-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Hmmm... not really sold on their goaltending... also, I'm pretty sure Brad Hunt can add a bit offense from the back if selected!! The forwards look pretty decent though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 What a young team. A little surprised Comtois made it after having a rather terrible season although he was playing a bit better during the final stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 that looks like a fun team to watch actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 They should be able to score some goals with that roster, keeping pucks out of their own goal though......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 what? no mcDavid? He'll be available to play come this weekend 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioMomesso Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Marner and McDavid should be good to go by Saturday. if Darnell gets the nod, I'm rooting for the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Others may be added from the playoffs if they lose in the first round. This team is a lot more fun to watch than the Spengler Cup Olympics. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Yet another reason to be disappointed at the Canucks missing the playoffs....it totally benefits Teams USA and Sweden..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNuck Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, RUPERTKBD said: Yet another reason to be disappointed at the Canucks missing the playoffs....it totally benefits Teams USA and Sweden..... Just looked up Team USA's roster...pretty much dumpster diving for players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 3 hours ago, ABNuck said: Just looked up Team USA's roster...pretty much dumpster diving for players. Yeah, wonder why? Luke Hughes is there... surprised Quinn didn't go along with Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, HKSR said: Yeah, wonder why? Luke Hughes is there... surprised Quinn didn't go along with Jack. Quinn really should go and take the opportunity to expand his skillset and gain valuable experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, GB5 said: Quinn really should go and take the opportunity to expand his skillset and gain valuable experience. To be honest, the league that Boeser plays in during the off-season is a higher level of competition. I'd rather he goes hard in the gym and puts on some muscle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNuck Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 21 hours ago, HKSR said: Yeah, wonder why? Luke Hughes is there... surprised Quinn didn't go along with Jack. One player is not going to win the WC, it takes a team...Team USA is hot garbage. They have Seth and Caleb Jones on D as well as Nate Schmidt. Up front they've got Galchenyuk, Gaudette, Hayden and Watson (all depth players in the NHL)...the rest are AHL / press box commandos. Their goaltenders are backups. I only hope that some additional players step up as they get eliminated from the playoffs, otherwise the USA program is gonna suffer some embarrassment...not that any other team is particularly strong, I just don't think a team of depth NHL'ers (save for the Jones' and Schmidt) plus a few AHL'ers will have the depth to beat Canada in the end. Based on their pool draw, I don't think USA even gets past Sweden or Finland in their own pool IMHO...they just got an unlucky draw, tougher path to Semis. Again, my hope for each of the top tier teams (Canada, USA, Sweden & Finland) is that, since the players did not get the chance to rep their country at the Oly's, they will step up for the World's...we'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StanleyCupOneDay Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 I know the playoffs are on, but is no one else watching the Hockey World Championship? Canada had an early scare against Italy in the 1st, but now 2-0 with a much better start then last year. USA currently losing to Austria 2-1, 3rd period left to go. That would be a big shocker. Other country’s hockey programs are catching up to the big ones. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyCupOneDay Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 USA ended up squeaking out a win against Austria in OT. They’re probably happy coming away with a point against the Americans. Some of these games have been surprisingly close. Finland beating Latvia by only a goal. France beating Kazakhstan by a goal. A real shocker when Great Britain took Norway to a shootout after Norway was up 3-0 in the 3rd period. Norway pulled off the win, but it was a nail biter. Much more entertaining hockey with these country’s teams getting better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 22 hours ago, StanleyCupOneDay said: I know the playoffs are on, but is no one else watching the Hockey World Championship? Canada had an early scare against Italy in the 1st, but now 2-0 with a much better start then last year. USA currently losing to Austria 2-1, 3rd period left to go. That would be a big shocker. Other country’s hockey programs are catching up to the big ones. I'm watching Canada only. Will watch the Sweden-Finland game to watch our prospects. As the field narrows it will get easier to find time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 22 hours ago, StanleyCupOneDay said: I know the playoffs are on, but is no one else watching the Hockey World Championship? Canada had an early scare against Italy in the 1st, but now 2-0 with a much better start then last year. USA currently losing to Austria 2-1, 3rd period left to go. That would be a big shocker. Other country’s hockey programs are catching up to the big ones. Given that we haven’t seen proper playoffs in a long time, it is a hard sell to watch “world championship” hockey that is made up of average players at best. Also, one of our arch nemesis countries in that tourney is expelled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyCupOneDay Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, grandmaster said: Given that we haven’t seen proper playoffs in a long time, it is a hard sell to watch “world championship” hockey that is made up of average players at best. Also, one of our arch nemesis countries in that tourney is expelled. If you watch the games you’ll see that statement isn’t true. They aren’t average, not anymore at least. It used to be Canada, US, Sweden and Finland as the teams that basically steam roll every other team in contention, but that’s changing as each year other country’s players and programs continue improving. It’s very entertaining hockey if you took the time to watch it. Definitely better then some of the playoff games we’ve already seen and I always enjoy watching Canada’s team in any sport. Our arch nemesis is the US, always has been and always will be. Russia and Belarus being expelled was the right thing to do. They shouldn’t be allowed to compete in any sports until the insanity in invading Ukraine ends. I hope you’d feel similar. Edited May 16, 2022 by StanleyCupOneDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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