I've never seen an austrian team play like this. This was unbelievable. The first few minutes Canada was able to put Austria under pressure, but somehow Austria managed to turn that around.
A big problem for Canada were the penalties. Whenever they started to show up in the austrian zone, they got a penalty and Austria was on the pp. And this powerplay was incredible. Fast passes, creative moves - from time to time they really fooled Canada.
I wanted to watch canadian players closely, because I've never seen anyone of them play except on tv, but after austria started to come through, the austrian in me came through
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Best players on Team Austria:
Andre Lakos (one of the best stickhandlers on the team, incredible skater for his size)
Oliver Setzinger (kept hitting in his own zone and set up rushes)
Thomas Vanek (some world-class actions, but I always had the feeling he is just scratching the surface)
Thomas Pöck (good work without the puck, incredible powerplay quarterback)
Dieter Kalt (His expierience really helped)
Matthias Trattnig (He is there every shift and has the ability to beat guys one on one, fine passing skills)
Trattnig, Kalt and Vanek formed a very good first line.
Daniel Welser (a quite important part of Team Austria, because he played a very physical game, he also had some good actions in the offensive zone)
Last but not least Reinhard Divis. He made some unbelievable saves to keep Team Canada off the scoresheet. Equally important is his coolness under pressure.
The real strength of Austria was, that there was no line who could not keep pace with the Canadiens. Good overall Teamwork.
Let's see what Austria can do in this tournament.
I have still high expectations for Canada. In the third period they showed their extra-class. My prediction is, they will not play a game like that anymore but go all the way to the gold medal.
Btw, guys, this Arena in Prague is awesome
A big problem for Canada were the penalties. Whenever they started to show up in the austrian zone, they got a penalty and Austria was on the pp. And this powerplay was incredible. Fast passes, creative moves - from time to time they really fooled Canada.
I wanted to watch canadian players closely, because I've never seen anyone of them play except on tv, but after austria started to come through, the austrian in me came through
.Best players on Team Austria:
Andre Lakos (one of the best stickhandlers on the team, incredible skater for his size)
Oliver Setzinger (kept hitting in his own zone and set up rushes)
Thomas Vanek (some world-class actions, but I always had the feeling he is just scratching the surface)
Thomas Pöck (good work without the puck, incredible powerplay quarterback)
Dieter Kalt (His expierience really helped)
Matthias Trattnig (He is there every shift and has the ability to beat guys one on one, fine passing skills)
Trattnig, Kalt and Vanek formed a very good first line.
Daniel Welser (a quite important part of Team Austria, because he played a very physical game, he also had some good actions in the offensive zone)
Last but not least Reinhard Divis. He made some unbelievable saves to keep Team Canada off the scoresheet. Equally important is his coolness under pressure.
The real strength of Austria was, that there was no line who could not keep pace with the Canadiens. Good overall Teamwork.
Let's see what Austria can do in this tournament.
I have still high expectations for Canada. In the third period they showed their extra-class. My prediction is, they will not play a game like that anymore but go all the way to the gold medal.
Btw, guys, this Arena in Prague is awesome
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