GDT: WJC: Slovakia – Latvia

[stastny12]

Discuss.

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[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

This should be one of the best games of the preliminary round.

 

[ellja3]

I have a weirdly bad feeling about this, hopefully I'm wrong. Probably because we need nothing less than 3pts.

 

[stastny12]

 

[Antiillafire]

Technically we can still finish first but also finish last. What a strange group

 

[vlady]

Latvia has been pretty good so far, but I think we will be victorious. We have a realistic chance to win the group.

 

[jcbio11]

Let's do this. Good luck Latvia.

 

[tmlmatus]

Hopefully Slovakia doesn't underestimate the opponent like they usually do.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I expect a bleak defensive affair as that's the regular game plan for Latvia and OT works perfectly well for the Slovaks so they have 0 reasons to force things.

 

[vlady]

I expect a bleak defensive affair as that's the regular game plan for Latvia and OT works perfectly well for the Slovaks so they have 0 reasons to force things.

we need 3 points if we want to win the group. and this isn't soccer, playing for ties is not a good idea anyway

 

[stastny12]

Latvians play pretty organized hockey as I expected. This won´t be easy, at all.

 

[Pieck]

Too bad that one of these teams won’t make it. With all the early upsets it was looking like Finland or USA might have had to fight for their spot in the quarterfinal. Nothing against them but it’s just more fun when underdogs succeed

 

[SoundAndFury]

we need 3 points if we want to win the group. and this isn't soccer, playing for ties is not a good idea anyway

It's not playing for a tie. It's understanding that in a 60-minute game you are going to have your chances, especially as a better team.

You have 2 shots in almost 10 minutes now so I think my assumption was fairly close to the truth.

 

[vlady]

It's not playing for a tie. It's understanding that in a 60-minute game you are going to have your chances, especially as a better team.

You have 2 shots in almost 10 minutes now so I think my assumption was fairly close to the truth.

indeed, though I don't like this. We need to bring more intensity.

 

[jcbio11]

Latvia playing good D. We need to step it up.

 

[vlady]

PP time

 

[vlady]

Ciernik

another point for Repcik, and also Dvorsky

 

[stastny12]

Jeez. Another injured player. C´mon. It´s not fun anymore...

 

[SoundAndFury]

You sit around, don't do much of anything, get PP and score. Slovakia is playing like Lidl Finland while Latvia is wannabe Lidl Finland.

One thing I hope for now is that Latvia scores at least a few goals to feel good about their offense before the Austria games.

 

[vlady]

Jeez. Another injured player. C´mon. It´s not fun anymore...

got a puck to the nose. he'll be fine

 

[jcbio11]

Ciernik with a PP goal. Good stuff.

Latvia is going to have open the game up now as they need a regulation win in order to stay in the tourney.

 

[tmlmatus]

Ciernik with a PP goal. Good stuff.

Latvia is going to have open the game up now as they need a regulation win in order to stay in the tourney.

its good, they were too defensive, it was getting a bit boring.

 

[jcbio11]

We limited them to only 3 shots on goal in the 1st. Unless they change the way they play we should clinch the top 8 today.

 

[Czechboy]

This should be one of the best games of the preliminary round.

I thought it was later.. missed the first. f***!

There are a few round robin stories left that intrigue me:

1. Can Czechs finaly beat Germany
2. Does Canada demolish Sweden
3. Does Sweden keep up their round robin dominance? (imagine the goalie controversy if Canada loses???)
4. Can Slovakia beat Latvia and eliminate them despite missing some key guys?
5. Can Slovakia beat the Swiss and finish 1st or 2nd?

So I'm actually following Slovakia more than the Czechs right now.

Can't believe I missed the first! grrr.

 

[PanniniClaus]

I expect a bleak defensive affair as that's the regular game plan for Latvia and OT works perfectly well for the Slovaks so they have 0 reasons to force things.

accurate so far.