GDT: Quarterfinal • United States vs. Czech Republic

[ecemleafs]

I see Nedeljkovic has a lot of saves. Has he been tested?

yeah hes been tested. usa dmen have gotten a little sloppy in the 2nd period.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I like the score but we have some areas of improvement that need to be addressed as well.

 

[joey16]

Well, lets see it positive guys.. there's always next year (yeah, I know we've been saying this every year for like 4 years)

 

[GPF]

Skates much better than Schremp... Not sure what he will become, but on skating alone that is a very bad comparison in my opinion.

Its not about the skating, true that btw, more the way how they approach the game ... I saw some AHL games with Schremp later on and in a way it seemed to me that he never managed to take hockey serious in a weird way, there was always this intention for the extra dazzling play and a hanging head after a while when it didnt go his way

 

[SanDogBrewin]

If I see another Beezid commercial........

I'm happy the computer virus with ugly dude has finally gone away.

 

[czechmate]

Often its the easiest to blame the coach if the team doesn't succeed, but in this case I really fail to understand why players with an arguably decent offensive skill set do not manage to create at least some dangerous opportunities within the offensive zone (Zacha, Pasternak, Spacek etc.). What exactly is preventing them to play up to their potential? Is it lack of chemistry amongst the players or simply a poor coaching strategy? Our offensive performance up to now is coined by invisibility and harmlessness, and unfortunately there is not a spark of hope this will change in the 3rd period.

 

[Bajo19]

Matthews now scored 7 goals in 3 games against Czechs. Wow.

 

[Alexandrov]

Everything going in!

 

[OmNomNom]

he looks so bored out there hahahaha

 

[Alexandrov]

Matthews now scored 7 goals in 3 games against Czechs. Wow.

Wait. Three games? Pre-tournament or something?

 

[King 88]

Wow I knew usa was good but Czechs played that badly or what?

 

[ecemleafs]

he really reminds me of malkin in open ice.

 

[Mara]

Can't believe the score. This USA team is something else. Wow.

 

[CrypTic]

Wow I knew usa was good but Czechs played that badly or what?

The game was much closer than the score shows IMO. But right now it looks like the Czechs aren't even trying.

 

[Startseva]

Wow I knew usa was good but Czechs played that badly or what?

they stopped playing. usa will score a couple more looks like

 

[joey16]

PP practicing for the US...

Our players there just like cones

 

[SanDogBrewin]

he really reminds me of malkin in open ice.

Total command of the puck and confidence through the roof.

 

[Bajo19]

Wait. Three games? Pre-tournament or something?

6 goals sorry. He scored 1 in U18 WC 2014 in preliminary round match and then in the finals he scored 2.

 

[superdeluxe]

Nice goal by Eansor on the short hander

 

[Bajo19]

Hitchcock with amazing stickhandling. We are terrible right now.

 

[Alexandrov]

Hitchcock with amazing stickhandling. We are terrible right now.

How the hell did he just glide past Pastarnak?

 

[czechmate]

This is really both ridiculous and saddening at the same time. It looks like zero effort from our side.

 

[Wooren]

Hitchcock with amazing stickhandling. We are terrible right now.

We are terrible since the 3rd goal, they are just floating there. I would say Czechs are still ''trying'', but they just can't when they know it's lost.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Cat with a goal.

 

[ecemleafs]

nice to see debrincat get on the board