Jumptheshark
Rebooting myself
I was out last night with a few other guys who usually go to the worlds every year and we are all gob smacked at how many empty seats there are--I hope Slovakia learns from the Danes in what not to do
Yes he was. This was before Finland started churning out some real good talent. In the years prior there had been so many disappointing finnish prospects over the years that no one really believed in them anymore. I personally felt that Aho would just be another one of them, which is why I had him ranked really low.
In hindsight, looking at Aho's stats in his draft year and draft-1 year he should've definitely been ranked higher but sometimes those perceptions and stereotypes of certain players and prospects take over.
Now things will heat up though. No more France. Now it's Russia, Canada etc.Adam larsson is a positive for me. Jugding by hfboards you think he was garbage but been very solid for sweden.
Adam larsson is a positive for me. Jugding by hfboards you think he was garbage but been very solid for sweden.
HFBoards has too many 17 year old stats nerd idiots that think the only way to judge a defenceman is by a HERO chart.
I have yet to see one decent ‘spreadsheet’ measure of defensive defencemen.
To many guys only look at the statistics and dont watch the player. Hard to judge a player solely on statistics, when so much of a players statistics depends on 5 other guys on the ice. You put a good player on a bad team and he'll most likely have bad statistics. Put the same player on a good team and suddenly his stats look much better.
Ekholm is playing in Erik Gustsfsson's gear.LOL I guess my previous critique of Turris wasn't entirely fair, considering his equipment didn't arrive with him so he was skating around with a spare pair of Barzal's skates, and using a borrowed stick from Eberle. I'll bet his new teammates had a good laugh about it.
Ekholm said that the only real problem was the skates, for the rest no worries (except he took issue with having to play in Chicago gear )I feel like these guys are pros, like **** are they completely useless without their own equipment?
Larsson struggled this season and did not have a steady/reliable partner.Adam larsson is a positive for me. Jugding by hfboards you think he was garbage but been very solid for sweden.
HFBoards has too many 17 year old stats nerd idiots that think the only way to judge a defenceman is by a HERO chart.
I have yet to see one decent ‘spreadsheet’ measure of defensive defencemen.
Larsson is a perfect complimentary player.Larsson struggled this season and did not have a steady/reliable partner.
Seems to be back to his old \ top pairing self now.
he made Klefbom great last yearLarsson is a perfect complimentary player.
On his own he is fine, but doesn't really carry a pairing. Put him with a good partner and he excels.
To my eye Larsson has been team Sweden's MVP so far, although I've only watched 4-5 periods of Sweden games.