The match was everything to Switzerland who played for the playoffs, but nothing for Junior crowns that have already secured the team victory. It was also noticed in the match beginning where it was the Swiss who took the initiative. Sweden’s JVM stars did not show sufficient clarity in the clearance gap, and accounted for questionable decisions in defense game. After a mistake from the otherwise talented goalkeeper Linus Soderstrom, it also became 1-0 to Switzerland, just over three minutes in the first period.
Soon enough came anyway Sweden into the game again, and it is thanks to the team’s lethal power play. An already good power play game turned out to be even better this game.
Martin Hugl got put on botbänken, and just five seconds later had the junior crown scorer Adrian Kempe made his third goal of the tournament. Extremely well by Kempe, and extremely important for junior crowns to the power play game continues to run smoothly.
In the junior crown second power play in the second period, it was time again. This time it took seven seconds, and totally fell four of Sweden’s five goals in just the power play.
Adrian Kempe doing their best match of the tournament, and he has risen in the JVM in which he plays more resolutely than home in Modo. Kempe really comes into its own on the smaller rink where he can utilize his speed, and drive towards goal in a
Another player who raised considerably this game is Oscar Lindblom. Three goals for Lindblom in the second period is impressive. He’s hot, and we need that many players deliver on Sweden to have chance of a medal in the JVM. 5-1 against Sweden still shows that there are both breadth and in this JVM edition of the Junior crowns.
Now wait Finland or Germany, Sweden, and there I see happy to avoid Sweden, Finland – despite the team’s miserable tournament. When Sweden meets Finland, it is always something special, but not just for Sweden but for Finland as well. Our neighbors in the East have a tendency to develop his best qualities against Sweden in particular.
Even if it becomes Finland or Germany, it is the Junior crown New Year message in the form of a luminous power play something that bodes well. It’s gold class quite easily.