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Correct.Wasn't Eric Johnson the player that Darren Helm blew by for his first goal?
Correct.Wasn't Eric Johnson the player that Darren Helm blew by for his first goal?
Three days into the tournament - might it be a bit early perhaps?
Marc Staal to me has easily been the best player I have seen.
Disappointing to me are the forwards in general. Goals seem to be coming from mistakes and tips and very few nice offensive plays.
Wasn't Eric Johnson the player that Darren Helm blew by for his first goal?
Nope that was Erik Johnson.
Wasn't Eric Johnson the player that Darren Helm blew by for his first goal?
Three days into the tournament - might it be a bit early perhaps?
When I originally started the thread I was using it as kind of a running commentary kind of thing, to make it easier to follow the players for those who can't watch, and don't have the time to sift through every GDT. Is there a big problem?
I like Okposo's game. He's got the type of game that will make him a fan favourite on the Island.....
Three days into the tournament - might it be a bit early perhaps?
Yeah - there is a problem, since you asked. To start a "boom or bust" topic two days into the tournament is silly whether it's running commentary or not. Wait until the bloody thing is over before making such judgements. Actually; since it's only a few games and mostly irrelevant, I wouldn't make such a thread at all.
So say something to that effect, rather than getting on your little wooden horse and trying to tell everyone why they can't have these discussionsAll it's doing is making people look silly making rash comments on the Johnsons and such after a couple of mistakes in one solitary, pitiful little regulation round tournament game on an ice surface most of them haven't played on all season.
If people exaggerate, you have two options the way I see it. You can either explain to them why they are exaggerating and defend the player, or just stay away from the thread entirely, since you seem to have such a big issue with overhype and underhype.But this is the home of the ovehype and underhype...so I suppose someone would have done it sooner or later...always fun to take a look back in a couple of years at all the rash statements following a couple of televised WJC games.
I'm not sure how much you can blame EJ, Mueller made a terrible pass, and EJ's partner may have pinched. stick throwing aside I don't think EJ played bad at all.Wasn't Eric Johnson the player that Darren Helm blew by for his first goal?
All people are doing are commenting on how they've played to date, that doesn't necessarily mean people are calling them busts.Yeah - there is a problem, since you asked. To start a "boom or bust" topic two days into the tournament is silly whether it's running commentary or not. Wait until the bloody thing is over before making such judgements. Actually; since it's only a few games and mostly irrelevant, I wouldn't make such a thread at all.
All it's doing is making people look silly making rash comments on the Johnsons and such after a couple of mistakes in one solitary, pitiful little regulation round tournament game on an ice surface most of them haven't played on all season.
But this is the home of the ovehype and underhype...so I suppose someone would have done it sooner or later...always fun to take a look back in a couple of years at all the rash statements following a couple of televised WJC games.
at the games in sweden...
surprises-
Simek- best swiss by a mile
lehtonen- best finn on onfense by a little smaller margin
laasko- hits surprisingly hard...very good
voracek- its always a surprise to witness this level of talent...
varlamov- could be a great...
whaaaaaat... kid tore up Canadian defence like there was no tomorrow.Haven't been very impressed by Backstrom, too.
whaaaaaat... kid tore up Canadian defence like there was no tomorrow.