We’ve got some time to kill while we wait the Pens-Islanders series, and while yes I’d like to do some real work on realizing this, I would also like to take a moment to recognize that the 2021 IIHF World Championships are ongoing, and some interesting stuff is happening out there in Riga.
So let’s do a very, very, very bird’s eye view of the World Championships, and then we can return to Bruins Round 2 coverage!
...You know, once the Pens and Islanders stop racing to the bottom.
Group A:
Slovakia: Miro Satan’s Slovakian squad has been quite the surprise so far, as they’ve dominated more or less every team they’ve come across by not taking almost penalties whatsoever, having a killer power play, and their goaltending has been a brick wall.