GDT: Group B - May 8 - Korea vs Latvia

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2018 IIHF World Championship
Group B

May 5
10:15 AM ET • 4:15 PM CET

Korea vs Latvia

Korea
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
1 Matt Dalton
50 Sung Je Park

Defensemen:
44 Alex Plante - 7 Hyon Ho Oh
61 Don Ku Lee - 23 Eric Regan
5 Bryan William Young - 6 Won Jun Kim
3 Yeong Jun Seo

Forwards:
13 Young Jun Lee - 63 Jin Kyu Park - 47 Sang Hoon Shin
25 Brock Radunske - 87 Min Ho Cho - 10 Michael Swift
19 Sang Wook Kim - 11 Ki Sung Kim - 27 Jin Hui Ahn
8 Won Jung Kim - 96 Sang Woo Shin - 36 Woo Sang Park
9 Jung Woo Jeon

Scratched:
G 31 Yeon Seung Lee
D 12 Hyeong Cheol Song
F 81 Chong Hyun Lee


Latvia
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
30 Elvis Merzlikins
50 Kristers Gudlevskis

Defensemen:
58 Guntis Galviņš - 27 Oskars Cibulskis
26 Uvis Balinskis - 11 Kristaps Sotnieks
94 Kristians Rubīns - 29 Ralfs Freibergs
77 Kristaps Zīle

Forwards:
71 Roberts Bukarts - 25 Andris Džeriņš - 70 Miks Indrašis
24 Mikelis Rēdlihs - 18 Rodrigo Ābols - 15 Martin Karsums
21 Rudolfs Balcers - 79 Vitalijs Pavlovs - 91 Ronalds Ķēniņš
41 Frenks Razgals - 87 Gints Meija - 10 Rihards Bukarts
89 Nikita Jevpalovs

Scratched:
G 35 Matiss Kivlenieks


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[Vancouver Canucks]

I call Latvia 5-3.

 

[Valdemar]

This is a must win game for Latvia, and they will. Latvia is a much better team than South Korea.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

This is a must win game for Latvia, and they will. Latvia is a much better team than South Korea.

However, I think Korea will score some goals. Probably a 4-2 or a 5-3 win for Latvia.

 

[FinPanda]

4-0 Latvia, Korea just isn't good.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

4-0 Latvia, Korea just isn't good.

It's because they're a newborn hockey team. They'll get better as time goes.

 

[FinPanda]

It's because they're a newborn hockey team. They'll get better as time goes.

Yeah if they do, it's great for the game.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Yeah it they do, it's great for the game.

I wonder why Girgensons is not on the lineup. Is he hurt?

 

[Valdemar]

However, I think Korea will score some goals. Probably a 4-2 or a 5-3 win for Latvia.

Probably you are right, but I doubt they will score more than 2 goals, so my guess is 5-2 Latvia.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Probably you are right, but I doubt they will score more than 2 goals, so my guess is 5-2 Latvia.

Fair enough.

 

[Namejs]

New lines:
Redlihs - Dzerins - Indrasis
Balcers - Abols - Kenins
Ro. Bukarts - Jevpalovs - Karsums
Razgals - Meija - Ri. Bukarts

The lines are tailored with the thought of Korea in mind. So Pavlovs has been benched since he adds nothing offensively.

I like the way it looks, 3 decent offensive lines and a 4th line with a lot of size and energy.

Merzlikins should be in goal.

No doubt we're going to take this game very seriously. We even rested our top players against Finland. Anything other than 3 points is going to be a massive upset and Hartley will probably have to go if we lose this one.

A little fun fact, the last time we played Korea in the 90s, we beat them 27:0, which still is their biggest recorded loss in history.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

New lines:
Redlihs - Dzerins - Indrasis
Balcers - Abols - Kenins
Ro. Bukarts - Jevpalovs - Karsums
Razgals - Meija - Ri. Bukarts

The lines are tailored with the thought of Korea in mind. So Pavlovs has been benched since he adds nothing offensively.

I like the way it looks, 3 decent offensive lines and a 4th line with a lot of size and energy.

Merzlikins should be in goal.

No doubt we're going to take this game very seriously. We even rested our top players against Finland. Anything other than 3 points is going to be a massive upset and Hartley will probably have to go if we lose this one.

A little fun fact, the last time we played Korea in the 90s, we beat them 27:0, which still is their biggest recorded loss in history.

Aren't they in a must-win situation, though? They would probably put their best players in the lineup, if that's the case.

 

[Namejs]

Aren't they in a must-win situation, though? They would probably put their best players in the lineup, if that's the case.

I'm not sure what's your point.

We have puck retention guys, guys who are there to kill the puck on our roster. They serve no purpose against a team like Korea. All of our lines are more skilled than theirs. We need to maximize our offensive potential instead, so we could score more goals.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I'm not sure what's your point.

We have puck retention guys, guys who are there to kill the puck on our roster. They serve no purpose against a team like Korea. All of our lines are more skilled than theirs. We need to maximize our offensive potential instead, so we could score more goals.

My point is that they should put their best lineup, if they want to win against Korea, since it's a must-win situation. I mean, if you get too complacent, who knows if a miracle will happen?

 

[Namejs]

However, I think Korea will score some goals. Probably a 4-2 or a 5-3 win for Latvia.

According to bookies, the likelihood of them scoring 2 or more goals is about 40%. 60% they score 0 to 1 goals.

It's probably going to be something like 4-1 or 5-1.

 

[Namejs]

My point is that they should put their best lineup, if they want to win against Korea, since it's a must-win situation. I mean, if you get too complacent, who knows if a miracle will happen?

Why wouldn't they put their best lineup?

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Why wouldn't they put their best lineup?

I don't know. Girgensons isn't in there, so I figured.

 

[BalticWarrior]

I don't know. Girgensons isn't in there, so I figured.

Girgensons is injured, got a pretty bad injury in his last game.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Girgensons is injured, got a pretty bad injury in his last game.

That is terrible for Latvia, but they should get a victory over Korea.

 

[Reynys]

I predict this game is going to be a lot closer than it should be, 4-2 with us struggling to score on our chances.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I predict this game is going to be a lot closer than it should be, 4-2 with us struggling to score on our chances.

Are you Korean?

 

[Reynys]

Are you Korean?

no, I guess I just don't have a lot of faith in our national this year.
edit: or I might be reverse jinxing subconsciously

 

[Retroglyphs]

guys, it'll be a 5:0. for latvia.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

no, I guess I just don't have a lot of faith in our national this year.

Okay.

 

[kabidjan18]

Are you Korean?

He's Latvian.