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WJC: 2020 Slovakia Roster Talk

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firstafricanslovak said:
And I’m assuming Fasko Rudas as well. Valigura I thought may be an interesting option but I think next year for him. Maybe Jellus doesn’t look all that good, who knows, I haven’t seen him play.
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Yes, Fasko Rudas will join team as well. I have seen Jellus on the last U18 championship and that was disappointing, but it was the whole team which played terrible much under its potential
 
mirec04 said:
Yes, Fasko Rudas will join team as well. I have seen Jellus on the last U18 championship and that was disappointing, but it was the whole team which played terrible much under its potential
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Fasko Rudas definitely sounds like a fake name Radko Gudas would make up for himself, to avoid being punished by the department of player safety or something.
 
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I am okay with cuts in the roster, maybe a little suprise is sending off the rabcan. I think he is better goalie than lackovic and the other suprise is adding drabek from reserve to second camp..
 
Final roster projections:

Okuliar Kovacik Cajkovic
Fasko-Rudas Tkac Chromiak
Mrazik Pauliny Nespala
Ferenyi J.Minarik Durina

Dlugos Bucko
Knazko Mudrak
Golian Turan
Cesanek Stacha

Goalies are set already
 
No way... Where is jendek, dzugan, Marek minarik? I think durina doesnt make WC, same as nespala, in defense i swap cesanek with vitalos and fatul with turan.. Starting goalie Will be Hlavaj, second Vyletelka...
 
Staring line vs Czechs on 22nd

Brankári: Samuel Hlavaj, Samuel Vyletelka, Jakub Lackovič.
Obrancovia: Martin Bučko, Boris Česánek, Marcel Dlugoš, Andrej Golian, Samuel Kňažko, Dávid Mudrák, Marko Stacha, Martin Vitaloš.
Útočníci: Maxim Čajkovič, Viktor Ďurina, Róbert Džugan, Martin Faško-Rudáš, Dominik Jendek, Kristián Kováčik, Jakub Minárik, Marek Minárik, Michal Mrázik, Oliver Okuliar, Adam Paulíny, Daniel Vladimír Tkáč
 
tobu said:
What are the expectations for Slovakia going to this tournament? How is this generation viewed in comparison to the previous years?
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They are expected to beat Kazakhstan and thus advance to to the QF. Maybe they can beat Switzerland which doesn't look very strong this year. In the QF it will be extremely difficult for them, since all the 5 teams in the other group are going to have significantly stronger rosters on paper. This year, the groups are somewhat unbalanced. The Ostrava group (CAN, CZE, GER, RUS, USA) looks much tougher than the Trinec one (FIN, KAZ, SUI, SVK, SWE).
 
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tobu said:
What are the expectations for Slovakia going to this tournament? How is this generation viewed in comparison to the previous years?
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The 2000 generation is not very strong, but hey I thought the 99 generation was strong and they got clobbered in the QF. The team will hopefully play different under new coach. This team should get to the QF, but at the 3 or 4 seed that is good question. The matchup vs swiss will be very fun to watch. It’s more of a transition year, we will have quite a few returnees next year plus possibly even younger guys (Nemec, Slafkovsky). I’m probably most interested in seeing Chromiak now compared to at the hlinka Gretzky cup.
 
firstafricanslovak said:
I’m probably most interested in seeing Chromiak now compared to at the hlinka Gretzky cup.
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You might be surprised in a few days, because he is not a lock. As of now, it looks like his chances to make the team are maybe like 60:40.
Regarding our 2000s - They have always been considered a very weak generation, but then they had a great U18 wjc where they beat Czech rep. 5:2 and lost to Russia in shootout. It's good that this years WJC is played in Trinec and Ostrava. Our boys will feel like at home and they will also get some support from the crowd. I am positive about our chances against Switzerland. Obviously, we stand no chance against USA or CAN in QFs, so let's hope we will have good games in our group.
 
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kudla said:
You might be surprised in a few days, because he is not a lock. As of now, it looks like his chances to make the team are maybe like 60:40.
Regarding our 2000s - They have always been considered a very weak generation, but then they had a great U18 wjc where they beat Czech rep. 5:2 and lost to Russia in shootout. It's good that this years WJC is played in Trinec and Ostrava. Our boys will feel like at home and they will also get some support from the crowd. I am positive about our chances against Switzerland. Obviously, we stand no chance against USA or CAN in QFs, so let's hope we will have good games in our group.
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It would be pretty disappointing if he wasn’t on the team, cause he is one of the more skilled players selected. If he gets cut and players like Minarik and Jendek make it, that would be quite sad. Those guys are dump and chase players who are gonna get schooled by any decent Swedish or Finnish player. Ehhhh the home crowd may make advantage but than again more pressure = better chance at choking as seen by the WC this year. We won’t stand a chance against Canada, but we have played decent games against USA in the past 3 years. Also Russia = no chance either
 
firstafricanslovak said:
It would be pretty disappointing if he wasn’t on the team, cause he is one of the more skilled players selected. If he gets cut and players like Minarik and Jendek make it, that would be quite sad. Those guys are dump and chase players who are gonna get schooled by any decent Swedish or Finnish player. Ehhhh the home crowd may make advantage but than again more pressure = better chance at choking as seen by the WC this year. We won’t stand a chance against Canada, but we have played decent games against USA in the past 3 years. Also Russia = no chance either
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He will go. Simply because NHL draft and the Dukla lobby. They want him to be drafted, so they can have money for him from NHL. And and dont think, others are far better than him.

Because, if he doesnt go, he will say goodbay to Dukla and go to OHL.
 
alko said:
He will go. Simply because NHL draft and the Dukla lobby. They want him to be drafted, so they can have money for him from NHL. And and dont think, others are far better than him.

Because, if he doesnt go, he will say goodbay to Dukla and go to OHL.
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"Dukla lobby" ... Are you Slovan fan? These kids from Dukla ... Stacha, Dzugan. Chromiak for example ... are very good players and they should be there. Not because of some "Dukla lobby" but because they are playing well. I was watching last U20 tournament when we played against Switzerland, Germany and Norway and Chromiak played very good. Scored a beauty against Switzerland. And btw ... he will be in OHL sooner or later. Maybe after the WJC and if not, then after this season.
 
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Rusty7550 said:
"Dukla lobby" ... Are you Slovan fan? These kids from Dukla ... Stacha, Dzugan. Chromiak for example ... are very good players and they should be there. Not because of some "Dukla lobby" but because they are playing well. I was watching last U20 tournament when we played against Switzerland, Germany and Norway and Chromiak played very good. Scored a beauty against Switzerland. And btw ... he will be in OHL sooner or later. Maybe after the WJC and if not, then after this season.
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Even looking back at both 2018 and 2019 hlinka Gretzky cup, be made some very good plays and stood out. Will be interesting to see how he does in best on best competition. Who do we think he will play with? Maybe Fasko-Rudas, I’ve streamed a few of Everett games this season and he plays pretty strong 2 way game and is quite feisty.
 
Here was the lineup.
Faško-Rudáš - M. Minárik - Džugan
Okuliar - Kováčik - Čajkovič
Mrázik - Paulíny - Tkáč
Jendek - J. Minárik - Ďurina

Golian - Vitaloš
Kňažko - Mudrák
Dlugoš - Bučko
Stacha - Česánek

Vyletelka

Chromiak, Nespala, Fatul, Hlavaj, Drabek, Turan did not play
 
Drabek, Golian and Chromiak are the final cuts.


2018: Who is the player you are looking forward to see the most? - Cajkovic
2019: Who is the player you are looking forward to see the most? - Chromiak

And they both didn't make the team LOL
 
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