summat like "Visst hade det varit taktiskt bättra att förlorat men för att vinna turneringen måste vi slå alla lagen och det ligger inte i den finska mentaliteten att inte alltid göra sitt bästa"

I rest my case.
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How the f**k would Curre know, he's a bloody Swede!? A Swede trying to fake Sisu, no wonder that bloody team never wins a thing...
 
Vesa said:
How the f**k would Curre know, he's a bloody Swede!? A Swede trying to fake Sisu, no wonder that bloody team never wins a thing...
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Ehh, I dont get what you´re saying. Whats your point ?
 
very Ruud said:
Ehh, I dont get what you´re saying. Whats your point ?
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If I had a point it would be that Curre was the hockey version of Joe Torre, always with a good team on paper, never with a trophy at the end of the season. But since I am a Finn I don't have a point, merely some randon thoughts :)
 
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