GDT: Group A - May 4 - Russia vs France

[Kshahdoo]

Buchnevich looks good.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Datsyuk is still a magician. Kaprizov with the 2nd, 4-0.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Anyone from France looking decent?

 

[EverybodyLovesRay]

Gusev not playing?

 

[Bookker]

Anyone from France looking decent?

Alexandre Texier is a real beast.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Alexandre Texier is a real beast.

That is exactly what I wanted to hear.

 

[SI90]

I think I’d look good against France

 

[Atas2000]

Gusev not playing?

Illness.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

An overall solid performance by Russia. There were some missed chances, but as a start, not bad at all. I really liked Datsyuk's performance. The defense played better than expected. Let's hope the boys will keep getting better and better as the tournament progresses.

 

[kabidjan18]

Alexandre Texier is a real beast.

What part did he do well? The paper doesn't suggest the same.

 

[Belizarius]

Texier at least had some moves offensively, but, overall, the weakest performance by team France in 10 years. Texier lost the puck to Datsyuk on the 4th goal as well - but everybody lose vs Datsyuk, not the first one, not the last one...
Our defense was abysmal, lack of urgency, intensity, all things that made France stay in thie elite groupe for years.
We have to regroup quickly : tomorrow, it's Belarus, and it's critical.

 

[cska78]

meaningless game, France decided to rest for the Belarus game, didn't even watch this.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

meaningless game, France decided to rest for the Belarus game, didn't even watch this.

I don't quite agree. I doubt the French team just went in there with the attitude - 'let's just lose this one'. I think they were sort of 'saving up' energy, but I doubt their goal was just to stand around. Obviously one shouldn't overvalue this win by Russia, but overall a good enough start. The main matches are yet to come.

 

[DangeRouss]

No upset as expected
Russia played a solid game

I think Texier should center our 2d line
even if he is the youngest player of this championship

Too many absences this year
worrying situation :0

 

[Belizarius]

Bad game from the defense, and from the veterans who didn't lead by example. Should be better saturday...

 

[Retroglyphs]

No upset as expected
Russia played a solid game

I think Texier should center our 2d line
even if he is the youngest player of this championship

Too many absences this year
worrying situation :0

Oh boy, I couldn't agree more - Alexandre Texier #63 has been France's best man on the ice today. He was more or less the only guy not afraid to go one on one against the overwhelming russian opposition. He had this brazen-beautiful chance after dancing around some russian defenders, if I remember it right, in the 1st period. I think he'll develop into one of their most important players in the future.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Why wasn't this credited as an assist?

 

[Retroglyphs]

Why wasn't this credited as an assist?

A clear mistake. Buchnevich with the primary helper, and Nesterov with the secondary helper on Anisimov's goal.