Prospect Info: 2024 World Juniors Thread

[Tripod]

Congrats to the USA. By far the best team.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Cutter been super quiet but damn USA really came out hard.

 

[BigToe]

Has there ever been a USA team this stacked?

 

[FLYguy3911]

Odds we get another medal toss this year?

 

[Rebels57]

Cutter been super quiet but damn USA really came out hard.

He really shouldn't be playing Center.

 

[VladDrag]

LFG Hutson

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

He really shouldn't be playing Center.

He really shouldn't be. Kid is a definitely a winger.

 

[flyerslducks]

Man ostlund was just slashing everyone at the end

He really shouldn't be playing Center.

Totally agree. He definitely needs to be wing so he can use his frame on the forecheck. It feels like he’s stil learning the center ice position

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Who is that disgusting ginger coach?

 

[Rebels57]

Sweden went down like chumps

 

[flyerslducks]

Congrats cutter!!

 

[bennysflyers16]

Jesus 9 of these guys returning too.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Has there ever been a USA team this stacked?

If it exists, it's 2013 -- Gostisbehere, Gaudreau, Seth Jones, Trouba, JT Miller, Galchenyuk, Hartman, Trocheck, Gibson, Connor Murphy, Gillies, Grimaldi, Jake McCabe, etc. You can count Tyler Biggs if you want since he went in the 1st round, but....yeah.

It would have been 2017 by a mile in a different timeline -- Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Boeser didn't go. Add them to a team with Oettinger, Fox, McAvoy, Tage Thompson, and Keller plus some good support guys like Troy Terry and Lindgren. They also chose Jeremy Bracco over DeBrincat iirc, so whether you want to count him as a possible or not is up to you.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Who is that disgusting ginger coach?

Matt Carle's brother.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Here's my Cutter Gauthier World Juniors 2023 Review

Started off slow I thought, points were there, but very clearly was trying to learn the rotations in the dzone, and the preferences of his dmen. He also took waaaaaaaay too many shots from terrible angles that never had a chance to go in. Video and coaching staff definitely got his attention because he started trying to find the back left post on the PP and in the OZ in general.

I also liked his stick placement in the NZ/DZ as he gained more confidence, he stuffed a lot of passes and killed some transition chances by other teams. I know C is still really new to him at this level, but he showed me he has a legit ceiling at the position.

The goal vs Finland was amazing because it showed his skill level. Look how he played catch with his teammate in tight spaces - 2v1 2v1 2v1...especially consider how terrible the Flyers are on the PP and how we can't even get set-up. The shot was great too, can't find much of that outside of TK and Foerster on the Flyers. A welcomed addition.

I do wish he "drove chances" a little more, but there's no denying he got better as we went, especially since this week must have been a hell of an adjustment of the Americans.

In the final he wasn't great, but he made some defensive plays where you walked away saying, "ok he's not Coots, but that'll do". Really really important half-year for him for development....if the Flyers are somehow still alive - chance we see him this year.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Qatar better enjoy this - I don't see a lot of trophies for him after college.

 

[FLYguy3911]

If it exists, it's 2013 -- Gostisbehere, Gaudreau, Seth Jones, Trouba, JT Miller, Galchenyuk, Hartman, Trocheck, Gibson, Connor Murphy, Gillies, Grimaldi, Jake McCabe, etc. You can count Tyler Biggs if you want since he went in the 1st round, but....yeah.

It would have been 2017 by a mile in a different timeline -- Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Boeser didn't go. Add them to a team with Oettinger, Fox, McAvoy, Tage Thompson, and Keller plus some good support guys like Troy Terry and Lindgren. They also chose Jeremy Bracco over DeBrincat iirc, so whether you want to count him as a possible or not is up to you.

2021 was good too. Pro results mixed, but that team suffocated that stacked Canada team that steamrolled everyone. That was Jack Hughes' age group too.

Zegras had one of the best performances ever.

 

[kudymen]

Mighty impressed with Kulich today (again)

Congrats USA there!

 

[usahockey22flyers]

2021 was good too. Pro results mixed, but that team suffocated that stacked Canada team that steamrolled everyone. That was Jack Hughes' age group too.

Zegras had one of the best performances ever.

Zegras was the best American I've seen at the tournament maybe ever (since I started watching about 20 yrs ago).

 

[flyerslducks]

Lekkeirmaki and gauthier at the handshake line, wonder what they were saying lol

 

[VladDrag]

Who is that disgusting ginger coach?

Leight

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I bet these guys are a hateful pack of c***s in real life.

Lekkeirmaki and gauthier at the handshake line, wonder what they were saying lol

"Hey Qatar, you are definitely not a center."

"That's not what Keith says."

"And you shoot too much."

"Shut up, it's a New Urr."

 

[JojoTheWhale]

2021 was good too. Pro results mixed, but that team suffocated that stacked Canada team that steamrolled everyone. That was Jack Hughes' age group too.

Zegras had one of the best performances ever.

I didn't include that team because I remember there being an awful lot of question marks about that defensive corps, which is admittedly separate from actual tourney performance. Sanderson and Faber's NHL starts certainly put a spin on it though.

Sidenote, but I love how the universe figured out a way to get Faber to Minnesota. That's the most Wild Defenseman.

 

[Philly Fanatik]

Congratulations to the USA team.

Best team in the tournament again…

 

[Larry44]

Who is that disgusting ginger coach?

Matt Carle's brother Dave. Had to give up hockey because of a brain aneurysm or something, so he went into coaching young.

Cutter did OK today:

https://x.com/NHLAdamK/status/1743384798091984961?s=20