GDT: US vs Switzerland, Dec 28, 11 EST
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In fairness... Norway played a better match against the US then Switzerland.
And they will give EVERYTHING in that game. I'll be watching and curiuos how it goes.
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I'm a bit worried for the Czechs after losing so many defensemen but if they start Hrabal I think they have a chance. Same goes for the Slovaks who have the best goalie of the tournament. The US are a good team and their offense is relentless but if you don't give them any free goals to start the game I think that, with good goaltending and the ability to win battles, it's possible to not bleed too much defensively. And the US aren't all that solid defensively themselves.
Hutson is a disaster in his own zone. He was like the 4th guy back there and then stood and watched while they buried the rebound
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On TSN they described him as "Patrick Kane on defense" which I thought was pretty fitting
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Just tuned in - it's tripping me out a bit to see a goalie named Huet with the old Reebok Premier graphic on his pads.
Switzerland were excellent yesterday... I doubt they could have played a softer game today if they tried. Soft on sticks, soft on bodies and no willingness to pay a price with shot blocks etc. Looks like they expected to get smoked and followed through.
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That's kinda the identity of the team they selected though. The Swiss have the smallest, the shortest and most certainly also the softest team of the WJC20. They went all in on speed. Which is a good idea vs weaker teams but if you, with such a team, give the US some free goals by starting a leaking goalie...of course you're gonna get killed. You'd be stupid to expect anything else. Been saying ever since camp roster was released that it was a mistake not to select a single two way Center. Miles Muller is one of course but he's also the teams most dangerous forward so Switzerland can't afford to give him defensive assignments only.
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A “break their spirit early” game you see often at the world juniors. When the Swiss knew they lost early and given the back to back, likely said to themselves “oh well” and considered the only game that really matters is the one against Norway. Then the skill of the U.S. did the rest.
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Usually the only fans are Canadians (they host like almost every year too) so our team gets booed every game.
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Their soft d-zone play could easily be exploited by Slovakia, and then in the knock-out stage. Switzerland and Norway just don't have enough offensive skill to do that with any consistency.
They can be too cute in the o-zone, often with a redundant pass or two. Clean look, shoot, crash the net should be the theme against the better teams.
Ya, their transition game is unreal. Zero hesitation, always making the up pass, weak side support is there on the rush.
