World Jr Thread: All WJC talk here

[swint]

Tonight should give us a very strong sense of where we are.

I still think it's hilarious that Tie Domi managed to produce a son with an abundance of offensive skill. Go Canada!

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Does Nylander have a point yet tonight?

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Does Nylander have a point yet tonight?

3 points...

 

[Peace Frog]

I heard rumors that if Nylander was off the board the leafs would have drafted Ehlers or Larkin. If these rumors are true or can be validated by anyone else here (not just my imagination), then I am pleasantly surprised and happy about the leafs scouting staff lol. Larkin seems to be doing amazing at this tournament so detroit obviously got another good one lol and Ehlers has been the best Dane next to Bjorkstrand.

However the Nylander pick looks better and better every game. The kid plays an amazing game and despite rumors etc of his "floating" or lack of two-way game...he seems to always be in good defensive position and has an extremely active stick.

Take a look at the Russian goal. Nylander was completely guilty of floating on that play. Hey, he's a terrific prospect, but there are parts of his game that need work.

 

[swint]

Are you that much better then the US? They seem to have a super talented squad to.

The States didn't look great against the Slovaks today. A lot of sloppy plays from what I saw.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

The States didn't look great against the Slovaks today. A lot of sloppy plays from what I saw.

Ok, did not see that game. Have not seen any game with USA yet.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Nice burst there from Valiev

 

[Leafs at Knight]

3 points...

Huh? He doesn't have a point this game.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Russia looked really good in the 2nd. But that was probably expected since Sweden looked much better in the first. So now they have had one period each and one goal each. Lets hope for a thrilling 3rd period with Nylander getting the winner.

 

[Christ]

It's been said before but let me reiterate - Nylander might seem to be floating but he's actually a very smart player. His talent and his hockey IQ are so high that he's always in the right position without much effort. What seems like floating is just his smarts getting him in the right spot without needing to work so hard. Hence why he steals a lot of pucks and always seems to come out of board battles with the puck, despite being lighter than most players.

It's like he sees the game 2 steps ahead of other players, and has the talent to take advantage of it.

Sounds like Alexander Mogilny when he played for the Leafs...

 

[LolungoReboundo]

Take a look at the Russian goal. Nylander was completely guilty of floating on that play. Hey, he's a terrific prospect, but there are parts of his game that need work.

Yeah I saw that but other than that he's been pretty solid im pretty impressed by his stick work which is something that usually develops with maturity in a player

 

[BigWilly]

I honestly don't care much about the point totals right now, you can tell that Nylander has more raw talent than just about every player in this tournament (save Eichel and McDavid).

 

[Peace Frog]

Yeah I saw that but other than that he's been pretty solid im pretty impressed by his stick work which is something that usually develops with maturity in a player

TBH, I haven't seen much of Nylander, so I'm not trying to say that I know everything about his game. From the little I've seen though, a lot of his "floating" is just him being in the right place and not needing to be skating his butt off.

But there are other times when he's just plain guilty of floating. There's no doubt that he has the tools to be a very special player for the Leafs. With continued progression in his development, he will be all that he's projected to be.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Sweden keeps playing their 3rd and 4th lines for some reason.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Sweden keeps playing their 3rd and 4th lines for some reason.

Socialism in practice

 

[TMLeafer]

Impressive turnout at ACC tonight for this game. It's fuller than a Leafs game in the suit section

 

[Eyedea]

Looked like Kadri drawing that penalty and creating a rush

 

[mikebel111*]

Another penalty drawn by William
Showing his inner Kadri

 

[Peace Frog]

Yeah, I'm not sure why they don't lean on Nylander more. They should be double shifting him, imo.

 

[Eyedea]

assist

 

[Peace Frog]

And Willy gets the apple. lol.

 

[mikebel111*]

Nylander with the assist

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Nylander draws another penalty, and then picks up an assist.

 

[Leafidelity]

Havnt seen anybody in Toronto set up slapshots on a tee like that since Kaberle

 

[Bill Waters*]

power play specialist Nylander! New Bozak!