WJC: 2018 Team USA Roster Talk
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So USA is going to play Russia with 11 forwards. Why didn't they call somebody up knowing they have two injured forwards? If they lose, I blame it on poor roster strategy...
Oh, okay. So I guess the real mistake was taking Lockwood after he dislocated his shoulder in the exhibition game vs Belarus. Only to have him injured again in the USA vs Canada game. I guess the risk didn't pay off.
William H Bonney
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I really hope USAH didn't select Lockwood for the team if they thought he wasn't 100%. Because if they did, not only was it a wasted roster spot, but Lockwood is likely done for the entire season as well.
Losing Brown is tough for tonight. Not that I would expect much out of him with a bum ankle, but hopefully they can pull off a win tonight and give Brown a chance to return.
Time for other forwards to step up.
Woll needs to be on a short leash tonight.
Losing Brown is tough for tonight. Not that I would expect much out of him with a bum ankle, but hopefully they can pull off a win tonight and give Brown a chance to return.
Time for other forwards to step up.
Woll needs to be on a short leash tonight.
SanDogBrewin
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Lockwood's injury was a totally freak play...even if he wasn't hurt before that awkward backwards trip over the net he still would have been hurt after it.
Eh, not really. It's not like Oettinger did anything to steal the net, if you swap and they get by on another "meh" start from Oettinger (drawing them even at 2 "meh's" a piece) do you go back to Woll?
With Swayman not dressing it's pretty clear they're going on National team history/pedigree and percieved ability rather than recent play, and between Woll/ Oettinger it's been pretty much a coin flip the last three years.
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
hoping for a big win tonight- no Brown is tough, Lockwood looked to finally start heading in the right direction...now it is time for these 3 to step up big time - Yamamoto, Poehling, and Norris - all have been very underwhelming as higher first round picks.
I also think Trent Frederic has a good showing as well.
Woll looked good in the first 2 periods then started to look shaky, this is a big pressure game, I would go with the kid who beat Canada in front of almost 50,000 people in net if I was the coach..
I also think Trent Frederic has a good showing as well.
Woll looked good in the first 2 periods then started to look shaky, this is a big pressure game, I would go with the kid who beat Canada in front of almost 50,000 people in net if I was the coach..
Same here, I'm very surprised they're not riding Oettinger the rest of the way.
William H Bonney
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Woll with another soft goal. D-men got crossed up on that one, but there's not excuse for letting in that weak backhand on a wide angle. Woll spots the opposition at least one goal a game.
Woll looks like a Canadian goalie from the last four or five tournaments.
William H Bonney
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They need to pot a PP goal to start the 2nd. That was a dominating period and yet they're only up by 1 thanks to Woll.
Fox looks dialed in so far.
Yamamoto looked really good as well. He skated better that period than he has all tournament.
Fox looks dialed in so far.
Yamamoto looked really good as well. He skated better that period than he has all tournament.
William H Bonney
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More of an uneven period, but still carried most of the play. Really up-and-down officiating against both teams.
Coaches need to talk to the PP, simplify things, and shoot the puck. Fox has a really strong knack for getting the puck through traffic, but he's not shooting it, which has made the pass to mostly Mittelstadt fairly predictable.
Coaches need to talk to the PP, simplify things, and shoot the puck. Fox has a really strong knack for getting the puck through traffic, but he's not shooting it, which has made the pass to mostly Mittelstadt fairly predictable.
SanDogBrewin
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Letting Russia hang around. Players standing around way too much on the powerplay. Can’t just be the top line creating chances. Bellows needs to pick up his 5v5 play.
William H Bonney
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Okay new strategy just let Kieffer Bellows slap shot from two feet out
William H Bonney
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What an intelligent dump-in by Samberg. Great hockey IQ. Bellows with top notch hustle and finish.
SanDogBrewin
Righteous bucks!
Samberg has had himself a great tournament.
