HF Habs: 2023 World U18 Men's Hockey Championship: Finals Sunday, April 30 | Canada wins Bronze, 4-3 (OT) | USA wins Gold, 3-2 (OT), Sweden Silver

[MarkovsKnee]

5-2 Canada after 2.

 

[26Mats]

delete

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Martone with a really nice finish on a partial break.

6-2. Blowout now.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

You gus would rather give up the 17th pick than Mailloux in a potential trade?

I'm excited about the 17th pick. But I'm really excited about Mailloux.

At any rate, I don't think we need to give up either.

Yeah, not Mailloux, but Mesar, Barron, Kidney definitely. I would keep Mailloux.

 

[Mrb1p]

Yeah, not Mailloux, but Mesar, Barron, Kidney definitely. I would keep Mailloux.

I mean, if the dealbreaker is Mailloux, Id much rather have Dubois.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Great set up by Cristall, awesome finish by Lardis.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

7-2. Lardis.

Czech PP now. Barlow takes down Sale on a good chance.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I mean, if the dealbreaker is Mailloux, Id much rather have Dubois.

I don't know. He's a big, strong skating RD with a hell of a shooting arsenal. Impossible to get. He's pretty much No Trade for me. Too much upside.

 

[Mrb1p]

Lardis Cristall.

Nice by both.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I don't know. He's a big, strong skating RD with a hell of a shooting arsenal. Impossible to get. He's pretty much No Trade for me. Too much upside.

even with his question marks, he has way too much going for him. The fact that he missed so much time just means he has even MORE room to improve. his shot's too insane.

 

[Seb]

Blowouts are boring.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Dragicevic. 8-2.

Nice shot.

Canada PP.

 

[26Mats]

Yeah, not Mailloux, but Mesar, Barron, Kidney definitely. I would keep Mailloux.

Would you do: Mesar, Kidney, Engstrom, and Harris?

 

[Mrb1p]

International hockey just isnt the same without russia, I think thats it, I don't know.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Would you do: Mesar, Kidney, Engstrom, and Harris?

ALL OF THEM?!!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

8-3. Czech's score. Point shot that goes off Howe's stick.

That's the final score.

 

[Schooner Guy]

International hockey just isnt the same without russia, I think thats it, I don't know.

It definitely isn't the same. Canada's oldest hockey rival.

 

[Vachon23]

Bjarney and Hrabal both have had absolute stinkers in this tournament.

Fowler, Gajan, Clara...

Bjarnarson look really good today

He had a rough start vs Sweden but he’s been solid since. Carey Price did had a rough start to at the U18 and look good after

 

[26Mats]

ALL OF THEM?!!

It's a big offer for a big player. We can't expect to get him for free. And those are all good pieces, but pieces we don't particularly need, given our depth chart at LD and what we're building at forward. Engstrom and Mesar are the best pieces, but both are very risky.

Harris is steady, but we have an abundance of LD ahead of him (Guhle, Hutson, Matheson, Xhekaj).

On the one hand I don't want to give up the 17th pick or Mailloux in the PLD trade. On the other hand would I trade Mesar, Kidney, Harris, and Engstrom for the 16th/17th pick in this year's draft? That's a tough one. It seems like too much to give up. But I'd give it up for the 16th pick if I could flip the 16th pick for another player like Dubois or Dach.

At any rate, I think Hughes will do a good job of converting surplus young players at a position of strength for either picks or players at positions of need.

 

[Vachon23]

I would try to make Kidney the core piece in the package for Dubois.

Winnipeg won’t want Kidney is that core piece of that trade…

A minor piece, yes but not the main

 

[Schooner Guy]

What a shot by Halttunen! Holy shit he has a crazy size, skills combo. Nobody ever talks about him.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

So QFs are on Thursday:

U.S.A vs Czech Republic
Sweden vs Latvia
Finland vs Slovakia
Canada vs Switzerland

SF looks like it's going to be Canada vs U.S.A.

U.S.A will be ranked #1.
Sweden #2
Finland #3
Canada #4

Finland just scored a 7th goal against Norway, so that puts them ahead of Canada on goal differential.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

What a shot by Halttunen! Holy shit he has a crazy size, skills combo. Nobody ever talks about him.

He usually misses the net.

 

[Schooner Guy]

He usually misses the net.

Hahaha!!! He sure can rifle it.

So QFs are on Thursday:

U.S.A vs Czech Republic
Sweden vs Latvia
Finland vs Slovakia
Canada vs Switzerland

SF looks like it's going to be Canada vs U.S.A.

U.S.A will be ranked #1.
Sweden #2
Finland #3
Canada #4

Finland just scored a 7th goal against Norway, so that puts them ahead of Canada on goal differential.

The semi-final would be the perfect time to play USA. They had the easiest round robin of all time and should have their way with Czechia. The semi-final might be their first big test.

The only possible upset I could see there is Slovakia over Finland but I don't think Dvorsky has enough support.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

It's a big offer for a big player. We can't expect to get him for free. And those are all good pieces, but pieces we don't particularly need, given our depth chart at LD and what we're building at forward. Engstrom and Mesar are the best pieces, but both are very risky.

Harris is steady, but we have an abundance of LD ahead of him (Guhle, Hutson, Matheson, Xhekaj).

On the one hand I don't want to give up the 17th pick or Mailloux in the PLD trade. On the other hand would I trade Mesar, Kidney, Harris, and Engstrom for the 16th/17th pick in this year's draft? That's a tough one. It seems like too much to give up. But I'd give it up for the 16th pick if I could flip the 16th pick for another player like Dubois or Dach.

At any rate, I think Hughes will do a good job of converting surplus young players at a position of strength for either picks or players at positions of need.

Winnipeg isn't going to want all prospects though. They're a "no rebuild" team. Hellebucyk has already publicly stated that if Winnipeg goes into rebuild, he's leaving. He's UFA 2024.

They also have a ton of LD themselves, and have some depth at wing. They need centers & RD.

I can see them having interest in Beck & Barron.