2014-15 IIHF World Junior Championship Discussion Thread

[ZeroPT*]

That's even more ridiculous than the anti-NA theory. You're going to cut one of the better players there because he was late to a video meeting?

 

[Beerz]

He was considered a sleeper pick.

 

[ZeroPT*]

He was considered a sleeper pick.

This is how I will see you forever

 

[Moskau]

He was considered a sleeper pick.

 

[Zip15]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Compher centering the checking line that goes up against the Domi-Reinhart-Duclair line. That's being leaned on, IMO.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Compher centering the checking line that goes up against the Domi-Reinhart-Duclair line. That's being leaned on, IMO.

I thought he'd be a winger on that line?

Milano-Eichel-Tuch
Compher-Larkin-Fasching
idk-Matthews-idk

 

[Namejs]

That's even more ridiculous than the anti-NA theory. You're going to cut one of the better players there because he was late to a video meeting?

Still not as ridiculous as the Latvian coach not inviting our only 2 decent U-20 CHL players and instead relying on a bunch of 17 and 18-year-olds to do the job.

 

[stokes84]

Because he wasn't named captain he is apparently dead to them? Thats seems a tad melodramatic don't you think ?


As for who they will lean on. In tournaments like this it's usually the hot hand or what ever player fits the situation best. Defensively I'm sure Compher will get his ice time. Offensively it all depends on how he is playing.


Iirc leading up to the tournament the talk was Compher was going to center the checking line.

I guess it depends on how Matthews is going. Right now, he looks like the 4th line center behind Eichel, Larkin and Matthews. I don't think it's melodramatic at all to say he's not going to be leaned on much. How often does the 4th line center get heavy lifting. It's just the reality that i see.

 

[joshjull]

@Jakub_Homola: Karabacek: "Originally, I should have stayed with the team. However it's my mistake and I'm so angry at myself for that."

 

[26CornerBlitz]

THN: Who’s No. 1, Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel? WJC will help solve the debate

Chairs and a podium. That was Connor McDavid’s first victory of the season in his battle for the hearts and minds of the hockey world with Jack Eichel. Both 2015 draft phenoms had the opportunity to play at First Niagara Center, the home of the Buffalo Sabres, in the fall, and both were incredibly impressive.

Eichel, who went first, posted two points and earned MVP honors at the All-American Prospects Game, an annual showdown featuring the top draft-eligible prospects from the United States. A month later, McDavid’s Erie Otters hosted the Niagara IceDogs in a special Ontario League game that ended with him ravaging the competition for four points in an 8-4 stomping. When it was time to meet the press, McDavid got a podium, and the scribes were seated. Eichel had to stand for his post-game scrum.

 

[Zip15]

I thought he'd be a winger on that line?

Milano-Eichel-Tuch
Compher-Larkin-Fasching
idk-Matthews-idk

It's tough to tell with the exhibition games. He's played center in both. You'd imagine the coaches would want to slot him where he's going to play. Where he plays tonight will be most telling.

 

[LaxSabre]

World Juniors Notebook - United States - Tuesday, December 23 - USAHockey.com

Defenseman Steven Santini arrived in Kingston late last night and skated this morning with the team.
He had the cast removed from his wrist yesterday and has been medically cleared to participate.
Santini last played a game on October 25. He will not play tonight vs Sweden.

The 26 players vying for a spot on the final 2015 United States National Junior Team roster went through a light morning skate.
Opening faceoff vs Sweden is set for 7:00 pm ET at the Rogers K-Rock Centre.
The game will be streamed LIVE on FASTHockey.com.
The United States could name its final roster for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship in the next 24 hours.

Tonights Lineup - United States vs Sweden.
Forwards - Bracco-Eichel-Tuch. Milano-Matthews-Schmatlz. Motte-Larkin-Fasching. Wood-Compher-Hayden. Extra - De Leo.
Defense - Butcher-Carlo. Hanifin-McCoshen. Werenski-DeAngelo. Extra - Collins. Goaltenders - Demko - Halverson.

 

[Zip15]

World Juniors Notebook - United States - Tuesday, December 23 - USAHockey.com

Defenseman Steven Santini arrived in Kingston late last night and skated this morning with the team.
He had the cast removed from his wrist yesterday and has been medically cleared to participate.
Santini last played a game on October 25. He will not play tonight vs Sweden.

The 26 players vying for a spot on the final 2015 United States National Junior Team roster went through a light morning skate.
Opening faceoff vs Sweden is set for 7:00 pm ET at the Rogers K-Rock Centre.
The game will be streamed LIVE on FASTHockey.com.
The United States could name its final roster for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship in the next 24 hours.

Tonights Lineup - United States vs Sweden.
Forwards - Bracco-Eichel-Tuch. Milano-Matthews-Schmatlz. Motte-Larkin-Fasching. Wood-Compher-Hayden. Extra - De Leo.
Defense - Butcher-Carlo. Hanifin-McCoshen. Werenski-DeAngelo. Extra - Collins. Goaltenders - Demko - Halverson.

Big promotion for Bracco. He's been really good in the tuneups and his stock continues to skyrocket. Inevitably, though, I think Team USA will return to the tried and true Milano-Eichel-Tuch line, even though they've tried Motte and Bracco on that line with Eichel-Tuch.

 

[LaxSabre]

Opening faceoff vs Sweden is set for 7:00 pm ET at the Rogers K-Rock Centre.
The game will be streamed LIVE on FASTHockey.com.

‏@FASTHockey - You need a subscription to watch the game, please visit FastHockey.com for more information on subscriptions.

LaxSabre - Cost is $9.99 for a daily pass. (Thats a bunch of BS! - should be FREE!)

 

[Afino]

it's the most wonderful time of the year, Canada losing their minds over the WJC

 

[ZeroPT*]

it's the most wonderful time of the year, Canada losing their minds over the WJC

I haven't really heard much hype from people around here tbh.

 

[Bps21*]

The only things I hear really out of Canada are that they hate their goaltending, hate Gauthier and the rest is just setting the bar so low for what McDavid should be able to do in his return that if he doesn't fall down he's the best player since man first put foot to ice.

 

[LaxSabre]

@USAHockeyScores - JT Compher away at center and tallies a shorthanded marker for the United States - 1-0. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on United States Shorthanded Goal - Compher-Hayden at 1:02 of 1st Period. USA 1 Sweden 0. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - United States controlling play and a Brandon Carlo point shot deflects in - United States 2-0. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 2nd United States Goal - Carlo-Milano-Butcher at 6:12 of 1st Period. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - Sweden answers - cutting Team USA's lead in half. Currently 2-1 United States. #USAWJC
LaxSabre - Well there went his game winning shortie.

@USAHockeyScores - Sweden ties it -with a point-shot redirection. United States 2 Sweden 2 - 8:40 left in the opening period. #USAWJC
LaxSabre - Well there goes the United States 2-0 lead.

@USAHockeyScores - Auston Matthews puts the United States back on top, picking up a rebound. United States 3 Sweden 2. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 3rd United States Goal at 13:42 of 1st Period - Matthews-Schmaltz-Milano. USA 3 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - After 20 minutes - United States leads Sweden 3-2.
Goals from JT Compher - Brandon Carlo - Auston Matthews. SOG - 11-8 United States. #USAWJC

 

[ZeroPT*]

The only things I hear really out of Canada are that they hate their goaltending, hate Gauthier and the rest is just setting the bar so low for what McDavid should be able to do in his return that if he doesn't fall down he's the best player since man first put foot to ice.

Goaltending is fine if it's Comrie. Fucale is a problem. As for Gauthier. I hate the fact that they chose him over Dal Colle. I mean, sure roles and things but if you wanted a role player wouldn't he be the 13th forward..? Dal Colle would have given them this:

Fabbri-McJesus-Lazar
Domi-Reinhart-Duclair
Dal Colle-Petan-Virtanen
Crouse-Gauthier-Paul
Ritchie

 

[LaxSabre]

@HC_Men - Goal! Point gives #Canada a 1-0 lead over #Switzerland following a beautiful tic-tac-toe play between himself, Bowey and Morrissey.
LaxSabre - Morrissey gets the lone assist - goal was scored at 13:34. Canada leads Switzerland 1-0.

@HC_Men - After 20 minutes of play - Canada heads to the locker room with a 1-0 lead over Switzerland thanks to a Point goal.

@USAHockeyScores - Alex Tuch skates to the top of the right circle and lasers one past the Swedish goaltender to put the United States up 4-2. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 4th United States Goal - Tuch-McCoshen-Demko at 2:14 of 2nd Period. USA 4 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - Alex Tuch with his second of the night, going backhand-forehand at the goalmouth give the United States a three goal lead - 5-2.
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 5th United States Goal - PPG - Tuch-Schmaltz-Werenski at 6:01 of the 2nd Period - USA 5 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - Nick Schmaltz goes five hole, putting the United States up 6-2 on the power play. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 6th United States Goal - PPG - Schmaltz-Milano-Werenski at 7:28 of 2nd Period. USA 6 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

 

[LaxSabre]

@USAHockeyScores - Tyler Motte snags a Swedish turnover at the side of the net, and beats the goalie short side, making it 7-2. 6:20 left in the 2nd. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 7th United States Goal - Motte-unassisted at 13:32 of 2nd Period. USA 7 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

@HC_Men - Halfway through the game - #Canada still holds a 1-0 lead over #Switzerland.

@USAHockeyScores - Through 40 minutes - United States leading Sweden 7-2.
Shots on Goal - 2nd Period - 17-8 United States. Second Period Goals - United States - Tuch (2) - Schmaltz - Motte.

 

[Beerz]

Damn. That's a spanking

 

[Paxon]

Damn. That's a spanking

Poor Swedish fans must be feeling pretty down after the past two exhibition games

 

[LaxSabre]

@HC_Men - @max_domi and @aduclair10 score back-to-back goals to give Canada a 3-0 lead over Switzerland late in the second period. #WJC2015
@HC_Men - On the very next shift, @Jake_Virtanen pulls a great move and roofs a shot over the Swiss netminder to make it 4-0 Canada.

LaxSabre - 15:46 - #16 Max Domi (even strength) (#10 Anthony Duclair, #7 Josh Morrissey). 2-0 Canada.
15:59 - #16 Max Domi (even strength) (#10 Anthony Duclair, #23 Sam Reinhart) 3-0 Canada.
16:39 - #18 Jake Virtanen (even strength) (#25 Darnell Nurse) - 4-0 Canada.

LaxSabre - Guess there was a scoring change on third Canada goal - Domi scores - Duclair gets an assist.
Three goals in 53 seconds blows the game wide open - advantage Canada.

@USAHockeyScores - Tyler Motte notches his second of the night - giving the United States an 8-2 lead. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 8th United States Goal - Motte-Fasching-Larkin at 3:29 of 3rd Period. USA 8 Sweden 2. #USAWJC

@USAHockeyScores - Sweden cuts USA's lead to five goals, capitalizing on a rebound. Over 14 minutes to play in the third period. #USAWJC

@HC_Men - Goal! Canada's Ritchie wraps a shot around the Swiss goalie to make it 5-0 over Switzerland in the third. #WJC2015
LaxSabre - Connor McDavid with the lone assist - goal was scored at 6:02 of the third period.

@USAHockeyScores - Auston Matthews with his second of the night in the high slot - giving the United States a 9-3 lead with about five minutes to play. #USAWJC
@USAHockeyScores - Scoring on 9th United States Goal - Matthews-Werenski-Milano at 14:31 of 3rd Period. USA 9 Sweden 3.

 

[LaxSabre]

LaxSabre - Max Domi with the hattie - makes it 6-0 Canada - nice slapper beats the Swiss Goalie.
Duclair with the assist on the goal which was scored at 8:16 of the third period.

LaxSabre - Sweden cuts the United States lead to 5 - about three minutes left in the game. United States 9 Sweden 4.
United States has a 5 on 3 power-play late and it works...

@USAHockeyScores - Alex Tuch finishes the hat trick - giving the United States a 10-4 lead with just over a minute to play in the third. #USAWJC

LaxSabre - Sweden scores their fifth goal with three seconds remaining - third period sees each team score three times.

@USAHockeyScores - Final - United States tops Sweden 10-5. Alex Tuch tallies hat trick and Sonny Milano notches five points (0-5). #USAWJC

LaxSabre - JT Compher scores a shorthanded goal - the first United States goal of the game - 1:02 into the game.
Hudson Fasching gets an assist on a Tyler Motte goal.

@HC_Men - Game over! #Canada skates away with a 6-0 win over #Switzerland.