Smitty93
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- Dec 6, 2012
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I was expecting more from Beecher and less from Hall. They were pretty equal in my view. Beecher will look better in the NHL. I think anyways as his game will translate better, he will have more upside. Hall could be a good Kuraly type checker.
In a short tourny there is not much time to shuffle guys around and find chemistry. Beecher had none with his line mates, who did not look to want to pay the price and were a little selfish in my view.
At least Beecher has size over those 2 guys, who will have a hard time with playing teams like the Caps and Blues in a 7 game series.
Beecher definitely struggled offensively, but he was as good as I expected on defense, particularly on the PK. I know he has experience on the wing, but his primary position has been center. It's not easy making that change to wing in a short tournament like this. One of the realities with this year's US World Junior team is that they had a lot of centers who had to play out of position.