Prospect Info: World Junior Championships 2015-2016

ForeverJerseyGirl

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Quenneville a big game player? Starting to see some indications of that from previous playoff success. Probably exactly why he is on this team to begin with.

I think he might be. It'd be another similarity to Rico if he is. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we've got another Rico type player in JQ.
 

Cheddabombs

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Mar 13, 2012
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JQ, and all of Canada really, have looked very strong so far. A completely different team than the round robin team.

And as I'm typing this Laine scores, Blackwood probably wants that one back.
 

Brodeur

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At least from what I saw yesterday, NHL Network is showing the Canada/Finland game on tape delay right after the US game is over. "Watched" the first period through a choppy stream, Laine scored with 12 seconds left in the first. Blackwood got some of the shot but it had enough to get across the goal line.
 

JimEIV

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Feb 19, 2003
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Canadian fans on the main board are wrecking Blackwood. I can't get the game.
 

Blender

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Dec 2, 2009
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Ideally he stops that shot since it hit him and Canada needed a big save after an awful shift, but Laine has one hell of a release.
 

JimEIV

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Aha of course they are. I love this tournament as much as the next but some of my fellow Canadians take it WAY too seriously.

I love the fanaticism honestly. A good portion of my wife's family is from Quebec and whenever I get to talk hockey with them it is more passionate than any political conversation.

Edit: all I need to do is say "Don Cherry said...". And I can start a war.
 

Combat Koala

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Vehviläinen has me on the edge of my seat everytime the puck is near him... and not in a good way. Stupid turnovers all the time in the defensive zone. Canada pretty much controlled the game expect for the PP (in which Hintz should have scored, how the **** do you miss that shot?), but their goals were pretty much late christmas presents. Especially the second goal.
 

DerekDevils30

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Feb 2, 2007
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WJC game threads are a disaster. Blackwood has had a rough game for sure and he's getting skewered.

JQ is having his best game of the tournament by far. Good possession and set up a goal earlier with a nice feed.
 

Oneiro

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Mar 28, 2013
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While I'm sure he'd like a few of them back, his teammates aren't doing Blackwood any favors.

Quenneville does remind me of Rico in some ways. I like what I'm seeing.
 

DerekDevils30

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Yeah I can see the Henrique comparisons. I'm not sure how much offense he will produce in the pros but he should become a very good two way player who can play the wing or C. Should immediately upgrade our third line in the next year or two.
 

Devils Trap

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Scouts thought they would come to watch Laine and Puljujarvi and while those 2 are playing amazing, Jolevi has just been another level

He skates like Nieds did. So effortless, yet so so fast
 

Blender

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The Quenneville-Stephens-Konecny line hasn't played nearly enough. They have been Canada's best line but are hardly getting 5 on 5 ice time.
 

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