WJC: 2025 Czech Team

[Goodman68]

Yeah but it was completely unnecessary to add that he is not "dominant" enough. Publicly diminishing his quality, that will certainly not help in comunnication between them towards future NT tournaments and next WJC possibly.

So I have no problem with that at all. Journalists ask him the reasons and he tells them. Why should he hide something, or even lie. And I don't understand at all these "dances" around a player whom I criticized for his game already in the U17 category (he didn't play well in the national team even then and my posts about problems with forechecking are still here), his performances were always below expectations and last year he was in representation before the World Cup literally embarrassing. Now he's offended. And the coach is supposed to walk around carefully so that he doesn't accidentally offend him and somehow touch his ego? Laughable. I'm 100% behind Augusta and we can easily play badly in the championship..

 

[czechcanadian]

You also forget that we were extremely lucky in the QF against Canada, so we very well could have ended in QF last year. The team outperformed itself with the bronze.

Still looking at lineup again, there were Hamara, Alscher, Cibulka and Galvas in the back, Ales Cech was playing in ELH full time, so I would not say D the were much weaker then this year.

In the net was Hrabal so that was the same.

Offense were maybe a bit weaker, but you forget there was still Kulich and Sapo, backed up with Sale and extremely productive CHL players Becher, Rymon and Melovsky who have really standed out in their age group at that tournament. We completely lack those kind of players this year. The Euro part of offense is looking really good, but the CHL part is kinda weak imo. Most of those players are barely at ppg. in their teams, which is really just not that great for CHL. Topped out with tiny and unproductive Simek who is below average at CHL even at age 19.

Yeah seeing the lineup again and if Jiricek makes it and boosts our D, the team actually doesnt look that bad, 95% was an exaggeration, but still a chance for medal is not very high this year.

And no Badinka, Benak and Mrtka are just stupid decisions.

I’m not forgetting but I know there was luck. Still, they played relatively well and like I said earlier, had a big chance to make Final.

Becher and Melovsky were excellent and a nice surprise. Even Bareš was a good energy player.
But after that it really dropped off in terms of production and sustained pressure.

I think we have more offensive depth this year and I like the defense more as well. Even if Jiricek doesn’t play.

Hrábal a year later isn’t the same. Of course he may still fail but in theory he should be much better and much more confident. Hopefully he’s worked on the glove hand!

So I’m not necessarily saying we’re getting a medal but I’m looking at the glass half full where as you are looking at it half empty.

 

[martygod12]

So I have no problem with that at all. Journalists ask him the reasons and he tells them. Why should he hide something, or even lie. And I don't understand at all these "dances" around a player whom I criticized for his game already in the U17 category (he didn't play well in the national team even then and my posts about problems with forechecking are still here), his performances were always below expectations and last year he was in representation before the World Cup literally embarrassing. Now he's offended. And the coach is supposed to walk around carefully so that he doesn't accidentally offend him and somehow touch his ego? Laughable. I'm 100% behind Augusta and we can easily play badly in the championship..

I give up you are right I am wrong.

 

[martygod12]

I’m not forgetting but I know there was luck. Still, they played relatively well and like I said earlier, had a big chance to make Final.

Becher and Melovsky were excellent and a nice surprise. Even Bareš was a good energy player.
But after that it really dropped off in terms of production and sustained pressure.

I think we have more offensive depth this year and I like the defense more as well. Even if Jiricek doesn’t play.

Hrábal a year later isn’t the same. Of course he may still fail but in theory he should be much better and much more confident. Hopefully he’s worked on the glove hand!

So I’m not necessarily saying we’re getting a medal but I’m looking at the glass half full where as you are looking at it half empty.

I just have worries about the D, we are looking to have really weak 3rd pair and if Jiricek wont play really weak half of the defense. I fear that top teams will make complete practice dummies out of players like Koci, Volas, Port.

 

[Czechboy]

I just have worries about the D, we are looking to have really weak 3rd pair and if Jiricek wont play really weak half of the defense. I fear that top teams will make complete practice dummies out of players like Koci, Volas, Port.

Just wait till they keep Volas and cut Galvas.lol

 

[Czechboy]

I’m not forgetting but I know there was luck. Still, they played relatively well and like I said earlier, had a big chance to make Final.

Becher and Melovsky were excellent and a nice surprise. Even Bareš was a good energy player.
But after that it really dropped off in terms of production and sustained pressure.

I think we have more offensive depth this year and I like the defense more as well. Even if Jiricek doesn’t play.

Hrábal a year later isn’t the same. Of course he may still fail but in theory he should be much better and much more confident. Hopefully he’s worked on the glove hand!

So I’m not necessarily saying we’re getting a medal but I’m looking at the glass half full where as you are looking at it half empty.

A 19 year old NCAA starting goalie that went in round 2 and played as an 18 year old seems very promising to me. I really like the other 2 goalies as well.

Last year Becher and Melovsky were the big surprises... we have some great candidates for that... from the pros like Kos, Holinka or Sikora OR from the CHL guys like Petr and Zidlicky. I feel like they have some potential to have a really good tournament as 19 year old leaders.

I'm quite excited about the whole thing.

Must win Quarter - that's all I care about. 4 semis in a row at this would be tremendous!

 

[Czechboy]

No idea if Dvorak will say no again. No idea if coaches will invite Badinka.

G - Hrabal. Matecha and Milota. My guess is that both Milota and Matecha get drafted.
D - Port, Dvorak, Jiricek, Galvas, Figigr, Badinka, Koci, Svozil
F - Sale, Stancl, Mastalarisky, Zidlicky, Benak, Jecho, Sprynar, Felcman, Kos, Curran, Petr, Perez, Holinka

Who'd I miss? Rocak? Novotny? Lukas Fischer is stilll listed as Czech? Simek?

I will say, I was pretty damn close. This is from page 1 and almost a year ago.
2 out of 3 on the G's.. Kavan instead of Matecha.
6 out of 8 on the D. I had Badinka. For now I'll count Jiricek as on team. I did ask about Rocak. I had no idea who Volas is in fairness, still really don't.lol I was way off on Svozil.lol
10 out of 13 on forwards - had Benak, Curran and Perez wrong. FTR.. I think it was a mistake not to take those 3. But I like the F core and think it is a strength for us this tourney.

 

[Czechboy]

My guess at the roster:

Stancl-Holinka-Sale
Kos-Felcman-Petr
Mastalirsky-Jecho-Hradec
Sikora-Curran-Zidlicky

Dvorak-Jiricek
Koci-Port
Galvas-Badinka
Fibigr

Hrabal
Milota

You did tremendous!

Curran youre one missed forward (again, I thought he should've gone).

Badinka your one missed D. Definitely a political reason and not a skill one.


19 out of 21!