Podein25 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Everyone knows that's wrong. The best place will host it in 2018. Really wanted to go two years ago. Malmö is a really nice town.I did too. Almost did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 For those interested....The Hockey News has once again graced us with the phenomenal WJC preview. For those who really want to dive head first into the tourny, this is the book to buy! On the front it has Canada's Mitch Marner and USA's Auston Matthews. (the hokey caption reads Marner and Matthews hunt for Christmas Gold....pfffft.) All kinds of expert analysis and predictions. The magazine bills itself as "the Most Wonderful Guide of the Year" LMAO, they must have read FC's initial post.. Team Canada, USA and Finland all have 3-4 page in depth previews, and some of the light weights like Belarus etc share a page with another team. Complete comprehensive look at which players in this tourny are drafted by NHL teams and where they were selected etc... They have a real nice trip down memory lane with the top 40 WJC performances.of all time. Added bonus for Flyer fans, a story titled "why Hockey owes Eric Lindros an apology"....I will read it, but I will have my sappy detector out if it goes all Bonnie and Clyde-ish on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 It was a meaningless pre-tourney game. It should get better. Canada will always be the best place for it but it can't be here every year. You're right about the exhibition game, but there weren't 50 people there. I'm not sure there were 5.. I realise the tourney can't be held in Canada or the U.S.A. every year, but somebody had to pay for that game yesterday. In North America (apologies to my U.S. pals for the 'slight' in my first post) the games pay for themselves. All of them. Even exhibition games, especially those where Canada or the U.S. is playing. Anyway, I was just taken by surprise is all. I've seen games in the tourney the had low attendance before - but not that low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 NHL team's prospects at this year's WJC's Teams with 7 prospects: PHI Flyers Travis Sanheim -Canada Travis Konecny -Canada Felix Sandstrom Sweden Oskar Lindblom -Sweden Ivan Provorov -Russia Radel Fazleev -Russia David Kase -Czech Rep Teams with 6 prospects: ARZ, BOS, DET CoyotesBrendan Perlini -Canada Dylan Strome -Canada Erik Kallgren -Sweden Anton Karlasson -Sweden Jens Looke -Sweden Christian Dvorak -USA BruinsJacob Forsbaka-Karlsson -Sweden Brandon Carlo -USA Anders Bjork -USA Ryan Donato -USA Daniel Vladar -Czech Rep Jakub Zboril -Czech Rep Redwings Joe Hicketts -Canada Christoffer Ehn -Sweden Axel Holmstrom -Sweden Joren van Pottelberghe -Switzerland Yevgeni Svechnikov -Russia Vili Saarijarvi -Finland Teams with 5 prospects: MIN, OTT, TOR WildJoel Eriksson-Ek -Sweden Louis Belpedio -USA Kirill Kaprizov -Russia Ales Stezka -Czech Rep Kaapo Kahkkonen -Finland Senators Thomas Chabot -Canada Andreas Englund -Sweden Colin White -USA Christian Jaros -Slovakia Filip Chlapik -Czech Rep Mapleleafs Travis Dermott -Canada Mitch Marner -Canada William Nylander -Sweden Dmytro Timashov -Sweden Kasperi Kapanen -Finland Teams with 4 prospects: CAR, CHI, FLA, NYR HurricanesHaydn Fleury -CanadaRoland McKeown -CanadaAlex Nedeljkovic -USASebastian Aho -Finland BlackhawksGustav Forsling -SwedenNick Schmaltz -USARadovan Bondra -SlovakiaJoni Tuulola -Finland PanthersSamuel Montembeault -CanadaLawson Crouse -CanadaDenis Malgin -SwitzerlandJuho Lammikko -Finland RangersBrandon Halverson -USASergei Zbrovsky -RussiaAdam Huska -SlovakiaAleksi Saarela -Finland Teams with 3 prospects: ANA, CGY, CBJ, LAK, NJD, NYI, SJS, TBL, WAS, WPG Ducks Jacob Larsson -Sweden Marcus Pettersson -Sweden Julius Nattinen -Finland Flames Mason McDonald -Canada Brandon Hickey -Canada Adam Ollas-Mattsson -Sweden Blue Jackets Gabriel Carlsson -Sweden Zach Werenski -USA Sonny Milano -USA KingsAdrian Kempe -SwedenAlexander Dergachyov -RussiaErik Cernak -Slovakia Devils MacKenzie Blackwood -Canada John Quenneville -Canada Pavel Zacha -Czech Rep IslandersMathew Barzal -Canada Anthony Beauvillier -Canada Linus Soderstrom -Sweden SharksRourke Chartier -Canada Timo Meier -Switzerland Noah Rod -Switzerland LightningBrayden Point -Canada Mitchell Stephens -Canada Dominik Masin -Czech Rep CapitalsJonas Siegenthaler -Switzerland Ilya Samsonov -Russia Vitek Vanecek -Czech Rep JetsPavel Kraskovsky -Russia Michael Spacek -Czech Rep Sami Niku -Finland Teams with 2 prospects: COL, DAL, VAN Avalanche Sergei Boikov -Russia Mikko Rantanen -Finland StarsDenis Guryanov -Russia Roope Hintz -Finland CanucksJake Virtanen -Canada Brock Boeser -USA Teams with 1 prospect: BUF, EDM, NAS SabresWill Borgen -USA OilersWilliam Lagesson-Sweden PredatorsVladislav Kamenev -Russia Teams with no prospects: MTL, PIT, STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How sad is it to have no prospects at this tourny, the Flyers 7 is a tad over the top, but NONE...zero, nadda....wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I'm taking in some of the Sweden-Switzerland game this morning. Despite the score, I've got to think Sweden has to hate the outcome of this one because of the injuries. I guess all big margins aren't created equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nylander got his bell rung in that game, hope he's ok, would hate to see such a high end talent injured like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nice SH goal by Tino Kessler for Switzerland. They're not going to win the game, but some guys have looked impressive individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 @AJgoal The Swiss always seem to mount a formidable squad. They always play a cohesive hard working game and are always dangerous in close games, which they seem to specialize in against quality opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 The Swiss have always played a North American style game. They used to always have a Canadian coach and they always hit hard. Nylander needs to learn to keep his head up, even in international play. I still think he will never be the player a lot of people seem to think he'll be. Yah, I know that might seem a little harsh, but high draft picks are worth (or should be) worth their weight in gold. I have serious doubts about this guy... If you are playing the Swiss in this tourney, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Congrats on the win US. Honestly, neither team looked great but its was the first real game. Can't see that much going wrong for us going forward (2 deflections off our own sticks going in. 1 lucky bounce off the boards). One more game and we get our real goalie back. MacDonald doesn't suck, but he's hardly great. What's Lowry got against Sanheim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Nylander needs to learn to keep his head up, even in international play. I still think he will never be the player a lot of people seem to think he'll be. Yah, I know that might seem a little harsh, but high draft picks are worth (or should be) worth their weight in gold. I have serious doubts about this guy... Odd, I think Nylander is an outright superstar, the franchise center the Leafs have been waiting for since Mats Sundin retired. He's on par with HOF'er Davy Keon, Darryl Sittler, Mats Sundin.....BUT he is not better than Mitch Marner, who is also a true superstar....the Leafs will have the best 1-2 punch in the league very shortly. A long time coming.....don't think they have EVER had 2 centers on the team *this* talented. They will both average more than 90 pts for a long, long time....as long as the Leafs supply them with respectable wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Yah, I don't know how anybody can describe Nylander as a superstar. I think he might make a good 3rd or 4th line winger, if he learns how to backcheck. He's too small to be a real centre in the NHL but he could play wing; again, if he learns how to backcheck. LOL, I watched him play several games this year for the Marlies and there is simply nothing I have seen him do that was at the level you describe. He has talent, certainly, but superstar? No way IMHO.His attitude seems to be the same as yours - that he's a star and all he has to do is for someone to pass it to him so he can have a shot on goal. Tht's why he's still in the AHL full time. Just my opinion I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 @BluPuk We will have to revisit this at a later date, cause I'm ready to declare him a superstar, no doubt in my mind. He is SUPER creative, makes those around him better...he does awesome moves at full speed, the for sure hall mark of a kid with a nice future. He has very soft hands and can roof the puck from anywhere in the crease area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 What's Lowry got against Sanheim? It is rather odd, his skill set and contributions to the team don't match his playing time. I believe as the tourny goes forward, Sans will force Lowry to play him more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 @BluPuk We will have to revisit this at a later date, cause I'm ready to declare him a superstar, no doubt in my mind. He is SUPER creative, makes those around him better...he does awesome moves at full speed, the for sure hall mark of a kid with a nice future. He has very soft hands and can roof the puck from anywhere in the crease area. I've never been all that great about keeping up with juniors or minor leagues, but from all I've ever read or seen of him, I tend to agree. He probably won't end up with that much of a defensive game, but I suspect he'll be plenty capable of piling up points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I think you are right on, @ScottM, but that's why I don't want him. Plainly stated he strikes me as a solo act. A cherry picker as we used to call 'em back when I played. Not a team guy. I have been watching this game for a lot of years and I've seen that type of player many times. I love Komarov for the way he plays, but Nylander? I am very concerned that he will "play for the money". That will not earn him any points with Babcock. I hope I'm wrong but as @jammer2 said we will see soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Watching USA vs SWE. First time seeing the Americans. First impression: holy crap are they fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Outstanding performance by Soderstrom, 46 save shutout. 8 PP for USA and not one shot in the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Thank you Sweden! Hell of a game by Soderstrom. Suck it Wilson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 This gives Canada a shot at winning the group now. Unexpected, but welcome turn of events for us. Go you 'nucks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Go Denmark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 This gives Canada a shot at winning the group now. Unexpected, but welcome turn of events for us. Go you 'nucks....how? Even if Canada beats Sweden, USA would still hold a tiebreaker over Canada right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 how? Even if Canada beats Sweden, USA would still hold a tiebreaker over Canada right? Yes, But in that 3-way tie scenario, Canada would own it over Sweden, and Sweden over the US, so it would move to goal differential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Yes, But in that 3-way tie scenario, Canada would own it over Sweden, and Sweden over the US, so it would move to goal differential.agree,and Sweden has only 1 goal over USA, and USA has 2 goals over Canada, if Canada scores 2 goals over Sweden, USA would have the tiebreaker right?Canada would then have to score more than 2 goals over Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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