GDT: World Juniors

[A Star is Burns]

Tim Gleason also refused to sign with the Senators, which is why they traded him to the Kings. And also the whole Steve Ott thing.

TL;DR Saarela is probably a locker room cancer.

That's a much better hot taek. Well done.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Bean has been really bad. Just turned it over for a tying goal. Czechs scored on two shots in a row - 12 minutes apart.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

stupid czechs

you r blnowing this
...

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

steve ott's wife is best friends with both ott and tim gleason irl

i mean she slept w/ both of them so she must be rite?

Don't you mean Tim Gleason's wife?

 

[Novacane]

I guess it's not fair to judge Bean based on a few games but he has been absolute trash in every game I've seen him play.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I guess it's not fair to judge Bean based on a few games but he has been absolute trash in every game I've seen him play.

Yup. Honestly the only guy I've been happy with is Roy. Kuokkanen was on a dumpster fire of a team and I expected more out of Gauthier as a returning player.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I guess it's not fair to judge Bean based on a few games but he has been absolute trash in every game I've seen him play.

I have only seen him a handful of times myself and thought the same thing. Not going to overreact, as he is definitely a project and the Canes don't need him in the NHL for many years, but would like to see more from him.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Gauthier just scored on a nice feed from behind the net by Roy.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I think Roy and Gauthier have been quite solid. Bean hasn't been good, but I have seen him display some of the traits that will hopefully make him good. He's young, a bit of a project, and just recently returned from being injured most of the year. Either way, this tournament doesn't mean much.

 

[A Star is Burns]

And that was a nice snipe by Gauthier.

 

[A Star is Burns]

And now Gauthier showed his ability to clean up some garbage in front of the net

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Beautiful. Two goal lead back thanks to Gauthier again.

Get out of this game and maybe if we get the Russians in the. Ronnie game we can beat them again. Don't see us beating Sweden. Too much firepower and we have poor defence and goaltending.

 

[GoldiFox]

Canes have a solid lock on annual underwhelming Canadian WJC D performances.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Cool seeing all three of our guys out on the pp together.

 

[DaveG]

Goat named player of the game for Canada.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Goat named player of the game for Canada.

And everyone is chanting for Chabot

 

[Vagrant]

Canes have a solid lock on annual underwhelming Canadian WJC D performances.

Fleury and Bean ain't looking too hot right now. Both controversial picks. Let's see how it goes.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Fleury and Bean ain't looking too hot right now. Both controversial picks. Let's see how it goes.

Yeah. The good news is because of Hanifin and Slavin, the Canes have the ability to let Fleury and Bean marinate in the lower levels and develop properly, which is a luxury. I guess for years we complained about JR never drafting D in the 1st round because they take too long to develop, we now have a GM doing just that so I guess we'll have to be patient.

I think Fleury will be fine in the end, but not what the Canes had hoped for when they picked him. To me, it looks like the decision making doesn't come as naturally as it does to someone like Slavin so he'll take more time, but eventually, I think he'll figure it out and be a solid 3/4 that doesn't provide much offense. Bean, from what I can see, is no doubt a project, and really seems kind of boom or bust to me.

 

[The Faulker 27]

And everyone is chanting for Chabot

yeah what's up with TSN show boating Chabot after that win? I mean his goal was pretty, and it gave them life but without G-Tower they wouldn't have won the game. Doesn't really matter, I just think it's funny.

 

[geehaad]

Didn't see the game, but saw a tweet that Chabot was all over the ice during the game. My guess is that effort was appreciated by the crowd.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Didn't see the game, but saw a tweet that Chabot was all over the ice during the game. My guess is that effort was appreciated by the crowd.

That was my understanding as well from reading the GDT.

 

[Joe McGrath]

While it would be nice for GOAT to turn into a 30+ goal top 6 staple, I'd certainly settle for a 15-20 goal big game/situation scorer. The anti-Ruutu if you will.

 

[MinJaBen]

Didn't see the game, but saw a tweet that Chabot was all over the ice during the game. My guess is that effort was appreciated by the crowd.

I saw most of the game, and he was easily their best player for the game. One goal and a couple of assists don't really tell the whole story of what he meant to their offense...let alone his defensive presence. When they announced the POTG, I was thinking to myself "Too bad Gauthier got his two goals this game, because Chabot was clearly going to be the guy."

Then, on the other side of the equation, there was Bean...

 

[The Faulker 27]

Didn't see the game, but saw a tweet that Chabot was all over the ice during the game. My guess is that effort was appreciated by the crowd.

I didn't see the game either just the highlights which don't tell the story obviously. If he was the best player on the ice, then that explains it.

Gauthier appears to have a pretty good instinct for scoring. Both goals weren't just easy tap ins. The one he cleaned up in front of the net showcases his reach and awareness. His size has to be pretty intimidating as he comes in with a lot of speed, and seems to score in close pretty regularly. I'm pretty excited for what he could potentially bring to the table.

 

[Unsustainable]

Yeah. The good news is because of Hanifin and Slavin, the Canes have the ability to let Fleury and Bean marinate in the lower levels and develop properly, which is a luxury. I guess for years we complained about JR never drafting D in the 1st round because they take too long to develop, we now have a GM doing just that so I guess we'll have to be patient.

I think Fleury will be fine in the end, but not what the Canes had hoped for when they picked him. To me, it looks like the decision making doesn't come as naturally as it does to someone like Slavin so he'll take more time, but eventually, I think he'll figure it out and be a solid 3/4 that doesn't provide much offense. Bean, from what I can see, is no doubt a project, and really seems kind of boom or bust to me.

All of D flops in the first seem to be Canadian.

Only draft 'Mercian D for now on.