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Originally Posted by CampbellsTransgressions
Not exactly the first time the Swedes have shown themselves to be tactless.
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Lol what? Swedish hockey is about as classy as any, internationally. What are you referencing?
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Originally Posted by AC
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This is literally the greatest gif in the history of hockey gifs. I am dying.
Anyway, I get the gesture. The Swedes have to be under a ton of pressure. They keep dominating in the round robin and failing in the elimination portion. They're the Washington Capitals of this tournament. The frustration must be intense. Still shouldn't have done it, but you can see why demonstrating to his home country that he's not satisfied with second place would be important to him.
You wonder if the Swedes get another year of Petterson or Dahlin. Given that Dahlin will be a first overall almost certainly, you'd think he'd go straight into the show, but he's a defenseman and probably has a chip on his shoulder from all the hype, so I suppose it's at least possible that whoever drafts him will want him to develop a bit and pay his dues before bringing him up.