Olympics: GDT: Slovakia vs Sweden

[Antiillafire]

Well at least Dano is not in the lineup. Yet, I won’t be satisfied until I see special teams units.

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[mattihp]

I hope that fourth line is the first choice on powerplay...

 

[elMatador]

Well at least Dano is not in the lineup. Yet, I won’t be satisfied until I see special teams units.

Dano serving 1 game suspension

 

[Antiillafire]

Dano serving 1 game suspension

Yeah just saw that. Either way, it’s a good thing. But he will probably be back in the lineup for Latvia match

 

[AB13]

Looks like Slafkovsky will cause us plenty of problems

 

[tobu]

Slovakia the better team so far.

 

[Antiillafire]

Slovakia the better team so far.

1-0 Sweden. Way too early to say we’ve been better. We can’t score

 

[tobu]

1-0 Sweden. Way too early to say we’ve been better. We can’t score

Being better visually doesn't mean we win of course. We looked good for first 10 minutes yesterday too.

 

[AB13]

That’s a beautiful goal. Great pass from Bengtsson.

 

[Antiillafire]

How Marincin was ever an NHL player is beyond me

 

[elMatador]

Marincin has been nothing but a fontain of brain farts. Absolutely disgusting that Ramsay sends him out shift after shift.

 

[Antiillafire]

Hrivik has cost us few goals already at this tournament. Icings, turnovers, and now penalties. Has to be one of the Worst 1C at this tournament

 

[mattihp]

Slovakia are pretty good on forechecking, neutral zone battles and entering the offensive zone efficiently. Once there it seems they have too many specific instructions that just don't work that well. There are tactics, but not a strategy which makes it hard for the players to buy into it and also makes it near impossible to improvise.

Seeing some of the same patterns as in the game versus Finland.

 

[Antiillafire]

Yeah I’m turning this off. Our top 6 forwards are simply not even close to being the level they need to be. I am now saying We are underdogs vs Latvia and any Slovaks who say otherwise are delusional

 

[tobu]

That's a tough score ooof.

 

[mattihp]

Hrivik has cost us few goals already at this tournament. Icings, turnovers, and now penalties. Has to be one of the Worst 1C at this tournament

Those hands though.. Can he be moved to wing? Jurco killed that line IMO.

 

[kudla]

Yeah, we are probably not beating Latvia

 

[tobu]

When you outshoot your opponent, but end up being down by 3... same story as yesterday. Offensive minded team that can't score. Won't end well.

 

[mattihp]

Yeah, we are probably not beating Latvia

It will be a tight match I think, but Slovakia should be able to win. As long as Latvia doesn't take a lot of penalties

 

[Antiillafire]

When you outshoot your opponent, but end up being down by 3... same story as yesterday. Offensive minded team that can't score. Won't end well.

Shots are mostly from the outside, weak, not giving goalie any real problems. Puck retrieval is terrible as well. But not surprising as we have Marincin and Cajkovsky in the top 4. 2 of the worst skating dman in the tournament

 

[mattihp]

Shots are mostly from the outside, weak, not giving goalie any real problems. Puck retrieval is terrible as well. But not surprising as we have Marincin and Cajkovsky in the top 4. 2 of the worst skating dman in the tournament

This is where it is weird. Cehlarik and Hrivik are among the best in the KHL at the cycle game and finding the right positions to shoot or pass to an open man. But once they enter the offensive zone.. The Slovakian team either shoot early... Or have a small conference in the middle.

Clueless coach.

Ramsay should go to He double hockey sticks' kitchen

 

[Antiillafire]

Ramsay still doesn’t have Slafkovsky on the powerplay. Oh dear lord. And first line PP still sucks

 

[mattihp]

Ramsay still doesn’t have Slafkovsky on the powerplay. Oh dear lord. And first line PP still sucks

He should be canned NOW. Let the assistants take over. He is not a modern coach. Likely too many individual instructions (which was common in the 90s) and not clear enough strategies.

 

[Antiillafire]

Nice play by Nemec there.

Oh look another Slovak powerplay. More disappointing results coming.

 

[SoundAndFury]

This is where it is weird. Cehlarik and Hrivik are among the best in the KHL at the cycle game and finding the right positions to shoot or pass to an open man.

Hrivik is a 0,5 PPG player in the KHL despite having amazing linemates, I definitely wouldn't call him among the best at anything.