siddious Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Yea I mean we have seen talent trump bad skating in the past. hopefully he improves though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Pete said: I mean, they're not going to trade a guy they drafted 6 months ago. They knew what his skating was like when they took him. World Juniors doesn't raise any drafted player's value. His skating is no worse than Stepan. I would include him in a trade rather than give up a 2024 first round pick in a trade deadline acquisition if the return is worthy of a first rounder. I’m sure that’s happened before. Stepan was super intelligent and a center. He could play effectively slower. I know Perrault has high iq but lack of speed on the wing hurts more. I hope he proves me wrong but I feel he’s being carried by his line. Leonard looks like a legit star. Smith has that ceiling too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 12 minutes ago, Kevin said: I would include him in a trade rather than give up a 2024 first round pick in a trade deadline acquisition if the return is worthy of a first rounder. I’m sure that’s happened before. Stepan was super intelligent and a center. He could play effectively slower. I know Perrault has high iq but lack of speed on the wing hurts more. I hope he proves me wrong but I feel he’s being carried by his line. Leonard looks like a legit star. Smith has that ceiling too. This isn't Ryan Gropp riding Barzal's coat tails. Perreault has outscored both of them for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Will Smith is the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 10 hours ago, The Dude said: Will Smith is the real deal. I hear ya, he was great as the Prince of Belair! Edited January 5 by Ozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Perrault scores on a nice deflection to put USA up 1-0 in the first period of the gold medal game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 OOHHHH MAMA DON'T YOU CRY, USA HOCKEY IS DO OR DIE 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) sweden acting like a bunch of pussies at the end too.. almost expecting one of them to throw the medal into the stands Edited January 5 by siddious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 55 minutes ago, siddious said: sweden acting like a bunch of pussies at the end too.. almost expecting one of them to throw the medal into the stands Only the biggest bitches on the planet do that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Operation GET RYAN LEONARD is in full effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Played a great game - congrats to those boys they deserve it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Phil said: Operation GET RYAN LEONARD is in full effect. I prefer McGroarty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 hours ago, Phil said: Operation GET RYAN LEONARD is in full effect. He’s got “it”. I think the kid is going to be a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 10 minutes ago, Kevin said: He’s got “it”. I think the kid is going to be a star. I gave up making predictions after WJC after Danny Kristo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Big congratz to US team on their sixth gold. Just one more medal, and you'll be even with the Czech Republic. Exciting times. Very classy reception ceremony as well. You can tell that 99% of US hockey players definitely didn't grow up with seven figure trust funds, that really shines through in how classy US hockey always conducts itself. Very humble people, for sure. Great stuff, we'll see everyone next year, where the US team looks very strong again, because they really struggle graduating anything to the NHL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Dunny said: Big congratz to US team on their sixth gold. Just one more medal, and you'll be even with the Czech Republic. Exciting times. Very classy reception ceremony as well. You can tell that 99% of US hockey players definitely didn't grow up with seven figure trust funds, that really shines through in how classy US hockey always conducts itself. Very humble people, for sure. Great stuff, we'll see everyone next year, where the US team looks very strong again, because they really struggle graduating anything to the NHL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) No offense, but all over Twitter, I see a lot of Canadians getting at the US team for their lack of class in celebrating a Gold Medal win. Do we really need to bring up the 2018 Canadian World Junior team? As if Team Canada has always been loaded with gentlemen…please. Solid win. Ran the table and made easy work for a really tough Sweden team gunning for a tourney win at home. Edited January 6 by RichieNextel305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I haven't even seen it lol You are correct though, I'm at a U15 tourney all weekend and the salt in the building yesterday was impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 10 hours ago, Dunny said: Big congratz to US team on their sixth gold. Just one more medal, and you'll be even with the Czech Republic. Exciting times. Very classy reception ceremony as well. You can tell that 99% of US hockey players definitely didn't grow up with seven figure trust funds, that really shines through in how classy US hockey always conducts itself. Very humble people, for sure. Great stuff, we'll see everyone next year, where the US team looks very strong again, because they really struggle graduating anything to the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 13 hours ago, Pete said: I gave up making predictions after WJC after Danny Kristo. Fair, but Kristo was never a seventh overall pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 15 hours ago, Dunny said: Big congratz to US team on their sixth gold. Just one more medal, and you'll be even with the Czech Republic. Exciting times. Very classy reception ceremony as well. You can tell that 99% of US hockey players definitely didn't grow up with seven figure trust funds, that really shines through in how classy US hockey always conducts itself. Very humble people, for sure. Great stuff, we'll see everyone next year, where the US team looks very strong again, because they really struggle graduating anything to the NHL. Matt Pergrave is Canadian, isnt he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 9 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said: No offense, but all over Twitter, I see a lot of Canadians getting at the US team for their lack of class in celebrating a Gold Medal win. Do we really need to bring up the 2018 Canadian World Junior team? As if Team Canada has always been loaded with gentlemen…please. Solid win. Ran the table and made easy work for a really tough Sweden team gunning for a tourney win at home. American WJC team has no class for celebrating a win. Canadians WJC teams just gang rape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) You’re going to see more and more of this at all levels. USA hockey has doubled its membership the last 20 years surpassing even Canada. You’re seeing more and more of the top world talent take the path of the USHL and NCAA vs major juniors. Simply put, the USHL is the best Jr league in the world. Edited January 10 by Puck Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 lol.. It's sooo good that nobody goes to the games! Parents, uncles, and cousins! My local Junior C team handely out draws USHL teams. It's soooo good that they have to brand their competition as "professional" so they can pretend that everybody plays there organically, and totally not because playing in the other league magically makes you ineligible to play in the NCAA. You keep willing this to happen, but even with the major astroturfing, it just isn't the case. Nobody cares about the USHL. It's a means to an end for players looking to go the NCAA route. That's it, that's all. Who wins in a 7 game series, the London Knights, or the 1st place Fargo Force? Just have a gander at the comparable rosters and judge for yourself. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0008142024.html https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0050512024.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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