GDT: Czechia vs. Sweden, Group B, Dec 31 2024; 17:00 EST

[Seiza]

I thought Thelin was badly positioned on the Czech goal and also very late in the movement. Otherwise, he has been solid.

 

[Czechboy]

Great goal though and exactly what we needed.. a bad call in our favor. We were due a bounce of some sort.

 

[jj cale]

Beauty by Sale.


Any chance we can borrow him for the shootouts?

 

[cc]

I cant believe that was a penalty shot

 

[McMozesmadness]

Czechs in a massive hole. Not sure they have the firepower to get back in this

I only said this to motivate them…

 

[Gazewithin]

Tomas Holmström bad or a mere mortal bad?

Honestly not far off. He got the "kid who grew up in a borderline inbred village in Småland and never got exposed to the outside except for playing hockey games" voice.

But at least he is young. Holmström was just a ridiculous grown man living in another country who somehow did not accidentally improve.

 

[Czechboy]

With that.. I believe Sale is 2nd all time in Czech (not Czechosvlovakian) scoring. Behind Kulich and just past Necas with 19.

 

[Chainshot]

Granberg might want to settle down. The refs are going to be looking for ways to make this game closer.

 

[Czechboy]

Alright Sweden your turn to do something stupid.. over the glass puck or a deflection to one of our sticks in the diamond. We've been nothing but generous here.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

That was a nice move by Sale, but sort of a weak call imo.



Bergqvist relegated to the 7th d spot?

 

[theslatcher]

Classic Altörn. You finally see him get the puck, he loses it immediately.

 

[Czechboy]

That was a nice move by Sale, but sort of a weak call imo.



Bergqvist relegated to the 7th d spot?

sort of? That was a bad call.

 

[Czechboy]

My gripe with lineup is that we have a lot of Euro guys in top spots that are undrafted.. they do well against non big 4 nations but then it is obvious when we play the big 4 why they aren't drafted. I still hope they rejig lines before quarters. They won't. but I hope they do.

 

[Chainshot]

Big hit there. Oh my.

 

[hockeyprospects9]

Slashing?

 

[theslatcher]

Great hit for a smaller guy.

 

[Czechboy]

Big hit there. Oh my.

That cage kid got smashed...

ouch.. perrfect hit. Novotny is 2 years from the draft. Probably a first rounder but he got crushed there.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

sort of? That was a bad call.

It was. I was trying to be nice to the IIHF.


Is it like a given for Czechia to always have a dude with the last name "Novotny" on the team, or am I just blowing out the number of times I've seen that name on the Czechia team?

 

[Czechboy]

Czech media having fun with Sale and his complete lack of expression.lol

 

[Czechboy]

It was. I was trying to be nice to the IIHF.


Is it like a given for Czechia to always have a dude with the last name "Novotny" on the team, or am I just blowing out the number of times I've seen that name on the Czechia team?

It's a very common name!

This team also 4 Vojtech's.lol

 

[Czechboy]

Craig making a good point here... whoever wins this is seed 1! So they get the more favorable quarter and more favorable semi.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

the f?!

 

[Chainshot]

FFS, stop giving Sweden powerplays.

 

[Czechboy]

Another stupid f***en penatly.. good lord, what is that? 5 unnecessary ones?

 

[theslatcher]

Craig making a good point here... whoever wins this is seed 1! So they get the more favorable quarter and more favorable semi.

But have you heard that the winner faces Latvia in the quarters?