Interesting. I'm not sure I 100% agree with going so far as to favor younger guys but at least they should be given a same shot. Lukas Vascho is pretty good though, he would definitely make our U17 team, and Krasilnikovas seems as good if not better.
The problem is very apparent with our team. All the hype was about "such a young team, such a young team" but the reality was it should have been even younger. Tim Harnisch (01) for example, scored in the pre-championship tournaments and scored in the championship itself. Indisputably one of our better forwards, perhaps top 6. He made the team because, basically, he was short and kind of fast (but not really). On his same rookie cup team, Paul Huber (00) is scoring at almost triple the clip, and also outscored him 6 points to 1 in the Finland tournaments. 6'3", indisputably better than an indisputable top 6 forward. Huber didn't make the team. Max Rebernig (00), same team, same clip as Tim, but 6'3" and pretty fast, good physically, didn't make the team. I'm not statgazing either, I follow the teams closely and the difference between Huber and Harnisch is indisputable. Different types of players, I'll grant that, but one is better at almost everything. Gregor Pilgram (98) made the team, despite having 3 points in 22 games in Elite A and being 5'7". Patrick Stuckler, 8 points in 25 games in the same league, but unfortunately for him was over 6'0" and 99' born, didn't make the team. Also not statgazing, Stuckler is big and physical, can be irresponsible defensively but moves the puck much better. Pilgram is good for...I really don't know, and that's not for lack of viewings. Among the players, the biggest joke was Hammerle making the team, and he turned out just as bad as advertised. 4 points in 17 games, but 01 born Fabian Hochegger on the same team has 4 points in 6 games.
So that's a big problem with our team. There are a bunch of guys who aren't even remotely coherent as hockey players, but coaches keep trying to include them because they're older. It'll probably happen next year too.