WJC: Your Top 10 WJC Players so Far
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No need to toss excuses around regarding linemates and coaching of Nylander, the kid has had a great tournament and has been among the standouts. How he ranks among everyone is subjective and doesn't really matter
bottomofthefoodchain
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Before today I would have agreed, but when the tournament was on the line Aho melted and Nylander stepped up. He looked really dangerous. However he still has a few bad habits that needs to be taken care of, like trying to stickhandle through 3 players instead of making an easy pass. His zone entries are looking pretty god damn good though.
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Aho's second period today was pretty brutal. Was benched in the third for the more physical Englund who played great for once. He still had a good first period though, and I have high hopes he can bounce back in the next game.
Nylander is great with the puck on his stick. He is able to draw a lot of defenders, leaving his teammates open for a great shot, and he always seems to find them with his passes. Very similar effect on the offence to what (Peter) Forsberg had, although their play styles are very different.
I wasn't really impressed by Eichel in today's game. Showed no leadership, played a really individual game, no creativity, didn't really used his teammates, gave the puck away on a few key moments. Maybe it was just a bad day but after today I wonder if there might be some thoughts on Hanifin going 2nd.
How good is he? It's hard to compare players from different draft class but Hanifin has impressive skating abilities and still has room to fill his frame. Reminded me of Drew Doughty's performance at the U20 as an underage a couple years ago.
How good is he? It's hard to compare players from different draft class but Hanifin has impressive skating abilities and still has room to fill his frame. Reminded me of Drew Doughty's performance at the U20 as an underage a couple years ago.
I took it completely opposite, looking at USA's tourny as a whole, Eichel was a top player while I expected way more from Hanifin.
Dont see why I would take Hanifin over Strome or Marner?
Way more from Hanifin in what way? Offensive points? A lot of other teams attacks died on Hanifin stick. A lot of great skating pushing the pace. He had a strong tournament in my opinion. Especially from a defensive standpoint.
newfy
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No i think most people get annoyed by posts like this actually.. Better than anyone else? Hes up there with most guys in the tourney but he hasnt stood out above Domi, Reinhart or Larkin.
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I'm as big of a leafs homer as the next guy, and have only watched 2 Sweden games, but Reinheart has been better than Nylander in the games I saw. Though Nylander was still very impressive out there
jacks*
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Where is this so called player?
I think people get infuriated when others make outlandish/untrue/false statements.
Funny someone should do a review of all of Nylanders assists. Seems to me all those Forsling and Lindbolm goals in which he makes a 3ft pass on nice shots that count as points have been adding up nicely> Leaf fans act as if they are Gretzky like passes leading to all these goals (just tap ins) when the truth is almost all of these goals have come from nice shots with good screens in front of the net. Its sad because its taken away from how well others have been playing on Sweden. Kid is their most dangerous player no doubt but he's received a lot more credit then others and its not right
General Zodd
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Would love to see a CAN vs SWE final. Nylander matched up against the Reinhart line.
BigBen
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How it is outlandish when he's leading the tournament in points? You could make a case for any of the prospect, but to say it's outlandish is not true.
I've watched Nylander for all the games and I can tell you that his passing and vision is very good. There is a reason for his praise and that's because most opposition focus him more than any other Sweden player and most of the time he looks a threat on the ice. Of course, you can't get assist if the shooter can't finish, so credit goes to Lindbolm and Forsling.
It won't be fair because Reinhart's line going to have the puck most of the time. They have three very good prospect vs one very good prospect, and two good/average prospect.
I think you are discounting Reinhart's defensive ability. There is a reason they have the puck so often, it's because he and to some extent Domi as well are so defensively sound. I really think this line could shutdown Nylander.
I think you read my post wrong. What you said is exactly why I think it won't be a favorable match up for Nylander.
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Bill Waters*
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Like a poster already said. I'd love to see Nylander go up against Reinhart's line. I'd also love to see him go up against a guy like Nurse. Nylander put up points, but I definitely expected a lot more from him
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