Official 2019 World Junior Championship Thread

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

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[FLYguy3911]

That doesn’t look like a good blue line by Hockey Canada standards.

I think it’s sick they parade these cuts out one by one for the media.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

That doesn’t look like a good blue line by Hockey Canada standards.

I think it’s sick they parade these cuts out one by one for the media.

Yeah some head scratchers in there. Anderson-Dolan & Vilardi have barely even played this year. Both are going to be cutting it close to the tournament too.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

So one more cut which will depend on the health of Anderson-Dolan & Vilardi. If one of them can’t go then they’ll be the cut otherwise someone else gets cut. Rosters have to be finalized on Christmas.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Canada taking Markus Phillips over Joseph and Beaudin is such a Hockey Canada thing to do. So they can pump up their Program of Excellence numbers.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Canada’s roster is set.

 

[Curufinwe]

I thought Vilardi would have been a good pick but he's really struggling to get over his back injuries.

 

[Chinatown88]

If we didn't get Patrick in that draft I wanted Vilardi. But dang that sucks for the young lad.

 

[Magua]

If we didn't get Patrick in that draft I wanted Vilardi. But dang that sucks for the young lad.

I really think he has a Mark Stone type ceiling, but he just can't play.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Is Frost even playing?

 

[Rebels57]

Anyone know what Vilardis back injuries stem from? Odd injury for a teenager.

 

[Stizzle]

Is Frost even playing?

Yes. I saw most of the game. He played LW, with Hayton at C and Studnicka at RW. Also, on PP2, which didn't get much time. From what I recall, he set up Hayton twice and a Dman (Bouchard maybe?) once for quality scoring chances. He also had two scoring chances denied on his own shots. I recall a nice zone exit pass as well. He did fine.

 

[Coffe]

Nashville have allowed Tolvanen to play in the WJC. That's a pretty nice late addition for them.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yes. I saw most of the game. He played LW, with Hayton at C and Studnicka at RW. Also, on PP2, which didn't get much time. From what I recall, he set up Hayton twice and a Dman (Bouchard maybe?) once for quality scoring chances. He also had two scoring chances denied on his own shots. I recall a nice zone exit pass as well. He did fine.

I had the game on as I was riding the bike and I literally did not see him take a shift until the end of the 2nd period. It had to have been like 25 minutes of real time. He did create a chance on that shift though.

It doesn't look like he's on the PK, where he is great in the OHL. He's on the 2nd PP as a "bumper" while they have 3 RH shots on the perimeter of each PP. And he's on the wing of the 3rd line, centered by a kid that he often centers.

Have a feeling this team is going to disappoint.

 

[PuckLife]

Imo the Frost-Hayton-Studnicka line was great. Second best behind Tippett-Glass-Comtois.

 

[Stizzle]

I had the game on as I was riding the bike and I literally did not see him take a shift until the end of the 2nd period. It had to have been like 25 minutes of real time. He did create a chance on that shift though.

I only missed the first 7 minutes of the 2nd period. Other than that, I saw the whole game. They pretty much seemed to just be rolling 4 lines to me.

And he's on the wing of the 3rd line, centered by a kid that he often centers.

Well... Gord compared his one linemate to Patrice Bergeron last night on TV. While Button compared his other linemate to Patrice Bergeron on the draft telecast. How's he supposed to compete with that for center time?

 

[wankstifier]

If Frost were drafted in the top 5, would he be a C or a W?