Filip Pešán in a discussion with Jakub Vrána during Thursday’s sharpening before the match with the Swedes.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
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Twenty-five-year-old Crow has been limited by shoulder problems in recent days, due to which he even missed Wednesday’s training. However, he was no longer present at Thursday’s morning skating, and he will also be on the ice of the Olympic Sports Center in Riga in the evening against the Swedes.
“Cuba is going to the match in the evening, he felt better today. So we will see how his health will develop during the match, “said assistant coach Martin Straka. When the match shows how much space Crow will get on the ice with regard to his health.
Šimon Hrubec at the morning grind before the fight with the Swedes.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
Even in his fourth match at the World Championships, the national team will go with Šimon Hrubec in the goal, whose back will be covered by Roman Will. However, the coaches do not want to reveal more of the team’s composition to the Swedes yet. “Twenty fighters will come! I won’t say more now, we will announce the exact line-up an hour before the start of the match, “said Straka.
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Filip Pešán speaks to his charges at a sharpening before the match with Sweden.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
After the defeats with the Russians and the Swiss and after only a two-point gain against Belarus, the national team has nowhere to back down. Winning over the Swedes (ideally after the basic playing time) will keep him a very real chance to advance to the quarterfinals, on the contrary, defeat would slam the playoffs and the Czechs would have to rely on favorable results in the group. At the same time, the national team at the World Championships has never experienced an end in the group.
“We have a very important match ahead of us, we all know that, we don’t have to lie to ourselves. We have to be confident, skate well, be on the move, strong in personal fights. And most importantly play together in the system. The boys can do it and I hope it all works out for us, “Straka wishes.
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Jan Kovář (left) and Filip Zadina should start again in an elite Czech attack.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
We are preparing details.
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