2014-15 IIHF World Junior Championship Discussion Thread

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[ZeroPT*]

Are you saying they were dominated and blown out?

Or they were dominated and won?

Not watching so I don't know

Completely and utterly dominated. I think the shots were like 51-15 at the end of regulation and they won 2-1 off Fucale's incompetence

 

[Paxon]

Completely and utterly dominated. I think the shots were like 51-15 at the end of regulation and they won 2-1 off Fucale's incompetence

Hockey Canada's decisions with WJC goalies have just been baffling over the years. It's all the more a problem because the Americans, Russians, Swedes, and Finns seem to always have a big edge in goaltending. Part of that is Canada's generally not producing guys like Vasilevski, Gibson, Saros, etc, but decision-making is also a big issue.

I wouldn't have even picked Fucale for the team much less give him the apparent inside track at starting. I don't think he is garbage but he has got to be the most overrated goalie prospect in recent years.

 

[couture23]

Should have been Comrie and Jarry.

Fucale is simply just not good.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Hockey Canada going full hockey Canada by cutting Dal Colle.

Bronze!!1

 

[flashsabre]

There has been this terrible trend in Canada of teaching goalies not to catch the puck. Don't even ask me the rationale, but tonight showed just what not catching the puck does. Led to both goals in a game Russia had no business being in.

 

[Beerz]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Canada has completed their roster cuts, with one Samson Reinhart not among them.

 

[LaxSabre]

@markhmasters -
Canada Forwards - McDavid - Petan - Lazar - Domi - Reinhart - Duclair - Ritchie - Paul - Point - Crouse - Gauthier - Fabbri - Virtanen.
Canada Defence - Nurse - Theodore - Morin - Bowey - Morrissey - Heatherington - Hicketts.
So Canada's 22-man roster is set for the WJHC - next big decision will be naming a captain.

@SabresProspects - #Samson coming in at 2/1 odds.
But fellow WJC returnee and Memorial Cup Champ Lazar could be the more popular choice to lead Canada. We shall see.

 

[Paxon]

Canada has completed their roster cuts, with one Samson Reinhart not among them.

I scarcely believe it!

@markhmasters -
Canada Forwards - McDavid - Petan - Lazar - Domi - Reinhart - Duclair - Ritchie - Paul - Point - Crouse - Gauthier - Fabbri - Virtanen.
Canada Defence - Nurse - Theodore - Morin - Bowey - Morrissey - Heatherington - Hicketts.
So Canada's 22-man roster is set for the WJHC - next big decision will be naming a captain.

@SabresProspects - #Samson coming in at 2/1 odds.
But fellow WJC returnee and Memorial Cup Champ Lazar could be the more popular choice to lead Canada. We shall see.

Not that I think it makes a difference but Lazar is the more obvious choice going by how people typically look at these things. Two WHL championships, Memorial Cup championship, and he's been in the NHL all season.

 

[B U F F A L O]

Did Austin Matthews play for USA against BU? Im looking forward to watching him this year in the WJC. Isnt he the early front runner for #1 overall next year?

 

[joshjull]

Did Austin Matthews play for USA against BU? Im looking forward to watching him this year in the WJC. Isnt he the early front runner for #1 overall next year?

Yes he's an early front runner. Some have been comparing him to Eichel.

 

[LaxSabre]

NHL Network-United States TV Schedule.

Friday, December 26 - 3:00 pm ET - LIVE - United States vs Finland.
6:00 pm ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 2 Hours - Denmark vs Russia. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Canada vs Slovakia.

Saturday, December 27 - 7:00 am ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 2 Hours - Sweden vs Czech Republic.
1:00 pm ET - LIVE - Denmark vs Sweden. 5:00 pm ET - LIVE - Czech Republic vs Switzerland. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Canada vs Germany.

Sunday, December 28 - 11:00 am ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 1 Hour - Finland vs Slovakia.
5:00 pm ET - LIVE - Russia vs Switzerland. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Germany vs United States.

Monday, December 29 - 1:00 pm ET - LIVE - Czech Republic vs Denmark. 4:00 pm ET - LIVE - Slovakia vs United States.
7:00 pm ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 1 Hour - Russia vs Sweden. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Canada vs Finland.

Tuesday, December 30 - 5:00 pm ET - LIVE - Denmark vs Switzerland. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Germany vs Slovakia.
Wednesday, December 31 - 4:00 pm ET - LIVE - United States vs Canada. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Finland vs Germany.
Friday, January 1 - 8:00 am ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 1 Hour - Czech Republic vs Russia. 9:00 am ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 1 Hour - Sweden vs Switzerland.

Friday, January 2 - 1:00 pm ET - LIVE - Quarterfinal #1. 5:00 pm ET - LIVE - Quarterfinal. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Quarterfinal.
Saturday, January 3 - 12:00 am ET - Tape Delay/Edited - 2 Hours - Quarterfinal.
(LaxSabre - This will be the showing of the Friday, January 2 - 3:00 pm ET Quarterfinal.
If Canada or the United States or both play in this game - expect the game to be shown LIVE. )

Sunday, January 4 - 4:00 pm ET - LIVE - Semifinal #1. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Semifinal #2.
Monday, January 5 - 4:00 pm ET - LIVE - Bronze Medal Game. 8:00 pm ET - LIVE - Gold Medal Game.

 

[Zip15]

Did Austin Matthews play for USA against BU? Im looking forward to watching him this year in the WJC. Isnt he the early front runner for #1 overall next year?

He did not play last night. I think that with a few obvious exceptions Team USA wanted to evaluate bubble players last night.

By the way, Tuch looked great. I think he's one of the favorites to be the guy Murray was going after last draft. He and Eichel have great chemistry together. I also think Bracco looked pretty good on Compher's wing.

 

[cybresabre]

I didn't catch much of the USA-BU game, but Tuch did look great. If USA lost the puck in the offensive zone, you expected that they were going to end back up with it. He battled well for it. Eichel plays with the puck so far away from his body that he can make a pass (around the net in the clip below) a split second before you might expect him to have the angle.

http://www.goterriers.com/collegesportslive/?media=468320 (AUTOPLAY AUDIO WARNING)
Nice Tuch/Eichel shift starts at feed time 27:45

Hanifin 2 on 1 shorthanded goal starts near 18:50
Eichel 2 on 1 shorthanded goal starts near 19:45
Compher-Bracco-Compher goal enters the zone at 1:44:00

(does anyone know how to turn off the auto audio feed on the goterriers site? Watching it live wasn't an issue, I just muted the player's audio, but damn that's annoying watching it on any delay at all)

 

[Zman5778]

Not that I think it makes a difference but Lazar is the more obvious choice going by how people typically look at these things. Two WHL championships, Memorial Cup championship, and he's been in the NHL all season.

Isn't Compher one of the leading candidates to wear Team USA's C?

Having 2 Cs in one WJC would be too much to ask for.

 

[Paxon]

Isn't Compher one of the leading candidates to wear Team USA's C?

Having 2 Cs in one WJC would be too much to ask for.

He's considered a strong candidate. Some of the younger guys in camp have praised his effort to get them comfortable and prepared.

 

[sjci]

Isn't Compher one of the leading candidates to wear Team USA's C?

Having 2 Cs in one WJC would be too much to ask for.

Probably him, or Santini if he can play

 

[Russ Tyler]

Did Austin Matthews play for USA against BU? Im looking forward to watching him this year in the WJC. Isnt he the early front runner for #1 overall next year?

Yes he's an early front runner. Some have been comparing him to Eichel.

Not a player comparison, just that he may be a better prospect than Eichel. I think this is almost entirely because he is a US center.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Not a player comparison, just that he may be a better prospect than Eichel. I think this is almost entirely because he is a US center.

I don't understand what you're trying to say as both Eichel and Matthews are US centers

 

[Paxon]

I don't understand what you're trying to say as both Eichel and Matthews are US centers

He's saying the comparison between the two is almost entirely based on them both being US centers. I'd say it's more specifically because they were both the centerpieces of the NTPD team and put up outlandish production.

 

[Paxon]

Karabacek and Dvorak are the final two cuts for the Czechs. The Sabres got hit hard this go around: Karabacek, Baptiste, Bailey, and Florentino all guys who had a shot and didn't make it. Karabacek is the most egregious. I don't think you'll find a Czech booster on the WJC board who supports the decision.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Yes he's an early front runner. Some have been comparing him to Eichel.

TSN was making the case that he could be drafting before Eichel if he was eligible for this draft. I don't watch a lot of NCAA hockey but Matthews and Bracco are two players who I have been watching closely. I follow Eichel a little bit too but Im already brainwashed by the media that he's going to be automatically good and a franchise player so I go with it but when I watch Matthews I am very very impressed. More so than when I watch Eichel. I like to think of Matthews as the American version of Tavares.

I can't wait for the new years eve game. Canada vs US.

 

[Ethan Edwards]

Eichel plays with the puck so far away from his body that he can make a pass (around the net in the clip below) a split second before you might expect him to have the angle.

Exactly my observation the very first time I saw him play. Very tough to defend. Once he grows fully into his size and bulks up on his skates, he's going to be unbelievably difficult to contain.

 

[Paxon]

Rosters for tonight's exhibition games:

Canada vs Sweden - 7:00 PM - Thread

Canada:
#16 Domi - #23 Reinhart - #10 Duclair
#21 Ritchie - #17 McDavid - #27 Lazar
#19 Petan - #20 Paul - #29 Fabbri
#28 Crouse - #22 Gauthier - #18 Virtanen
#9 Point

#25 Nurse - #6 Theodore
#7 Morrissey - #4 Bowey
#5 Morin - #2 Hicketts
#3 Heatherington

#1 Comrie
#31 Fucale

Sweden:
#9 Jacob de la Rose
#11 Anton Blidh
#12 Victor Olfsson
#16 Rasmus Asplund
#20 Adam Brodecki
#22 Oskar Lindblom
#21 William Nylander
#23 Lucas Wallmark
#24 Jens Lööke
#25 Axel Holmström
#26 Christoffer Ehn
#27 Anton Karlsson
#28 Leon Bristedt
#29 Adrian Kempe

#2 Sebastian Aho
#3 William Lagesson
#4 Oliver Kylington
#5 Robin Norell
#6 Andreas Englund
#7 Julius Bergman
#8 Gustav Forsling
#14 Robert Hägg

#1 Samuel Ward
#30 Linus Söderström
#35 Jonas Johansson

Germany vs. USA - 7:00 PM - Thread

Germany:
#6 Parker Tuomie
#10 Marc Michaelis
#11 Markus Eisenschmid
#13 Stefan Loibl
#14 Manuel Wiederer
#17 Frederik Tiffels
#19 Nico Sturm
#20 Denis Shevyrin
#21 Dominik Kahún
#22 Marc Schmidpeter
#24 Erik Gollenbeck
#25 Fabio Pfhol
#27 Maximilan Kammerer
#28 Andreas Eder

#3 Tim Bender
#4 Jonas Müller
#5 David Trinkberger
#7 Dorian Saeftel
#8 John Rogl
#9 Patrick Kurz
#12 Kai Wissmann
#16 Fabio Wagner

#1 Ilya Sharipov
#29 Florian Proske
#30 Kevin Reich

USA:
#8 Nick Schmaltz - #34 Auston Matthews - #15 John Hayden
#14 Tyler Motte - #21 Dylan Larkin - #22 Hudson Fasching
#18 Chase De Leo -#7 J.T. Compher - #10 Anthony Louis
#11 Miles Wood - #19 Cole Cassels - #20 Jeremy Bracco
Scratches: #9 Jack Eichel, #13 Sonny Milano, #17 Alex Tuch

#4 Will Butcher - #24 Anthony DeAngelo
#2 Noah Hanifin - #3 Ian McCoshen
#23 Zach Werenski - #26 Brandon Carlo
#5 Michael Downing - #6 Ryan Collins
Scratches: #16 Steve Santini

#30 Thatcher Demko
#31 Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratches: #29 Brandon Halverson

Finland vs. Russia - 7:00 PM - Thread

Finland:

#28 Artturi Lehkonen – #27 Julius Vähätalo – Niko Ojamäki
#10 Juuso Ikonen – #22 Roope Hintz – #16 Mikko Rantanen
#26 Sebastian Aho – #19 Antti Kalapudas – #13 Jesse Puljujärvi
#14 Juho Lammikko Р#29 Otto Rauhala Р#11 Hannes Bj̦rninen
Scratches: #21 Aleksi Mustonen, #24 Kasperi Kapanen

#23 Alex Lintuniemi – #4 Mika Ilvonen
#5 Aleksi Mäkelä – #6 Joonas Lyytinen
#8 Erik Autio – #12 Teemu Vuorisalo
#2 Sami Niku – #7 Atte Mäkinen
#3 Mikke Levo
Scratched: #9 Julius Honka

#31 Juuse Saros
#30 Ville Husso

Russia:
#8 Pavel Kraskovskiy
#9 Vladislav Kamenev
#10 Vladimir Tkachyov
#11 Nikolai Goldobin
#13 Ilya Korenev
#14 Yegor Morozov
#15 Antoliy Golyshev
#17 Ivan Fischenko
#18 Maxim Mamin
#19 Pavel Buchnevich
#21 Konstantin Okulov
#22 Ivan Barbashev
#23 Alexander Sharov
#25 Alexander Dergachyov
#26 Vladimir Bryukivin
#27 Vyacheslav Leschenko*
#27 Sergei Tolchinskiy*

#2 Ivan Vereshagin
#3 Dmitriy Yudin
#4 Ziyat Paygin
#5 Nikita Cherepanov
#6 Vladislav Gavrikov
#7 Rushan Rafikov
#12 Alexander Bryntsev
#16 Damir Zharipzyanov
#24 Rinat Valiyev
#29 Ivan Provorov

#1 Ilya Sorokin
#20 Denis Kostin
#30 Igor Shestyorkin