Zine
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First, let's remember this is U20, not U18. Second, i think me keeping the Islanders to 10 was a compliment, so thanks.
What you are saying, then, is that Matt Moulson at 27 is so much better than Sidney Crosby was at 17. I beg to differ. And Crosby wasn't even a top player on that team.
On that particular team, in that year, the 18 and 19 year olds were not just kids. They were men playing against kids.
Some 19 year olds are ready.
Question: would four lines of Matt Duchenes beat the Islanders tonight if the goalies were equal in quality?
4 lines of Duchene level players? Really?
No WJC team comes remotely close to having 4 lines of Duchene level players (point/game NHLer). In fact, only 1 player on 2005 team was a point/game player the following 2006 season....Crosby.
C'mon, every single WJC team in history (from every country) would get smashed by an NHL team.