Maple Leafs at 2016 World Championships

[carko32]

No Ekblad?

Still in playoffs, probably will miss whole championship.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Why isn't Babcock or kadri on the team?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Why isn't Babcock or kadri on the team?

Babcock is coaching the World Cup team.

Kadri I don't know. Guess they didn't want him.

 

[Pookie]

^ don't know about the coach decision. Andrew Brewer, Leafs Assistant Coach, is going.

Kadri just doesn't factor on the depth chart.

Interesting that Max Domi made it as a rookie.

Brendan Gallagher did too along with Brad Marchand.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Rielly might get a look for the WC.

As for IIHF, roster looks solid. Great to see Leo getting his due.

Probably the Leafs most improved player this season.

Rielly is already in the WC, playing for the under 23NA team.

 

[Pookie]

Rielly is already in the WC, playing for the under 23NA team.

Well that's cool. Didn't know they were going to have a different cash grab tournament running along side

Cynacism aside at the legitimacy of this tournament, Rielly is a keeper. Great honours to be recognized at a young age.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Actually, read the post that response was in reference to.

Oh boy. The possibility that somebody actually said that didn't even occur to me...

 

[BertCorbeau]

Well that's cool. Didn't know they were going to have a different cash grab tournament running along side

Cynacism aside at the legitimacy of this tournament, Rielly is a keeper. Great honours to be recognized at a young age.

Not only that but he should get the opportunity to play a big role on the blue line looking at who is on the roster so far .. Top pairing minutes, QBing the PP .. Great exposure for him.

 

[carko32]

Not only that but he should get the opportunity to play a big role on the blue line looking at who is on the roster so far .. Top pairing minutes, QBing the PP .. Great exposure for him.

And we will see him with proper top-pair Dmen for 1st time, as I expect him to play with Ekblad.

 

[carko32]

^ don't know about the coach decision. Andrew Brewer, Leafs Assistant Coach, is going.

Kadri just doesn't factor on the depth chart.

Interesting that Max Domi made it as a rookie.

Brendan Gallagher did too along with Brad Marchand.

I agree with regards to Kadri. I think that he can only play as C and they have McDavid, Scheifele as definite C's and then also Duchene, O'Reilly, Reinhart, Jenner also as possible C. From those listed, he is in my opinion better than Reinhart and Jenner, so he would probably be a C of 4th line. And they have to leave some spots open for guys that are still in playoffs but might be kicked out soon.

Well from LW I would rank them Marchand, Hall, Domi and then you have on RW Gallagher and Stone. They will probably use O'Reilly as RW too.

 

[BertCorbeau]

And we will see him with proper top-pair Dmen for 1st time, as I expect him to play with Ekblad.

Unless the Panthers get knocked out of the playoffs early, that won't be the case

 

[Antropovsky]

If bernier is healthy than I'd like to see him there... See how he plays on a favoured team.

 

[carko32]

Unless the Panthers get knocked out of the playoffs early, that won't be the case

I thought we were talking about NA under 23 team for World Cup. I meant that he will probably play with Ekblad there.

But yeah, at this Championship he will probably play with Tanev.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

^ don't know about the coach decision. Andrew Brewer, Leafs Assistant Coach, is going.

Kadri just doesn't factor on the depth chart.

Interesting that Max Domi made it as a rookie.

Brendan Gallagher did too along with Brad Marchand.

Imagine a Kadri Marchand Gallagher line lol.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Why should Nylander play in AHL playoffs.

Let him play for Sweden in WC.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Why should Nylander play in AHL playoffs.

Let him play for Sweden in WC.

Here in NA we don't really care about the World Championships. We view it as a tournament for guys who have nothing better to do, like be in the playoffs.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Here in NA we don't really care about the World Championships. We view it as a tournament for guys who have nothing better to do, like be in the playoffs.

Is that so? And still Canada has great teams every year.

 

[ACC1224]

Is that so? And still Canada has great teams every year.

Lots of great Canadian players

 

[Suntouchable13]

Why should Nylander play in AHL playoffs.

Let him play for Sweden in WC.

We need him here. We want him to go and win a championship together with our other young prospects.

 

[Leaf Shaker]

Why should Nylander play in AHL playoffs.

Let him play for Sweden in WC.

Not up to Nylander, up to the club.

Plus, the AHL playoffs is a lot more important than WC.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Guess we can add Matthews/Laine to the list

 

[Leafidelity]

Austin 20:16 will be there

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

FWIW, it looks like Matthews will get plenty of minutes to play for the US at the WCs. Their projected top 9:

Foligno - Matthews - Larkin
Maroon - Glendening - Hinostroza
Connor - Motte - Compher

First game is an exhibition one vs Finland on Tuesday. Finland, of course, has Laine.

 

[jjjshab]

anyone know what's up with jake? the US is basically icing a WJC team, so I don't imagine he'd have trouble making the roster

 

[Canada4Gold]

My interest in the WHC pretty much suddenly became I just wanna watch Matthews play and drool about how good he is.