2018 CIBC Canada/Russia Series (Nov. 5th to Nov. 15th)

[Adam Michaels]

*All games will be broadcast on Sportnet*

HABS PROSPECTS IN SERIES

Team WHL
Josh Brook (Moose Jaw Warriors - 2017 2nd R'd Pick) - Named Captain
Scott Walford (Victoria Royals - 2017 3rd R'd Pick)

Team OHL
Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack - 2017 1st R'd Pick) - Named Captain for Nov. 8th Game
Cam Hillis (Guelph Storm - 2018 3rd R'd Pick) - Will Play Nov. 8th Game

Team QMJHL
Joël Teasdale (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - 2018 Undrafted Signee)

Team Russia
Alexander Romanov (CSKA Moscow - 2018 2nd R'd Pick)​

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[WhiskeySeven*]

My wife is Russian and our kids will be speaking Russian so I'm actually naughtily looking forward to secretly rooting for them whenever it suits me.

 

[Habs76]

Color me surprised Walford made the team, never thought of him as much of a prospect.

 

[dcal64]

Would Tyszka have made the WHL team if he wasn't injured?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Would Tyszka have made the WHL team if he wasn't injured?

I personally believe he would have.

 

[montreal]

Would Tyszka have made the WHL team if he wasn't injured?

for sure, he's better then Walford imo.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Tonight is the first game between Russia and Team WHL. The game is at 10PM ET.

Brook and Walford vs. Romanov

Perfectly timed to watch right after the Habs game.

 

[Whitesnake]

Don't make too much effort cheering for Walford, he won't be signed next June. Quiet summer in that regard, only 1 guy will be signed in Tyszka. Koberstein and Walford won't be signed.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Don't make too much effort cheering for Walford, he won't be signed next June. Quiet summer in that regard, only 1 guy will be signed in Tyszka. Koberstein and Walford won't be signed.

In Walford's defense, he's better ''live'' than he is on the stat sheet. I did see some progression in his game, although probably not enough to be worth an ELC in the end. The raw tools are there but he's never been quite able to put it all together.

 

[Goldenhands]

Don't make too much effort cheering for Walford, he won't be signed next June. Quiet summer in that regard, only 1 guy will be signed in Tyszka. Koberstein and Walford won't be signed.

I still have hopes in Walford personally, he has been slowed down by injuries, lets see how it goes this year...

 

[montreal]

Don't make too much effort cheering for Walford, he won't be signed next June. Quiet summer in that regard, only 1 guy will be signed in Tyszka. Koberstein and Walford won't be signed.

I would wait out the season to see how it goes for Walford first, I could see him getting signed since we are thin on LD's and as long as we aren't up against the 50, they can even let him go back to the dub as an overager next year or if they think the ECHL is better for him.

 

[Tyson]

Nice to see several prospects participating. I look forward to seeing how Romanov fares on the smaller ice surface

 

[Whitesnake]

I would wait out the season to see how it goes for Walford first, I could see him getting signed since we are thin on LD's and as long as we aren't up against the 50, they can even let him go back to the dub as an overager next year or if they think the ECHL is better for him.

Just a prediction on how things are going. No matter if you end up a top player or a filler in your NHL roster, you need stats at the Junior level. There is a really really limited number of players that just sticked around in the NHL without having stats at lower levels. Walford shows no improvement stats wise. No matter how he plays the game....playing great the game at a junior level and not being able to rack stats and be on top of the others at year 3 shows that the game you play great at junior level won't be enough at the pro level. I rather see us concentrate on signing UFA's and be on top of things than giving him a chance if he continues that way. Dashke, Nardella, Ahcan, RAuhauser, Schuldt,

 

[montreal]

Just a prediction on how things are going. No matter if you end up a top player or a filler in your NHL roster, you need stats at the Junior level. There is a really really limited number of players that just sticked around in the NHL without having stats at lower levels. Walford shows no improvement stats wise. No matter how he plays the game....playing great the game at a junior level and not being able to rack stats and be on top of the others at year 3 shows that the game you play great at junior level won't be enough at the pro level. I rather see us concentrate on signing UFA's and be on top of things than giving him a chance if he continues that way. Dashke, Nardella, Ahcan, RAuhauser, Schuldt,

well he did just come off a major injury from last season's playoffs which is why I say we'll see how the season goes for him.

 

[Toene]

Want to watch this but the Habs are on at the same time and Barzal is my favorite non-Habs.... argh.... I wish I could shadow-clone myself.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Want to watch this but the Habs are on at the same time and Barzal is my favorite non-Habs.... argh.... I wish I could shadow-clone myself.

The Habs play at 7PM ETand the Russia/WHL game is at 10PM ET. When Habs finish, this game starts. So no need to put your mad scientist hat on to clone yourself.

 

[ahmedou]

Optimistically ours prospects plays relaxed. Excluding making weirdo unusually stuffs in order to impresses the Scouts.

 

[cphabs]

My wife is Russian and our kids will be speaking Russian so I'm actually naughtily looking forward to secretly rooting for them whenever it suits me.

GO Mowgli GO! Love the kid!

 

[cphabs]

Tonight is the first game between Russia and Team WHL. The game is at 10PM ET.

Brook and Walford vs. Romanov

Perfectly timed to watch right after the Habs game.

I’ll be asleep by then.

 

[Mrb1p]

Yo, why is Fonzie not on the roster

 

[Legend123]

Yo, why is Fonzie not on the roster

hes been bad on the BEST team in the W. Doesnt deserve to be on it.

 

[cphabs]

Romanov will play his game. He’s too smart not to, but I have a feeling that he will punish the opposition when he can. Both offensive and defensive. Heads up!

 

[cphabs]

*All games will be broadcast on Sportnet*

HABS PROSPECTS IN SERIES

Team WHL
Josh Brook (Moose Jaw Warriors - 2017 2nd R'd Pick) - Named Captain
Scott Walford (Victoria Royals - 2017 3rd R'd Pick)

Team OHL
Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack - 2017 1st R'd Pick) - Named Captain for Nov. 8th Game
Cam Hillis (Guelph Storm - 2018 3rd R'd Pick) - Will Play Nov. 8th Game

Team QMJHL
Joël Teasdale (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - 2018 Undrafted Signee)

Team Russia
Alexander Romanov (CSKA Moscow - 2018 2nd R'd Pick)​

Thank you!

 

[Mrb1p]

hes been bad on the BEST team in the W. Doesnt deserve to be on it.

It's 12 game at the start of the year, and he's been fire in like four or five of them, too much weight seems to be put on recency.

 

[Whitesnake]

well he did just come off a major injury from last season's playoffs which is why I say we'll see how the season goes for him.

Yeah well not signing does come aftger this season so of course we will see how it plays out. But again, last season from the season before....I wanted us to draft Walford. I had him in my list. But never that soon. But he was a nice project. What I don't see from him are the instincts. He's a tall guy, though that doesn't play tall, nice skater, just fit the profile of having everything good...but nothing extraordinairy. Which is sometimes, at best, means a AHL'er.