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Out 5-6 weeks, should be right around WJC time. Seems like Stamkos 2.0. A month and a half of "Will he be ready?" analysis.
 
Bob Barker said:
Out 5-6 weeks, should be right around WJC time. Seems like Stamkos 2.0. A month and a half of "Will he be ready?" analysis.
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Stamkos was always a question mark, and the fact that he wasn't able to skate didn't help matters.

McDavid will only need to get into game shape, and 5 to 6 weeks is the most extreme case. Chances are much higher then they were ever for Stamkos. It'll almost be surprising he won't be ready infact.
 
habsrule4eva3089 said:
Stamkos was always a question mark, and the fact that he wasn't able to skate didn't help matters.

McDavid will only need to get into game shape, and 5 to 6 weeks is the most extreme case. Chances are much higher then they were ever for Stamkos. It'll almost be surprising he won't be ready infact.
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I agree. But the speculation will be endless.

"Connor McDavid was seen today eating Pringles with his injured hand. Looks like he's ready to go."
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I really hope he's ready.
 
Knowing how incompetent Team Canada is... wouldn't surprise me if they leave him off due to "precautionary reasons".

Honestly, why the **** are we so bad at picking our junior teams? Just ditch all the politics and select the best possible healthy team. What's so ****ing hard about that?
 
Swervin81 said:
Knowing how incompetent Team Canada is... wouldn't surprise me if they leave him off due to "precautionary reasons".

Honestly, why the **** are we so bad at picking our junior teams? Just ditch all the politics and select the best possible healthy team. What's so ****ing hard about that?
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We don't do that?
 
Swervin81 said:
Knowing how incompetent Team Canada is... wouldn't surprise me if they leave him off due to "precautionary reasons".

Honestly, why the **** are we so bad at picking our junior teams? Just ditch all the politics and select the best possible healthy team. What's so ****ing hard about that?
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because the people at HC doing the player evaluations and team selection, scouts along with HC team management are terrible at their jobs. Their record since 2010 is ample proof of how inept they are at their jobs. They have been terrible at it since 2010 when they ascended to their current positions replacing those who were good at their jobs who had moved on to positions in the NHL.

A couple of the boneheads who were hired in 2010 as part of that new regime at HC have since been fired due to lack of results at the junior level, but some are still there..and in fact one has since been 'promoted' or assigned additional duties since last summer, but continues to play a role in the POE. or a better way to say it would be, this bureaucrat continues to stick his unqualified nose into places where it doesn't belong. I hear he is bringing back the Ufa lamps.
 
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Domi - McDavid - Ho-Sang
Dal Colle - Reinhart - Virtanen
De Luca - Gauthier - Elie
Ritchie - Petan - Perron
Dickinson


Bowey - Nurse
Bigras - Morin
Morissey - Carrier
Subban

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Dal Colle - McDavid - Virtanen
Domi - Petan - Reinhart
Klimchuk - Gauthier - Ritchie
Lemieux - Fabbri - Dickenson
Strome

Morrissey - Nurse
Fleury - Bigras
Morin - Bowey
Theodore

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McDonald
 
Virtanen - McDavid - Ho-Sang
Domi - Petan - Reinhart
Klimchuk - Fabbri - Dal Colle
Lemieux - Gauthier - Ritchie
Dickinson

Morin - Nurse
Morrissey - Bigras
Subban - Carrier
Bowey


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Mr Writer said:
A player's decision! meaning the most likely decision will be to stay with his NHL team. I'll be surprised if he decides on playing in the tournament.
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I just don't know why they'd come out and say it like this though if that were the case. I would think they'd rather keep it quiet.
 
Bob Barker said:
I just don't know why they'd come out and say it like this though if that were the case. I would think they'd rather keep it quiet.
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I don't know... PR perhaps.... keeps everything balanced between the team's fan base who are not fans of the international game and those who are... it's all on the player and the fan's will respect whatever a player decides. but every year we hear a few GMs say "we'll leave it up to the player to decide"...and in most cases they decide not to play.

So, I don't expect Lazar or any of the other junior eligible players currently on NHL rosters to play in the tournament. But, until Dec.19 my fingers are crossed.
 
Lazar has already played last year but he seems like the type of guy who enjoys playing for his country. I think it was him who was talking to media last World Juniors about having a stronger performance in Montreal and Toronto.

I think he is coming if it's his decision, he knows he's going back to the NHL anyways.
 
Mr Writer said:
I don't know... PR perhaps.... keeps everything balanced between the team's fan base who are not fans of the international game and those who are... it's all on the player and the fan's will respect whatever a player decides. but every year we hear a few GMs say "we'll leave it up to the player to decide"...and in most cases they decide not to play.

So, I don't expect Lazar or any of the other junior eligible players currently on NHL rosters to play in the tournament. But, until Dec.19 my fingers are crossed.
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I've never heard that the players got to choose, so I didn't realize it's a semi-regular thing that they get the option and turn it down.
 
Yeah there's a small chance that Bigras doesn't get chosen for the WJC. The guy is playing his best hockey offensively and defensively in his career this year. There's no reason McKweon should make the team this season unless he improves immensely.
 
Is there actually a chance that Ho-Sang makes the team?? I mean, he's something special, but I haven't seen a sign of him being heavily considered.
 
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