Anyone watch the TC exhibition ? Missed a good chunk of it as my kid is sick as hell, but I like this edition, despite the lack of really high end skill. They have speed and hockey IQ and they seem to have found chemistry real fast.
Mete was ok. Made a few mistakes, but his skating is so good that they don't really show. He wasn't a standout per se for me, but you can see he'll be a real important part of that D.
Makar, and I didn't say this on the main board as I don't want the arguing that would come from it, is still raw in some ways and I thought he made some junior stuff, but damn does he have potential. I think he'd be my top pick out of the whole club as of now, definitely looked like a 4th overall and I love the offensive package.
Thomas, Howden, Kyrou (surprised me), Batherson, Raddysh, Formenton all stood out for me, too. No one was bad, save Bean, and there's some things I don't like about the defense either, but a good effort for a preliminary game. Czech team was awful, so I'm not taking much away from this game. Only that I need to see more of Timmins as some things I liked, others less.
Really looking forward to seeing the US, Finland and Sweden.