WJC: Day One GDT!

[salwan]

Slovak defense looks like the Blackhawks defense. Gajan will feel right at home when he gets here.

As good as the offense looks (on paper), this team won't get far without a huge tournament from Gajan.

 

[jj cale]

I think that penalty kill might help settle slovakia down.

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Czechboy]

 

[deleted user]

Czechboy, you cheering hard? Let's go, good luck to your squad this year.

 

[Czechboy]

Happy with lineups... Jiricek in Top 4 with Cibulka is a nice second pair. Generally happy with the lineup setups to be honest. Few players I'd like to see who are out which is a rare luxury... Galvas and Matliarsky. Start was good... that Becher pass.. wow. He's been toying with Top 5 in WHL scoring for most the season.

 

[Czechboy]

Czechboy, you cheering hard? Let's go, good luck to your squad this year.

I am! Thank you. I hate playing Slovakia... I really like their squad this year and think they would've been a gold contender with Nemec and Slafkovsky!

Generally speaking I have little to complain about with Czech squad.... well balanced and not weak in any area. Not elite and behind the Big 3 here but, on paper, I do like the squad. Eye test so far is good!

 

[jj cale]

Buttons right, sapovaliv is a real good player, stands out.

 

[deleted user]

Buttons right, sapovoliv is a real good player, stands out.

Yeah, I do love my two way players, it's exciting when they have those skills young.

 

[salwan]

Early overreaction, but I'm starting to wonder whether the quality of our defenders will really drag down overall team play. Without proper support from the defense, this team might have trouble establishing any sort of sustained attacks.

Great and tactically really astute performance by the Czechs tho.

 

[Czechboy]

Buttons right, sapovaliv is a real good player, stands out.

Heavy Minutes guy for us... the finish has always lacked but his overall game is nice. I think he could be a great bottom 6 NHLer one day. 3C that PK's and wins faceoffs.

 

[GaboriklessWild]

Somebody should tell the canadians that it would be useful to put a scoreboard on the TV screen

 

[Czechboy]

Early overreaction, but I'm starting to wonder whether the quality of our defenders will really drag down overall team play. Without proper support from the defense, this team might have trouble establishing any sort of sustained attacks.

Great and tactically really astute performance by the Czechs tho.

Tentative first for Slovakia so far... that list of drafted players is impressive. Misiak has had some great looks!

 

[deleted user]

Czechia definitely surprised me with how fast they were on the puck. Let's see what kinda second we'll see. God, feels good to have the tourney going and some yummy coffee. Now it's omelette time.

 

[vlady]

Really bad period from Slovakia, although they did get better towards the end. Honzek on the 3rd line is criminal. Czechs looking very good. The top line is very dangerous.

 

[jj cale]

Impressed with this Czech team that period, they looked good. Defense.....good, skill level...good, ability to create some offense....good decent size team......yep.

 

[salwan]

Tentative first for Slovakia so far... that list of drafted players is impressive. Misiak has had some great looks!

I really hope we are not going to continue playing vibes vibes vibes hockey after we settle down a bit, but we already knew that our coaching will be a net 0 at best, and our offensive firepower + gajan will have to bail us out. The (imo often unrealistic) expectations from home might also get the boys under some pressure.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Lot of NHL GMs are going to look stupid passing on Kulich, even after being the u18 MVP it’s a mystery to me how he fell so far

 

[czechcanadian]

I really hope we are not going to continue playing vibes vibes vibes hockey after we settle down a bit, but we already knew that our coaching will be a net 0 at best, and our offensive firepower + gajan will have to bail us out. The (imo often unrealistic) expectations from home might also get the boys under some pressure.

2 more periods to go! I think Slovaks will get some good pressure going. The offensive talent is clear.
I think Czechs just need to keep putting as much pressure as possible on that defence. Forecheck forecheck forecheck

 

[vorky]

Where are fans? People in Sweden, and especially in Gothenburg, can be ashamed of themselves!

 

[hockey20000]

Where are fans? People in Sweden, and especially in Gothenburg, can be ashamed of themselves!

and thats why its held in canada most years the europeans just don't show up unless its the host country only

 

[deleted user]

Giddy up!

 

[Czechboy]

I really hope we are not going to continue playing vibes vibes vibes hockey after we settle down a bit, but we already knew that our coaching will be a net 0 at best, and our offensive firepower + gajan will have to bail us out. The (imo often unrealistic) expectations from home might also get the boys under some pressure.

My fav Slovak fact is that Nemec was the first D taken, Slaf was the first forward taken and Gajan was the first Goalie taken in their drafts. Shame no Slaf or Nemec but Gajan seems ready to have a good tourney here! Hot goalie can be key in a short tourney! Forwards did get some nice looks.

 

[Namejs]

That Kulich line looks extremely dominant and it just goes on to show how big of a difference can a single elite guy make at this level. The Slovaks are losing puck possession so often due to forechecking and they're not really able to generate any offense.

The game will eb and flow and surely they will get some looks, but if this is how they're going to continue playing, I cannot see how the Czechs can lose this one

 

[hockey20000]

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