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GDT: Semifinal - May 25 - Canada vs Czech Republic

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Switzerland
2019 IIHF World Championship
Semifinal

May 25
1:15 PM ET • 7:15 PM CET

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Canada vs Czech Republic
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Canada
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
30 Matt Murray
31 Carter Hart

Defensemen:
25 Darnell Nurse - 28 Damon Severson
72 Thomas Chabot - 51 Troy Stecher
27 Shea Theodore - 4 Dante Fabbro
5 Philippe Myers

Forwards:
81 Jonathan Marchessault - 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois - 61 Mark Stone
71 Anthony Cirelli - 7 Sean Couturier - 23 Sam Reinhart
16 Jared McCann - 19 Kyle Turris - 39 Anthony Mantha
14 Adam Henrique - 17 Dylan Strome - 21 Mathieu Joseph
10 Tyson Jost

Scratched:
G 29 Mackenzie Blackwood
D 62 Brandon Montour
F 59 Tyler Bertuzzi


Czech Republic
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
32 Patrik Bartošák
33 Pavel Francouz

Defensemen:
6 David Musil - 17 Filip Hronek
11 Michal Moravčík - 44 Jan Rutta
29 Jan Kolář - 3 Radko Gudas
9 David Sklenička

Forwards:
67 Michael Frolík - 12 Dominik Simon - 93 Jakub Voráček
18 Ondřej Palát - 94 Radek Faksa - 23 Dmitrij Jaškin
81 Dominik Kubalík - 43 Jan Kovář - 77 Milan Gulaš
20 Hynek Zohorna - 79 Tomáš Zohorna - 26 Michal Řepík
13 Jakub Vrána

Scratched:
G 30 Šimon Hrubec
D 24 Petr Zámorský
F 72 Filip Chytil


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I have not seen one full game of the czechs here this tournament so don't really know what to make of them, their record was good and had some big wins.

I dunno.
 
I love how Canadians are so confident as much as they were before the match with Swiss where they were just 0,4 s from losing. Czech Republic beat both Switzerland and Sweden so they are obviously to beat Canada as well.
 
The Czechs are legit. Don't under estimate them. I especially like their forward group. I think they're clearly better than the Swiss Team and are more than capable of pulling an upset if Canada take them lightly.
 
Nexon said:
I love how Canadians are so confident as much as they were before the match with Swiss where they were just 0,4 s from losing. Czech Republic beat both Switzerland and Sweden so they are obviously to beat Canada as well.
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I think you forgot the :sarcasm:

I don’t see any Canadians gloating in here. It’s going to be a good game.

On another note, are those the lines ? Why would Mantha be scratched ?
 
GreytWun said:
I think you forgot the :sarcasm:

I don’t see any Canadians gloating in here. It’s going to be a good game.

On another note, are those the lines ? Why would Mantha be scratched ?
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No they are just automatic assumption from last game
 
Ok. Sure. I'll be the honest person and gloat. I don't see any way Canada loses this game. They are the far superior team. If the officials don't take control of the game this is Canada's to lose.
 
Well, both teams seem to play better than the names on their rosters would suggest. I'll say 4-2 for Canada with pretty even play. Could easily see it going in the opposite direction though.
 
Messrules11 said:
Czechs are going down
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It will definitely be a close game. The strengths of Team Canada are obvious and they always send a competitive bunch of players over to the WC. Czechs (as every team) will definitely avoid underestimating Team Canada.

I don't think either team will "go down" as you pointed out. Canada shouldn't underestimate the Czechs: 1. CZ play their best hockey when under pressure (when there is lack of pressure they are usually more prone to error); 2. and don't forget, the game will be played in Bratislava (close to the CZ border) - the stadium will be packed and the atmosphere will be buzzing in SF. It is worth noting that Czechs beat both Sweden & Switzerland in the group stage. So the tough battle of Team Canada against the Swiss Team in yesterdays QF could be a reliable indicator of a somehow tight game.

Ultimately, I believe that the Czechs are the only team this year that have a fair chance at beating (highly probable finalist) Russia (even though they lost to them in the group stage 3:0, hitting the pipes multiple times and the last goal of the Russians being an empty-netter). I know this is a bold claim to make, but the Russians usually suit us as an opponent. At least in the past we managed to win the WC-final against Russia, even though we were considered to be the underdogs (2010). A lot of that has to do with the fact that CZE - RUS match-ups always tend to have a political/historical rivalry-component to them, what makes them even more entertaining to watch.

I hope I won't come back to this post all wrong :)
 
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Nexon said:
I love how Canadians are so confident as much as they were before the match with Swiss where they were just 0,4 s from losing. Czech Republic beat both Switzerland and Sweden so they are obviously to beat Canada as well.
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let me put it this way the Canadians were .4 sec away from not contending for a gold medal, the Swiss were .4 sec away from getting beat in the semi's.
 
Nexon said:
I love how Canadians are so confident as much as they were before the match with Swiss where they were just 0,4 s from losing. Czech Republic beat both Switzerland and Sweden so they are obviously to beat Canada as well.
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Canada beat germany 8-1, Czechs only 5-1.

Easy Canada win here.
 
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