WJC: Your Top & Flop players
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VictorLustig
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Way too early to say. Some teams haven't really been tested.
Provorov definitely stood out for me in a bad way. Never seen him play before but he did not look like a first round pick.
Provorov definitely stood out for me in a bad way. Never seen him play before but he did not look like a first round pick.
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only watched Czech Rep v Russia and USA v Canada.
Nobody particularly impressed outside of a few shifts here and there, so, I'll just leave that category empty.
Leading in the Flop category is Mitch Marner. But I'm a fan and expect him to pull it together in time for the medal rd. At least he'd better, or else TC will be making an early 1/4 final exit.
Nobody particularly impressed outside of a few shifts here and there, so, I'll just leave that category empty.
Leading in the Flop category is Mitch Marner. But I'm a fan and expect him to pull it together in time for the medal rd. At least he'd better, or else TC will be making an early 1/4 final exit.
The I expected more from:
Crouse... not seeing it.
Swedish D... ugh. Although better against the Swiss than Canada. Trending upwards.
Swedish goaltending
Canadian goaltending
I like what I see from:
Timashov
Asplund
A.Nylander
Finland played really well once they got going
Strome
USA as a team.
Granted it's only been a game and some exhibition games so obviously. This is going to change..
Crouse... not seeing it.
Swedish D... ugh. Although better against the Swiss than Canada. Trending upwards.
Swedish goaltending
Canadian goaltending
I like what I see from:
Timashov
Asplund
A.Nylander
Finland played really well once they got going
Strome
USA as a team.
Granted it's only been a game and some exhibition games so obviously. This is going to change..
SanDogBrewin
Righteous bucks!
Impressed
Nedeljkovic - feel much better about US golatending.
Finlands top line - man they are fun to watch.
JFK - Slick hands and he can move the puck for Sweden.
Strome - dangerous everytime he touches the puck.
Not impressed
DeBrincat - deserved the beating he took on twitter yesterday.
Refs - are going to cost teams some games. Not real shocking.
Nedeljkovic - feel much better about US golatending.
Finlands top line - man they are fun to watch.
JFK - Slick hands and he can move the puck for Sweden.
Strome - dangerous everytime he touches the puck.
Not impressed
DeBrincat - deserved the beating he took on twitter yesterday.
Refs - are going to cost teams some games. Not real shocking.
Pavel Buchnevich
Drury and Laviolette Must Go
True, I think him and Dergachev stood out for Russia in the first game. Kamenev started being more dangerous at the end.
Loffer
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1) The Regals:
Auston Matthews. He is the best player of the tournament. That much is certain already. In the regal league of his own in this competition. Well, with another one:
Willie Nillie. You can see it. The second best player in the tournament. Hope he will be back.
2) The Elite
Lots of Canadian kids like Perlini, Barzal and Strome.
Lots of US kids like Tkatchuk, Werenski and Dvorak; their goalie (sp?!).
The best of the Finns: Laine and Aho (Rantanen should show more)
The other Swedes: Alex Nylander, Timasov kid (sp)
The Suisse kids: Timo Meyer.
3) The Good and entertaining ones:
e.g. Pulju (must see more than one game against a weak team of him before I can see him as "elite"), Sonny Milano (God I love this kid's style; reminds me of good ol time hockey!), Schmaltz, Saarijarvi, Holmstrom kid (impressed me by his drive), Gauthier, Hicketts (You cannot but love this kid)...and that Malgin Dude and Tino Kessler.
4) The WTF category: Bad and ugly ones
First to come to my mind: Simon Kindschi SUI: I mean WTF!?
Auston Matthews. He is the best player of the tournament. That much is certain already. In the regal league of his own in this competition. Well, with another one:
Willie Nillie. You can see it. The second best player in the tournament. Hope he will be back.
2) The Elite
Lots of Canadian kids like Perlini, Barzal and Strome.
Lots of US kids like Tkatchuk, Werenski and Dvorak; their goalie (sp?!).
The best of the Finns: Laine and Aho (Rantanen should show more)
The other Swedes: Alex Nylander, Timasov kid (sp)
The Suisse kids: Timo Meyer.
3) The Good and entertaining ones:
e.g. Pulju (must see more than one game against a weak team of him before I can see him as "elite"), Sonny Milano (God I love this kid's style; reminds me of good ol time hockey!), Schmaltz, Saarijarvi, Holmstrom kid (impressed me by his drive), Gauthier, Hicketts (You cannot but love this kid)...and that Malgin Dude and Tino Kessler.
4) The WTF category: Bad and ugly ones
First to come to my mind: Simon Kindschi SUI: I mean WTF!?
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Redline
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For Canada strome and Barzal look good. Whatever made sanheim a lock is a complete mystery though, his hockey sense seems minimal at best.
Loffer
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For a cultivated eye and mind like me he showed quite enough already; as did Nylander Jr. the First.
IMO he was very good in that game, the only problem is that his linemates are far from his level and they lack similar hockey IQ. I loved some of his small but slick moves he showed off once a while.
