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Post by IamCanadiens on Jan 4, 2023 21:21:27 GMT -5
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Post by Skilly on Jan 4, 2023 21:22:21 GMT -5
I know Roy had a good game. But if Milic doesn't get Player of the Game than the Moncton Regional Police need to be called in to investigate the robbery
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Post by seventeen on Jan 4, 2023 21:22:32 GMT -5
Any votes to draft Shane Wright? Any votes to draft Luke Subban? 6-2 Canada Yeah. Id take Hughes any day |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 4, 2023 21:25:35 GMT -5
Beck playing very responsibly in these late shifts eve with the lead. Smart.
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Post by seventeen on Jan 4, 2023 21:26:32 GMT -5
For once it wasn’t the Connor Berard show and that’s a good thing.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jan 4, 2023 21:26:47 GMT -5
Down 2-0 and the oxygen was taken out of the building, I love the response
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Post by Skilly on Jan 4, 2023 21:27:37 GMT -5
Any votes to draft Luke Subban? 6-2 Canada Yeah. Id take Hughes any day I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. Now, are you asking if I'd take Wright over Slakkovskÿ. That's a closer decision, for me (I was very much pro-Wright) than it was a few months ago, but Slafkovskÿ has been the most underwhelming rookie we've had in decades. And they have all had to battle the little minutes on the third and fourth line with grunts. An argument could be made Slafs grunts had better pedigree, but still not fit to develop young talent. |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 4, 2023 21:30:22 GMT -5
Wearing #1. I love these small numbers. If Hughes didn’t pick #43 he’d have done better.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jan 4, 2023 21:46:16 GMT -5
Yeah. Id take Hughes any day I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. Now, are you asking if I'd take Wright over Slakkovskÿ. That's a closer decision than it was a few months ago, but Slafkovskÿ has been the most underwhelming rookie we've had in decades. And they have all had to battle the little minutes on the third and fourth line with grunts. An argument could be made Slafs grunts had better pedigree, but still not fit to develop young talent. As a compete outsider I am not big on Wright as captain. He gave me a whiny princess vibe and not one of leadership. He has never taken charge of anything in my eyes. Maybe he does in the room. I thought Guenther demonstrated leadership when he said we cant Michigan our way to the gold. I've always found Wright as Mr. Milk Toast. I'd love to know what he's like. As far as skill in this tournament, I've found him pretty invisible for the majority of his games with the odd really strong play mixed in. How many points has he had since moved off the Bedard line? I think he'll be a good 3rd line center in the NHL but that's not what I'm looking for in the NHL from a top pick. Can't wait to see how Wright and Slaf turn out. |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 4, 2023 21:52:36 GMT -5
I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. Now, are you asking if I'd take Wright over Slakkovskÿ. That's a closer decision than it was a few months ago, but Slafkovskÿ has been the most underwhelming rookie we've had in decades. And they have all had to battle the little minutes on the third and fourth line with grunts. An argument could be made Slafs grunts had better pedigree, but still not fit to develop young talent. As a compete outsider I am not big on Wright as captain. He gave me a whiny princess vibe and not one of leadership. He has never taken charge of anything in my eyes. Maybe he does in the room. I thought Guenther demonstrated leadership when he said we cant Michigan our way to the gold. I've always found Wright as Mr. Milk Toast. I'd love to know what he's like. As far as skill in this tournament, I've found him pretty invisible for the majority of his games with the odd really strong play mixed in. How many points has he had since moved off the Bedard line? I think he'll be a good 3rd line center in the NHL but that's not what I'm looking for in the NHL from a top pick. Can't wait to see how Wright and Slaf turn out. Then you obviously didn't see Wright's interview after the Czechia game. He was the first interview I saw. When asked about the Michigan-attempts, He basically said they needed to play like a team and not individuals trying to skill their way to wins. I e been listening to his interviews, looking for this character issue, and believe me I want to find it so I'm not constantly looking at Slaf, but IMO, he has said all the right things in every interview. Fantilli, on the other hand, when asked about his Michigan attempt said, (paraphrased) "I've made that play before, I'm comfortable trying that, if I had another chance I might try it again". And yet no one questions his character or leadership. |
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Post by frozone on Jan 4, 2023 22:38:03 GMT -5
As a compete outsider I am not big on Wright as captain. He gave me a whiny princess vibe and not one of leadership. He has never taken charge of anything in my eyes. Maybe he does in the room. I thought Guenther demonstrated leadership when he said we cant Michigan our way to the gold. I've always found Wright as Mr. Milk Toast. I'd love to know what he's like. As far as skill in this tournament, I've found him pretty invisible for the majority of his games with the odd really strong play mixed in. How many points has he had since moved off the Bedard line? I think he'll be a good 3rd line center in the NHL but that's not what I'm looking for in the NHL from a top pick. Can't wait to see how Wright and Slaf turn out. Then you obviously didn't see Wright's interview after the Czechia game. He was the first interview I saw. When asked about the Michigan-attempts, He basically said they needed to play like a team and not individuals trying to skill their way to wins. I e been listening to his interviews, looking for this character issue, and believe me I want to find it so I'm not constantly looking at Slaf, but IMO, he has said all the right things in every interview. Fantilli, on the other hand, when asked about his Michigan attempt said, (paraphrased) "I've made that play before, I'm comfortable trying that, if I had another chance I might try it again". And yet no one questions his character or leadership. I think a lot of people have noticed the potential ego and selfishness issues with Fantilli. You can even deduce it from the way he plays the game. He wants the highlight reel goal a little too badly and ends up trying to force low percentage plays in his attempts to look good. When people talk about Wright's character issues, I haven't heard anyone claim him to be selfish. It's the opposite - he could stand to impose himself a bit more on the ice and put his skills to use. Otherwise there's too much Kyle Chipchura in his game for my liking. I agree with you about the interviews though. He always says the right thing but I do find that he comes across as nervous. And iirc, Wright got very defensive about his game when challenged on it. No hint of selfishness, but red flags nonetheless. |
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jan 4, 2023 22:49:45 GMT -5
As a compete outsider I am not big on Wright as captain. He gave me a whiny princess vibe and not one of leadership. He has never taken charge of anything in my eyes. Maybe he does in the room. I thought Guenther demonstrated leadership when he said we cant Michigan our way to the gold. I've always found Wright as Mr. Milk Toast. I'd love to know what he's like. As far as skill in this tournament, I've found him pretty invisible for the majority of his games with the odd really strong play mixed in. How many points has he had since moved off the Bedard line? I think he'll be a good 3rd line center in the NHL but that's not what I'm looking for in the NHL from a top pick. Can't wait to see how Wright and Slaf turn out. Then you obviously didn't see Wright's interview after the Czechia game. He was the first interview I saw. When asked about the Michigan-attempts, He basically said they needed to play like a team and not individuals trying to skill their way to wins. I e been listening to his interviews, looking for this character issue, and believe me I want to find it so I'm not constantly looking at Slaf, but IMO, he has said all the right things in every interview. Fantilli, on the other hand, when asked about his Michigan attempt said, (paraphrased) "I've made that play before, I'm comfortable trying that, if I had another chance I might try it again". And yet no one questions his character or leadership. I don't base my opinion on a single interview. I'm trained in interviewing, media relations, and lots of other relevant things. Leading up to the draft and after it, Wright flagged a lot of concerns for me. At some point since the draft he has changed how he answers questions and how he portrays himself. In my pigheaded and biased opinion he has clearly received media training. The ability to say the right thing is easy to teach a person. However, the ability to have your actions reflect what you're saying is not so easy to change. Those soft skills are hard wired based on how we were raised and our life experiences. As a guy who uses such information to hire people I would hesitate to hire Shane Wright. Do I want him to succeed regardless of what team he plays for? YES! Do I want him to play for the team I cheer for? NO. I don't believe he has either the talent or the teamwork to merit a #1 pick. Fantilli on the other hand does not give me the heebee geebies like Wright. |
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Post by habsask on Jan 5, 2023 2:21:41 GMT -5
Yeah. Id take Hughes any day I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. Now, are you asking if I'd take Wright over Slakkovskÿ. That's a closer decision, for me (I was very much pro-Wright) than it was a few months ago, but Slafkovskÿ has been the most underwhelming rookie we've had in decades. And they have all had to battle the little minutes on the third and fourth line with grunts. An argument could be made Slafs grunts had better pedigree, but still not fit to develop young talent. I think the progress of Slafkovsy has been impacted by 3 things which I always keep in mind: 1. The lack of an effective center for him, e.g. Monahan 2. The need for Habs to keep playing all the deadweight to try to get something for one or more of them at the trade deadline or this summer. 3. St. Louis said they were going to take it slow with him as he was figuring out what type of NHL player he was going to be. He's still an 18 year old kid in a man's body. Remember, "development"; don't put him a position to fail by expecting too much from him immediately. The record so far is that Wrights's played 8 games in the NHL with 1G & 1A. He's been a healthy scratch for a number of games with the Kraken. He's played 5 games in the AHL with 4G. Slafkovsky has played in all of the Habs games & has 4G & 6A. There is a rumor that he will be sent back to Junior after the World Juniors. www.bladeofsteel.com/Breaking-News-Shane-Wright-close-to-being-traded-193334As for Slafkovsky, I think it's much too early to draw any conclusions at least for me. Cheers |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 5, 2023 2:40:28 GMT -5
I don't base my opinion on a single interview. I'm trained in interviewing, media relations, and lots of other relevant things. Leading up to the draft and after it, Wright flagged a lot of concerns for me. At some point since the draft he has changed how he answers questions and how he portrays himself. In my pigheaded and biased opinion he has clearly received media training. The ability to say the right thing is easy to teach a person. However, the ability to have your actions reflect what you're saying is not so easy to change. Those soft skills are hard wired based on how we were raised and our life experiences. As a guy who uses such information to hire people I would hesitate to hire Shane Wright. Do I want him to succeed regardless of what team he plays for? YES! Do I want him to play for the team I cheer for? NO. I don't believe he has either the talent or the teamwork to merit a #1 pick. Fantilli on the other hand does not give me the heebee geebies like Wright. Can I borrow you when our Foundation needs new directors?  Those are great skills to have for anyone hiring or needing to judge people. I don't have those, but I agree with you about both Wright and Fantilli. Wright doesn't come across as a bad kid, but he does seem hesitant to accept the pressure and responsibility of being THE guy. That's not bad in and of itself (I'm not crazy about the same things myself) but you can be an excellent complementary person without being THE guy. The issue, of course, is that you have to accept that you may not be chosen first or second or whatever. You can still be a key part of championship teams of course, and help improve those around you. I didn't see Fantilli's first interview that Skilly refers to, but I saw one after today's game. Fantilli didn't shy away from the attention, but there were enough "we's" and 'team' references. Perhaps the fact he isn't THE guy on this particular team has sunk in. He's learning, as have many 17 and 18 year old players before him, that this is a tough tournament and you don't dominate like you did before. The guy who was amazing, was Gretzky, who was a dominant player, at age 16 (though just about to turn 17 four weeks later). That 78 WJC had some interesting players. Canada had an excellent defense and strength galore up the middle. Goaltending was questionable and might have cost them the gold. But I digress. Fantilli played his best game against the US and hopefully, he and Beck can add some scoring depth to the team. |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 5, 2023 11:28:26 GMT -5
I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. Now, are you asking if I'd take Wright over Slakkovskÿ. That's a closer decision, for me (I was very much pro-Wright) than it was a few months ago, but Slafkovskÿ has been the most underwhelming rookie we've had in decades. And they have all had to battle the little minutes on the third and fourth line with grunts. An argument could be made Slafs grunts had better pedigree, but still not fit to develop young talent. I think the progress of Slafkovsy has been impacted by 3 things which I always keep in mind: 1. The lack of an effective center for him, e.g. Monahan 2. The need for Habs to keep playing all the deadweight to try to get something for one or more of them at the trade deadline or this summer. 3. St. Louis said they were going to take it slow with him as he was figuring out what type of NHL player he was going to be. He's still an 18 year old kid in a man's body. Remember, "development"; don't put him a position to fail by expecting too much from him immediately. The record so far is that Wrights's played 8 games in the NHL with 1G & 1A. He's been a healthy scratch for a number of games with the Kraken. He's played 5 games in the AHL with 4G. Slafkovsky has played in all of the Habs games & has 4G & 6A. There is a rumor that he will be sent back to Junior after the World Juniors. www.bladeofsteel.com/Breaking-News-Shane-Wright-close-to-being-traded-193334As for Slafkovsky, I think it's much too early to draw any conclusions at least for me. Cheers I’m not disagreeing with your assessment, but I think Slaf does need to be scrutinized more closely as the other high draft picks (Kotkaniemi and Galchenyuk) were burdened with the same 3 points you made and were not given the benefit of the doubt right up until being traded. So yes, it’s great MTL will take it slow with him. And not do what they did to the other two (but in some ways they still are - ice time, linemates). So why do others point to SEA taking it slow with Wright as signs he is a “problem”. Seattle is only doing what the vast majority of fans want Montreal to do with Slaf - play in WJC, then go “dominate” a lower league. |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 5, 2023 11:41:06 GMT -5
I don't base my opinion on a single interview. I'm trained in interviewing, media relations, and lots of other relevant things. Leading up to the draft and after it, Wright flagged a lot of concerns for me. At some point since the draft he has changed how he answers questions and how he portrays himself. In my pigheaded and biased opinion he has clearly received media training. The ability to say the right thing is easy to teach a person. However, the ability to have your actions reflect what you're saying is not so easy to change. Those soft skills are hard wired based on how we were raised and our life experiences. As a guy who uses such information to hire people I would hesitate to hire Shane Wright. Do I want him to succeed regardless of what team he plays for? YES! Do I want him to play for the team I cheer for? NO. I don't believe he has either the talent or the teamwork to merit a #1 pick. Fantilli on the other hand does not give me the heebee geebies like Wright. Can I borrow you when our Foundation needs new directors? Those are great skills to have for anyone hiring or needing to judge people. I don't have those, but I agree with you about both Wright and Fantilli. Wright doesn't come across as a bad kid, but he does seem hesitant to accept the pressure and responsibility of being THE guy. That's not bad in and of itself (I'm not crazy about the same things myself) but you can be an excellent complementary person without being THE guy. The issue, of course, is that you have to accept that you may not be chosen first or second or whatever. You can still be a key part of championship teams of course, and help improve those around you. I didn't see Fantilli's first interview that Skilly refers to, but I saw one after today's game. Fantilli didn't shy away from the attention, but there were enough "we's" and 'team' references. Perhaps the fact he isn't THE guy on this particular team has sunk in. He's learning, as have many 17 and 18 year old players before him, that this is a tough tournament and you don't dominate like you did before. The guy who was amazing, was Gretzky, who was a dominant player, at age 16 (though just about to turn 17 four weeks later). That 78 WJC had some interesting players. Canada had an excellent defense and strength galore up the middle. Goaltending was questionable and might have cost them the gold. But I digress. Fantilli played his best game against the US and hopefully, he and Beck can add some scoring depth to the team. Remember why Hughes drafted Slafkovsky. Hughes stated that he and Gorton had no idea who they were drafting either the day of, or the day before the draft. They say they called Slafkovsky to ask him one final question (they never did say if they called Wright to ask him the same question). But the question that sealed the pick was “What is your favourite moment playing hockey?”. Slafkovsky answered playing in the third period with a one goal lead or down by one goal. Yet, they are not putting him in those positions. I’d imagine if Wright was asked he probably gave an answer about winning championships. But again, Hughes never revealed if they contacted Wright. The impression at the draft was NOT that Wright was timid, it was that he was overly cocky, too sure of himself (I think one poster used the term entitled). People now are flipping the script that cocky is suddenly good. Just reeks to me One thing everyone of us can agree on though is that Slaf and the 2 first rounders next year HAVE to be home runs. My fear looking at how they are handling Slaf, is that we still are lacking people who can develop young talent. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 5, 2023 12:02:01 GMT -5
Can I borrow you when our Foundation needs new directors? Those are great skills to have for anyone hiring or needing to judge people. I don't have those, but I agree with you about both Wright and Fantilli. Wright doesn't come across as a bad kid, but he does seem hesitant to accept the pressure and responsibility of being THE guy. That's not bad in and of itself (I'm not crazy about the same things myself) but you can be an excellent complementary person without being THE guy. The issue, of course, is that you have to accept that you may not be chosen first or second or whatever. You can still be a key part of championship teams of course, and help improve those around you. I didn't see Fantilli's first interview that Skilly refers to, but I saw one after today's game. Fantilli didn't shy away from the attention, but there were enough "we's" and 'team' references. Perhaps the fact he isn't THE guy on this particular team has sunk in. He's learning, as have many 17 and 18 year old players before him, that this is a tough tournament and you don't dominate like you did before. The guy who was amazing, was Gretzky, who was a dominant player, at age 16 (though just about to turn 17 four weeks later). That 78 WJC had some interesting players. Canada had an excellent defense and strength galore up the middle. Goaltending was questionable and might have cost them the gold. But I digress. Fantilli played his best game against the US and hopefully, he and Beck can add some scoring depth to the team. Remember why Hughes drafted Slafkovsky. Hughes stated that he and Gorton had no idea who they were drafting either the day of, or the day before the draft. They say they called Slafkovsky to ask him one final question (they never did say if they called Wright to ask him the same question). But the question that sealed the pick was “What is your favourite moment playing hockey?”. Slafkovsky answered playing in the third period with a one goal lead or down by one goal. Yet, they are not putting him in those positions. I’d imagine if Wright was asked he probably gave an answer about winning championships. But again, Hughes never revealed if they contacted Wright. The impression at the draft was NOT that Wright was timid, it was that he was overly cocky, too sure of himself (I think one poster used the term entitled). People now are flipping the script that cocky is suddenly good. Just reeks to me One thing everyone of us can agree on though is that Slaf and the 2 first rounders next year HAVE to be home runs. My fear looking at how they are handling Slaf, is that we still are lacking people who can develop young talent. You might be correct, I think they kept Slaf out of the WJC because they wanted to avoid the Wright comparison... because keeping with deadweight and 11 minutes per night is not really helping him... it all better change when we have no more Dadanov, Hoffman and Drouin... moving Dvo would be nice but that won't happen. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 5, 2023 12:24:31 GMT -5
Lost in the disallowed goals (called correctly by IIHF standards), the heroics from Milic and the four point night from our lad Roy, Owen Beck played a smart game as a member of the regular fourth line and even hit the scoreboard with a secondary assist on Clarke’s goal to make it 5-2. I guess Williams can make the right adjustments after all. Oilers first rounder Schaefer ended up being the odd forward out who played the 13th guy who added his impactful minute to the game. 😉
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Post by folatre on Jan 5, 2023 13:08:43 GMT -5
It is too early to know with any degree of certainty, but it certainly seems the top of the 2022 draft was among the two or three most underwhelming draft classes of the last decade.
I am pleased for Roy. If JR can make some additional improvements in skating, it is really starting to look like he could be a top-six forward in the league. He has carved out a nice body of work internationally by being that third guy who can win pucks and complement top players. Thriving in that role augurs well for having the right mentality to succeed in the NHL.
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Post by jkr on Jan 5, 2023 13:49:06 GMT -5
Lost in the discussion between Wright & Slafkovsky is Cooley.
Arizona chose Cooley over Wright. They are both centers but the Coyotes felt Cooley was the better choice. Maybe we should be comparing Slafkovsky to Logan Cooley.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 5, 2023 14:10:32 GMT -5
Medal Day. One of Hutson or Engström will go home with a bronze medal. Roy and Beck will also get medals; colour to be determined.
Bronze medal game
🇺🇸 (Hutson) Vs 🇸🇪 (Engström) 2:30pm ET TSN
Gold medal game
🇨🇿 Vs 🇨🇦 (Roy, Beck) 6:30pm ET TSN
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Post by seventeen on Jan 5, 2023 15:24:30 GMT -5
Yeah. Id take Hughes any day I'd take Wright. He has had a real good tournament. And captain to boot, so I guess those attitude issues were overblown. My guess is it's less Wright's attitude than his drive and intensity that worried scouts. He has 6 points in 6 games in the tournament, behind Bedard, Stankoven and Roy, who have 10 or more. IMO, he's played well at times, especially on that play where he outfought the US dman for the puck and made a gorgeous backhand pass to Gauthier (?) who failed to score. In general he's been ok, but one would expect more from a guy who went 4th. Nemec and Jiricek have both impressed more. Cooley has 12 points, but even he hasn't been as good as I expected. A lot like Fantilli...tons of speed and flash, but not dominant. Of course, Bedard has been the single dominant player who has overshadowed the others, despite all the extra attention he gets. I think if Beck and Fantilli are played more by Williams, that will put more pressure on the Czechs. A 4th line that is productive offensively (replace Bankier on RW and that line really gets dangerous), would throw a wrench into the Czech strategy. Fingers crossed we don't have a lot of bad luck today. And Milic plays a solid game |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 5, 2023 15:29:05 GMT -5
I think the progress of Slafkovsy has been impacted by 3 things which I always keep in mind: 1. The lack of an effective center for him, e.g. Monahan 2. The need for Habs to keep playing all the deadweight to try to get something for one or more of them at the trade deadline or this summer. 3. St. Louis said they were going to take it slow with him as he was figuring out what type of NHL player he was going to be. He's still an 18 year old kid in a man's body. Remember, "development"; don't put him a position to fail by expecting too much from him immediately. The record so far is that Wrights's played 8 games in the NHL with 1G & 1A. He's been a healthy scratch for a number of games with the Kraken. He's played 5 games in the AHL with 4G. Slafkovsky has played in all of the Habs games & has 4G & 6A. There is a rumor that he will be sent back to Junior after the World Juniors. www.bladeofsteel.com/Breaking-News-Shane-Wright-close-to-being-traded-193334As for Slafkovsky, I think it's much too early to draw any conclusions at least for me. Cheers I’m not disagreeing with your assessment, but I think Slaf does need to be scrutinized more closely as the other high draft picks (Kotkaniemi and Galchenyuk) were burdened with the same 3 points you made and were not given the benefit of the doubt right up until being traded. So yes, it’s great MTL will take it slow with him. And not do what they did to the other two (but in some ways they still are - ice time, linemates). So why do others point to SEA taking it slow with Wright as signs he is a “problem”. Seattle is only doing what the vast majority of fans want Montreal to do with Slaf - play in WJC, then go “dominate” a lower league. I don't believe Chuck or KK had to deal with point #2, highlighting deadweight before they're traded. That should resolve itself after the TDL and then we may see Slaf with some decent players. If we retain (and extend) Monahan, that is ideal for Slaf's development but not for maximization of assets. It's a challenge to get the balance right, but I trust HuGo much more than previous management. |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 5, 2023 15:47:01 GMT -5
Lost in the disallowed goals (called correctly by IIHF standards), the heroics from Milic and the four point night from our lad Roy, Owen Beck played a smart game as a member of the regular fourth line and even hit the scoreboard with a secondary assist on Clarke’s goal to make it 5-2. I guess Williams can make the right adjustments after all. Oilers first rounder Schaefer ended up being the odd forward out who played the 13th guy who added his impactful minute to the game. 😉 Schaefer has been a disappointment to me (though not as much as Bankier, who has done little despite opportunity). Beck's scoring has fallen off a bit since earlier in the season, but he's on a sub .500 hockey team and Bankier is on a strong Kamloops team. Their ppg are similar and my guess is Beck is a better face-off guy. From what we are hearing of the Hockey Canada organization and it's handling of certain issues, it sounds very much old school and not prone to meritocracy as much as familiarity and buddiness. Williams was an assistant on some earlier WJC teams so that automatically puts him at the top of any list to coach the next team, whether he is capable or not. If he does know what he's doing, fine, but the people judging that don't exactly ooze confidence for me. I can practically see them at the club, drinking whiskey and smoking cigars. Again my opinion only, but I can't understand Cameron Allen's inclusion on the team. If I've found the right Allen on hockeydb, he's a 17 year old kid with 16 points in 33 games, so he's not the next Bryan Fogerty or Ray Bourque. His inexperience has shown itself several times with some brutal turnovers. He was probably playing more than he should because Korchinski wasn't available (I missed that...was he hurt? All I noticed was his absence). If Korchinski can't play today, Allen may be a problem unless he has the game of his life. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 5, 2023 15:51:11 GMT -5
seventeen Wrong Allen/Allan. It is Nolan Allan a 2003 born who plays in Seattle. One of four guys from the TBirds on Team Canada.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 5, 2023 15:52:59 GMT -5
Wild period in the bronze game. Six goals and counting.
Engström got a secondary assist on Bystedt’s goal, Sweden’s first of the game.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 5, 2023 16:08:19 GMT -5
That 5th goal by Sweden was wild... Augustine really screwed up
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Post by jkr on Jan 5, 2023 16:10:38 GMT -5
A couple of brutal giveaways by Ufko and Augustine lead directly to goals. Looks like the Americans are trying to give it away.
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Post by jkr on Jan 5, 2023 17:09:20 GMT -5
The U.S. scores a contested PP goal with 1:20 left to take the lead. Sweden comes back to tie it at 7 with 21 seconds to go.
13 goals on the last 2 periods.
Off to OT.
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Post by Skilly on Jan 5, 2023 17:11:14 GMT -5
Rosen with two fanned shots, and two giveaways, that allowed the Swedes to clear the zone, then the Swedes gained control rushed in and scores with 21 secs left to send it to OT
I thought Rosen had given the game away
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