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Post by hal on Dec 26, 2019 16:24:49 GMT -4
Canada playing their first game against the Americans . First quick observation ....if they don't stay out of the Box ...they are in trouble .
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Post by scotiahockey on Dec 26, 2019 16:41:55 GMT -4
Canada playing their first game against the Americans . First quick observation ....if they don't stay out of the Box ...they are in trouble . That’s pretty standard for any team though. I’ve yet to see many that succeed by parading to the box. My quick observations though, Alexis Lafreniere is fat and away the best player on the team and it isn’t particularly close. He’s the best player in the tournament for my eyes as well. It was amazing to watch 3/4 guys gravitate towards him whenever he had the puck on the PP, just completely opened everything else up. You expect to see that at the Q level but not at a best on best U20 tournament against the US. I don’t think scoring is going to be an issue for this team but defence certainly appears to be as a whole. It’s something I think will come/get better as the tournament progresses but I wasn’t impressed with this teams defensive play as a whole. I think Nico Daws is the guy this tournament, may not have set the world on fire but I have no concerns with him between the pipes. He is good enough to get this team to where they need to go.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Dec 27, 2019 11:02:03 GMT -4
Canada playing their first game against the Americans . First quick observation ....if they don't stay out of the Box ...they are in trouble . They need to take less penalties, but they also need to be A LOT better on PK, a lot of players are asleep out there. You can’t give up a 3 on 1 while killing a penalty like the Kaliev goal.
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Post by hal on Dec 28, 2019 15:12:59 GMT -4
Wow ....just got home ....4-0 Russia ...What the Hell ?
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Post by mathew34 on Dec 28, 2019 15:33:54 GMT -4
Might wanna give rodrigue a look next game.
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Post by Joe Rogan on Dec 28, 2019 15:40:52 GMT -4
This is what happens when you take a goalie that’s been historically mediocre at best but having a hot season.
Pressure does weird things to goalies. It’s better to have guys that have played in international tournaments and deep playoff runs.
Overall Canada looks really bad. No flow to their game, bad decisions, panicking with the puck in every situation.
Doesn’t look good for Lafreniere. That was a very awkward play. It’s never good when a player is writhing around on the ice like that and then can’t put any weight on their leg. High ankle/knee injury for sure. Unlikely he’s back any time soon.
Gut check time for this team against the Germans. That’s an absolute must win/statement game now.
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