WC QROUND: May 8 GDT - Czech Republic vs. Russia

[Macman]

The IIHF site shows the Czechs ahead 1-0. Is anybody watching the game?

 

[Kaizer]

The IIHF site shows the Czechs ahead 1-0. Is anybody watching the game?

Yes, but there aren't so many things to discuss : Czechs rock, we suck and nothing more.

 

[Peter25]

Czech Rep. was a much better hockey team in the first period. Russia is lucky the Czechs didn´t score two or three more goals. Russian defensive play is just horrible, just horrible. There is no team conception and coordinated team play. They don´t know what to do in their own zone.

Kovalchuk has been totally invisible too.

Czechs are going to win this game. Russia just don´t has it. They look like a much worse team than the Czechs.

 

[Peter25]

The biggest disadvantage for Russia are their defensemen´s lack of mobility and ability to win one on one battles. They constantly lose their man in their own zone which creates havoc around Sokolov. I don´t think I´ve ever seen a Russian national team with such a poor defensemen. They actually look like Team Ukraine´s defense out there! Andrei Markov is an exception, but the rest of them suck. Aren´t these guys supposed to be some of the best RSL defensemen?

 

[Peter25]

What a pathetic penalty to Kovalev! Well, this is the "Russian hater" Henriksson.

 

[EroCaps]

I've heard that Krikunov didn't like Ovechkin performance against Switzerland, but ... WOW.

Wasn't Ovechkin their best player against Slovakia? Scratch him?

 

[Shack]

Ilja!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great slapper!!!! ties the game.

 

[CSKA]

HA HA KOVYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

[Peter25]

Russian hater Henriksson might have just decided this game with two weak calls for Russian players.

 

[CSKA]

YASHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jacob]

I can only see shot totals, but it seems as though Sokolov is playing real well.

 

[CSKA]

AGAIN AND AGAIN THIS TEAM HAS CHARACTER ! NO DOUBT !!!

 

[Douggy]

Can we have a score update please?

 

[Buya89]

how much TIME LEFT?

 

[Kovy274Hart]

From the way they celebrated, it must be 3-1.


Actually it's 2-1 Russia despite being outshot 32-19.

48.26 1 - 2 PP1 Russia 32. SEMIN, Alexander Game Winning Goal
(71. KOVALCHUK, Ilya)
(6. DENISOV, Denis)

 

[Noutaja]

Still 2-1, Sokolov has really been solid.

 

[Buya89]

So we beat czech, now we need to concentrate on next team

 

[CSKA]

 

[wilka91*]

good game

edit : something funny : Russia is the only unbeaten team in the tournament

that's just ridiculous

 

[CSKA]

SOKOLOV is GOD

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

Anyone know why Ovechkin was scratched today?

 

[afinogenov]

2 - 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CAUSE AFINOGENOV SAID SO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kaizer]

Sokolov - player of the game. 4 saves in a row in the end of the 3rd period in just 5-7 secs. That was awesome. Our D that consits of 8 Jovos sucked big time. Sokolov was only reason that we won it.
Semin's goal was scored by skate when he tried to stop the puck.

We are the only unbeaten team at tournament despite only Sloveina had worse PP and PK before this game than we were

 

[CSKA]

SOKOLOV FOR PRESIDENT !!!!! WHO SAID WE DONT HAVE A GOOD GOALIE ?

 

[wilka91*]

guys, stay calm, this lucky win is meaningless ...

can we beat Kazakhstan?