GDT: WJC - Latvia vs Canada, Dec 27, 2023

[Czechboy]

Canada coming off an impressive win! Latvia can be a tough opponent if taken lightly!

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[Vikz]

Homework for Latvia after the Sweden game:
1. Fix discipline. The players should meditate or something. Fenenko should be the first in a yoga class in the morning;
2. Shuffle lines. Start with getting Vilmanis and Locmelis back together;
3. Swap Rolovs for Ozols. Not that its a big improvement (if any) since our goalies are overall mediocre, Rolovs was bad today.

Then, we might have a chance to score a goal or two.
The most important games for team Latvia are still ahead. The most important game for Mateiko and Uljanskis might be this one. Lose with dignity, raise your draft stocks, and be ready for Finland and, most importantly, Germany.

 

[deleted user]

I want to see more Celebrini! Woooot.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

8-1 Canada

 

[hockey20000]

should be winning by 5 minamum latvia has looked like the worse team in the tournament after day 1

 

[Namejs]

I'm not sure what to think of the Latvian showing. We played worse than in exhibition games, lacked focus and gave up at the end, which is very untypical for Latvian teams.

Pretty sure the kids had a rough debrief in the locker room. We were playing undisciplined and not just in terms of taking penalties. Our PK sucked and we were making lots of positional mistakes and not switching correctly.

The good news are that most of this is fixable, the bad news are that we're facing Canada next.

If we do adapt and learn from our mistakes and play a more structured game, we can have a close game tomorrow, otherwise it's going to be a scoring festival.

Whatever the score, we need to get our offense and PP going and score at least a couple of goals, even if we do end up losing 2-8.

 

[Statsy]

Latvia always seems to give Canada a tough game. I know many people are expecting a slaughter, but I wouldn't be shocked to see a one or two goal game... assuming the Latvians can stay out of the penalty box.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Take less than 2 penalties per period challenge for Latvia

 

[ORRFForever]

Latvia always seems to give Canada a tough game. I know many people are expecting a slaughter, but I wouldn't be shocked to see a one or two goal game... assuming the Latvians can stay out of the penalty box.

I would.

Because reseeding of the semis is based on goal diff, Canada's gonna need to run up the score.

The U.S. played their weakest opponent and only won by 3. A bit of a shock and an opportunity for Canada. If we can run up the score against Latvia and Germany, and, of course, beat Sweden on Friday in regulation, we could be Top Seed going into the Semis.

Having said that, that can be a curse - Slovakia looks GOOD, but I'd rather play Slovakia in the semis than the U.S. or Sweden <-- maybe I'll change my mind.

 

[lakai17]

12-0 Canada

 

[jj cale]

Hopefully this game will help kick start some of the forwards offense, a lot of guys haven't really found their stride yet.

 

[SenzZen]

If we can dive half as well as Sweden did, we’ll be on the PP all game.

 

[lanky]

@Czechboy thanks for making these GDTs. Any chance you can add a start time and a time zone for that start time in the thread names? As long as the time zone is consistent I can adjust it to my own.

 

[Channelcat]

What is with these lobby group scams advertising on TSN.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Not enough elite goal celebrations yesterday. They have to step it up. This should be good practice for the Ovi, the Matthews, and the Fluery/Yakupov-type celi!

 

[deleted user]

Let's go , rock it out!!

 

[Junohockeyfan]

with the czech game going longer than expected, will NHL network stick with it or flip to Canada?

 

[hockey20000]

finally been waiting all day for this game

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Anything less than a 7-0 win by Canada should be counted as a loss for them.

 

[deleted user]

finally been waiting all day for this game

It's about time, man. This should be awesome!

 

[jj cale]

Anything less than a 7-0 win by Canada should be counted as a loss for them.

Hardly, especially with Finland crapping the bed earlier today. Main thing is to improve on the areas we have been lacking in so far while getting the W.

Even a hot goalie can keep the score down.

 

[Dominance]

Latvia always plays us tightly.

I’m still hoping for a 10-15 goal explosion by the boys here against our weakest opponent, though. Let’s get some chemistry and shooting confidence going here.

 

[hockey20000]

celebrini needs a better line lol can't we put him with savoie.

 

[deleted user]

Get it going, boys. Work, work, work. LFG!!

 

[HockeyVirus]

Horrific start for Canada