NYR469
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HabLover said:Don't try to sugercoat the U18 teams schedule! I have never heard of 3/4 of the teams they have played against this year! A few games here and there against some of the better teams doesn't cut it exactly.
There is no doubt JJ has talent and will be a high NHL draft pick, but he is far overhyped on these boards right now and in the past.
sugercoat nothing...you do understand that the guys on the U18 team aren't in college yet and should be playing in high school but instead are playing against division 1 college's a year or 2 before becoming freshmen...
they play 15 games against division 1 schools, 12 of those games are against teams ranked in the top 30 in the nation by the pairwise ranking. so they are not only playing against college players they are facing the best college teams.
is it as strong as it would be if he was in college full time and playing 40 games against d1 schools like he will next year at michigan?? of course not but you also can't tell me that he isn't facing respectable competition when he has had to face guys like hensick, nystrom, chucko, etc head to head.