WJC: 2021 Team USA Roster Talk

[SanDogBrewin]

Beecher cut is so dumb.

 

[OldScool]

Maybe having an ncaa coach isn’t the best idea if there is any chance of nepotism. I get being loyal to players but these cuts smell of nepotism and that’s not right.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Wow to Bordeleau and Beecher. Surprise cuts .. Bordeleau was off to a great start with Michigan

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Beecher cut is so dumb.

Why? He's done nothing to solidify his spot. He was a passenger on last years team and has done nothing since to justify a spot.

 

[m0pe]

I am surprised by the Beecher cut, but he isn't that great.

Bordeleau on the other hand feels like a really dumb cut to me. A lot better than a lot of those guys.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

At C. there would be

Zegras
Turcotte
Beniers
?
seriously though Slaggert, Farinacci, Moynihan over both Bordeleau and Beecher.. Don't think I'd do that and to have some flexibility with the C depth could be important if one of those 3 go down.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Seems a bit strange going with 10F and 9D

 

[BondraTime]

Seems a bit strange going with 10F and 9D

They went with 13f and 9d

 

[SK94]

What a joke. Bordeleau should be there over half of the roster...

 

[iginlafan77]

They went with 13f and 9d

Still quite odd

 

[JiggsNY]

You can’t even try to understand USAH. Like you said where is the center depth, he forbid one guy goes down. Surprised both were cut. Beecher I can understand if we had better options at C, for example bordeleau. I don’t think you can cut both. Not excited to see Slaggert and Moynihan pick up more playing time over those guys. My enthusiasm for this just dropped. Especially with the Robertson being withheld. Leafs should had made it easier on him. Ensure his roster spot, he obviously wanted to play he’s been on every camp roster.

bordeleau cut makes zero sense. Thank god USAH is only a couple times a year , imagine being a fan of this team full time.

 

[DatDude44]

To be fair, Kaliyev is an underrated playmaker as well - he's not just a plug who can shoot.

Let me rephrase that, without the puck he’s an absolute plug, with the puck he can create scoring chances and bury opportunities, he needs to be a little sheltered in terms of who he’s matched up against when playing against Canada/Russia/Sweden/Finland/Germany’s big 3....... otherwise he could get exposed badly

 

[Old Navy Goat]

They went with 13f and 9d

Was too lazy to open tweet so didn't show the entire list of forwards

 

[DatDude44]

At C. there would be

Zegras
Turcotte
Beniers
?
seriously though Slaggert, Farinacci, Moynihan over both Bordeleau and Beecher.. Don't think I'd do that and to have some flexibility with the C depth could be important if one of those 3 go down.

Farinacci is a smart two way center

 

[themelkman]

Bordeleau cut is pretty disappointing. I guess USA didnt trust a small skilled guy for the bottom six

 

[Insidefi]

Leafs should had made it easier on him. Ensure his roster spot

But why? You have to think beyond this tournament. There is no reason someone like Robertson, who has yet to secure a spot with the big club to date, should have his spot ensured. The Leafs signed a bunch of depth players and it’s up to Robertson to have a good training camp now - which I’m confident he will.

 

[MuckOG]

 

[Smitty93]

Wouldn't surprise me if Bordeleau tested positive as well

 

[NJ Fan 12]

With the AHL season not starting until February Mike Eaves would have been a great option - if he was interested - but Nate Leaman's accomplishments certainly merit him getting an opportunity.

Why would you think a team full of college players would not respect a college coach? College coaches rely on their best players just like any other coach in any other sport. I think it's important to remember that these are short tournaments and sometimes things happen...

That said, Sandelin coached last year's team the way he coaches in Duluth - its a strategy anyone would love over a long season, but didn't work in a short tournament and does emphasize spreading talented up and down the line-up. Who knows what Leaman will do, but I'll say again that is NOT how he coaches at PC...

Motzko, Hastings, Sadelin and Leaman are all very different coaches. Lumping them together as college coaches and assuming college coaches will fail is un-nuanced and reactionary...

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Wouldn't surprise me if Bordeleau tested positive as well

Agreed. Unfortunate but that's the reality of this tournament.

 

[All Mighty]

 

[Fraser1515]

With the nature of Covid, you have to scratch your head as to why players had roommates. Wouldn’t you thinking giving each player their own room would reduce risk for the team overall. US now short two players instead of one

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

making more sense now. best to those two players .. Greig from TC is still recovering from his bout..diagnosed in November

 

[OldScool]

The team was practicing and working out all week together so I would assume more positive cases could be coming. An USA hockey having roommates? Come on.

 

[Dominance]

“Beecher, while practicing with US World Junior Team, tested positive”

Yeah, more positive cases are coming. Now I am happy that TC’s run-in with the virus happened weeks ago.