The crazy disappointment is the way the Czechs play in front of their own goal. Their defenders are softer, their opponents can't block the stick if the goalkeeper pushes the puck in front of them, they just don't sweep the puck as far away from their goal as possible. And Jalonen can't teach anyone this, the defenders must automatically have it in them, they know how to behave if the opponent hits my goal. Neither Hronek nor Kempny nor Simek even showed why I play in the NHL, they were as weak as the defenders from Europe. Even at this point, Jalonen will have a hard time, he just has no better player to take.
Canada read the Czech powerplays well, in fact it managed to eliminate the largest Czech weapon in the match. They weren't like the Germans, the quick access in the middle zone did not give the Czechs peace of mind so that in the offensive zone they could stand in the powerhouse with the puck on the hockey stick and prepare for the chance. In the 5vs5 game, the Czechs no longer had a chance, because Canada, after a weak introduction, fully concentrated on the game. And Cozens was just as annoying as needed and managed to put a 1-1 goal before leaving the cabin.
I don't want to enforce the referees' decisions, they usually forgive Canada one or two sentences, but today the Czechs can't claim that they were hurt and that's why they lost. It is clear that Jalonen must get another WHC tournament and then we can evaluate it, not after two months. This lesson will probably help him to better understand the shortcomings in the game, what he has to work on in order for his team to stand better against the team from the top4 country next time.
