WC: 2021 Czech Republic Roster Talk

[Czechboy]

Ale Zacha is definitely out. And no AHL players will come. Same like with Červenka, the coach doesn't want them.

Jan Kovář will join the team on Wednesday. Thats one good news.

And all that means Hrubec, Will and Kváča are our goalies for WC.

Not suprising that the NHL guys are dropping off like flies. Happens every year. I'm surprised coach didn't want Cervenka!

I still hope Simek makes it... he'd be a big help to us.

 

[JustSomeGuyCZ]

Projected line up for tommorow match against Finland:
Will
Kvaca

Sulak Moravcik
Vitasek Scotka
Musil Jordan
Galvas

H. Zohorna T.Zohorna Blumel
Sekac Hanzl Radil
Lenc Spacek M.Stransky
Tomasek Musil Smejkal
Cerveny

 

[Goodman68]

Projected line up for tommorow match against Finland:
Will
Kvaca

Sulak Moravcik
Vitasek Scotka
Musil Jordan
Galvas

H. Zohorna T.Zohorna Blumel
Sekac Hanzl Radil
Lenc Spacek M.Stransky
Tomasek Musil Smejkal
Cerveny

Blumel come on

 

[Czechboy]

Lenc Spacek M.Stransky

This line could be great.. an outscoring bottom 6 line that pops in the occasional goal. I really like the look of it for an all Extraliga line (sort of, 2 guys are gone now).

 

[Czechboy]

Blumel come on

Kampf not coming might help him make it!

 

[czechmate]

@Czechboy

I'm missing Gulaš and Barinka. Any news on them?

 

[Czechboy]

@Czechboy

I'm missing Gulaš and Barinka. Any news on them?

I can confirm they are on the first PP unit.

Maybe we'll sit Vrana down and call Gulas mid tourney again!

Same with Hronek... Barinka needs a new deal so we should sit him for Barinka.lol

 

[Swipes]

Man, it's kinda sad how few players we have in the NHL these days There really isn't much to choose from.

I really don't have any expectations from this team, so I hope they can surprise me

 

[Czechboy]

Man, it's kinda sad how few players we have in the NHL these days There really isn't much to choose from.

I really don't have any expectations from this team, so I hope they can surprise me

It's funny because I'm a pessimistic.. however,

I love the World's team
I love the Olympic Pro on Pro team (assuming they go all NHL)

I don't like the Hlinka or U20 team... but the current senior situation is actually quite good!

 

[Goodman68]

Man, it's kinda sad how few players we have in the NHL these days There really isn't much to choose from.

I really don't have any expectations from this team, so I hope they can surprise me

In fact, it seems to me that the situation is definitely better than a few years ago, when, according to a journalist, they didn't want us for the WC. There is no sure NHL driver in the attack this year. But there are more and more young players in the NHL, slowly but surely.

 

[Jablkon]

In fact, it seems to me that the situation is definitely better than a few years ago, when, according to a journalist, they didn't want us for the WC. There is no sure NHL driver in the attack this year. But there are more and more young players in the NHL, slowly but surely.

I reckon they still wouldn’t want us in potential WC. We have less Ds in NHL than in 2016.

 

[Goodman68]

I reckon they still wouldn’t want us in potential WC. We have less Ds in NHL than in 2016.

But we will still build the whole defense from the NHL. Moreover, the fact that they do not want us was said a few years later, probably in the 18/19 season, and we were worse off than now, even in defense and there is no need to argue about the attack.

 

[Swipes]

But we will still build the whole defense from the NHL. Moreover, the fact that they do not want us was said a few years later, probably in the 18/19 season, and we were worse off than now, even in defense and there is no need to argue about the attack.

I think that defense will be a problem. It will likely be built from AHLers and NHLers.

You're right that the forwards look solid, that should be fine. Not sure about the goaltending though, there isn't much improvement there.

 

[Czechboy]

I think that defense will be a problem. It will likely be built from AHLers and NHLers.

You're right that the forwards look solid, that should be fine. Not sure about the goaltending though, there isn't much improvement there.

NHL D next year:

Rutta
Zboril
Hajek
Simek
Gudas
Hronek
Kempny

Under contract: Krutil, Kral, Galvas, Salda, Masin (small chance any become NHLers but you never know!)
Drafted: Svozil

I'm not saying it's good... but it's not awful and is better than it has been.

 

[Czechboy]

But we will still build the whole defense from the NHL. Moreover, the fact that they do not want us was said a few years later, probably in the 18/19 season, and we were worse off than now, even in defense and there is no need to argue about the attack.

I honestly felt the Swiss/Slovak/German/etc fans should've boycotted it. If no Czech team, I think they should boycott too. FTR.. I hate the World Cup.lol

 

[Czechboy]

Hronek and Zadina are in Prague after a crazy flight.

 

[Voodoozz]

Kral will be a good NHLer imo, he's improved tremendously over the past year or so. Really looking forward to see him grow. Galvas will make it too eventually. Then you have Svozil, Jiricek, Hamara and Moravec, who all should be 1st or 2nd round picks in the next 2 drafts.

It's not great but compared with how it looked like 5 or 6 years ago, when our only full-time NHL defensemen under 30 were Gudas, Polák and Šustr and the rest were mostly washed up veterans like Zidlicky, Rozsival or Michalek, it didn't get worse.

 

[Czechboy]

Today's roster

 

[Czechboy]

They haven't scored but that PP was beautiful... Spacek seems to run the show on the wall.

 

[Czechboy]

Zohorna's and Radil also looked good on their turn on PP. 5 on 3 coming up

 

[Czechboy]

Well, I know how this works. We had a nice PP which became a nice 5 on 3 which became an okay PP. Didn't score. Now we'll get a penalty and Finns will score on the first shot!

 

[Czechboy]

Sulak is always so noticieable when he plays for us... very polarizing player.

 

[Czechboy]

As I praise him... Sulak scores!

All the D I like and want to keep are defensive in nature.. guy like Sulak might help. Eg. Masin and Musil won't be brining much offence. Still hoping Simek can make it and I do think Hajek has more offence to his game. Sort of like how Marincin looks different at World's than for Leafs.

 

[Voodoozz]

Really like our PP setup with Spacek, Sulak and Stransky, great job by Straka. Haven't seen a confident Czech PP like this in a long time.

 

[Maluk11]

2-1 final score for Czechs vs Finland. I really liked our game today, deserved win in my eyes. Seventh win in row. We also keep our 2nd place in EHT.