Abrahamsson: “This team just continues to grow” – Aftonbladet

Toronto. Junior crowns found a way to win – do not ask me how it happened.

And this team just continues to grow.

While we others see the treetops see the players stars.

It was a very wonderful dense and intense match at least in the third period got a packed Air Canada Center to really live with the drama.

We must be both honest and humble and say that over 60 minutes, Russia was the better team and created more hot positions .

But Linus Södertröm only growing in this tournament and now he climbed once again emerged as a match winning goalie and accounted for some crucial positions.

What a huge positive surprise he has been.

Of course, he had margins with them.

Not least in the controversial situation at the score at 2-2, where the Russians wanted to have goals, but after the Video Preview this did not happen.

Most likely rescued Junior crowns that it simply was not possible to see the position of the puck during Söderströms picking glove.

Shortly afterwards could instead one of my personal favorites, Axel Holmström, pushing the winning goal to 3-2 after a attacking. Just Holmstrom la first a brilliant pass to William Nylander and torques showed Oskar Lindblom both control and cold when he served Axel Holmström.

Held on the balance in the wrong direction

Against the Czech Republic and Denmark, we have complained about too passive and sloppy introductions. Against Russia it was just the opposite. First period, or at least the twelve-thirteen first few minutes, it was the best junior crowns so far shown up in this tournament. It was checked in but at the same time aggressively. Sweden found a perfect balance between a good defensive and to simultaneously control the offensive game.

But in the second period turned it over in Russian advantage.

The accuracy turned into passivity and Russia way too good team for not taking advantage of an offer like

that.

This was a match that I felt was the balance in the wrong direction. But as in so many previous JVM tournaments Sweden found a way to win.

outshone only by Aho

Gustavsfors Ling shot is a delight to see. As naturally and with the ability to both shoot and hard to hit the target. In addition, Forsling good use of forwards with Axel Holmstrom spearheaded that really came in front of Russian goalkeeper Sorokin. Now thundered Linkoping slope in the first two goals, both in the power play.

In the game on the ice, he was outshone only by the little Sebastian Aho. Skellefteå was especially during the first half completely brilliant in everything he did on the ice. Last summer was drafted 210 players and that no NHL team took the opportunity to choose Aho already is a mystery to me.

Stay in Toronto importantly

Nothing is won yet and as usual it is in the playoffs as it comes to making the best matches. But the victory against Russia means that junior crowns has earned an excellent starting point.

Now the way is open to the team victory and leave to remain in Toronto instead of a trip to Montreal. A score against Switzerland is enough and it’s just a Kevin Fiala being woken up at absolutely right side that can stop it. Sure, Finland, if it gets them a tricky opponent already in the quarter-finals. But to stay in Toronto I think nevertheless is more important than it is now becoming Finland instead of Slovakia in the quarter-finals.

Since it is not difficult: we will not Finland should we not join in and play for the medals.