My mvps so far:
Best forward - Merela. To me he's looked the best so far. And in a sense, he should be as an older guy, has a few years of pro experience in the Liiga under his belt including a championship, and got to be with the mens national team for a little bit in the spring. If this is a player who we think should be competing for a spot in training camp, than yeah he should be a little more put together, a little more advanced than some of these other guys. Engblom has been a big fan so far. Said he was 6'2" but looks like he's 6'4." Made note that he has such long arms and protects the puck so well. Really well rounded.
Best defenseman - Powell. If I remember correctly Powell did really well in this little 3 on 3 action last summer. There's really only so much you can take out of a 3 on 3 scrimmage in july played on only 1 third of the ice, and as Engblom mentioned, this format doesn't favor all these guys strengths, but it does for Powell. Really really smooth skater, and great edge work. He has some nice puck skills as well. It's always curious why he doesn't have more points with BC. When he was drafted, that was one of the bigger questions about him. Murray thought playing for the talent crowded NTDP took some offensive opportunities/ice time away from him and that it would show more in college, but that hasn't exactly been the case in his first 2 seasons. Still plenty of time for him though to have the production match the skill.
Best goalie - Ludvig Persson. The invitee has hands down been the best goalie in what is not a goalie friendly game. Very impressive considering the guys you're judging him against are 2 drafted goalies playing professionally right now with Alnefelt and Malik.
