GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 01 • Group B: CZE (5) - RUS (4) F

[PromisedLand]

put a fork in the Russians they are done

 

[tictactoe]

czechs deserve it.

 

[Critical13]

Wow, shocking!

 

[Zine]

Czech are good this year.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Russia looking really mortal.

 

[IDuck]

feel like the russians are doing the rope-a-dope

 

[Kherron]

Great forecheck by the Czechs there to keep the puck moving and in the zone

 

[Fantomas]

Ok, back to drinking.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

And theres the game.... did not see this coming.

 

[Claypool]

Czech hockey is back?

 

[Pablo Sanchez]

What do all these russian kids play in the chl or something?

 

[PG Canuck]

Holy shit what a move

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This might be the slowest Russian team I can ever remember seeing.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Czechs playing a tight defensive game.

 

[Lays]

Jesus Ferraro, can you get any more names wrong? Pavel Zidina just now. He also called Svechnikov ''Alexei''.

i thought i heard Svech being called Alexei too but i wasn’t sure so i didn’t say anything

 

[BruinsFan1990]

Czechs are toying with them now.

 

[Appleyard]

Altybarmakyan, Polodyan, Kostin, Maltsev, Abramov, Rubtsov, Svechnikov and Kayumov as Fwds.

With Zaitsev and Makeyev as the Dmen.

Is probably what logically the PP units should be drawn from. Might actually have some success then...

 

[PG Canuck]

That was a few inches from going in before we already had our goal of the tournament.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Czech are good this year.

I think Czech's looked good tonight,because Russia was sooooo bad,
never seen such performance from team Russia.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Russia has the talent up front. But their 2 biggest issues IMO are the defense which isn't very good, and Bragin needs to play the right players. Whether they're 17, 18, 19, playing in North America or playing in Russia. A lot of times Russia can get away with somewhat political decisions because they have so much talent, they need to play their best players.

Wouldn't read a lot into this game though. The Czechs are really good.

 

[Tootsmagoo]

Berdin getting some net time next game?

 

[Fantomas]

I don't envy the Russian players. They are slacking now and Bragin will punish them severely for it.

 

[c9gunner]

time for Zhuldikov to shine

 

[SladeWilson23]

Russia looks like poop.

 

[DatDude44]

Wish RUS didn’t cut kravtsov.

I’d like to see abramov, rubtsov in front, altybarmakyan and kostin on a pp. and anyone on D lol

 

[Fantomas]

Wish RUS didn’t cut kravtsov.

I’d like to see abramov, rubtsov in front, altybarmakyan and kostin on a pp

I'd like to see Rubtsov fired from a cannon into the sun.