World Cup: 2016 World Cup — Team North America (Part II)
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Although I agree Ghost should be playing, let's not pretend like that 1 goal against is equal to every other defenseman. Guys had a ridiculous amount of starts in the Ozone.. Pretty sure it was literally 100% in game 2
Not to mention, I think he's the only defenseman without a single second of PK time.
#1 PP option. How is that PP% coming along.
LTIR
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Team North America is a really fun group to watch but it has an obnoxious and unloveable fan base.
You are on hockey's FUTURE message board.. we all love our young ones.
Seriously? You're telling me Ekblad, Reilly, Jones or Parayko couldn't play the way Ghost does? It's easy to free wheel when you get 4+ mins off PP time and 75%+ Ozone starts.
Unfortunately for the above mentioned, there is more than 1 zone that requires attention.
I am telling you that he is the best PP defenseman and probably the best transition D on the team. And he's no Vlasic or Hjalmarsson but it's not like he's some kind of hopeless Justin Scultz in his own end.
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He holds the puck too long. He only got one point to show in pre-tournament play (he was wrongly credited with an assist on Matthews goal).
Are you judging him based on a handful of plays in 3 games or his entire body of work? McDavid looked ineffective in the exhibition games too but we all know he's the best player on the team .
Snake-bitten = ineffective, dude has played really well it just hasn't ended in points. Some people only care about what the score sheet says though.
McDavid looks like the most dangerous guy on the ice every time he touched the puck. Only Gaudreau can say that too imo
Some people are still putting Matthews on the 3rd line? He's been one of the team's best players at such a young age. And he's being used in tough defensive situations as well.
Kid deserves to be on the top line or 2nd line at worst.
Kid deserves to be on the top line or 2nd line at worst.
Skinnyjimmy08
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Ghost always gets crapped on by a lot of fans on here and I never know why. Very special player that is their best PP guy on D I agree.
Serious question, but who do you guys think will be the better Dman in the future? Gostisbehere, Parayko or Trouba?
Yet I see people on here complaining about him. I agree with you - ineffective wasn't the best word to describe it, but people like results. The point is why should we judge a guy based on 3 games. Did you guys not catch any of Ghost's games last year? And it's not like he's even been bad in these games, he just hasn't been in his top form. Same with McDavid. McDavid looks dangerous but I've seen him play a level above where he is now and I know he has that capability.
McDavid is the best player on this team and is here to score points not to be a defensive wizard. He can dippsy doodle all he wants, but he has to put up points, period, but so far he has mostly been ineffective. I expect when the tournament starts we will be seeing a different McDavid.
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Parayko looks to me, like what people thought Tyler Myers could have been. Gained a fan here from this tourney.
No. With less (not zero because there's no such thing) defensive responsibility they could play the same style of game as Gostisbehere. They couldn't do it as well as him, however, or they'd be offensive defencemen already because it would be their greatest stength. None of them has the shot, transitional game or offensive instincts of Gostisbehere.
I love arguments in the vein of, "If Toews didn't have so much defensive responsibility he could be a PPG player." If he could be a PPG player he would be one, but he can't.
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McDavid has created chance after chance. By the end of the tournament, reasonable hockey fans will call him the best hockey player they have ever seen.
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