WJC 2014 Roster - Prediction
 

So WJC 2013 is over. Not sure what to think about it. Good games in preliminary round (except for the match against Swedes). I enjoyed it. But then that freaking big loss in the 1/4 final which ruined the whole impression.
I think that next year we won't have that skilled team as we had in this one (at least on paper). Also, there won't be many returnees (plus Faksa may not be available - could play NHL, even though I don't think it's gonna happen). The main goal should be avoid relegation which I hope shouldn't be that big problem because of the new format.
After two years where the team was mostly centered around Hertl, Musil, Jaskin, Hrbas etc. is coming a new one. I think it could be fun try to guess the roster. Here's mine. What do you think?

Marek Langhamer (94)
Patrik Polívka (94)
Daniel Dolejš (94)

Petr Šidlík (94)
Jan Štencel (95)
Michal Plutnar (94)
Jan Košťálek (95)
Tomáš Andrlík (95)
Ronald Knot (94)
Filip Pyrochta (96)

Radek Faksa (94)
Vojtěch Tomeček (94)
Dominik Simon (94)
Jakub Vrána (96)
Richard Nejezchleb (94)
Patrik Machač (94)
Adam Chlapík (94)
Martin Procházka (94)
Ondřej Slováček (94)
Dominik Kubalík (95)
Patrik Zdráhal (95)
Jan Schleiss (94)
David Pastrňák (96)

These boys are promising also

G- René Svoboda (95)

D- David Němeček (95), Martin Kokeš (95), Tomáš Dvořák (95), Jan Mandát (95), Alex Pisárik (95),

F- Martin Kohout (95), Matěj Zadražil (94), Tomáš Harkabus (94),

Svoboda, Nemecek, Kohout are nothing special, Kokes, Dvorak, Zadrazil and Harkabus are pretty bad, Pisarik can´t skate.
Mandat is promising as he is very talented but doesn´t work hard without the puck.

Is this looking like a poor year for Czech's in the NHL draft? The only notables I've really heard about are Kostalek, Zdrahal and Kubalik and it looks like the latter has fallen off this season. Maybe Bartosak, Sidlik and Plutnar could get a look, but are there any others who have a decent shot at being drafted?

What about Jan Štencel He is not lumberjack, but he has a lot of skills and no fear imo.

No chance, smallish and very average skater is fatal combination

Kostalek is only sure thing.
Could be the only one Czech being selected.

Well, this year draft isn't gonna be good. Let's hope the next year will make it up for us.
About that, I wonder why Jakub Kotala isn't playing. Is he injured or what? And is he really that good prospect as his stats say?

I think that he is injured. Don´t remember if I ever saw him but don´t think he is that good. Stats are inflated by playing with Pastrnak.