GDT: Group B - May 5 - Czech Republic (1) vs Canada (4)

[John Eichel da GOAT]

yeah Barrie! This whole tournament is hopefully showing us the Avs core isnt the problem.

 

[Juppy61]

Goal back

 

[John Agar]

Konecny... great drive, vision...

Tyson Barrie goal...

 

[jj cale]

Barrie!!

Great pass by Konency.

 

[Saidin]

Marner, nice!

 

[Steven1562]

Kid line is sooo fun !

 

[leaflover]

That should suffice.

 

[karlstegger]

Barrie

 

[John Agar]

I blame the Czechs being behind on the lack of beer sales in the arena...

 

[Spender]

Happy to see my boy Barrie get one, but looked like an offside play to me.

 

[Lexus]

 

[John Agar]

Czech players not even paying attention to their Coaches white board instructions...

 

[czechmate]

29 shots to score 1 goal is by all standards ridiculous

 

[John Agar]

Nice pass by the "Plank" there...

Plekanec pass goes to waste there...

 

[Daninja]

Pickard was stellar today.

gg Canada

 

[NyQuil]

Canada typically starts these tournaments slow so I'll take a 4-1 win at this point.

 

[jj cale]

Game over.

Not very satisfying though, defense was terrible, a couple of teams here would have ripped us to shreds today.

Need to pick it up.

 

[John Agar]

Pickard steals the game for Canada...

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

How'd MacKinnon play?

 

[kule41]

He didn't even see him that was some crazy ****

 

[that is unfortunate]

Close game, a lot closer than the score would indicate.

 

[KurtSloan]

one point would be deserved I think. 1:4 is too cruel. But I'am ok with the way we have played this match and I'm looking forward for next matches..

 

[leaflover]

That was a good deal. Got a chance to develop a shred of chemistry and assess some players, plus got the W.

 

[NyQuil]

Hard to develop a lot of urgency when you're playing with the lead for most of the game.

 

[Jablkon]

one point would be deserved I think. 1:4 is too cruel. But I'am ok with the way we have played this match and I'm looking forward for next matches..

Why cruel? We should be better in scoring. Good sign is that our game should improve later. First line was still questionable, fourth line is really unexperienced and caused third goal imo. Third line did their job but again better shooting is desperately needed. Second is all adapted to Kolar game and its all up to him to show what he is capable on int stage. But if we want medal, he needs to start skate more imo.

Anyway we own golden hattrick and if we want to defend it they have to find way to beat Canada later so as we did with russians in 2010. I am not sure if we are mentally ready to it..