GDT: Group B - May 14 - France (2) vs Czech Republic (5)

[tade]

I really like our team & today's line-up so come on and show your qualities today! Jump as hard as possible on France right from the get go, because France is for sure going to do it.

Roussel is going to be crazy today, I am sure. Gudas will take care.

 

[tade]

Why Czech 'experts' are comparing Roussel-S.Da Costa-Bellemare line to Olimb brothers + Thoresen?

France line is significantly better.

 

[Dahli]

Good decision from the French coach to have Hardy as the starting goalie. He is on fire and deserves to start for the next 2 games.

 

[Wooren]

I don't understand how is Krejcik on the 2nd pairing. He is not good.

 

[Belizarius]

Why Czech 'experts' are comparing Roussel-S.Da Costa-Bellemare line to Olimb brothers + Thoresen?

France line is significantly better.

Thanks
I understand the comparison, though. Our 1st line carry the load, like Norway line does for their country. The rest on both lineups don't score a lot.

 

[tade]

Thanks
I understand the comparison, though. Our 1st line carry the load, like Norway line does for their country. The rest on both lineups don't score a lot.

Thats fair enough, I guess.

 

[tade]

Fun fact. Our starting goalie today is Pavel Francouz. And Francouz literally means 'Frenchman'.

 

[tade]

Huge save by Francouz.

 

[Urbanskog]

Fun fact. Our starting goalie today is Pavel Francouz. And Francouz literally means 'Frenchman'.

I hope that's an indication of some underlying allegiances.

 

[tade]

France is pushing. Another big chance. Pasta with bad turnover.

 

[kary]

First five minutes clearly belong to France, we are lucky we didn't get scored on... French seem to be skating a lot better, we look like slugs compared to them.

 

[Swipes]

I wonder how many goals we'll concede before we start taking the game more seriously?

 

[tade]

Pasta with nice shot and goal. 1-0 PP goal. Followed by another big chance for Pasta.

 

[kary]

I just hope Pasta found his luck again ... Finally he scored, this was his 22nd shot in the tournament and first goal.

 

[czechmate]

Like the ways we play. You can finally see a system behind it. France is hot though, they will take every chance you give them.

 

[czechmate]

Francouz and Horak have been terrific so far. Krejcik not so much.

 

[kary]

OMG Cervenka ... first he almost gave Da Costa a goal and than took a dumb penalty in the offensive zone, what a shift by him.

 

[kary]

hahaha Gudas .. we had 2 goalies there.

 

[KurtSloan]

man of the first period is Francouz. Man, how more lucky we can be..

 

[Swipes]

Lucky not to have conceded. Great play from Francouz.

 

[letsgocaps]

You got to score at some point ..

 

[KurtSloan]

OMG Cervenka ... first he almost gave Da Costa a goal and than took a dumb penalty in the offensive zone, what a shift by him.

he has been playing bad tournament..

 

[czechmate]

OMG Cervenka ... first he almost gave Da Costa a goal and than took a dumb penalty in the offensive zone, what a shift by him.

The penalty he took in the offensive zone wasn't really one. The defender was holding his stick and wouldn't let go. The situation with Da Costa wasn't really good but Cervenka was able to create some chances in the offensive zone. I like his fast turn-arounds!

 

[kary]

he has been playing bad tournament..

As he always seems to have at WCH, this one isn't even that bad by him imo, he had way worse.

 

[czechmate]

he has been playing bad tournament..

I have to disagree. Not long ago he scored on a breakaway and he is a very versatile forward that passed the puck pretty well throughout the last games.