WJC Thread 2018

[DesmondDekker]

If some of you have information about the world championship, that would be great : Ikonen (Finland), Poelhing(USA) and Mete (Canada).

Well, they are all playing today if that helps you. Finland vs Canada @ 4:00 PM ET, and USA vs Denmark @ 8:00 PM ET. Ikonen and Poehling apparently are their teams’ second line centers and Mete plays on Canada’s second pairing. They should all see 2nd wave PP time as well, haven’t read/seen anything about the PK units just yet.

 

[mbz]

Man the schedule really sucks this year.. CAN vs USA on a friday afternooon? CAN vs DEN Saturday prime time... And no CAN vs USA on new years eve..

 

[Garnet76]

Mete was on the first PK unit at the exhibition game I was at.

 

[mariolemieux66]

All these streams for the CZE and Rus but they are all in Russian or they dont work.

 

[LaP]

At first i was like weak goal bu the cze goalie but then after the replay nice deflection.

 

[Mrb1p]

Svechnikov plays a NA game as hell. Hes so good down low.

 

[Mrb1p]

Man the schedule really sucks this year.. CAN vs USA on a friday afternooon? CAN vs DEN Saturday prime time... And no CAN vs USA on new years eve..

It's boxing day, its a perfect timing.

 

[Whitesnake]

Shocked that Andrei Lipanov didn't make it. Shocked and hurt as I picked him for my fantasy draft team and said how he was a surefire for this upcoming WJC.....

 

[WeThreeKings]

Shocked that Andrei Lipanov didn't make it. Shocked and hurt as I picked him for my fantasy draft team and said how he was a surefire for this upcoming WJC.....

18 year old who went to the CHL. That's Bragin for you.

Chytil is fire.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Kaut with the nice feed for the PP goal. He's the kind of guy that can really improve his ranking with a nice tourney. There's some decent skill on that Czech team outside of the obvious suspects.

 

[Mrb1p]

Chytil has been underwhelming so far. Expected much more from him.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

The Czechs are really taking it to the Russians. It's usually the other way around in that tournament .

 

[LaP]

The Czechs are really taking it to the Russians. It's usually the other way around in that tournament .

Hope they wont take it easy in the 3rd. Russians have bad defense lately but they can score goals fast if you start playing soft.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Zadina isn't the fastest skater out there but he can sure dangle the puck for days. He creates a lot of opportunities for his linemates with his one on one moves.

 

[DesmondDekker]

Kaut dishes it once again.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Kaut and Kral have been impressive.

Chytil is just incredible.

 

[Mrb1p]

Damn what a move by Kurovsky.

Zadina isn't the fastest skater out there but he can sure dangle the puck for days. He creates a lot of opportunities for his linemates with his one on one moves.

Reminds me of Galchenyuk a lot. Maybe less shooting power.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Kaut and Kral have been impressive.

Chytil is just incredible.

One can only dream Habs acquire him in a trade involving Pacioretty to Rangers.

 

[Hansman]

One can only dream Habs acquire him in a trade involving Pacioretty to Rangers.

Yes Chytil is incredible

 

[TT1]

Kral has been really good in the WHL as well, he's one of my biggest darkhorses. Dahlin is a stud, defensively he's so alert and he does so many little efficient things that go unnoticed.

 

[Mrb1p]

Kral has been really good in the WHL as well, he's one of my biggest darkhorses. Dahlin is a stud, defensively he's so alert and he does so many efficient little things that go unnoticed.

Dahlin is a workhorse. Doesnt remind me of Karlsson at all, he's a lot closer to Hedman or Doughty in playstyle.

 

[TT1]

Dahlin is a workhorse. Doesnt remind me of Karlsson at all, he's a lot closer to Hedman or Doughty in playstyle.

Yes he's very solid defensively, it's obvious that his IQ is off the chart. He doesn't sit around and just wait for plays to happen, he looks around and tries to anticipate plays, he pressures players so much in the d-zone as well. He's always active.

Boqvist is more Karlsson-esque, Dahlin's smarts and defensive play reminds me a lot of Lidstrom. On top of that he's an amazing puck carrier. Franchise dman.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Kral was very impressive today. I don't think it will be possible for him to fly under the radar playing on the same team as Smith.

Chytil is, indeed, incredible.

 

[Mrb1p]

Yes he's very solid defensively, it's obvious that his IQ is off the chart. He doesn't sit around and just wait for plays to happen, he looks around and tries to anticipate plays, he pressures players so much in the d-zone as well.

He's strong also, just over all package. At his age, I think he's the best defensive prospect

Yes he's very solid defensively, it's obvious that his IQ is off the chart. He doesn't sit around and just wait for plays to happen, he looks around and tries to anticipate plays, he pressures players so much in the d-zone as well. He's always active.

Boqvist is more Karlsson-esque, Dahlin's smarts and defensive play reminds me a lot of Lidstrom. On top of that he's an amazing puck carrier. Franchise dman.

He's smart but he also plays aggressive at times. If he was a forward there would probably be McDavid level hype. But being a defenseman, at such a young age, it's harder to know where he'll land IMO.

 

[peate]

Besides the Stanley Cup, this has to be my favourite tournament. Always good for some drama and excitement. Canada coming up against Finland at 4 on RDS.