DangerDave
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He's always struck me more as a complimentary player rather than one who drives the offense. Not a bad thing given the amount of skill he has but you're right, give him Necas and he'll play well.
PGT: Game 13: Canada 5 - Czech Republic 1
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Your point doesn’t still stand at all, it’s GDT for both teams not just Canada, quit acting entitled
Czechboy
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Good game all around for the Canadians. Not withstanding the flack Bouchard gets, he wasn't as bad as some make him out to be. But he's gotta start producing offensively at some point cuz we are not playing him for his defense.
Great game by Frost/Suzuki, Enwhistle, Lafreniere and Veleno up front.
Great game by Frost/Suzuki, Enwhistle, Lafreniere and Veleno up front.
WingsMJN2965
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Detroit's bad enough that he'll have Larkin and another Top 5 pick center to choose from. I'm not overly concerned.
But as I said above, I really want to see him have a summer dedicated to strength and conditioning. I think that'll improve him leaps and bounds.
Necas is awful this tournament, worse than Zadina. He looks disinterested as anyone, and he is the captain to boot.
lmao
I think there is no debate regarding the first part of your sentence, the Czech team was not exactly brilliant today.
The second part however tells more about you and your lack of understanding of today's game, than anything else.
i feel you, i just got bullshited and called all names when i was saying this after the draft with all the wings fan laughing at me saying we we're dumb to pass on him.
I couldn't agree more. Though he is able to show a couple of quality moves on occasion.
Canada played a very mature game as I watched it. For the most part the kids showed pretty good situational awareness. I think some of the misplays on defense are due, as several have noted, to lack of familiarity and also to a change in the percentage of time and space in the d zone for what they are all used to. These players are used to transitioning the puck up ice with it on their stick. None of them spend that much time in their own zone defending against players on their level. They are starting to adjust and you will see them continue to improve as the tourney rolls along.
jj cale
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What would you like me to say, the game is over and we won.We are getting quite the quality-treatment from you aren't we?
I even cheered for you against the Russians yesterday................ive done my part.
Suzuki is unbelievable with the puck, but he's positioning without the puck needs ALOT of work, at least his flaws are things that can be teached, but he needs way better positioning without the puck and needs to be more intense.
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jj cale
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Zadina looked frustrated. He is the kind of forward who is able to fly into the offensive zone and make things happen, but here he got no single pass which would allow him to enter the zone at full speed. He got passes into his skates, behind him, slow passes for which he had to wait or turn around. I was watching him and his frustration was apparent. I have no idea why the coaches don't combine him with Nečas. I really try to understand this decision, but it still seems to me to be a nonsense.
Jabba11
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Zadina had piss poor game and Necas might have been slightly better. Necas however sucked against Russia and Switzerland as well. He is the captain, should motivate his teammates and instead he looks annoyed as hell that he has to even be there, shows zero emotion. He probably thought he would be in the NHL by now and wouldn't have to worry about WJC at all.
WingsMJN2965
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FWIW if he becomes what he has the potential to be, I still think you were.
When he rips that shot from the circle you almost feel like you're watching Ovy or Laine. He's got other things to work out though.
jj cale
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I said it was a thread for both canada and the czechs, initially in the heat of the moment i said it was a Canadian thread but it was just in the heat of the moment and i corrected that.
Relax.
I think we also have to give credit to the Czechs who created opportunities. We blame the D but in reality credit goes to the opposition. YOu can't expect the D to play perfect.
FWIW if he becomes what he has the potential to be, I still think you were.
When he rips that shot from the circle you almost feel like you're watching Ovy or Laine. He's got other things to work out though.
lets agree to disagree i don't see anything special in Zadina.
Zadina was injured coming into the tournament. There was a question on whether or not he'd even play. Doesn't excuse his overall play in this tournament, but this Czech team has been terrible pretty much all three games so far. The players look frustrated with the coaching decisions, too.
Good point. Some folks hold the players to a very high standard and while many are very talented or they wouldn’t be here they are still just teenagers. It always amazes me how young they look in the still photos they use for each player. Brannstrom on SWE looks like Augustus Gloop after a Keto Diet to me. Jack HUGHES looks like a middle school kid. They are both really amazing players and they are children effectively.
Question for our Czech friends... If you were to ice a combined Czech/Slovak team, would you expect to medal in this tournament?
