WJC: 2020 Canada Roster Talk Part II

[NyQuil]

Foudy being top 3 Canadian players surprised me.

Anybody else?

He and Foote were good when Lafreniere and Veleno were missing.

Doesn’t really surprise me all that much - he was consistently good from the beginning of the tournament.

Could make a case for Hofer over Foudy for sure.

 

[Dominance]

Strong case? Maybe in the conversation but he’s been the beneficiary of Laf’s insane playmaking and the helmet thing won’t help him either

Wrong on both accounts, thankfully.

 

[Peiskos]

Hunter on Hayton: No update yet. Waiting to hear back from the doctors.

One would think the fact that he didn’t leave immediately and sat on the bench is a good sign, we’ll see.

 

[Heldig]

Foudy being top 3 Canadian players surprised me.

Anybody else?

Missed it. Who were the 3?

 

[snipes]

It’s not war anymore thank goodness.

It is a spirited sports rivalry which is what it should be.

It’s obviously a figurative term used in the English literary context.

If I am explaining literal war compared to sport then you’ve lost the plot.

 

[wacko2]

It’s obviously a figurative term used in the English literary context.

If I am explaining literal war compared to sport then you’ve lost the plot.

Can you translate what you just posted for us simpletons???

 

[JackSlater]

Missed it. Who were the 3?

Hayton, Lafreniere, Foudy.

It should be a spicy game with Russia, particularly if Hayton is back. Looking forward to it. Canada's defence, especially zone exits, will need to be good.

 

[NyQuil]

It’s obviously a figurative term used in the English literary context.

If I am explaining literal war compared to sport then you’ve lost the plot.

Well, I think there’s an important distinction.

It really was a war in 1972. Or as close as you can get at a sporting competition.

I’m glad we won but sportsmanship went out the window as the stakes got so high. You could tell that even the Canadians were frightened as to the lengths they would go to.



I don’t think there’s a need to revisit this kind of hockey rivalry.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Hayton, Lafreniere, Foudy.

It should be a spicy game with Russia, particularly if Hayton is back. Looking forward to it. Canada's defence, especially zone exits, will need to be good.

Zone exits will not be good against Russia. Canada will likely lose the 5 on 5 battle, let's hope for a hot special teams.

 

[NyQuil]

Zone exits will not be good against Russia. Canada will likely lose the 5 on 5 battle, let's hope for a hot special teams.

Russia’s only real weakness is that they can lose focus at times and give up a goal or two.

The danger is that no lead is really safe, even if we get out to a lead.

Hofer is going to have be massive I think.

Russia-Sweden had tons of PPs while Finland-Canada had few by comparison. It’s the Jekyll and Hyde nature of IIHF tournament refereeing.

 

[Anichels]

Missed it. Who were the 3?

Lafrenière and Hayton... Which were locks IMO.

I thought Foote, Byram, Addison, Cozen, or Hofer.

 

[Mikeshane]

Please nobody else get sick. It''s gonna be exhausting playing Russia tomorrow so the team is gonna need every single healthy and able body player they can have.

 

[JackSlater]

Addison missed practice a few days ago with some sort of sickness. There's something going around, but what can you do. If Byram could take the warm up today then I assume that he can play tomorrow. I guess playing well is a different matter though.

 

[BigRangy]

Foudy was absolutely well deserved as one of Canada’s top 3 players.

He was awesome and played unexpectedly well!

 

[NyQuil]

Foudy was absolutely well deserved as one of Canada’s top 3 players.

He was awesome and played unexpectedly well!

There’s always a bit of recency bias too.

Foudy was the only guy who was half-decent in the Russia game as well.

 

[JackSlater]

Seravalli, who has been pretty reliable regarding this tournament for TSN, says that the outlook on Hayton is not good. He isn't ruled out of the gold medal game but it seems unlikely.

 

[Peiskos]

Seravalli, who has been pretty reliable regarding this tournament for TSN, says that the outlook on Hayton is not good. He isn't ruled out of the gold medal game but it seems unlikely.

 

[wishywashy19]

Last game
I take back every bad thing I said about Lavoie or Byfield if they can chip in a goal today.
I hope it’s a game for the ages
May the most deserving team wins
Go Canada go!

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Hayton will be a game time decision.

 

[soo hound girl]

Hayton will be a game time decision.

Hayton is in just talked to his agent

 

[JackSlater]

Hayton looked pretty normal coming off the bus. Nothing on his hand or arms.

 

[featherhawk]

Hayton is in just talked to his agent

good news, hope that he is able to play at the correct level though, if not it may be best to dress another player who is 100%

 

[blindpass]

good news, hope that he is able to play at the correct level though, if not it may be best to dress another player who is 100%

There's nobody else to dress. It's either him or they play with one fewer. So the fact that he's playing doesn't tell us much more than that he could conceivably take a shift. I doubt he'll get his normal ice time.

 

[Gurglesons]

Can those that have watched Addison tell me what we have in him? I’ve caught glimpses. I assume his high end is a 3rd pairing D and PP specialist? Is this correct?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Can those that have watched Addison tell me what we have in him? I’ve caught glimpses. I assume his high end is a 3rd pairing D and PP specialist? Is this correct?

Pretty impressive skater, hasn't been a liability defensively and has been a great distributor on the PP.