WC: General Talk '12 — Latvia

[ozo]

Masalskis and medicore are you effin kidding me? if anything he saved us so much times its embarrasing to count.

No, I'm not. He saved us occasionally, but his poor reaction on second opportunities cost us games as well. Playing injured wasn't a smart choice either, so the bad plays evens out the good ones, so mediocre he was.

 

[Justinov]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS-_ewuJ1EM&feature=fvwrel
Good 1vs1 by mikelis redlihs also,damnit why couldn`t he scored like this in WC ? :/

Redlihs didn't have much luck this WC, but he also played more as a set-up guy. He did that extremely well in the first 4-5 matches before he was out of gas in the tank.

 

[BalticWarrior]

No, I'm not. He saved us occasionally, but his poor reaction on second opportunities cost us games as well. Playing injured wasn't a smart choice either, so the bad plays evens out the good ones, so mediocre he was.

Goddmanit if there wouldnt be so much second chances given up by guys like Cibuslkis and Lavins than there would be no problems.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Redlihs didn't have much luck this WC, but he also played more as a set-up guy. He did that extremely well in the first 4-5 matches before he was out of gas in the tank.

I have to agree,but its not like he lacks the ability to score as this video clearly shows.

 

[ozo]

Goddmanit if there wouldnt be so much second chances given up by guys like Cibuslkis and Lavins than there would be no problems.

True, but most of those second chance goals were softies either way. He could of saved those, if he bothered to pick himself up more quickly. Acting miserable and helpless after the fact doesn't make me feel sorry for him.

 

[BalticWarrior]

True, but most of those second chance goals were softies either way. He could of saved those, if he bothered to pick himself up more quickly. Acting miserable and helpless after the fact doesn't make me feel sorry for him.

You can`t blame goalie when defence play like crap.

 

[Justinov]

No, I'm not. He saved us occasionally, but his poor reaction on second opportunities cost us games as well. Playing injured wasn't a smart choice either, so the bad plays evens out the good ones, so mediocre he was.

I would actually think that Masalskijs was average - which is the step up from mediocre (but that you expected more from him). Almost no matter how good a goalkeeper if your defence are not on their toes goalies will have problems (super goalies on a hot streak might hold everything, but that happens very rarely).
Frederik Andersen was the same for Denmark - not playing as well as expected but didn't get a lot of help from the defence either...

 

[ozo]

You can`t blame goalie when defence play like crap.

Of course we can. Our collective defense were poor and so occasionally was Masalskis.

 

[ozo]

I would actually think that Masalskijs was average - which is the step up from mediocre (but that you expected more from him). Almost no matter how good a goalkeeper if your defence are not on their toes goalies will have problems (super goalies on a hot streak might hold everything, but that happens very rarely).
Frederik Andersen was the same for Denmark - not playing as well as expected but didn't get a lot of help from the defence either...

Still, although our defense wasn't stellar, often Masalskis should of done better. Period.

 

[Justinov]

As a former lacrosse player i think it's funny how the amount of lacrosse goals in hockey have skyrocketed lately! I saw also a latvian one in the compilation.

Granlund's is the most famous....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9B412oN9MA&feature=related

But this fairly unknown one from canadian Yannick Dubé is pretty neat: (0.23)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjG3vr_KNIg&feature=related

 

[BalticWarrior]

Of course we can. Our collective defense were poor and so occasionally was Masalskis.

If defence didn`t consist of guys like lavins,sotnieks,masalskis would have a lot less problems.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Justinov that lacrosse-style goal you saw in compilation was performed by Indrasis btw

 

[Justinov]

About Masalskis:
Well as you said ozo if he playing injured that would effect his reaction time and his abillity to move into extreme positions....and account why he played worse than expected of him.
The question is then would Jucers or Mustokovs have done better? It's a decision that Nolan took.......hard to know?

 

[BalticWarrior]

Well as you said if he playing injured that would effect his reaction time and his abillity to move into extreme positions....and account why he played worse than expected of him.
The question is then would Jucers or Mustokovs have done better? It's a decision that Nolan took.......hard to know?

Well Jucers looked very decent against sweden.

 

[Justinov]

Justinov that lacrosse-style goal you saw in compilation was performed by Indrasis btw

Yeah it seem a lot of young hockey player all learn that move..........have Indrasis played lacrosse???

 

[BalticWarrior]

Yeah it seem a lot of young hockey player all learn that move..........have Indrasis played lacrosse???

I don`t think so but honestly i dont know,could be

 

[ozo]

If defence didn`t consist of guys like lavins,sotnieks,masalskis would have a lot less problems.

Jesus, this is my last post on this subject. Masalskis should of made more saves poor defense or not. There will never be a game where opponents won't get a few second chances, and we will never win those games if our goalie will be so slow on recovering from first chances.

 

[Justinov]

I don`t think so but honestly i dont know,could be

I just checked my lacrosse roster from 2004...he is not on it...but then he would be too young for participating (13 years lol).

 

[Justinov]

Well Jucers looked very decent against sweden.

True....forgot about that! Didn't any journalists ask Nolan about that choice to keep Masalskis if he was injured?

 

[BalticWarrior]

I just checked my lacrosse roster from 2004...he is not on it...but then he would be too young for participating (13 years lol).

probably,anyway that kind of goal takes skill and cool which Indrasis also demonstrated in wc,good nolan discovered him,its good to know that nolan will be leading our team next year aswell so he can pull out more of these "unpolished gems".

 

[BalticWarrior]

True....forgot about that! Didn't any journalists ask Nolan about that choice to keep Masalskis if he was injured?

There were some qustions but everyone felt (before games like norway and denmark) Jucers is bit too shaky.

 

[Justinov]

There were some qustions but everyone felt (before games like norway and denmark) Jucers is bit too shaky.

It seems nobody was ready to try the wild card from the danish league---Mustukovs (guess Latvian's didn't feel that sounded very awesome).

 

[BalticWarrior]

It seems nobody was ready to try the wild card from the danish league---Mustukovs (guess Latvian's didn't feel that sounded very awesome).

Mustukovs was absolutley out of the question unless both Jucers and Masalkis got injured.

 

[Justinov]

Mustukovs was absolutley out of the question unless both Jucers and Masalkis got injured.

yeah but nobody have seen him play??
He could only surprise....if you expected the worst....

 

[BalticWarrior]

yeah but nobody have seen him play??
He could only surprise....if you expected the worst....

Mustokovs has to get into swedish elitserien if he wants to be taken seriously back here in latvia.