Prospect Info: WJC

[Lempo]

I’ve seen his names on lists, it just would’ve never occurred to me that he’s not North American.

Brååd Lambert.

That's the Swedish o.

The only Finnish word where it is used is Åke Blomqvist.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Necas on the home page of this year’s tournament

 

[bleedgreen]

I counted 9 playing in this year’s tournament, 4 of which are ours.

Which is making my point I think.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Which is making my point I think.

I personally disagree. 9 isn’t that many out of the entire player pool in the tournament and for us to have nearly half that is impressive.

 

[bleedgreen]

I personally disagree. 9 isn’t that many out of the entire player pool in the tournament and for us to have nearly half that is impressive.

I think you’re missing my point. My point is that it isn’t impressive for a seventh rounder to make the wjc’s in the first place. It’s fine we have so many this year. Next year there may only be five 7th rounders then maybe twelve the next. Anyone we draft at all should be competitive to make their respective team. Canada is really the only team where it’s tougher to make it as that low a pick.

We’ve taken a lot of lower round picks in the last couple of years so of course we have more than other teams in that range. It’s not a sign of great drafting, it’s drafting more volume from the same pool these teams are picking from.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I think you’re missing my point. My point is that it isn’t impressive for a seventh rounder to make the wjc’s in the first place. It’s fine we have so many this year. Next year there may only be five 7th rounders then maybe twelve the next. Anyone we draft at all should be competitive to make their respective team. Canada is really the only team where it’s tougher to make it as that low a pick.

We’ve taken a lot of lower round picks in the last couple of years so of course we have more than other teams in that range. It’s not a sign of great drafting, it’s drafting more volume from the same pool these teams are picking from.

I’m not missing your point, I just don’t agree with you.

We have 7th rounders playing for Canada, Russia and Sweden - 3 of the best teams in the tournament. I find that impressive. We’re not talking about guys playing for weaker nations like Austria, Norway, Denmark etc.

 

[bleedgreen]

I’m not missing your point, I just don’t agree with you.

We have 7th rounders playing for Canada, Russia and Sweden - 3 of the best teams in the tournament. I find that impressive. We’re not talking about guys playing for weaker nations like Austria, Norway, Denmark etc.

Fair enough. I don’t think it means shit. Seeley has overachieved as a late round pick and has put himself on the map as a possible prospect. The rest are standard late picks, all highly unlikely to be a threat to make it to the nhl while being standard fare to make their national teams.

 

[mikeyfan]

I’m sure most know but the games are live on YouTube

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We’ve taken a lot of lower round picks in the last couple of years so of course we have more than other teams in that range. It’s not a sign of great drafting, it’s drafting more volume from the same pool these teams are picking from.

We have 4 out of the 9 7th rounders good enough to make these teams. We certainly haven’t taken 4/9ths of the 7th round picks of the last 2 years. That’s a sign that we are converting well, even if in a small sample size.

What I think it’s a better endorsement of is the “trade down” strategy in the first place. If the front office thinks “conversion rates” (converting draft picks to useful players) level off once you get to Round 3 or 4, their strategy of trading down to get volume is certainly paying off given our presence in this tournament.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Fair enough. I don’t think it means shit. Seeley has overachieved as a late round pick and has put himself on the map as a possible prospect. The rest are standard late picks, all highly unlikely to be a threat to make it to the nhl while being standard fare to make their national teams.

Another way to make my point is that we have more 7th round picks in this tournament than more than half the teams in the NHL have players. And everything you’re saying about 7th rounders (elite players in their own leagues, not that impressive to make the WJC team, etc.) is certainly also true of 1-6th rounders that all of these other teams are drafting, no?

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

So... how can we get this Michkov kid?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

It’s early still but it seems like Russia’s goaltending isn’t going to do them any favours.

 

[mikeyfan]

Canada up 1-0

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Canada up 1-0

Czechs just tied it but play continued for about a minute because the refs didn’t know it went in.

Seeley had pinched leading to the goal. He’s on the top pairing now with Power.

 

[mikeyfan]

Score is tied at 1

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Czechs with the surprise lead early on.

And now 3-1 Czechs.

 

[mikeyfan]

Czechs with the surprise lead early on.

And now 3-1 Czechs.

3-1 or 2-1?

 

[mikeyfan]

Wow I’m about 2 minutes behind you

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Wow I’m about 2 minutes behind you

I’ll stop with the score updates. Enjoy the game

 

[WreckingCrew]

And then CAN gets one back to make it 3-2 on questionable GI...but not black & white enough probably to challenge playing IN Canada

 

[mikeyfan]

I’ll stop with the score updates. Enjoy the game

Thanks CJ

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

I would like to second using any means necessary up to and including murder to get Michkov.

Canada has looked shaky early but I'm guessing it's just nerves playing in front of their home fans. That was a nice little flurry from the Czechs.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Michkov and Bedard are absolutely f***ing ridiculous. One of them is going to wind up on the Penguins somehow

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I would like to second using any means necessary up to and including murder to get Michkov.

Canada has looked shaky early but I'm guessing it's just nerves playing in front of their home fans. That was a nice little flurry from the Czechs.

Lets just pray he doesn’t end up in the metro.

 

[mikeyfan]

That looked knee to knee there