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Czech Republic vs. Canada
Saturday, September 17th, 8:00PM Eastern.
ESPNEWS, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Preview
Saturday, September 17th, 8:00PM Eastern.
ESPNEWS, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Preview
Confirmed lines for Czech Republic:
M. Michalek - Plekanec - Voracek
Palat - Hanzal - Pastrnak
Frolik - Faksa - Hemsky
Cervenka - Sobotka - Jaskin
Nakladal - Sustr
Kempny - Polak
Jordan - Z. Michalek
Goalie is not confirmed yet, but expect to see Neuvirth, imo.
Birner, Kundratek and Pavelec out
projected lines are
Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Tavares - Getzlaf - Stamkos
Couture - Toews - Perry
Thornton - O'Reilly - Duchene
Vlasic - Weber
Bouwmeester - Doughty
Pietrangelo - Burns
Price
Crawford
Giroux, Muzzin, and Holtby out
Thornton and Duchene have played well together, Duchene and ROR have a history together and have both played wing. Duchene and Jumbo both love playing below the goal line and adding RoR makes this line faster and very good defensively. All 3 are good on the dot. I'm not sure why people don't like this line? Well balanced, very good defensively and can pop a few goals. That's a pretty great 4th line IMO. Babs will have zero concern with this line.As I said in the Team Canada thread, some of the line swapping is head-scratching to me.
Thornton seems like he would be a better fit with Couture and Toews than Perry, for example.
Confirmed lines for Czech Republic:
M. Michalek - Plekanec - Voracek
Palat - Hanzal - Pastrnak
Frolik - Faksa - Hemsky
Cervenka - Sobotka - Jaskin
Nakladal - Sustr
Kempny - Polak
Jordan - Z. Michalek
Goalie is not confirmed yet, but expect to see Neuvirth, imo.
Birner, Kundratek and Pavelec out
projected lines are
Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Tavares - Getzlaf - Stamkos
Couture - Toews - Perry
Thornton - O'Reilly - Duchene
Vlasic - Weber
Bouwmeester - Doughty
Pietrangelo - Burns
Price
Crawford
Giroux, Muzzin, and Holtby out
Imagine if Canada lost this game and to the US team next game.
Canada favored by 2 1/2 goals
The Canada roster looks insaneIm looking forward to the Czechs stepping up their game tonight, especially their defense!
And we don't even have these guys on the roster either through injury or simply not being selected.
Benn
Seguin
Carter
Keith
Letang
Subban
Hall
Giordano
Brodie
Seabrook