WJC: GDT: Canada – Slovakia (6:30 p.m. ET)

[ORRFForever]

Brandt Clarke has looked terrible

He was awful.

**

The ice looked poor - the puck kept bouncing. The arena needs to do something about that.

 

[BigBadBoar]

Chechia (obviously under the name 'Czech Republic' formerly) seems to have been doing something very good over the last decade in developing and getting some good players to their WJC teams. It's up and down of course, but am I wrong in thinking they have shown steady improvement?

There has been a steady improvement over the past decade, but when You compare Czech teams, both men's and junior, from, say, 1996-2006, and 2012-2022, it is apparent that they are still far behind the peak they had around the turn of the millenium.

 

[trilobyte]

Agree. The rest of the team needs to do something. It can't just be Bedard and Stankoven busting their humps while everyone else is standing around watching.

I thought Othmann, Guenther, Dean were very involved ad contributed a lot. Zelleweger and Ostapchuk were also good in my view.

 

[Jabba11]

Simon Nemec, Devils fans have a real real good one there. What player.

 

[ORRFForever]

I thought Othmann, Guenther, Dean were very involved ad contributed a lot. Zelleweger and Ostapchuk were also good in my view.

That's fair.

 

[trilobyte]

There has been a steady improvement over the past decade, but when You compare Czech teams, both men's and junior, from, say, 1996-2006, and 2012-2022, it is apparent that they are still far behind the peak they had around the turn of the millenium.

Yes, I agree with you. I think a lot of people were happy to see what looked like improvement and starting to show up with greater force again in international competition.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I thought Othmann, Guenther, Dean were very involved ad contributed a lot. Zelleweger and Ostapchuk were also good in my view.

Zellweger was terrible on he PP. Never gets a shot through to the net.

 

[Jabba11]

Second best goal in team Canada's history at the World Juniors IMO. Only behind the Jordan Eberle Destiny panics goal against Russia!

 

[trilobyte]

Zellweger was terrible on he PP. Never gets a shot through to the net.

You may have a point, but he's pretty mobile and carries the puck well. Not bad on the blue line offensively at all, not that easy to defend. I'm not saying he's perfect, but was just stating that he wasn't just standing around watching tonight -- quite the opposite.

 

[hackeyman]

Not sure about that. Slovakia was incredible - they won every battle.

They got outshot more than 2 to 1

 

[TerminatorBlue]

Canada can't expect to beat USA playing like that.

 

[ORRFForever]

They got outshot more than 2 to 1

True. Maybe I'm not being objective.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Mesar won't be there, pretty sure. Habs are about to sell 5 players, he'll be in the NHL.

There is no chance he's in the nhl next year. He's nowhere near ready.

 

[trilobyte]

Canada can't expect to beat USA playing like that.

USA has such a dangerous defensive corps. They always look very much in sync too. They look very good.

 

[montreal]

 

[trilobyte]

He was awful.

**

The ice looked poor - the puck kept bouncing. The arena needs to do something about that.

That's what I've been wondering about. I thought it looked okay against Sweden early on, but seemed to see more bouncing unsettled pucks as the game wore on.
I didn't really key in on it tonight with the frenetic pace of this game.

 

[ORRFForever]

That's what I've been wondering about. I thought it looked okay against Sweden early on, but seemed to see more bouncing unsettled pucks as the game wore on.
I didn't really key in on it tonight with the frenetic pace of this game.

It seemed every time the puck was passed to the D-Men on the point, it bounced - many times over the Blue Line. Uggggg.

 

[SOLR]

There is no chance he's in the nhl next year. He's nowhere near ready.

No substance in your argument. Why can you predict where he'll be in 8 months?

 

[Sideline]

That's what I've been wondering about. I thought it looked okay against Sweden early on, but seemed to see more bouncing unsettled pucks as the game wore on.
I didn't really key in on it tonight with the frenetic pace of this game.

It's damn near impossible to have good ice on a sheet getting used for three packed games on the same day. Especially when the building is only empty for ~1.5 hours between the final two games of the day.

 

[SOLR]

Canada can't expect to beat USA playing like that.

Slovakia beat the US 5-2, I think we'll be fine.

 

[trilobyte]

It's damn near impossible to have good ice on a sheet getting used for three packed games on the same day. Especially when the building is only empty for ~1.5 hours between the final two games of the day.

Most likely true, but I am no expert on modern ice-making technology. It does seem to be pretty much impossible to provide a good sheet with that usage, as you say.

 

[Sykur]

Hey guys, don't you miss Pierre Maguire talking about Connor Bedard's magical play?

 

[heretik27]

Hey guys, don't you miss Pierre Maguire talking about Connor Bedard's magical play?

Somehow, somewhere, Pierre McGuire has a photo of Bedard in Maple Leaf PJ's.

 

[trilobyte]

Hey guys, don't you miss Pierre Maguire talking about Connor Bedard's magical play?

We have missed so much without the special background story that only Pierre could provide...on pretty well every player ever at any time.
Edit: I actually am being sarcastic ha ha

 

[ORRFForever]

Hey guys, don't you miss Pierre Maguire talking about Connor Bedard's magical play?

Love Pierre !!! (being sincere, not sarcastic)