GDT: Slovakia vs Czech Republic

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  [align=center]2010 OLYMPICS GROUP B GDT
  FEBRUARY 17 • 9 PM ET • 12 AM ET (2/18) • 6 AM CET (2/18)
  
  vs.
  
  
  Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  
  Lines:
  
  Czech Republic:
  
  Patrik Eliáš-Tomáš Plekanec-Martin Havlát
  Petr ?ajánek-Roman ?ervenka-Jaromír Jágr
  Tomáš Fleischmann-David Krej?í-Martin Erat
  Milan Michálek-Josef Vaší?ek-Tomáš Rolinek
  
  Tomáš Kaberle-Marek Židlický
  Filip Kuba-Pavel Kubina
  Jan Hejda-Zbyn?k Michálek
  Miroslav Bla?ák-Roman Polák
  
  Tomáš Vokoun
  Ond?ej Pavelec
  
  Scratches: Jakub Št?pánek(goalie)
  
  
  Slovakia
  
  Richard Zednik-Jozef Stümpel-Zigmund "Ziggy" Palffy
  Marian Hossa-Pavol Demitra-Marcel Hossa
  Miroslav Satan(injury)/Marek Svatos-Michal Handzus-Lubomir Bartecko
  Branko Radivojevic-Martin Cibak-Tomas Kopecky
  
  Lubomir Visnovsky-Martin Strbak
  Zdeno Chara-Andrej Sekera
  Milan Jurcina-Andrej Meszaros
  Ivan Baranka
  
  Jaroslav Halak
  
  Injuires: Marian Gaborik (1-2 games), Miroslav Satan(0-1 games)[/align]
• Azubuike24

  

  The first "quality" game of the Olympics. Can't wait. Would not be surprised if Slovakia ends up with a medal.
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  Slovakia will suprise some people.
• HitsRus

  

  Huge rivalry here....tantamount to OSU/Mich. Anything can happen
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  I can't wait to see Jagr play again.
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  1-0 Czech Republic-Elias(1)
  
  Jagr is flying around tonight, with a mullet.
  
  Gaborik is playing tonight.
• NNN

  

  Ziggy Palffy's family name has been pronounced "POWL-fee" for over 1,000 years. But when he's out there, it's "PAWL-fee".
  
  What the hell? It's not like we're talking about Vladimir Chebaturkin or Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers here.
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  1-1
  
  Slovakia goal-Gaborik(1)
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  NNN wrote: Ziggy Palffy's family name has been pronounced "POWL-fee" for over 1,000 years. But when he's out there, it's "PAWL-fee".
  
  What the hell? It's not like we're talking about Vladimir Chebaturkin or Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers here.

  Hahaha
• Azubuike24

  

  Too much from the Czech's. Slovakia was unable to generate much on their PP and outside of their top 2 lines, they rarely could control the puck. Halak was good, but Vokoun was outstanding, and you have to like the Czech's chances to possibly win it all if Jagr is playing like he did. I expected him to look average at best but he showed some flashes of still being great.
  
  Tough turnaround for Slovakia having to face Russia tomorrow night. If they lose that, which is more than likely, they are looking at being in that 7th seed area with maybe the toughest road to the medal round.
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  True. Jagr was flying around out there tonight. In the 3rd period the Czechs started playing a trap system and Slovakia wasn't able to do anything.