Ice Hockey World Championship 2022 – Slovakia – France. Evaluated by Boris Valábik
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Slovak hockey players entered the world championships with a 4: 2 victory over France.
Mandatory, though not nice
“Mandatory, though not a nice victory. Many need to learn and avoid mistakes, especially around the defensive blue line, of which the French had many breaks, “he said in the study. RTVS Marián Gáborík.
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“It’s like a playoff game. It doesn’t matter how much you win, just to win. But there will be a big difference between today’s and tomorrow’s match. The Germans are a more compact team, going upstairs at the same time with all five players. Something like the Finns, ”Boris Valábik continued.
Experts and former representatives with experience from the NHL were amused by Pavol Regenda in the passport interview of the authors of two goals, when he called Juraj Slafkovsky (0 + 2) as the shooter and called himself a worker. “A goalie worker. The perfect combination. Pali, keep this, “Boris Valábik smiled.
Who will score?
Experts in the pre-match studio devoted the most space to the search for the shooter. “I miss the shooter when I look at the list. Who will score? We have players who can keep the puck in the offensive zone, who can build shooting positions and shoot, but we do not have players like Gáborík, Šatan or Hossa. Players who even score from those options. ”
“I think a hoe can shoot. As she shot Slafkovsky at the Olympics, “said Marián Gáborík, to which the former defensive quarterback reacted with a smile:” She could. I could have scored goals too, I just didn’t score them. ”
“You were not destined for it,” countered the former elite shooter: “I am very glad that Tomáš Tatar came, he can score a goal. It gives players around them a chance to be better. Robo Lantoši, Mišo Krištof can be shooters. Juro Slafkovský certainly has something to say about it, he cares about a lot. ”
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Slafkovský just like a shooter? He made a mistake
Boris Valábik was not convinced: “I wanted a shooter and I didn’t get it. They are all quality players, but not shooters. Juro Slafkovský has the talent, but not to skate and just push the pucks into the gate. That’s why I’m saying he’s not a shooter. He is a player who does good things when he works.
Juraj must expand his portfolio and be valid in several ways. Goal scoring is probably the hardest robot in hockey and there is a very thin line between a successful and unsuccessful goal scorer. Juraj is not the player to score from every shot. The shooters are highly respected, but why not expand your portfolio? Juraj has it. ”
Marián Slafkovský also agreed with the focus on versatility: “He is not a purebred shooter and he made a mistake if he focused only on scoring goals.”
Both experts dampened expectations from the stunt of the recent Olympic tournament. Commentator Pavol Gašpar also added: “It would be unfair, which depends on an 18-year-old boy that we are drawn to tournament like tournament. We are holding back expectations, we are not putting so much pressure on it. Let’s give him space and he can use it as he did three months ago. ”
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We should not wait for a medal
They also came to the party with Olympic bronze-crossed friends. “We should not wait for a medal. The quarterfinals are probably a mandatory ride, our group is much weaker. On the other hand, it bites us in the ass in the quarterfinals. We will come across one who will not be as weak as France or other teams in our group, “said Boris Valábik.
Marián Gáborík added: “I also don’t think you need big eyes. The boys have achieved great success at the Olympics, but this will be a slightly different tournament. The other teams will be stronger by some NHL players. Let’s get to the quarterfinals and then we’ll see. ”
The Slovaks can take the second significant step towards the place in the top eight on Saturday from 19:20 against Germany.
We were lucky in winning the goal
In the studio after the 2nd period, Marián Gáborík showed in a repeated shot that the Slovaks were finally the winning goal at 3: 2 on the ice six. The French raised their hands, but the referees did not examine the situation.
“We were lucky, it could have been 2: 2,” said Gáborík, who followed up with Boris Valábik. But I don’t know exactly the rule of how big the band is and when it’s an exclusion. They could have whistled it. “
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