WJC: 2023 Team Slovakia roster talk

[jcbio11]

That's it. I am pressing the (Richard) panik button. One shot on goal in the 2nd is pitiful.

 

[PanniniClaus]

That's it. I am pressing the (Richard) panik button. One shot on goal in the 2nd is pitiful.

What would Richard Panik do?...... probably take a shot or two....

 

[GoldenKnight]

That's it. I am pressing the (Richard) panik button. One shot on goal in the 2nd is pitiful.

That was hard to watch.

 

[DrPabloRamirez]

Line-up against Austria:

29 Matej Marinov
30 Adam Gajan

3 Simon Becar 7 Simon Nemec
5 David Natny 4 Martin Strbak
12 Pavol Funtek 24 Boris Zabka
11 Marian Mosko 17 Michal Laurencik

19 Samuel Honzek 18 Servac Petrovsky 10 Filip Mesar
22 Alex Ciernik 16 Dalibor Dvorsky 14 Martin Misiak
20 Libor Nemec 21 Peter Repcik 9 Adam Zlnka
13 Robert Baco 25 Frantisek Dej 28 Alex Sotek

 

[stastny12]

I have a gut feeling that Slaf´s arrival is gonna be announced last minute.

PP with him would be just different:
Honzek
Slaf-Dvorsky-Mesar
Nemec

 

[Statsy]

I have a gut feeling that Slaf´s arrival is gonna be announced last minute.

PP with him would be just different:
Honzek
Slaf-Dvorsky-Mesar
Nemec

Today is the day I had marked on my calendar for the announcement. Yesterday was Montreal‘s last game before the break. If you do the math, he would likely only miss four NHL games. That seems like a bargain to give the guy his last hurrah at this tournament, and of course a little confidence boost to carry into the rest of the season.

 

[Czechboy]

I have a gut feeling that Slaf´s arrival is gonna be announced last minute.

PP with him would be just different:
Honzek
Slaf-Dvorsky-Mesar
Nemec

That would be enough to clean up Bedard's chippy games from exhibition.. no Jr team (even Canada) wants to stare that down. Hope he comes... that'd be amazing. Montreal is not making playoffs and it's not far. Good luck in your pool!

 

[Goldenhands]

Could Slaf still attend the WJC at that point or its too late?

 

[Statsy]

Could Slaf still attend the WJC at that point or its too late?

Yes, but most likely it would happen today. If there's no announcement by tonight, it probably won't happen.

 

[jcbio11]

No Slaf please. He's an NHLer. No more juniors.

 

[smitty10]

No Slaf please. He's an NHLer. No more juniors.

A bunch of other teams have NHLers. Why shouldn't Slaf come?

 

[Faterson]

No Slaf please. He's an NHLer. No more juniors.

No NHL, please. They are meaningless regular season games. He's a Slovakia player for an important tournament.

 

[Antiillafire]

No NHL, please. They are meaningless regular season games. He's a Slovakia player for an important tournament.

Don’t subject him to Fenes coaching. Basically a war crime

 

[Egresch]

Don’t subject him to Fenes coaching. Basically a war crime

I am afraid Fenes will just stand on the bench watching. As he did during that summer masacer

 

[jcbio11]

I am afraid Fenes will just stand on the bench watching. As he did during that summer masacer

You forgot looking cool to his activities on the bench.

A bunch of other teams have NHLers. Why shouldn't Slaf come?

Because I believe his development will be better served in the NHL than in this tourney. And I say this as a huge team Slovakia fan.

 

[stastny12]

No annoucement yet, so I guess no Slaf at the WJC, as well.

To be honest, I don't expect any big things. We have a lot of super talented players, but we will pay for inexperience. Most of them are 18, and some of them not even that. We will play naive hockey and thats why older, more experienced teams like Switzerland will probably beat us.

Forward lines in my eyes:
Honzek Petrovsky Mesar
Sykora Dvorsky Ciernik
Misiak Repcik Zlnka
Sotek Dej Baco

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

A bunch of other teams have NHLers. Why shouldn't Slaf come?

I'd imagine the situation for him is similar to that of Jack Hughes in 2020. He likely would have dominated the tournament but even though he was overmatched at the NHL level New Jersey (and possibly Hughes himself) felt it was better for his development to be playing in the NHL.

I remember thinking at the time it might have set him back (since the situation in New Jersey at the time was bleak and many of their better prospects were either in the AHL, juniors or Europe) but the experience seems to have paid dividends.

 

[Statsy]

I'd imagine the situation for him is similar to that of Jack Hughes in 2020. He likely would have dominated the tournament but even though he was overmatched at the NHL level New Jersey (and possibly Hughes himself) felt it was better for his development to be playing in the NHL.

I remember thinking at the time it might have set him back (since the situation in New Jersey at the time was bleak and many of their better prospects were either in the AHL, juniors or Europe) but the experience seems to have paid dividends.

If you get lent out to Team Canada, you have to miss a MONTH of games. In this case with Slovakia, which does not require its NHL additions to attend their camp, it would have meant missing a mere four to five games. Don't tell me his career will be better because of playing low minutes in the regular season of an amount of games you can count on one hand. Developmentally, this wasn't going to affect him either way, so you might as well just send him.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

If you get lent out to Team Canada, you have to miss a MONTH of games. In this case with Slovakia, which does not require its NHL additions to attend their camp, it would have meant missing a mere four to five games. Don't tell me his career will be better because of playing low minutes in the regular season of an amount of games you can count on one hand. Developmentally, this wasn't going to affect him either way, so you might as well just send him.

Wasn't saying one way or the other is right. Only that that was likely how the decision was made.

I'd imagine the world junior experience of his current teammate Kirby Dach, who suffered an injury that forced him to miss considerable time, was also a factor.

 

[elMatador]

I have zero confidence in any team coached by Fenes. He has not shown any progress since Hlinka Gretzky cup in 2021. The most memorable moment with him behind the bench was useless 6 on 3 PP against Sweden before the championship was canceled last year.

 

[Antiillafire]

if Fenes is still the coach after this tournament than I have zero trust in Miro Satan and the hockey federation. Pathetic performance today. Zero tactics, strategy, motivation. Just awful.

 

[mirec04]

So, Alex Šotek added as the last name to the roster.
Little bit disappointed by Martin Misiak who remains with the team only as the substitute. I hope our couches know what they are doing. Maybe there is some little injury behind this strange decision?

 

[stastny12]

So, Alex Šotek added as the last name to the roster.
Little bit disappointed by Martin Misiak who remains with the team only as the substitute. I hope our couches know what they are doing. Maybe there is some little injury behind this strange decision?

Or maybe they just don´t know what are they doing...

 

[Ozolynch]

The single unfortunate thing on tonights victory is Honzeks injury. Cut achilles, oof, I am going to be surprised if he plays again at the tournament. How would you mix the lines with his absence?

 

[Antiillafire]

The single unfortunate thing on tonights victory is Honzeks injury. Cut achilles, oof, I am going to be surprised if he plays again at the tournament. How would you mix the lines with his absence?

I am guessing Libor Nemec will move to the top line in his spot. Honzek is a big loss if he is indeed out for the tournament