Huska's play last season wasn't as consistent because he f***ed up his wrist and missed two months. Also, prior to that, he got slammed into and eventually had to come out of a game. Don't remember what specifically it was. He initially tried playing through it and it didn't go well, so he missed a few games. IDK. I think he had a good season all things considered.
Two WJCs back, he beat Belarus. Then he stopped 32 of 34 against the Czechs who dominated (but only won 2-0). Then he got hammered by Finland, 8-3, where again, the Slovaks were dominated, allowing 48 shots to a team with Laine, Aho, and Puljujarvi. Then he lost to Russia, 2-1 despite playing really well. Final game, they get smoked by Sweden--shots were 55-17. His team was horseshit. He was their best player ("Top 3 on Team" or whatever stupid thing IIHF uses; he was also Top 3 at the U18 WJC the prior year).
His last WJC, he starts against Canada. Canada out-shoots Slovakia 44-6. 44-6! Huska stops 39 and earns universal praise. Next game, Huska beats Latvia. Final game, the Slovaks are again embarrassed, out-shot 50-18 in losing to Sweden. Again, he's "Top 3 on Team."
Edge, you would be the first person I've spoken to who thought his play left anything to be desired at the WJC. He was on really bad teams that could only legitimately compete against the bottom-feeders like Belarus and Latvia. That game against Canada, I remember, he was great. And the game was so completely lopsided. He was literally all they had. That was the case most nights. I don't know what more could have been expected from him.
Lindbom has international success, which is great, but that's it. 33 games of club hockey over the past two years. He's young, I get that. There's just so little to evaluate him on. I can't rank a kid with 30 games of club, um, average-ness and 30 games of really nice international play over a guy with a season of USHL success, two seasons of college success, and strong play despite the numbers at multiple levels of WJC. Maybe Lindbom makes me eat my words. I think he's more likely to become a "some dude we drafted who was mediocre and never got a contract" guy, but we'll see.