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Češi do toho!
- Apr 15, 2018
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1st period of first game!
I still think Dostal gets a game in somewhere. I hope Francouz does too. Might be a new record for most Czech goalies in one season to play a game.
That's a good looking crew.. better than this one...We had 6 in 2003/2004 (Hašek, Vokoun, Čechmánek, Prusek, Turek, Hnilička)
I've been saying for awhile that we may have a Bronze Generation coming up... bunch of pissed off Czechs that didn't enjoy their routine 7-0 losses at World Juniors on TSN looking for some revenge. Hopefully they are all eager to play for the national team because we have some good vets like Voracek, Gudas, Krejci and Palat to help lead them.Really impressed with our players, especially the young generation which looks promising!
- Necas seems to have fully adapted and is starting to heat up together with Aho
- Zacha has made a huge step this season, especially his playmaking is very nice to watch
- Hronek is gaining more experience day by day and I love the fact that he is getting >20min ice-time in Detroit on a daily basis (which helps our national team in the long run)
- Chytil will be a heck of a player one day; I love his dynamic game
- Vladar pulled off some highlight saves recently; one more Czech goalie that could develop into a regular very soon
- Zboril has played himself into the roster; especially his passing is on another level (finally, another NHL defender that we desperately need for our national team)
I've been saying for awhile that we may have a Bronze Generation coming up... bunch of pissed off Czechs that didn't enjoy their routine 7-0 losses at World Juniors on TSN looking for some revenge. Hopefully they are all eager to play for the national team because we have some good vets like Voracek, Gudas, Krejci and Palat to help lead them.
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Kaut wasn't in top 10 last time I looked.. he must've had a hell of a weekend!
I think Jiricek and Svozil will turn some heads! I haven't seen Hamara so won't comment but he sounds promising as well. I'm probably highest on Jiricek personally. If any of those 3 can be another Hronek then we might be good again.Offensively, our young guns could be able to compete for more than just bronze in a few years! It's the defense that has been holding us back from the top 5 nations. I haven't been this optimistic in a while with regards to our defensive development. We've got some young defenders that have cracked NHL rosters (Hronek, Zboril, Hajek), older ones that are hanging on quite well (Kempny - our best D if healthy; Simek; Rutta; Gudas) and interesting prospects in the upcoming drafts. We definitely need most of them to pan out though...
Today? It's Mrazek. His numbers have been outstanding and he is on a stanley cup contender. I get it is all inflated because he had an injury and missed a lot but he's at the top for all categories right now. GAA, Save percentage and Shutouts. He's only played 8 games though and could come crashing down.
Today? It's Mrazek. His numbers have been outstanding and he is on a stanley cup contender. I get it is all inflated because he had an injury and missed a lot but he's at the top for all categories right now. GAA, Save percentage and Shutouts. He's only played 8 games though and could come crashing down.
Francouz won't play this season so he's out.
I love Rittich but he might end up being the 3G for the Leafs.
Vanecek has been very good and leads all rookies in wins but he may also be a backup to Samsonov.
I love Vladar but Swayman may be better meaning he is number 4 in Boston. Next year I hope they go with Vladar/Swayman as A/B.
Dostal has yet to play in NHL but he's the highest ceiling IMO.
Korenar looks to have earned more starts.
Happy for Tomas Vomacka and a new contract in NHL but I imagine he's a few years out from ever seeeing an NHL game.
It's a crazy amount of 1B's.lol Maybe by the 2022 Olympics it will be clearer. FTR.. I think not playing NHL goalies against best on best rosters is madness. It never works. Czechs have a habit of benching the NHL goalie for the Euro goalie in elimination games and I hate that.
What do you think? Who's number 1 right now?
All our goalies seem to be highly emotional... they can steal a game and then, just as easily, blow a game. Neuvirth and Pavelec were similar as well. I know goalies are a bit different but our last steady goalman was Vokoun. He was either good or great most the time. Our current goalies are either amazing or awful it seems.lolWell, I think a major problem amongst Czech goalies besides the lack of elite-talent is the lack of consistency.
At the moment, I'd probably agree with you regarding Mrazek. I've always enjoyed watching him in the net and statistically speaking, he might be our best goalie at the moment and should therefore get the nod. He has strong performances at times but I think there seems to be a consistency issue, as he didn't get all the starts in CAR already prior to his injury.
I'm happy for Vanecek getting some regular games in WSH. I haven't followed WSH enough to judge his performance, but .911 SV% on paper looks quite alright for a relatively unexperienced and young goaltender, so maybe I'd put him as our 2nd right behind Mrazek.
Vladar has surprised me too with his effort and it's still a little early to tell, but I think right now - just as you pointed out - he is behind Swayman in the pecking order. Also, he had to endure the terrible 8-1 blowout against WSH when almost the entire Bruins D core was ruled out due to injuries, poor guy! On a side note: even though I appreciate Halak a lot (what a loyal and great team player!), I speculate that the Bruins will move on from him and maybe put Swayman/Vladar right behind Rask for the next season, not least due to cap reasons.
I'm relatively unfamiliar with the remaining goaltenders. I'm not sure how many games Rittich is going to get in TOR; however if there is a goalie who enjoys heated match-ups, it's him. However at the same time, there seems to be a consistency issue with him too.
Really looking forward to seeing Dostal perform in ANA. Let's hope he will be the number one for us in the future, obviously knocking on wood.