jammer2 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 This years version of Team Canada at the World Juniors in Decemeber might just rival the famous 05 team. As most remember, the 05 team was one of Canada's best ever. With the likes of Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Cory Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Sidney Crosby and Shea Weber (among many others of course), team Canada was wicked good that year. Now comes this season, with the lockout wiping out more and more of the NHL season as we speak, it's time to look at who might just be there for Canada should the NHL not work things out. First and foremost, it looks as if Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be playing. Others that could (or even should) have been in the NHL come early October read like a whos who of young stars. Ryan Strome of the Islanders, Johnathan Huberdeau of the Panthers, Dougie Hamilton of the Bruins, Mark Scheifele of the Jets, Columbus prospects Ryan Murray and Boone Jenner and the Hurricanes Ryan Murphy. What a star studded cast, it will be real hard to crack the line-up of Team Canada this year...wow, that is a boatload of talent!! http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=406174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) @jammer2Those guys are all crazy good, esp. Huberdeau, but even the lesser known guys like Jenner are amazing. I was very impressed with him and Murphy, as well as Hudon, in that Russia Challenge series that was in Halifax in the summer. Edited September 27, 2012 by Podein25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 @Podein25 The Jackets sure got great value when the picked Boone Jenner in the second round...they keep making sly picks like that, they won't be very crappy for much longer. If they ditch Howsen, they might just make the playoffs in the next 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahophilly Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Howsen has a few more trading blunders yet to go. Bank on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I obviously always look forward to the WJHCs. But when there's a lockout (which is starting to come like clockwork-thanks gary and the @#$%ing owners) it makes it twice as good. If there's no NHL, it's the best hockey going in my opinion. And Canada usually has their best 5-10 players in the NHL. (damn, Couturier is a month too old to play) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 @flyercanuck@jammer2The different rules that the CHA and the NTDP have may be a factor. Guys like JT Miller can play in the AHL, and if they do, they won't be available to the US WJC roster. In fact, I heard that Miller was headed to the Wolfpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 @Podein25 I can hardly think a few games at the AHL level trumps the World Jr's as far as player development goes. It would be a mistake to not let a kid play in that tourney. Competing against the very best in the world in your age group has *got* to be great for development, and gives a nice barometer of how a kid fits into the overall scheme of things as far as true value goes....if you dominate there, you can pretty well guarantee you can dominate anywhere (with a few exceptions of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 @jammer2Don't disagree, but a team (in this case the Rangers) can simply assign a 19 year old American-born to the AHL and that's it. I guess the team could still let him go play, since it's good for his development. But I could see how a team wouldn't do that if they need him in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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