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

[Fantomas]

Yeah baby. Three more goals and the game is ours.

 

[Erikfromfin]

There goes Buttons Bracketology... well it lasted mmm 0 games

 

[tictactoe]

Finall.y Rubtsov.. with a beauty pass.

 

[IDuck]

win a battle down low, score a goal....that is where russia fail today

 

[Fantomas]

Zhuldikov drinking game!

I am wasted.

 

[Fantomas]

Well, the mystery has been solved. Zhuldikov is Sholokhov. Of course to my Russian ears these names sound nothing alike.

 

[Fantomas]

Bragin pulling a goalie? Wow, that's a big step for him.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Who is this dude on Russia with all the face twitches?

 

[KrejciMVP]

ya!!!!

 

[PG Canuck]

Going to have a fun finish now

 

[tictactoe]

ha!

 

[Fantomas]

Ahahahaha - we'll lose 5-4 of course.

 

[c9gunner]

oh man. lets go boys

 

[Opak]

ooooh we have a game

 

[PG Canuck]

Russia killed so much time in their own end

 

[Appleyard]

I follow you on twitter. You do good work.

Russian coaching used to be way ahead of the game. It used to be a science. Now the best we can do is Bragin and that makes me sad.

And I don't dislike him, but a tactician he isn't.

I think there are some very good Russian coaches still... but I think most of them would prefer to be in the KHL than in the NT junior system.

I also think it has been a problem not just in Russia but in hockey in general for a good ~15 years. Not exactly a large amount of innovation.

 

[KrejciMVP]

oh wow, please tie it

 

[tictactoe]

PP team Russia!

 

[Fantomas]

Russia killed so much time in their own end

This game is a classic Russian tragedy. Tears and glory. But mostly tears.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Pretty close at the end..

 

[Novak Djokovic]

So is it the players who were being rested against Canada making the difference for Czechs, or jusr Russia not playing well?

Great effort in the last two minutes though.

 

[Appleyard]

Melnichuk should not see a game for the rest of the tournament

Personally I think he is the worst of the three goalies they took.

 

[tictactoe]

Do not count Russia out. They had a bad day. All teams do!

 

[Fantomas]

Some encouraging moments late in the game. I feel a bit better about that.

The Czechs are a good team.

Bragin should shuffle the lines.

 

[IDuck]

if russia has any take aways from this game, its that they played maybe 5mins of this game, and were within a shot from taking this to OT...good opening game for czech's, hope they build on this and have a good tourny

 

[Voodoozz]

Typical czech meltdown Good 3 points though ...