Prospect Info: 2018 World Junior Championships - Buffalo, NY, USA - Dec. 26th 2017 to Jan. 5th 2018

[FireGerardGallant]

Threw his medal into the crowd

Wow I love Lias as a player and what he brings but thats not right

 

[Entrancemperium]

what did he do?

He tossed his silver medal into the crowd. That kid hates to lose, refreshing since we've had a captain who said "I won't let it ruin christmas."

 

[LeetchisGod]

Threw his medal into the crowd

A young kid doing something dumb but we could use more guys on this team who despise losing.

 

[darko]

Threw his medal into the crowd

Did it hit anyone?

 

[Zero Requiem]

Lias believes that winning is all that matters, and there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Can't say I'm too mad at him, haven't seen another player take a loss that hard other than Lundqvist

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Did it hit anyone?

Guy in a Sweden jersey got it, think Ferraro said someone went and got it back for Lias though

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Man you are harsh...after a while it sounds like sour grapes. All our forwards scored in the tourney. Pretty good for a bunch of weak skaters. Whoo!

There wasn't a top 10 pick among Canada's forwards, it was a pretty bad group of forwards.

Canada was always going to have a chance because of Hart, and their bad years they are still going to be competitive, but I don't see how this isn't logically one of the least talented Canadian teams. Doesn't mean they didn't earn their victory.

 

[Harbour Dog]

That isn't alright, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't want that drive on the team.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I like that he threw his medal over the glass, competitive player. Not his fault they lost. He was one of their best players in this tournament.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Lame sauce.

Uh, I mean, congrats Canadian posters.

Aren’t you Canadian?

 

[LeetchisGod]

Can't say I'm too mad at him, haven't seen another player take a loss that hard other than Lundqvist

So much this. Too many guys on our roster that don't seem to give a crap when we lose.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Aren’t you Canadian?

Just because I think New Jersey is a part of Canada, doesn't make it so.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Thinking about it and watching the video I'm not gonna lie I love that passion in him. That drive to win and accepting nothing else but first is what a team needs to win. He really gave his all in this tournament. We need more guys like that

 

[Entrancemperium]

Swedish television asked Lias about the medal and why he tossed it and he answered that he doesn't want a prize for losing.

This kid wants to win!

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Swedish television asked Lias about the medal and why he tossed it and he answered that he doesn't want a prize for losing.

This kid wants to win!

This is so tough haha.

I love that, and quiet frankly we have nobody like that (this team is full is losers), but I think he could have handled it better.

He will forever be in WJC infamy.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Hank and Zucc seem to be the only guys that legit get angry at losing. We really do feel like a team that is perilously close to slipping into an 'oh well' mentality. Part of that might be AV losing the lockerroom, but regardless, Lias' fire is a huge positive in my books!

 

[Graves94]

Swedish television asked Lias about the medal and why he tossed it and he answered that he doesn't want a prize for losing.

This kid wants to win!

That's what I love about this kid!
We have too many vanilla players on our roster and it will be refreshing to at least have someone with that desire to win at all costs on our team, hopefully it will rub on others!

 

[Scott Malkinson]

Lias Andersson is a beauty.

You guys have an excellent future player.

 

[NYR Viper]

I love it. Wish more people would react that way.

 

[darko]

Swedish television asked Lias about the medal and why he tossed it and he answered that he doesn't want a prize for losing.

This kid wants to win!

I actually don't mind that.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Hopefully Lias doesn't get that part of him reigned in over the next few years, too many hockey players have the personality of a piece of toast and I'm glad he's not one of them

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

This is so tough haha.

I love that, and quiet frankly we have nobody like that (this team is full is losers), but I think he could have handled it better.

He will forever be in WJC infamy.

we do have a player like that actually. Another Swede, maybe you've heard of him.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I love it. Wish more people would react that way.

I mean, minus the whole throwing pieces of metal into the stands part.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

I mean, minus the whole throwing pieces of metal into the stands part.

But its not like he flung it randomly at some guy, he flipped it over the glass like how players throw pucks over the glass. If he actually threw it yea than that woulda been bad