Comments on: World Juniors: Sweden dumps Russia, advances to second straight final

By: shoobiedoobin

shoobiedoobin — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:18:06 +0000

He needs to examine Malkin’s style of play. Specifically, how he’ll try to be a one man show. Malkin in the Olympics is the biggest example I can think of that a lot of people saw. He whined that he wanted Datsyuk’s spot on the top line, even though Datsyuk was better. And every time Malkin had the puck, he was playing like he had no wingers. He’d try to deke through one or two defenders on every play and cough it up, he would take useless shots when passes were a better option, he’d make horrible passes the few times he decided to give it up. He was trying to be a one man show and he stunk it up. He’s done it in the NHL too. But when Malkin decides to play smart and be a good linemate, suddenly he performs so much better.

By: sergeikremlin

sergeikremlin — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:20:30 +0000

Yakupov didn’t show up the entire tournament, let alone when they needed him the most. I think he had one goal the entire tournament (against Germany) and went 0/2 in shootouts, including today. Last year he knew his place and contributed, but this year he tried to be a one man show and was a terrible leader.

By: trick9

trick9 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:13:50 +0000

Another reason why these games shouldn’t end in the shoot-outs. Swedes got away with it just like last year thanks to shoot-out.