TAMMERFORS. We are some who have thought about the true standing of this edition of Tre Kronor.
Well, the targeted explosion against the Czech Republic was a rather satisfactory answer.
This was a good evening for Johann Garbenlov in many ways.
After a rather bland premiere against Austria, the Czech Republic was a real test.
three crowns I got out of it with high marks.
Powerful play that suddenly felt deadly effective and three Swedish goals in the space of six minutes was probably not something I expected.
Five goals from Swedish strikers in addition. Among them, four newcomers to the World Cup scored their first goals in the World Cup.
Add Boxplay which was almost flawless.
No, many things looked good, although I put one or two question marks behind the actions of the Czech Republic in this match.
But this is Kari Yalonen’s problem, and certainly not Johann Garbenlov’s problem.
After the library had the feel of heading towards Austria, there was sometimes a little more pressure in Nokia’s elegant arena. This was especially true of Czech fans.
But as their team collapsed, they became increasingly silent.
Which gave space for a disc jockey from Hell, as is so often the case in the Hockey World Cup, to take charge.
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Tre Kronor initially had a small problem with a Czech who played more or less completely unsupervised. They lined up in the middle area as soon as they did not have a disk. At times, Kari Yalonen’s team sounded like Jukka Finland’s namesake.
A paler version, without any real plan, will be gone.
But at first, they successfully played on the mistakes of Sweden. The Czech Republic has also taken the lead since Joachim Nordström and Adam Larsson played in the Swedish zone.
But once Tre Kronor dealt with the Czech Republic’s choice of tactics, they turned it in their favour. The Swedes had plenty of time in both the powerplay and the five against five matches.
After a really strong performance, with Lucas Woolmark burning two giant positions, towards the end of the period Rasmus Asplund managed to hit the equaliser.
Soon, Max Friberg was a clean slate of giving Sweden the lead.
Three Swedish goals in six minutes
The Swedish lead goal instead came at the start of the spirit period, also in powerplay, now in matches five against three
Emil Pemstrom hit his team for the first time, went and picked up a new one and threatened 2-1 in one cross.
And that was just the beginning.
Matthias Bromme after a board played by unhappy Czech goalkeeper Karel Vemelka and Rasmus Asplund increased 4-1 in a free position since losing the entire Czech Republic.
Asplund scored his first two World Cup goals for the first time in his career and seemed to do nothing but turn around and score at the World Cup.
1-1 to 4-1 in six minutes.
As close as possible to the explosion of a Swedish target.
The Czech Republic became passive and Sweden had to control the image of the match. Felt a bit like the Swedes, for a while.
Anton Bengson scored the last Swedish goal when he saved 5-2, and the score was 5-3 at the end.
The past 24 hours were otherwise marked with no thanks
No thanks because of the expiration of the contract
No thanks due to injury or just no thanks
A total of six no thanks came from North America and I would be very surprised if William Nylander didn’t become the seventh.
Garpenlöv gets beneficial peace of mind
When Johan Garpenlöv chose to act and report for two players, the 46 SHL goalscorers Linus Karlsson and Elmer Söderblom remained in the stands.
Instead with hard workers Oscar Lang and Nils Uhmann.
A clear indication that Garpenlöv has never given up hope of bringing in any NHL player with an offensive upside.
Among other things, Sweden’s Calgary side with Elias Lindholm, Mikael Backlund and Kaley Yarncrok could be eliminated tonight. The latter, however, has expired contracts.
One of the few Swedish NHL stars on the spot, Oliver Ekman Larsson was shot in the first period, but he came back and played as if he’d made a new leg. What a best match Tingsryd has ever had.
In the World Cup, it is important to have a short memory, regardless of whether it is a win or a loss.
But the victory over the Czech Republic, and six points in two matches, means that Tre Kronor has positioned itself in an excellent position for the future.
Johann Garbenlov had some peace of mind.
First, the UK awaits on Tuesday.
There is much to suggest that there will then be a pure group final against Finland on Wednesday at the boiling Nokia circuit.
It is guaranteed to be reinforced.