HF Habs: World Championship

[Adam Michaels]

 

[jrom]

HuGo watching Armia play like that just before the off-season

 

[TannedBum]

WOW ! Where was this player the last few months ? Is he just another "victim" of bad casting in MTL like Danault and Lehky were ?

He was on the bench. Has been since 19-20. He has a role in the Finnish team.

Thus World Tournament is a joke without the best players in the world not being able to play in.

The best players available or the best players, after all, the difference is really marginal in the strenght relations between the top5 countries. It's not a joke, at all.

 

[OldCraig71]

Armia could be a 25-30 goal man if we allowed him to wear a Suomi jersey while playing for us.

 

[FrankMTL]

Armia could be a 25-30 goal man if we allowed him to wear a Suomi jersey while playing for us.

He should always wear one under his Habs jersey if it helps

 

[WeThreeKings]

Sean Farrell is just so smart.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Just realized that Galchenyuk just completed his 10th NHL season. He's played over 600 NHL games. Damn.

Technically, he counts as a successful draft pick.

He's still only 28 too, and according to Cap Friendly has earned almost $32m.

Always liked Chucky. Too bad he couldn't smooth out his career. He really needed a quality skating coach.

 

[peate]

USA getting ripped, 5-3 CZE in third perioid.

 

[le_sean]

Am I supposed to take a tournament seriously when Joel Armia looks like a top line forward?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

U.S. crashed & burned in the opening minutes of 3rd. 5-3.

How is Swayman a starting goalie? His glove hand absolutely sucks.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Am I supposed to take a tournament seriously when Joel Armia looks like a top line forward?

What I'm taking away from this tournament is that Farrell has found a way to produce and make himself valuable in all 3 zones and phases of the game, against men and pros.

A little more first step explosiveness and we've got a really good player since he's thriving with his size. He's our Palat.

 

[Justin11]

Am I supposed to take a tournament seriously when Joel Armia looks like a top line forward?

If you base solely the performances of Armia’s last year’s PO and this WC tournament, he would go top 3-4 on a redraft

 

[Naslundforever]

If you base solely the performances Armia’s last year’s PO and this WC tournament, he would go top 3-4 on a redraft

I would argue Armia has all the tools but really concentrates on playing the « Wright » way.

 

[Justin11]

What I'm taking away from this tournament is that Farrell has found a way to produce and make himself valuable in all 3 zones and phases of the game, against men and pros.

A little more first step explosiveness and we've got a really good player since he's thriving with his size. He's our Palat.

What is interesting about Farell is that he’s been trending upwards. He has improved in many areas of his game and like you mentioned, he also demonstrated vs pros.

Looks like he will be a stud. Cross fingers he continues to progress.

I would argue Armia has all the tools but really concentrates on playing the « Wright » way.

No comparison.

 

[peate]

8-4 final.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Am I supposed to take a tournament seriously when Joel Armia looks like a top line forward?

Nylander and his team choked as per any regular NHL playoffs so I don't see how you can't.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Ugly 3rd by U.S.

 

[covfefe]

What I'm taking away from this tournament is that Farrell has found a way to produce and make himself valuable in all 3 zones and phases of the game, against men and pros.

A little more first step explosiveness and we've got a really good player since he's thriving with his size. He's our Palat.

Palat is diesel though, a pure brick wall. His physical play is a big part of his game.

Am I supposed to take a tournament seriously when Joel Armia looks like a top line forward?

I’m sure all of Canada’s boys were in bed by 10PM the night before the Denmark game. Or the Kazakh game. Or the Italy game….

For young guys, sure - they have money on the line, and scouts to impress.

For established NHL’ers, this is a working vacation, with the emphasis on vacation.

Fun bonus hockey though, and a good opp to take second/third looks at what are clearly some excellent top prospects.

 

[Schooner Guy]

What I'm taking away from this tournament is that Farrell has found a way to produce and make himself valuable in all 3 zones and phases of the game, against men and pros.

A little more first step explosiveness and we've got a really good player since he's thriving with his size. He's our Palat.

Farrell's looking like a very nice pick but we might want to hold the horses. Palat is 6 feet tall and 195 lbs. Farrell is 5ft9 and 175 lbs. Palat was in the NHL for good before he turned 21. Farrell will turn 21 in five months. Palat was a much better rounded player (has finished top 10 in Selke votes) and had 59 points in his first NHL season.

I love Farrell's trajectory since we drafted him and it's great that he performed well at Olympics and World Championships at age 18 but there's likely a far better chance of him having a Charles Hudon type of career than a Palat type of career.

 

[Naslundforever]

What is interesting about Farell is that he’s been trending upwards. He has improved in many areas of his game and like you mentioned, he also demonstrated vs pros.

Looks like he will be a stud. Cross fingers he continues to progress.


No comparison.

Not comparing players (Wright to Armia) Armia does play a very safe nhl game for a guy that big, with that skating, that insane board play and hands. Even his shot is good.

 

[Jack Skellington]

Not comparing players (Wright to Armia) Armia does play a very safe nhl game for a guy that big, with that skating, that insane board play and hands. Even his shot is good.

He has extremely low hockey sense. Usually makes the 3rd/4th/5th best play available to him while a guy like Suzuki or Wright is consistently making the effective play by instinct.

 

[Justin11]

Not comparing players (Wright to Armia) Armia does play a very safe nhl game for a guy that big, with that skating, that insane board play and hands. Even his shot is good.

I agree he does. At times he’s so frustrating to watch.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Not comparing players (Wright to Armia) Armia does play a very safe nhl game for a guy that big, with that skating, that insane board play and hands. Even his shot is good.

Armia is one of those players that has you wanting more. Size and skill but rarely produces on a consistent basis. He's an enigma. Should be much better than he is.

 

[Redux91]

Ohh man
Needed a goal there Josh lol

 

[NotProkofievian]

Juicy rebounds from Olkinuora.