Official 2019 World Junior Championship Thread

[Rebels57]

Problem with looking at this is most all of it came in a 14 -0 game for just about all of those guys . I want to see solid play in tight games with some production not padding stats in blowout games .

Frost scored 3 of the first 4 goals in that game though..

 

[Appleyard]

Problem with looking at this is most all of it came in a 14 -0 game for just about all of those guys . I want to see solid play in tight games with some production not padding stats in blowout games .

Frost was also great vs the Czechs as well though. Amongst best couple of players. And was great in pre-tourney.

 

[wankstifier]

Frost scored 3 of the first 4 goals in that game though..

They gave up because of Frost

 

[bennysflyers16]

Been impressed by Frost and Farabee play away from the puck. Very hard on the puck and forecheck. Offense is awesome, but overall play has been very impressive

 

[FLYguy3911]

Not impressed by Q Hughes at all.

You're nuts.

 

[wasup]

Frost was also great vs the Czechs as well though. Amongst best couple of players. And was great in pre-tourney.

I'm not just talking Frost i'm saying most all those Canadian points came off a 14 -0 game and it don't care if they are the first points or last points . Frost has been good even in the other games and so has some other Canadian players but using just points without context is senseless . Entwistle does not have as many points but scored in every game and all at even strength .
Remember i'm not taking a shot at Frost he has looked good as well as Farabee but stats don,t tell the whole story most of the time .

 

[wasup]

Been impressed by Frost and Farabee play away from the puck. Very hard on the puck and forecheck. Offense is awesome, but overall play has been very impressive

Yup this exactually

 

[Magua]

Not impressed by Q Hughes at all.

Am I wrong to view this as a good thing?

quinn hughes is the dman you want down a goal with 2 minutes left. As far as the other 58 minutes of the game, its going to be hard to say the same about him.

Okay, Hak.

No one thinks he's great defensively (besides NZ and exits), but it's about two key words: "net impact." Game changers need to play as much as possible.

 

[Striiker]

I swear the defensemen stereotypes on here makes it seem like I’m reading a forum from a few decades ago.

Skill = unreliable
No skill = safe

 

[pit]

Ahemmmm....what does a 12 year old know about pain and suffering......? ALL of LIFE is pain and suffering......wait till you hit 65 and tell me about it.......;-)). Enjoy the hockey good or bad.

 

[wasup]

I swear the defensemen stereotypes on here makes it seem like I’m reading a forum from a few decades ago.

Skill = unreliable
No skill = safe

You need a mix of both on a team . You can't have all Quinn Hughes but two out of the 6 is a good thing . 2 good shut down guys and two physical guys would be nice as well .

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Member good ole Joey Hicckets? Those were the times. Also what a weird schedule, meh today bonkers on new years eve.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ferraro is so bad with names.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Two penalty shots?!

 

[Cody Webster]

Two penalty shots on the same play....sensational

And they score on neither

 

[Tripod]

that will likely cost the Swiss.

 

[baudib1]

You're nuts.

I remember seeing Hughes and Hughes play last year and thinking they were the only good players and that the rest of the American team was pretty terrible. None of them looked like NHLers, including Wahlstrom.

 

[Magua]

I remember seeing Hughes and Hughes play last year and thinking they were the only good players and that the rest of the American team was pretty terrible. None of them looked like NHLers, including Wahlstrom.

Huh? Where did both Hughes brothers play together last year?

 

[Striiker]

You need a mix of both on a team . You can't have all Quinn Hughes but two out of the 6 is a good thing . 2 good shut down guys and two physical guys would be nice as well .

This is exactly my point. Players don’t have to be categorized as either “shut down” or “Quinn Hughes”. It isn’t either you’re skilled OR good defensively.

And even if we pretend they’re mutually exclusive, skilled and dynamic prevents goals too, by keeping the opponent on the defensive.

 

[baudib1]

Huh? Where did both Hughes brothers play together last year?

No idea, I must be conflating games or misremembering.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Huh? Where did both Hughes brothers play together last year?

Not last year, but they did at the Summer Showcase in August.

 

[Cody Webster]

And the Swiss have melted faster than a Toblerobe on a 90 degree day

 

[baudib1]

Not last year, but they did at the Summer Showcase in August.

Could be that's what it was. I spent most of August sleeping on my couch with the NHL Network on as background noise.

 

[Dumpster Flyers]

Farabee screams third liner, but at least he's showing some NHL upside (unlike O'Brien). I bet Hextall and Pryor really liked O'Brien's "work ethic."

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

This is exactly my point. Players don’t have to be categorized as either “shut down” or “Quinn Hughes”. It isn’t either you’re skilled OR good defensively.

And even if we pretend they’re mutually exclusive, skilled and dynamic prevents goals too, by keeping the opponent on the defensive.

Yep. We had plenty of shut down types in 14-15, but Streit was still best when preventing other teams from scoring.
This is how we started the year lol:

Amac Schultz
Streit Gnome
Mdz Fat Schenn

with Kimmo, Coburn on IR, Ghost in Ahl and Colaiacovo scratched.