GDT: 2019 IIHF U18 Tournament
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Christien
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Stacked. Guys like Holtz, Raymond, Gunler... It's insane. That whole draft is insane tbh. Byfield and Rossi are my favorite players from that class so far
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Some really questionable non-calls late in this Canada-Sweden game.
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newfy
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Really hard to watch, that reffing was absolute dog shit. Canada got screwed.
Yeah that will definitely be a good game to watch. Was hoping it would be for gold though
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Who is the 3rd best player in this draft???
I have not a clue...
I have not a clue...
DatsyukToZetterberg
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I thought Bjornfot played well today as well. I wouldn't be upset if we could snag either him at 35 or with our later 2nds; also Thrun and Kokkenen have impressed me quite a bit this U-18.
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Did we have a clue last year? Like I feel like we were told it was Zadina. I feel like scouts thought it might be Tkachuk. Kotkaniemi made a huge push. Quinn Hughes has continued to get a lot of hype, rightfully so.
Is there anywhere to see the complete games after the fact? The timing has worked out for me that I've seen most of the US games but none of the Canada games.
FKH shared one video earlier. On YouTube like Taiwan Hockey to something along those lines.
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Mo Seider Less Problems
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This year it feels way more wide open to me.
At this time last year Zadina was playing in the men’s tournament like Kakko will be. He had dominated at the U20’s. I had very little questions on him.
This year every time I slot someone at #3 they never seem to be able to run with it.
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It's going to be very interesting to follow Makar and [The Golden God] Hughes' career as they progress.
ricky0034
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yeah it feels like a total crapshoot right now
the only thing i'm confident in anymore outside the top 2 is Byram going somewhere in the top 5 because he's the top d-man in the draft
if Podkolzin is still 3rd on the final McKenzie list then he's probably still going top 5 too but if not who even knows at this point
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Kasper
The Zetterberg Era
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Zegras does look an awful lot like Barzal to me.
I don't love his game as much as some, but when he flashes that way I get intrigued. I just love how he uses his skating to create space and seems to understand when to go and when to start and stop.
I don't love his game as much as some, but when he flashes that way I get intrigued. I just love how he uses his skating to create space and seems to understand when to go and when to start and stop.
The Zetterberg Era
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The Zetterberg Era
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Pretty disrespectful to Sweden and Russia. They had better strategies and won the game.
While the most talented team doesn't always win these kind of tournaments and this year Team USA is better than the field, they picked the wrong time to have an off game. Canada lost to the host.
Still will be a fun game to watch but it isn't the real Gold Medal game, they lost that opportunity and credit to those playing in the Gold Medal game, Russia got dominated in the pool play and fixed that issue in the medal round. Hopefully most of this Team USA group (Hughes will be in the NHL...) will carry this lesson forward to the WJC this and next year when a lot of these guys will feature.
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The refs handed Sweden the win against Canada. USA won against Russia in round robin which should considered the tie breaker, not a shootout.
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If your plan is to play a wide open game and try to out skate this USA group, you have a bad plan in my opinion...
