Pierre wants his clichés back!
I do agree though, Toews has been very impressive, and Chicago better get excited about him.
The killer B's for Sweden were a bit of disappointement, but I don't think it means much in the long run, they still showed some top end skill it just didn't translate onto the scoreboard. It's nothing to get worried about imo, but it is a bit disappointing that they didn't domiate.
What's interesting about this tournament is no one really stepped up and delivered a monster performance. There were some players who did very well and others who didn't live up to expectation, but overall there weren't any
huge studs and duds. Although I do think Toews really stepped up as a leader for Team Canada and played really well, but being drafted no.3 overall and a returning player, I think most people expected him to play very well.
To me the more suprising stuff came from a team perspective. The US struggling early on, Germany doing well, that kind of stuff.
In terms of draft eligible prospects I think Kane was pretty impressive for the US and on the other hand Gagner wasen't that impressive for Canada, but it's not as though he was a complete bust. And while I think Kane looked really good, I don't think he blew anyone away. He's still an impressive player though.
Finally, as a Hab fan I've been pleased with Price's play. There were some questions at the beginning of the tournament about him, but he's arguably been the best goalie of the tournament and showed why he's a special player. (To steal from Pierre again.
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