Three Kronor have the most two-minute players at the Olympics: “Bad send-offs”

It took about six minutes for Lucas Raymond to go from hero to scapegoat.

In Saturday’s game against Slovakia, the 23-year-old initially put in a classy performance as he extended Tre Kronor’s lead to 5-2 – but in the final minutes he was sent off for slashing after clubbing an opponent.

It was expensive. In the following power play, Slovakia reduced the score and made the final score 3:5.

The goal saw Sweden lose first place in the group and instead finish third, which in turn means that Tre Kronor will have to play the round of 16 against Latvia on Tuesday instead of starting the play-offs first in the quarter-final round.

– Everyone knows that you can be expelled – but that’s it for now bad Send-offs: throw-ins, returns and so on, says national team captain Sam Hallam.

He confirms that Precise discipline, keeping a cool head and not ending up in the penalty box unnecessarily was a matter of course that had to be conveyed to the team after the game.

“There was probably no one more disappointed after the last game than Lucas Raymond, so it’s clear that people are talking about it,” Hallam continued.

In three games, Sweden suffered 15 two-minute dismissals – tied with Slovakia for the most in the entire Olympic tournament.

However, if you look at most of the time spent in the penalty area, it is France and Canada who lead the table after both teams received match penalties in the final group round.

In addition to Raymond, William Nylander also prevailed against Slovakia. “Nyllet” admits he could have kept his skin.

– There were certain sequences where they were tackling and stuff. I don’t know. Sometimes you can maybe hold on a little better. You can skip a punch like I did. But it happens sometimes, says the Toronto star.

However, that’s how it should be It is said that Sweden have not spent more time in the penalty box than their opponents in any of their three individual group games. Victor Hedman, for example, reminds us that the teams played seven power plays each in the meeting with Slovakia.

– It will probably even out. We had a fantastic number of chances before they got their power play at the end. “We had a shot off the post to make it 6-2, so it’s a narrow lead,” said the defender.

Hallam emphasizes that Lucas Raymond’s sending off has now been forgotten.

– It’s about letting go and moving on. Both for us and for Lucas, says the union captain.

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