Czechs in North America

[Czechboy]

Kulich has himself a game. Hopefully buys him a few more games. Crazy but his best NHL game was as a centre. If buffalo creates an NHL C out of him I'd be ecstatic. Always saw a winger

 

[martygod12]

Nosek healthy scratch?

 

[martygod12]

Vrana also didn't play? Btw Zacha is completely done this season, probably even bigger disappointment then Jiricek so far lol.

 

[Goodman68]

Vrana also didn't play? Btw Zacha is completely done this season, probably even bigger disappointment then Jiricek so far lol.

According to the highlight, Zacha is not playing badly, but neither he nor his teammates are able to convert the chances they create during the game.

 

[msboylan]

Hronek had a good game, stepped up well after Hughes got kicked out.

 

[martygod12]

According to the highlight, Zacha is not playing badly, but neither he nor his teammates are able to convert the chances they create during the game.

True no one really shines in scoring in Boston so far this year, still he should be one of the leaders there, not having same amount of points as bottom 6 feeders

 

[Czechboy]

Vrana also didn't play? Btw Zacha is completely done this season, probably even bigger disappointment then Jiricek so far lol.

Vrana was a healthy scratch.. coach said he doesn't score enough to make up for his defensive giveaways. So we see a nice goal every third game and coach sees several lazy plays a game. You'd think with Ovie out his minutes would go up. This is, what, the 10th coach in a row that Vrana pisses off? Hope he gets out of the funk and back in. I think he will.

Zacha is fine - name all the B's forwards you think will get 40 points this season? They don't have talented forwards and are designed to win games 1-0. Pasta didn't get worse either. They just fired coach and I'm hoping a trade or two for some offensive forwards is next. Honestly, they should trade for Vrana or sign Kubalik for cheap. They'd probably do very well in the Boston system as cheap options.

That is their top 10 in scoring forwards.lol Zacha plays heavy minutes and does a lot of heavy lifting. He's not the problem. Needs more points for sure but the forwards are just not good. Marchand is aging out. This isn't like when they had a younger Marchand, Bergeron and Krejci doing all the heavy lifting. Bergeron and Krejci are replaced by Lindholm and Zacha.lol No Debrusk. Hell, Lauko has 4 points and Coyle has 5 points. Boston needs a trade badly!

 

[Czechboy]

I mentioned it earleir but Utah is 'sleeping on' Vej. He's been unbelievable this year. Imagine being .927 and having 2 wins?lol

ALL our goalies are doing very well in their situations (including Vanecek who is hurt).

I still hope for some trades for Mrazek, Vej and Vanecek.

Here is Utah.. now tell me why Vej isn't getting more starts?

LIke what do you tell Vej when you bench him? 'Try harder'? 'Needs .930'? Win the Vezina and then we'll give you a few more games?lol

 

[Goodman68]

Vrana was a healthy scratch.. coach said he doesn't score enough to make up for his defensive giveaways. So we see a nice goal every third game and coach sees several lazy plays a game. You'd think with Ovie out his minutes would go up. This is, what, the 10th coach in a row that Vrana pisses off? Hope he gets out of the funk and back in. I think he will.

Zacha is fine - name all the B's forwards you think will get 40 points this season? They don't have talented forwards and are designed to win games 1-0. Pasta didn't get worse either. They just fired coach and I'm hoping a trade or two for some offensive forwards is next. Honestly, they should trade for Vrana or sign Kubalik for cheap. They'd probably do very well in the Boston system as cheap options.

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That is their top 10 in scoring forwards.lol Zacha plays heavy minutes and does a lot of heavy lifting. He's not the problem. Needs more points for sure but the forwards are just not good. Marchand is aging out. This isn't like when they had a younger Marchand, Bergeron and Krejci doing all the heavy lifting. Bergeron and Krejci are replaced by Lindholm and Zacha.lol No Debrusk. Hell, Lauko has 4 points and Coyle has 5 points. Boston needs a trade badly!

Vrána and his traditional problems. No, that player will not change and anyone who expected anything else is an incorrigibly naive person.

 

[Czechboy]

Vrána and his traditional problems. No, that player will not change and anyone who expected anything else is an incorrigibly naive person.

I am STILL that guy that thinks it will change... just add it to my pile of mistakes.lol

 

[martygod12]

Vrana was a healthy scratch.. coach said he doesn't score enough to make up for his defensive giveaways. So we see a nice goal every third game and coach sees several lazy plays a game. You'd think with Ovie out his minutes would go up. This is, what, the 10th coach in a row that Vrana pisses off? Hope he gets out of the funk and back in. I think he will.

Zacha is fine - name all the B's forwards you think will get 40 points this season? They don't have talented forwards and are designed to win games 1-0. Pasta didn't get worse either. They just fired coach and I'm hoping a trade or two for some offensive forwards is next. Honestly, they should trade for Vrana or sign Kubalik for cheap. They'd probably do very well in the Boston system as cheap options.

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That is their top 10 in scoring forwards.lol Zacha plays heavy minutes and does a lot of heavy lifting. He's not the problem. Needs more points for sure but the forwards are just not good. Marchand is aging out. This isn't like when they had a younger Marchand, Bergeron and Krejci doing all the heavy lifting. Bergeron and Krejci are replaced by Lindholm and Zacha.lol No Debrusk. Hell, Lauko has 4 points and Coyle has 5 points. Boston needs a trade badly!

He should be at least somewhere between March and Lindholm, 12-13 points with his ice time.

7 points and look who the hell are the guys around him? No one can tell me he is not underperforming even in current Boston,

Vrana suck damn, he may not change, but god damn, does really every forward need to be perfect in front and in the back also? He plays 10mins a night and still can score plenty, just give him this time and PP2 watch him score some goals and dont care about defense, use othe player for this ... these coaches sometimes ffs lol

 

[Wooren]

Vrana is a lost cause, with the right head he would be 40+ goal, PPG forward in the league. Honestly I am surprised he still plays in the NHL, would have expected him to be in Europe by now.

Zacha is overrated by czech media, he is a middle six forwad who is a 40 point player on his own. A bit unlucky at the moment plus Boston just sucks, but he is only hitting 50+ when he has the right teammates. Overall a solid NHLer though.

 

[Czechboy]

Vrana is a lost cause, with the right head he would be 40+ goal, PPG forward in the league. Honestly I am surprised he still plays in the NHL, would have expected him to be in Europe by now.

Zacha is overrated by czech media, he is a middle six forwad who is a 40 point player on his own. A bit unlucky at the moment plus Boston just sucks, but he is only hitting 50+ when he has the right teammates. Overall a solid NHLer though.

Yup . He's a fabulous 2C. Does a lot right and 50 points. A 1C does that and gets 70 to 120 points IMO. If Boston got a legit 1C.. theyd be killing it right now.

 

[martygod12]

Ivan 2 goals tonight, has more points then Zacha right now lol

Interesting guy, so far in almost every game where he got space and big ice time he delivered. Nice suprise so far

 

[Czechboy]

Ivan 2 goals tonight, has more points then Zacha right now lol

Interesting guy, so far in almost every game where he got space and big ice time he delivered. Nice suprise so far

Him and Sale are my two fav surprises this season.

He's a great complimentary player. Feel like he's slowly cementing himself a full season in the NHL which would be tremendous. Jenik couldn't stick. Blumel couldn't stick. Klapka couldn't stick. Who had Ivan sticking?lol

 

[martygod12]

Him and Sale are my two fav surprises this season.

He's a great complimentary player. Feel like he's slowly cementing himself a full season in the NHL which would be tremendous. Jenik couldn't stick. Blumel couldn't stick. Klapka couldn't stick. Who had Ivan sticking?lol

Definitely, I really hope Sale will get some games too this year

 

[Czechboy]

Definitely, I really hope Sale will get some games too this year

I expect him to get 9 games or less at some point. Just for experience. Something I didn't think I'd be typing a year ago. But he's 19 and near .ppg in AHL... seems very promising for a cup of coffee this season. Eberle is out so that is one callup out of his way.

 

[Czechboy]

Double Slovak kick in nuts.. ouch.

 

[martygod12]

Oh man that Boston this year is a pain. 6 goals scored in last 5 games.

Pasta will be glad if he reaches 70 points this year. Zacha will probably have like 20 lol

 

[Goodman68]

Oh man that Boston this year is a pain. 6 goals scored in last 5 games.

Pasta will be glad if he reaches 70 points this year. Zacha will probably have like 20 lol

Just a small note on what I already wrote. Even today's highlights showed that those players have chances (both Zacha and Pastrňák. Zacha, on the other hand, created an almost genius chance for Pasta, who drove himself to the goalkeeper), but their conversion is their huge problem.

 

[Czechboy]

So Necas almost has more points than Pasta and Hertl combined.

I'm not worried about Pasta at all. He has a long track record of Elite.

If we were in the 4 nations cup... our top line could easily be Necas-Hertl-Pasta. I mean, that's not bad at all. Or Zacha and Hertl on line 2. Shame. That would've been dynamite.

If Jiricek is traded, he may become a full timer too.

 

[Czechboy]

LOL.. plays 2 games with Jiricek and gets himself suspended. I do maintain a Jiricek trade benefits him. I do still think he's a future NHLer.

 

[martygod12]

LOL.. plays 2 games with Jiricek and gets himself suspended. I do maintain a Jiricek trade benefits him. I do still think he's a future NHLer.

I also hope he will be an NHLer one time. If Jiricek is traded, he is their second best D outside of NHL behind Mateychuk.

Same goes for Spacek in Minnesota/Iowa, I would say currently their best AHL defender.

After slow start to the season, both guys are shaping really nicely and I hope we will see them playing NHL full time in 2-3 years.

 

[martygod12]

OG 30 defense: Hronek, D.Jiricek, Špaček, Svozil, Dvorak, A.Jiricek, Gudas (he will be 37-38 by that time by I believe he will still be high level, maybe in Europe already but still high level)

 

[Czechboy]

OG 30 defense: Hronek, D.Jiricek, Špaček, Svozil, Dvorak, A.Jiricek, Gudas (he will be 37-38 by that time by I believe he will still be high level, maybe in Europe already but still high level)

Gudas will be our spiritual leader on the third pair. Not even joking. Slegr was like that in 2005. Czechs love their veteran.

No idea who, but a Dman has to surprise at some point kind of like Ivan did, right? Right? who was our last surprise on D? Sustr?