Correct, we've been terrible at it for over a decade now...
Also, it's currently 3.lol
2 big problems...
1. we simply didn't develop any good D and are paying for it
2. the promising ones all busted.
Eg. our most recent busts include Galvas, Hajek, Kral, Zboril, Masin and Musil.
It's been brutal.
We do have a decent D wave coming which is great but absolutely no guarantee any of them become NHLer's either.
Off the top of my head.. guys with a hope in hell or higher:
Jiricek, Svozil, Jiricek again, Svozil again, another Galvas, Badinka, Spacek, Alscher, Hamara, Dvorak, Port and Fibigr,
I'm sure I missed a few but those are all roughly first round or top 100 guys that may make some noise. Time will tell.. I have noticed that all our Junior teams lately have good D. If all these guys bust than expect to see the Czechs playing in Division B soon.lol