WJC: 2015 — Canada Roster Talk (Part II)

[izzy]

Can't have your best player taking part in those drills, right? Gmafb

You are aware of his hand situation?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Can't have your best player taking part in those drills, right? Gmafb

You do know McDavid has been out with an injured hand right? There would be riots in the streets if he was reinjured during a shot blocking drill in practice. Any other injured player would be excused as well.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

You are aware of his hand situation?

Fully

You do know McDavid has been out with an injured hand right? There would be riots in the streets if he was reinjured during a shot blocking drill in practice. Any other injured player would be excused as well.

If you're healthy enough to be on the ice, you're healthy enough to take part in the drills.

 

[izzy]

Fully



If you're healthy enough to be on the ice, you're healthy enough to take part in the drills.

Uh, no, not at all. Players come back to practice all the time with non contact.

 

[BigBen]

So just waiting on word about Lazar and Horvat, since when know Duclair will be there and Drouin won't be. Kind of disappointed we won't see him there.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Uh, no, not at all. Players come back to practice all the time with non contact.

This is Team Canada.

This isn't a practice, it's a tryout; if you can't tryout why are you even there?

 

[Phenomenon13]

This is Team Canada.

This isn't a practice, it's a tryout; if you can't tryout why are you even there?

Mcdavid has already made the team. He's the first line center. I'm pretty sure the team is pretty much set with the exception of a some holes. They are merely trying out players who are at the margins and working on chemistry.

 

[izzy]

This is Team Canada.

This isn't a practice, it's a tryout; if you can't tryout why are you even there?

He's on the team if he's comfortable enough to play when time comes. He's probably going to be the best, or atleast one of the best, in the entire tourney.

No point to make sure he won't be able to play because he re-injured his hand in an unnecessary drill.

 

[Budddy]

I hope other teams practice the fake shot, it'll be pretty easy since we now know these guys will go down for anything that resembles a shot lol.

Out of all the things you can practice first, with a collection of players that will form your team is shot blocking. Seems rather odd... :S

That's what i thought...weird drill...

 

[DyerMaker66*]

He's on the team if he's comfortable enough to play when time comes. He's probably going to be the best, or atleast one of the best, in the entire tourney.

No point to make sure he won't be able to play because he re-injured his hand in an unnecessary drill.

Then why run the drill at all?

 

[PALE PWNR]

Possibilities of both Morin and Sanheim making the team?

 

[allan5oh]

You guys know they usually practice blocking shots with tennis balls or soft pucks right?

 

[izzy]

Then why run the drill at all?

Unnecessary for Mcdavid. Right now, he doesn't need to be involved in drills where he can set back his recovery and that goes past his play for Team Canada into his play for the rest of his season. He just needs to get used to being on the ice right now and work on learning how his teammates play.

 

[albertaref]

foam pucks folks, it's not Chara wiring rockets from the point it's foam. If that hurts his hand at this point he wouldn't have been close by the 26th.

 

[Lalonde]

Possibilities of both Morin and Sanheim making the team?

My opinion , they are very close . They are in my line-up both. I have some doubts about Bigras, despite he is returning player.

 

[1Gold Standard]

Gord Miller ‏@GMillerTSN
Connor McDavid just ripped a puck into the top corner of the net at the Canadian National Jr. Camp. Looks pretty good from here.

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
Canada is practising shot blocking

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters
McDavid did block one shot in drill before being sent to centre ice ... Probably best he take this one off

Seriously? 1st full practice and they have them doing shot blocking drills? Did this guy go to the John Tortorella School of Coaching or what? This is off to a poor start....expectations are trending downwards.

 

[BigBen]

Seriously? 1st full practice and they have them doing shot blocking drills? Did this guy go to the John Tortorella School of Coaching or what? This is off to a poor start....expectations are trending downwards.

Foam pucks bud

 

[1Gold Standard]

Foam pucks bud

my concern is not the foam pucks BUD! It's a ridiculous drill. waste of time. And that's what the 4th reminder by you of foam pucks. You must be a HC staffer, intern sent here to defend the idiots in charge at HC and the POE

 

[xxxx]

You guys know they usually practice blocking shots with tennis balls or soft pucks right?

I thouhgt it was a grenade.

 

[bossram]

my concern is not the foam pucks BUD! It's a ridiculous drill. waste of time. And that's what the 4th reminder by you of foam pucks. You must be a HC staffer, intern sent here to defend the idiots in charge at HC and the POE

This is the crux of it. Stupidity.

What is the rationale here? Oh, we have a very limited amount of time to work on systems, special teams, line combos before the tournament....let's block shots.

 

[1Gold Standard]

This is the crux of it. Stupidity.

What is the rationale here? Oh, we have a very limited amount of time to work on systems, special teams, line combos before the tournament....let's block shots.

This is exactly it. To me it screams coach out of his element. are we ready for the sequel to Steve Spott? The original was such a laugh and a half lets make Steve Spott 2.

 

[xxxx]

You are ridiculous here and overreacting at that shot-blocking drill. Plenty of time for them to practise and you calling already the coaches out for a drill that maybe even didn't last an hour?? I guess that's why they won't win gold, lol.

 

[Patmac40]

First practice and people are already freaking out. It's like a WJC tradition.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

my concern is not the foam pucks BUD! It's a ridiculous drill. waste of time. And that's what the 4th reminder by you of foam pucks. You must be a HC staffer, intern sent here to defend the idiots in charge at HC and the POE

The foam pucks can be this year's flashlights...an insignificant item that comes to illustrate the stupidity of HC.

 

[1Gold Standard]

The foam pucks can be this year's flashlights...an insignificant item that comes to illustrate the stupidity of HC.

As idiotic as that drill is... I have infinite faith in the HC "brain trust" to come up with something even dumber than the Ufa lamps, superman capes and foam pucks. HC's stupidity runs deep and is profound. I hope they prove me wrong this year... always happy to be wrong...but I haven't been wrong in a few years.