Absolutely. I think we would have lost even without this mistake (not the only obvious mistake in the game, but the most glaring one), plus it wasn’t an elimination game… so this is not sore losers whining about the refs. But my word, they have been incompetent throughout the tournament in many games.
I dont know what was so entertaining about it, one good period from us. First and third was completely terrible. Outshoted 44 - 17, that PP before end was just a comical embarassment.
I don't mind that the shots were 44-17, the only statistics that really matters is the goals. Guys hit the post two of three times, had a couple of great scoring chanced which didn't count as shots on goal but were really close. Canada, to the contrary, was shooting from almost every possible spot but most of the shots were easy saves for the goalie. So the SOG statistic really doesn't say that much.
Both of these teams playing today lack that one or two offensive stars that can break a game open in their favour..............it's holding them back.
Yes, definitely. The Canada roster is at least composed (mostly) of established, regular NHL players. Realistically: Players like Toffoli, Laugthon, Krebs, Glass, McBain, or Weegar, Myers in the defense would all be praised as super reinforcements for this year's Czech team. Our stars are Kubalík, who is a very good player and I think they haven't been utilizing his full potential in Detroit, but still he is no genius playmaker nor The Star which would completely dominate top tier games, and then Červenka, who is a great playmaker, his vision is outstanding, but he is also almost 38 years old and his skating is already a bit subpar. The rest of the team are solid, hard working guys playing in quality professional leagues, but they are no hockey wizards. They lack at least one like which would be really dominating their shifts, and boost the energy of the entire team. I still believe they can beat any team in this tournament on the right day, but nobody should expect them outplaying the opponents, setting the pace of the game, creating beautiful plays in the offensive zone. This is not the way they could succeed.
Well honestly between todays game and that 5:1 loss against Canada in 2019 semis, I just have to choose in a hearbeat that the 2019 game was much much more better from our side. We played good, had a lot of chances, but just terribly failed in finishing back there.
Yeah but thats what is winning the matches ... Since Kari came our game is just unvatchable and in an alarming number of games.
No its not, he actually partly did. We were really lucky in the qf against USA and semis against Canada back then. Hasek just basically won those two games for us.
I see You just don't like that coach, OK, that's Your opinion. I am just reminding the last medal before 2022 was in 2012 (bronze), Alois Hadamczik was the coach. Růžička, Vůjtek, Jandač, Říha, Pešán... none of them won any medal. So I got a strong suspicion it hasn't been exactly about the coaches.
We also were 4th like three times in that time and in 2016 and 18 we got an unlucky elimination in qf after playing a really good and enjoyable hockey.
Jalonen is a defensively minded coach. I understand You don't like the system he wants his team to play. That's OK. It will be all about the QF game for him. If the team wins, he will be the hero who advanced to the SF with a team nobody believed in. Just like Hadamczik back in 2006, for example. If the team loses, he will be fired as the coach who made the team play an unattractive defensive game without any great results. It is well possible that a single lucky/unlucky bounce will be the line between these two possibilites.
Yes thats a very true statement. Although as I said in other thread, I would like him replaced even if we won the medal. I just dont like the way we play under him, but thats just my personal preference and opinion.
All 4 officials apparently don't know the rules. After the play they should have said the play was dead when the Czech touched it and faced off in the Czech zone. And added the time back on the clock.
