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WJC: 2015 — Czech Republic Roster Talk

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helgo said:
I'm not very well-versed with our current generation of young players, but my first impression is worse than last year, which is surprising to me, given the hype these guys got before the start of tourney. Talented forward group, played little too much individually for my liking and their backchecking leaves a lot to be desired, but these are the sort of things, which can be improved with some time. The real problem (and it has been for years) is that the defensemen again look like a bunch of immobile pylons without any kind of ability to create something (well other than a turnover). Vaněček is pretty much the only guy I've seen frequently before the tourney started in Benátky and he didn't seem bad, but not really great either. I hope it was just a bad game but honestly, this team doesn't really scream "medalist" to me ...
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Yeah I completely agree with you. They don't have that medalist mojo like last year. (Even though they weren't a medalist team). It's mainly because of Prerost, our ONLY hope is that Prerost makes some changes. We lost and deserved to lose. He played our worst Defenseman all game long and the most minutes. I can't even count on my fingers how many times Klok made mistakes that led to Swedish chances. He should have never been played.... Or Nemecek. It's ridiculous.
 
czechcanadian said:
Yeah I completely agree with you. They don't have that medalist mojo like last year. (Even though they weren't a medalist team). It's mainly because of Prerost, our ONLY hope is that Prerost makes some changes. We lost and deserved to lose. He played our worst Defenseman all game long and the most minutes. I can't even count on my fingers how many times Klok made mistakes that led to Swedish chances. He should have never been played.... Or Nemecek. It's ridiculous.
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I think Pastrnak is frustrated. He need better playmates in his line. I hope Zacha and Pastrnak will play together.
 
If they get their act together we'll probably beat Denmark and Switzerland and maybe Russia. Either way, we'll finish 3rd-4th in the group and likely end up playing USA (or Canada) in the QF where we'll lose. So basically, out in the quarter-final again despite having the strongest team since Hertl and co.
 
I pretty much agree with everything. We never really looked like me might win the game, and this is against Swedish team that is considered far worse than in previous years. We might have good individuals but our team game was bloody awful. First line was the only bright spot on the team. I was very disappointed with Pastrnak, trying to do too much on his own and constantly losing the puck.
I'm actually hoping we do very poorly so they fire Prerost and Petr coaches the team next year.
 
IF Prerost changes things and Czechs can get it together then we have a good chance to get to the semis. Americans showed that theyre beatable. He just needs to get guys in the right spots. I was fairly impressed with David Kase most of the game and Spacek was ok too but he didn't get enough playing time. Please God may Prerost WAKE UP.
Zacha was great too and in a couple moments showed greatness. Much better than Mandat.

Whats our biggest issue though? Defense. Klok needs to go home. I went back through the game cause I recorded it, and he gave the puck directly to the swedes like 6 times. Once it led to a goal. He was HORRIBLE. and so was NEMECEK obviously.. Why cant we have our 2 drafted players Masin and Kostalek on the 1st defensive pairing? Its just mind boggling. If Prerost and co. are so stupid and don't see these things, and don't make changes, then I don't think its worth it to watch the games. waste of my time. How can Czech fans support this?
 
I watched yesterdays game. Outside of some defensive breakdowns and bad penalties, the team wasn't bad at all. However, they could really use another offensive center to help get things going and play with Pastrnak and a defenseman who can move the puck out of their zone better. I think Jenys and Zboril could have filled those roles nicely, but oh well.

Hopefully they can get more going tonight against the Swiss. They're definitely the favourites here.
 
smitty10 said:
I watched yesterdays game. Outside of some defensive breakdowns and bad penalties, the team wasn't bad at all. However, they could really use another offensive center to help get things going and play with Pastrnak and a defenseman who can move the puck out of their zone better. I think Jenys and Zboril could have filled those roles nicely, but oh well.

Hopefully they can get more going tonight against the Swiss. They're definitely the favourites here.
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Like I said. Klok and Nemecek were and are horrible. They cannot move the puck and that's why I said defensively things need to change big time. But yes there needs to be someone able to play with pastrnak. that line did NOTHING. First line was fantastic.
 
czechcanadian said:
IF Prerost changes things and Czechs can get it together then we have a good chance to get to the semis. Americans showed that theyre beatable. He just needs to get guys in the right spots. I was fairly impressed with David Kase most of the game and Spacek was ok too but he didn't get enough playing time. Please God may Prerost WAKE UP.
Zacha was great too and in a couple moments showed greatness. Much better than Mandat.

Whats our biggest issue though? Defense. Klok needs to go home. I went back through the game cause I recorded it, and he gave the puck directly to the swedes like 6 times. Once it led to a goal. He was HORRIBLE. and so was NEMECEK obviously.. Why cant we have our 2 drafted players Masin and Kostalek on the 1st defensive pairing? Its just mind boggling. If Prerost and co. are so stupid and don't see these things, and don't make changes, then I don't think its worth it to watch the games. waste of my time. How can Czech fans support this?
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Agreed. I watched the game one more time as well. Klok seemed like he didn't give a *** about the game. Nemecek was at least trying but he's just terrible at hockey. Kostalek was the only reliable defensman. Scotka, Masin and Stencel had some good and bad moments. I wish we had Zboril :(
Out of forwards, the first line was pretty good, although even they have things to work on. Mandat and Kubalik invisible, partly cause Pasta was trying to do too much on his own but with these players, no wonder. Zacha was good. D.Kase OK, just needs to finish better but he worked hard. Gorcik suprised me, played pretty well his 4th line role. Spacek showed nothing but he wasn't given a chance. He should be at least on the 3rd line, he's not about defense.
It's really hard to support this team with all those omissions and stupid line-ups but we gotta hope, I guess.
 
czechcanadian said:
Like I said. Klok and Nemecek were and are horrible. They cannot move the puck and that's why I said defensively things need to change big time. But yes there needs to be someone able to play with pastrnak. that line did NOTHING. First line was fantastic.
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Klok played bad game but actually he is the best puck moving D on team(with Kostalek). Made some good plays and some brutal ones.
He was easily the best D in November at Four nation.
 
Come on guys, cheer up.

Reading all your negative comments are depressing :(

I hate Prerost as much as you but I still have some hope left.
 
Swipes said:
Come on guys, cheer up.

Reading all your negative comments are depressing :(

I hate Prerost as much as you but I still have some hope left.
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I know I know haha. But he didn't only make dumb cuts. The good players that he has left, are being put in the wrong positions. Like he couldn't do anything worse to this team. So it's extremely hard to stay positive. I have hope too but only if there are some changes made.
 
czechcanadian said:
I know I know haha. But he didn't only make dumb cuts. The good players that he has left, are being put in the wrong positions. Like he couldn't do anything worse to this team. So it's extremely hard to stay positive. I have hope too but only if there are some changes made.
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Yeah. Let us hope then.
 
joey16 said:
Agreed. I watched the game one more time as well. Klok seemed like he didn't give a *** about the game. Nemecek was at least trying but he's just terrible at hockey. Kostalek was the only reliable defensman. Scotka, Masin and Stencel had some good and bad moments. I wish we had Zboril :(
Out of forwards, the first line was pretty good, although even they have things to work on. Mandat and Kubalik invisible, partly cause Pasta was trying to do too much on his own but with these players, no wonder. Zacha was good. D.Kase OK, just needs to finish better but he worked hard. Gorcik suprised me, played pretty well his 4th line role. Spacek showed nothing but he wasn't given a chance. He should be at least on the 3rd line, he's not about defense.
It's really hard to support this team with all those omissions and stupid line-ups but we gotta hope, I guess.
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Yeah I agree Gorcik played well. He should maybe get a chance on the 3rd line instead of Zdrahal or something. He was invisible also.
 
Pyth said:
What do you think about our goalie? I have bad feeling about Vanecek :/
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he was one of the main reason we got silver at U18 championship.
good goalie who hasn´t played well here so far. Not the only one on this team.
 
2 losses in a row.

I'm very worried about whether we can even beat Denmark.

The sad thing is that even if we do make the QF from 4th place (assuming loss to Russia) we're gonna get blown away by Canada.
 
Swipes said:
2 losses in a row.

I'm very worried about whether we can even beat Denmark.

The sad thing is that even if we do make the QF from 4th place (assuming loss to Russia) we're gonna get blown away by Canada.
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There's no team spirit in the team. In my opinion there's a bad blood in the locker room. If that's the case, then we're probably done in this tourney and we will be glad not to relegate.
 
joey16 said:
There's no team spirit in the team. In my opinion there's a bad blood in the locker room. If that's the case, then we're probably done in this tourney and we will be glad not to relegate.
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Yes, I agree. The coach has probably lost the room.
 
If Ruzicka is around, they should bring him onto the bench. Just to keep an eye on things and steady them. I seem to remember Lener sitting behind the bench when we were playing with Germany in the relegation round.
 
RoofIt5hole said:
had to work yesterday so am just watching the game... nearly choked on my Vánočka. seriously. ******* Fiala.
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Well, at least your Vánočka was nice :) I wish we could say the same about the game :laugh:
 
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