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TAMMERFORS. Swedish players sit on the sofa on TV watching the World Cup final between Canada and Germany.
The Germans, like the Latvians, showed tremendous joy and team spirit throughout the tournament and stirred up emotions.
Unlike Tre Kronor, where it felt formal, dismissive, and cold all the way home.
A bit like Sam Hallam himself.
Now that I have sat here in Tampere and seen the hearts and attitudes of both defeated Germans and Latvians, Sweden’s efforts seem paler than they were.
I can understand old WC champ Jonas Bergqvist’s reaction and post on Twitter, even if, in typical Swedish fashion, he didn’t really dare to stand up for his opinion and deleted his tweet.
But I think there were more people who felt the same way.
Where was the passion, heart and pride of the Swedish World Cup team this year?
I felt very much what Växjö Sam Hallam has been training for so many years.
Except for the wins after that.
A well-organized and well-run club that has won four gold medals since moving to the SHL in 2011, but has not managed to arouse the slightest emotion outside the borders of the province.
I believed in Sam Hallam when he became the new captain of the national team and backed his course at Växjö to bet on a European institution that learned his game system for an entire season.
It looked fine until the World Cup.
And it was the same underlying thought that gave Finland World Cup gold in Slovakia in 2019, when they crushed half of the NHL en route to eventual victory.
A local band is doomed, but their hearts are as blue and white as Moomin Valley.
But it never morphed into the “us against dom” sentiment that Sam Hallam had hoped for, as neither we in the media nor public opinion judged its direction.
Seems worth a try.
But the feeling that fattened the Finns in 2019, when they were dubbed the worst national team in the world and sawn at the ankles even before the start of the tournament, never appeared.
This importance should never be underestimated.
But the basic idea seemed like pure plagiarism and the NHL players who came in were picked off the bottom shelf
I can’t help but think about that too.
It was felt right from the start that Sam Hallam didn’t want big stars and egos on the team, who could question his authority or disturb his circles.
I can see no other reason not to consider any of the NHL’s biggest stars, those who can make a difference and want to come.
How or why we will never know, as Sam Hallam’s new regime chose early on not to comment even on players other than those who were World Cup ready.
The open account of NHL letters picked by Pär Mårts, Rickard Grönborg and Johan Garpenlöv, has been designated a state secret.
and and.
But at the same time, the domestic theory applies to both the recent German team and Latvia playing the bronze medal match against the United States on Sunday.
They were clear underdogs even before the tournament started, but they showed the heart and pride that took them all the way to their respective thrilling medal matches.
Unexpected difference that impressed everyone in this toilet.
Germany’s fortunes after their semi-final victory over the United States were as heartbreaking as Latvia’s elimination of the Swedes in the quarter-finals.
And I think Germany star Leon Draistel sat at home in Edmonton deeply regretting his decision to turn down the World Cup.
Sam Hallam?
Yes, he deserves another chance. But he needs to take off the buckles, loosen the belt and realize that other things control at this level.
And he’s not alone in a brand new management team, which needs to look in the mirror instead of pretending nothing happened.
The failure of Three Crowns is serious business.
Take Assistant General Manager Joseph Boumedienne, who is tasked with making sure the NHL stars arrive.
His first effort is just as impressive here as he recruits Mikko Manner as Brynä’s new savior.
Everyone knows how it ended.
