Olympics: Czechs vs Swiss Part 2!

[Czechboy]

Outstanding job Switzerland! Very well deserved.

Good luck against Finn's.

 

[Czechboy]

For giggles.. Hrubec was .902 at last Worlds and 24th amongst goalies. He was our undeniable starter. I don't know.

We almost doubled the Swiss in shots 33-18 but they got 2 on PP and we only got 1 (in garbage time as it was 4-1)

Pesan said he's quit if we didn't make Quarters.

Welcome to the NT Varada.. fire some guys and make it yours.

 

[Mestaruus]

Switzerland's first win of the tournament. Win the right games.

 

[Mestaruus]

For giggles.. Hrubec was .902 at last Worlds and 24th amongst goalies. He was our undeniable starter. I don't know.

We almost doubled the Swiss in shots 33-18 but they got 2 on PP and we only got 1 (in garbage time as it was 4-1)

Pesan said he's quit if we didn't make Quarters.

Welcome to the NT Varada.. fire some guys and make it yours.

Any other good coach candidates for Czech on the horizon? Anyone you would hope for?

 

[Jon Riley]

Can't complain today, solid match, entertaining as well.

 

[mosare]

Gorgeous goal.. meaningless but gorgeaous.. Krejci keeps passing to guys but they don't finish.

I've crapped on older players but Cervenka has been good all tourney. Glad he came!

cervenka is just a beast, he is so good.

 

[Pandaman11]

There are some things that are always guaranteed in international play:

- Canada and Russia are always favorites
- Finland always medals
- Latvia always brings passionate fans
- Czechia always suicides itself with penalties

 

[Pandaman11]

Pesan said he's quit if we didn't make Quarters

Halleluja

 

[Czechboy]

Any other good coach candidates for Czech on the horizon? Anyone you would hope for?

It'll be Varada.. and he's stubborn so he might affect some change. I welcome him but he's not my type of coach.

 

[Mestaruus]

It'll be Varada.. and he's stubborn so he might affect some change. I welcome him but he's not my type of coach.

I wonder if Czech will have a new coach for WHC Finland 2022 tournament already.

 

[Mestaruus]

There are some things that are always guaranteed in international play:

- Canada and Russia are always favorites
- Finland always medals
- Latvia always brings passionate fans
- Czechia always suicides itself with penalties

Canada will be an easy win for Sweden in my opinion.

 

[dryz]

Varada + Patera maybe? I mean Varada is logical choice but Trinec will probably go far in playoffs this year and he won't be available full time right now.

 

[Pandaman11]

Finland rarely medal.

1998 Bronze
2006 Silver
2010 Bronze
2014 Bronze
2022 Gold

Not to mention all the World Cups

What are you talking about?

 

[IceHockeyDude]

1998 Bronze
2006 Silver
2010 Bronze
2014 Bronze
2022 Gold

Not to mention all the World Cups

What are you talking about?

He is the most biased swede on the forum. I recommend ignoring him.

 

[rimpirate]

Hats off to the Czech fans! I know I would not have been that classy!

 

[FiLe]

They have four medals in 10 years in the worlds + olympics.

WC: 2014 (silver), 2016 (silver), 2019 (gold), 2021 (silver)
OG: 2014 (bronze)

Five medals. So fake news or can't count.

 

[FiLe]

He should have said that Canada, Russia or Sweden are medal guarantees if actually looking at past hockey medals.

The expression used was actually "international play". That covers U20 and U18 as well.

 

[Yenn 22]

brutal, got totally outplayed.. Hope for a new coach for WHC 2022 already, but to be honest I'm not sure it will solve anything, because our issues are on the ice. Offense was average with lack of final step for scoring, but defence was brutal, lot of individual mistakes, not enough support for goaile and offence. Goaile is difficult to judge behind that defence, but it could have been better for sure

 

[FiLe]

Finland have 4 WJC medals in the last 15 years. I can’t remember u18 results in my head and I believe few people care.

Can't help noticing how conveniently you pick your cutoff points. Why use "10" with men but "15" with juniors? Could it be because it gives Sweden a more respectable looking medal table? 1-5-2 in 15 but 1-3-1 in 10. (Finland's 3-0-1 with both metrics.)

And I'm guessing the reason "few people" care about U18 is because Finland is 2-2-1 in the last 10 while Sweden is 0-1-2? (0-1-3 when using 15, 2-2-3 for Finland.)

Have to say, rarely does one run into an imp with more disingenuous arguments.

 

[SantosHalper]

The expression used was actually "international play". That covers U20 and U18 as well.

Don't forget women's hockey. Quite nice medal streak over there.

 

[FiLe]

Picking the last 15 as a cutoff point for mens tournaments too would make Sweden look even better in comparison by the way.

But the obvious reason you didn't do so in the first place was because it conveniently allowed you to not count Finland's second-most recent gold. But it's alright, I get that, what was Sweden's largest rout in a major tournament final again?

And no matter which way you bend it, you're still as transparent as prism glass on a sunny day. Men: "I'll say 10... allows me to not count one of Finland's golds." U20: "10... damn, makes Sweden look bad, better extend it to 15." U18: "10...15...20... No way to make Sweden look good... so I'll just say 'who cares'."

 

[Urbanskog]

Finland are generally the fifth most likely medal candidate in international hockey recently and 6th historically.

Kindly list the four teams which are more likely to medal "recently" in international hockey than Finland and then state the exact time period you are talking about as well as what does "international hockey" include as you keep changing your definitions to whatever is most convenient.

 

[RBbandit]

Frankly, from the CZ perspective, Finland is the best example of how to work with young players in Europe right now. Sweden is still great but momentum is in my view on the side of Finland and I do expect them to get some medals on the international scene in the next few years. BTW congrats Swiss team and good luck in the next game.

 

[Kuracmugger]

Very nice game from the swiss side and finally the first win. But i have to give probs to the czechs they played well. I think the swiss are kind of a mismatch for the czechs a bit since we have a lot of fast forwards who are good skaters and the czechs have many tall not so mobile defenders.

 

[member 305909]

I can imagine there will be some heads rolling in the Czech hockey federation. The Czechs have been in a decline recently but this performance at the olympics is just unacceptable for a traditional hockey-power like the Czech Republic.