After listening to him this game it may not be that Ferraro is a Canucks homer he just loves everything about the Swedes and with the Sisters, Edler they give him plenty of opportunity to gush over routine plays made by Swedes.
Canada hasn't been great offensively to start but the way Ferraro praises the Swedes for every little thing you would expect they were dominating and not taking weak shots from the perimeter.
The Swedes dominated. Not sure there's a bias there
The dominated possession but didn't have a lot of high quality chances and that doesn't mean that Ferraro should be praising routine plays that develop into nothing.
I hope the Canadians lack of skilled players doesn't lead to more of this type of game throughout the tournament. There gritty type players just can't keep up to the puck movement of the swedes.
I hope the Canadians lack of skilled players doesn't lead to more of this type of game throughout the tournament. There gritty type players just can't keep up to the puck movement of the swedes.
Lack of skill players?
They are likely no players for any country with more skill than Drouin and McDavid. Probably very few with the skill of Petan or Reinhart either.
You're joking right? That was a dirty knee. Always the same in these pre-tournament games. I'm glad neither Forsberg nor Lindholm is playing this game so they can't be targeted.
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And just think the swedes still get to add their top 2 forwards to the mix to start the tourney
Canada always starts slow to these tournaments and as we have seen in the past these pre-tournament games rarely show us anything in terms of what will happen in the tournament.
Last game the top line didn't play. Guys still getting used to the big ice.
It may hurt them but considering the guys they have hard to see a roster that on paper has more skill than Canada.
You're joking right? That was a dirty knee. Always the same in these pre-tournament games. I'm glad neither Forsberg nor Lindholm is playing this game so they can't be targeted.
It was a knee. Nothing major and far from being one of the bad ones we have seen.
It was clearly a penalty but should have been 2 mins that's it.
Not close to a suspension in anything other than the garbage IIHF tournaments.
Can't imagine how much better Sweden will be with Forsberg and Lindolm in the lineup.
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Dude when it comes to the Canucks, it could be a team of Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet, Josef Stalin and Kim Jong Il and if one of them scores against the Canucks you take it.
Canada always starts slow to these tournaments and as we have seen in the past these pre-tournament games rarely show us anything in terms of what will happen in the tournament.
Last game the top line didn't play. Guys still getting used to the big ice.
It may hurt them but considering the guys they have hard to see a roster that on paper has more skill than Canada.
I agree on paper the Canadians have the "all around" better players but on the big ice I feel the high end raw skill plays a large factor and that is contributing to the way this game is being played. NA ice and Canadians dominate this.
