So can we all agree that defensive hockey is BAD?

A snippet from an article on Swedish hockey,
Sweden: Inside Tre Kronor's historic double crown

Despite Team Sweden's success, there were whispers that the club needed to update its playing style; that it had become too staid and defensive, even with the presence of elite talent capable of lighting up the scoreboard.

That perception was underscored by the undeniably dull finals against Finland (played in a two-match format that year). A combined total of one goal -- a shot through traffic by Sweden's Johan Tornberg in the opener -- was scored by the two teams in the two games.

"Yeah, it wasn't really outstanding hockey," says Forsberg. "Both teams kind of concentrated too much on defense. There wasn't much room out there. But you have to know how to win 1-0 or 2-1 also. You aren't going to score five or six goals every game. Finland only had I think one or two of its NHL players and they concentrated on shutting us down."