Prospect Info: World Junior Championships 2015-2016
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JimEIV
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NJDevils17
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I can't help but think the Finns are going to go 2 and 3 in the draft after Matthews. They're both fantastic. Unbelievable players.
JimEIV
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Canada has the talent to make it out of the round robin without a coach at all. They should have won the whole tournament, and Lowry(an average junior coach) made an absolute mess of things.
NJDevs26
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It does sound like Blackwood was Marty Stadium Series type bad...especially given how that first goal turned the game around. **** happens to goalies sometimes though.
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Wow..watchign the replay of the Can-Fin game and sure, Canada's D was pretty bad but can't say the Blackwood sin;t crap the bed in this game..he could;t make a simple save, was typically out of position on most of the goal mouth shambles, had a bad angle go in between him and the pipe, left a juicy rebound sitting 2 feet in front of the net...just all kinds of bad.....
I felt his glove hand was shaky but he's big and usually pretty sound positionally, just looked way out of it today....Finland gained confidence with that first goal and just steam rolled from there.
I felt his glove hand was shaky but he's big and usually pretty sound positionally, just looked way out of it today....Finland gained confidence with that first goal and just steam rolled from there.
NJDevils17
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The top of this draft really seems like some premier talents. We don't really need a defenseman but I would love to get Juolevi, especially if we end up picking around 10.
JimEIV
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I don't know...opposing forwards attacked the Canadian net unmolested throughout the tournement. Canada's defense looked awful to me. So many times Canadian defenders were caught standing still or allowing players to blow past them. The Aho 5th Finn goal against Canada, Chabot looked like a child against men.
Another thing that popped out at me was how many defensive zone draws Canada lost.
I don't think this Canadian team was good at all.
Cheddabombs
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Agreed, they weren't good at all. At least relative to the other big teams. Defense was an issue all tournament long, there wasn't really that go to guy back there that could play, and excel, in all situations. Mack Black could have been a lot better, he'll probably be the first to admit that. But it's a short tournament and coming off a lengthy suspension, it looked like he never got into the groove of his game. He really should have been pulled after the third goal. Even if the coach has more confidence in him, he needs to realize Blackwood just wasn't on his game. The biggest problem was the penalty trouble. The third period alone they pretty much lost due to careless penalties.
Oh well, still a really fun game to watch today. And give credit where it's due, the Finns were unbelievable. That first line is the real deal. I'd love to watch Jesse and Laine more this season because what they did in this tournament so far is nothing short of spectacular. Puljs looks like a step above Laine, but both great players. I wouldn't be surprised if they won the whole thing, just off that line alone they have a good chance at doing so.
Emperoreddy
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My feelings as well. Blackwood wasn't on his game but he also showed up late so he seemed off.
Canada's D was terrible though. They gave him no chance to ever settle in.
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This is the perfect situation for Blackwood to show what he is made of, especially for a goalie who is so talented as him. Mental strength is probably the most important ability for a NHL goalie no matter how good you are. He has showed in junior that he can carry he's team and that he has the physical attributes now he can proved that he has the mental. He will get so much bad press the next couple of weeks. I hope somebody sits down and talk these things through with him that will do him good.
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Brooklyndevil
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Granted, Blackwell did not play well, however, the defense in front of him was just as bad or worse.
Zippy316
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And it could be said the Finn's and Americans had the best player(s) on the ice when they played Canada.
I was thinking this with the Americans, with Mathews this year, Eichel last year, Jones the year before, real top end talent, but are we seeing a closing of the talent gap worldwide?
I know there have been times where it really looked like the Russians were pushing the Canadians, and the Swedes and Finns have been prominent players on the world stage for a while, but has the overall pool ever been this strong? Even the dissapointing finish of the USA team last year, with a player the caliber of Eichel, is that not evidence of the raising of talent levels around the world?
I know there have been times where it really looked like the Russians were pushing the Canadians, and the Swedes and Finns have been prominent players on the world stage for a while, but has the overall pool ever been this strong? Even the dissapointing finish of the USA team last year, with a player the caliber of Eichel, is that not evidence of the raising of talent levels around the world?
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Russia looks like the better team. They are throwing the US players around.
And now it's tied. US looks pretty lax.
And now it's tied. US looks pretty lax.
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