A match for the ages
I have seen what José Theodore can do. He is an incredible goalie. He shutdown the Bruins one year when they had some pretty big stars like Jason Allison and Joe Thorton.
He was sensational last night. He was well placed, all the shots Frölunda fired his way seemed to go right into his chest, no rebounds, or few rebounds. That is a sign of a goalie who knows the game and can see the play develop. He gets in position and makes it look easy when it isn't. The goal that went in behind him was redirected in mid-air by Jonas Johnson, Theodore had no chance.
But the goalie that played against him was brilliant. He stood on his head at times, and at other times made it look like he wasn't trying. Henrik "Henke" Lundqvist was amazing especially during the five on three in the third period. Djurgården had a two man advantage for almost two minutes, finally they scored near the end of the advantage. So we went to overtime.
Frölunda has to play in their old rink during this time of the ear, only about three games though, then we are back to the bigger Scandinavium. The old rink holds about 9,000 people and 80% of the seats are not seats but standing room only. We were squeezed into this barn close to the ice, thousands of us, so many that they had to use bullhorns to tell people to move up in the stands so everyone could get in. It was a fire hazard at best and a death trap at worst. But people were very civil and the atmosphere electric. The people bellowed, pounded the drums and chanted and whistled so loud you could wake the dead. There is no way you can win as the away team in a palce like that.
We went to overtime, people still crammed in there on their feet. Tomi Kallio threw a pass cross-ice to Niklas Anderson who banged it home through Theodore's legs. The roof came off the joint.
He was sensational last night. He was well placed, all the shots Frölunda fired his way seemed to go right into his chest, no rebounds, or few rebounds. That is a sign of a goalie who knows the game and can see the play develop. He gets in position and makes it look easy when it isn't. The goal that went in behind him was redirected in mid-air by Jonas Johnson, Theodore had no chance.
But the goalie that played against him was brilliant. He stood on his head at times, and at other times made it look like he wasn't trying. Henrik "Henke" Lundqvist was amazing especially during the five on three in the third period. Djurgården had a two man advantage for almost two minutes, finally they scored near the end of the advantage. So we went to overtime.
Frölunda has to play in their old rink during this time of the ear, only about three games though, then we are back to the bigger Scandinavium. The old rink holds about 9,000 people and 80% of the seats are not seats but standing room only. We were squeezed into this barn close to the ice, thousands of us, so many that they had to use bullhorns to tell people to move up in the stands so everyone could get in. It was a fire hazard at best and a death trap at worst. But people were very civil and the atmosphere electric. The people bellowed, pounded the drums and chanted and whistled so loud you could wake the dead. There is no way you can win as the away team in a palce like that.
We went to overtime, people still crammed in there on their feet. Tomi Kallio threw a pass cross-ice to Niklas Anderson who banged it home through Theodore's legs. The roof came off the joint.
posted by Jeremiah at 2:09 PM
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