GDT: 2024 World Championships Sharks centric

[Hodge]

I wonder what the Flyers think of Farabee because he would be an awesome pickup for us.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Found it

The potato-ass quality of this gif doesn’t really capture the intricacy of that little play, but yeah. Love to see Smith decieving defenders, forcing them to focus on him, which frees up Werenski for an open look.

 

[Jargon]

The potato-ass quality of this gif doesn’t really capture the intricacy of that little play, but yeah. Love to see Smith decieving defenders, forcing them to focus on him, which frees up Werenski for an open look.

God, I can’t believe we have Celebrini and Smith. They’re going to be outrageously fun to watch.

 

[cheechoo]

Late thoughts, but I echo what Jargon and Jux said

I was really impressed by Smith today. He's just such a smart and creative player. He was generating high quality chances whenever he stepped onto the ice and he had the confidence to match. Didn't look like a junior player out there at all.

His hands in tight are elite, his pass selection was elite and even the deft plays to keep possession ticking or to evade pressure along the walls were all very impressive. Super fun to watch.

 

[one2gamble]

Kind of sounds like Smith is better away from his college buddies.......

 

[Jargon]

Kind of sounds like Smith is better away from his college buddies.......

What I’m loving is the level of confidence he’s come in with. He’s playing against a lot of NHLers and he’s still dangling and making Smith-like plays. I think he’s ready.

 

[Shark Finn]

One thing that seriously worries me about Smith is the fact that he's playing with #6 rather than #2.

 

[MackAttack71]

Late thoughts, but I echo what Jargon and Jux said

I was really impressed by Smith today. He's just such a smart and creative player. He was generating high quality chances whenever he stepped onto the ice and he had the confidence to match. Didn't look like a junior player out there at all.

His hands in tight are elite, his pass selection was elite and even the deft plays to keep possession ticking or to evade pressure along the walls were all very impressive. Super fun to watch.

He was also reponsable in his defensive game and won some FO.
I hope he gets more shifts in the upcoming games.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Lebanezer]

Anyone going to watch the game today? Smith should get plenty of opportunities against France.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Anyone going to watch the game today? Smith should get plenty of opportunities against France.

I’ll try to catch some of it at work.

I didn’t post much about the game against Slovakia because Smith was partially responsible for a goal against and basically was benched afterwards. Hopefully he can earn some more ice today.

 

[Jargon]

Sounds like Zetterlund is having himself a good tournament. It’s nice to see him have continued success. I think, in an ideal world, he’ll be a great 3rd liner for us (with, say, Edstrom and Bystedt — the Swedish
Meatball line) that can move up the lineup in case of injuries, but I think he can do well with Smith too.

Anyway, happy to see him doing well.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

John Hynes sucks so much. What is the point of having Smith if you're gonna give him 5:23 TOI against France of all teams? At this point he shoulda stayed home

 

[Juxtaposer]

Will needs to be more selfish. He’s Joe Thornton levels of pass-first. Take the puck with authority, my dude.

 

[The Nemesis]

I keep forgetting this tournament is happening and that there are actually games on TV.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[tiburon12]

I keep forgetting this tournament is happening and that there are actually games on TV.

One of the pros of being in an international community, and especially in the hockey community, is that it's impossible to not know this is going on lol.

 

[one2gamble]

Will needs to be more selfish. He’s Joe Thornton levels of pass-first. Take the puck with authority, my dude.

side effect of his line mates, he needs to sign!

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Why is Hynes terrible at his job? In what universe do you scratch Smith against Poland.

 

[LilLeeroy]

Why is Hynes terrible at his job? In what universe do you scratch Smith against Poland.

He literally says right there that plan is to rotate the young guys. Leonard was the scratch yesterday, today it is Smith. Next game it will be Brindley.

 

[one2gamble]

Why is Hynes terrible at his job? In what universe do you scratch Smith against Poland.

What @LilLeeroy said but also, why do we care, hes only getting 5 minutes of ice time. Thats not enough to do anything.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Glad I don’t have to waste my time watching this one.

 

[DG93]

Hynes is still trash, what else is new

 

[Levie]

Rotating players in and out of the lineup is a great way to build team chemistry. Almost as good as line blender.

 

[LadyStanley]