Problem is that the crisis in CZ and SK hockey already lasts for quite a long time and results of rebuilding are still quite insignificant. Both schools look struggling with finding good methodology or points where they should focus more. Other top nations still look two steps ahead of CZ or slovaks. Neither money or lack of players is a problem imo. Its just lack of general system and bit of twisted enviroment. For example czechs were criticized for not having any Ds so they they have produced some 1st 2nd round draft Ds recently but, on the other hand, no forwards in the same time. They still look they are not able to put it all together and, unfortunately, they are going even backwards in some cases, such as too many teams in junior leagues (because of private interests) etc.
The difference between Fin/SWE and CZE/SK is that when FIN/SWE realized they were ****ed up, they started working hard and professional together to change it. However this is exactly not a case of czech and slovak hockey where 10 people started, other 10 criticize them, 30 doing nothing and 7 doing exactly opposite. We live in the country where national coach is suited for bribery, media basically staying behind him, guy who gave money to the coach to keep his son in a team appeared to be even bigger idiot and everything is constantly somehow blury here. A lot of people pretend that its hard to find a way from it even if FIN/SWE found it pretty fast. And this is because it is very comfortable for them.... Its hard to imagine that this enviroment can exists in the country which is able to prepare biggest WC in the history with massive income and big support from fanbase.
