Is there a boxscore with TOI, shots, etc anywhere? Sorry if it has been mentioned in earlier posts. Thanks.
GDT: Exhibition • North America vs. Europe
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Kelly
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Loved the game plan from TMac and co.,
Forecheck was relentless, dogged determination,and they were allowed to showcase their imagination,
...and the speed is frightening.
Forecheck was relentless, dogged determination,and they were allowed to showcase their imagination,
...and the speed is frightening.
Trouba leading the team in hits and adding in a couple blocked shots too. Was a solid defensive physical presence out there.
Agree. No give-aways for Trouba, either. They'll need a solid, physical presence on their D with the free-wheelers they have at F and D.
Thanks. Interesting to note the TOI
Defence is as expected with the Top 4 evenly spread out. Followed by Trouba and then Ghost.
Who does Parayko replace if they give him a shot in one of these Ex games?
Probably Trouba. I think that would be a mistake. I'd consider playing on LD, or pair him with Jones on LD like they did with Team USA. That left side of the NA D lacks size and strength and could be an issue against the top forwards on good teams.
I would hope Team NA isn't stuck with playing Ghost as their #1PP guy and he's the one removed. Trouba can then be flipped to his opposite side. This team has enough offensive talent to justify keeping out Ghost, IMO.
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Yeah having to play one of the top producing defensemen in the entire NHL last season on their PP1 would be disastrous!!
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In regards to the game tonight I would say most of the NA defenders didn't push the play quite as much as they do on their NHL teams where jumping up into the rush is in more demand. The forwards on NA were so fast and skilled and they owned the slow footed team Europe so there was not much need for the defenders to press and be 4th man in. When I watch Rielly, Jones, Trouba, and Ghost they are not normally as conservative as they were but honestly that was the smart play tonight. Better to ease into it a bit while the forwards are abusing the opposition.
Trouba's point totals are a minor concern but only minor..... in Winnipeg he has been asked to play a D first game with a terrible partner and its limited his raw scoring especially with Buff eating up the first PP minutes. If Jacob moves up to the top pair with Buff this year I expect his scoring totals to correct. I thought like the other D men his game was quite and efficient tonight and he had a physical presence. With how good the forwards played there wasn't much call for playing otherwise.
Either way team NA has 7 good options for defense so we'll see how the coach plays it over the next few weeks.
No idea who actually totaled the numbers, but I took it from Twitter. Don't know why my pic didn't include the Twitter handle etc.
https://mobile.twitter.com/iyer_prashanth/status/774086516142333952
https://mobile.twitter.com/iyer_prashanth/status/774086516142333952
haha, i actually follow that guy and had debate with him last week about whether Kesseler is an elite defensive center.
im sad i only bet all i had to na23 instead of taking loans and betting them too, this team can go far
tom_servo
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hilarious tweet exchange between Team NA and Team Europe
They're probably sitting in the same room.
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hilarious tweet exchange between Team NA and Team Europe
That is actually great
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Ugh I hate team interactions on Twitter. You aren't a person! Imagine if countries did this though... But it's probably just one person using both accounts from a NHL office.
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