Czech defenseman Radko Gudas expressed the rarity of playing against a team like Canada, highlighting that such encounters happen only once or twice in a player's career. The Czechs are set to start their Olympic tournament with a match against the Canadian team, which is packed with talent. Gudas reminisced about the last time the Czechs faced a full-strength Canadian team, which was a decade ago at the World Cup in a similar setup when the NHL was not active. Jandač, who was a coach during that last encounter, reflected on the differences between then and now, emphasizing the high level of talent on display from both teams.