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

[atrud66]

Why isn't Barlow playing?

 

[NotProkofievian]

Beauty by Cristall.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Bjarnason!!!

Why isn't Barlow playing?

Realized he's nowhere near a top 10 talent in this draft and went on strike.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Why isn't Barlow playing?

He is already retiring from hockey, looks at his face, 38 years old... he needed to stop hockey.

 

[Playmaker09]

Allen's f***ing awful lmao

 

[Schooner Guy]

Allen's f***ing awful lmao

I've had so many debates with posters here who try to tell me Allen has elite/1st round tools. He doesn't do anything well. He made it this far simply because he filled out before his peers and had a physical strength advantage.

 

[atrud66]

Morin is lost in his dzone

 

[NotProkofievian]

Angus MacDonell is a no draft after that shit.

The next Patrick Kane only 18 pts away from breaking Nikita Kucherov u18 record.

It's still real to me dammit!

 

[Goldenhands]

Angus MacDonell is a no draft after that shit.



It's still real to me dammit!

He was in the wrong group.

Bjarnasson much better technically than Hrabal, looking foward to see him this week-end in the big games.

 

[Mrb1p]

The canadian are lucky these teams have no talent because god theyre all awful. This is the worst canadian team Ive seen since Drouins 2014 wjc team.

 

[NotProkofievian]

The canadian are lucky these teams have no talent because god theyre all awful. This is the worst canadian team Ive seen since Drouins 2014 wjc team.

It's just so irritating to watch a team like this play like they're too good for their opponents when they're clearly not.

 

[atrud66]

Really curious to see how Wood's going to develop. He sees the game well, knows where to position himself, and has a good shot. But his skating...YIKES

There was a shift where he was standing in front of the net and then lost a puck battle behind the net even though he's a monster because his legs don't move.

 

[Mrb1p]

It's just so irritating to watch a team like this play like they're too good for their opponents when they're clearly not.

I mean, they are too good for their opponents. The talent level of this squad is very, very high but no one seems to play well? Or do the right thing, or play, or know where to go.

 

[NotProkofievian]

I mean, they are too good for their opponents. The talent level of this squad is very, very high but no one seems to play well? Or do the right thing, or play, or know where to go.

Until they're not. This team is perhaps the most talented in the tournament, but I'm not about to put money on them against Sweden or the U.S.

 

[Mrb1p]

Until they're not. This team is perhaps the most talented in the tournament, but I'm not about to put money on them against Sweden or the U.S.

I wouldn't either, Im just referring to their talent level and the quality of the players. IMO theres no chance they top 2.

 

[Mrb1p]

Thats the Cristall I know.

 

[Mrb1p]

Lmao thats a pretty bad suicide pass if Im honest though, but you can also see the passing there, he beat like 3 defenders.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Morin looks like he has jet lag.

 

[Mrb1p]

Lardis has been pretty disappointing. Expected big things.

 

[SOLR]

Until they're not. This team is perhaps the most talented in the tournament, but I'm not about to put money on them against Sweden or the U.S.

It's just a very young team vs. the US. And while Celebrini can flash Bedard-like moments, he's not Connor. Hlinka will be more interesting, we'll get to see more of the 2024s and maybe a few 2025s the 2025s (Misa, Martone (again), Gavin, Griffin, Dach) and maybe even McKenna and Roobroeck (2026s)

 

[Mrb1p]

Martone is a friggin bull

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Angus MacDonell is a no draft after that shit.

Heck, I'm scottish canadian AF and even I wouldnt want him now.

 

[atrud66]

Cam Allen is so bad lmao

 

[Mrb1p]

Lmao Lardis, that was Chel worthy

 

[Mrb1p]

Freaking chad bumping Nickleback all game.