World Cup Of Hockey: Team Europe Vs Team Czech Republic
The World Cup Of Hockey continues today with Team Europe going up against Team Czech Republic. Can Jaroslav Halak continue his success or will the Czech Republic bounce back after a beating by Team Canada?
These two teams couldn’t be coming out of two different situations. Team Europe had a surprising win over the US winning 3-0 while the Czech’s were embarrassed 6-0 by the heavily favored Canadians in the opening action for the World Cup Of Hockey.
Europe is lead by New York Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak who looked great in the opener. He didn’t allow a goal against team USA who was expected to win.
Another key player for Europe is the former Islander Frans Nielsen. He was all over the ice and had multiple scoring chances. It was weird watching him realizing that he will not be back in blue and orange this year.
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Barry Melrose certainly paid him many compliments throughout the broadcast which made it that much difficult to swallow.
If Jaroslav Halak continues to have success between the pipes it should look good for Europe.
The Czech Republic looked like they didn’t belong going up against Canada. Granted Canada is a powerhouse as we know, but it was still ugly.
They are going to need to rely more on their offense to step it up. Look for Ondrej Palat to have a big game, as he has been a great scorer for Tampa Bay the last few years.
The game can be found on ESPN at 3:00pm. It’s been a struggle finding some of these games but they made it easy for us on this one.
Europe is looking to continue their early momentum in the tournament. While the Czech Republic can’t afford another loss.
From a perspective of an Islanders fan this game is interesting to see if Jaro can keep up his play between the pipes. The US is a better team than the Czech Republic so it is expected of him to continue his strong play. If Saturday was any indication of what Halak will be this year, Islanders fans should be happy.
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