WJC: 2025 Team Canada Roster Talk

Statsy

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Not sure how most people are leaving cristall out when he's destroying the entire chl in points/game.
I can answer that for you. Those people watched the U18 where he really struggled. He went into that as a high scoring player as well.

Having said that, I know how much players improve on a year-to-year basis at this time, so he should at the very least be given a camp invite where he can earn his spot. Keep in mind that this is one of the most competitive player fields I've seen for Canada in the 35 years I've been watching this tournament. Some VERY good players are not going to make this team.
 
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I can answer that for you. Those people watched the U18 where he really struggled. He went into that as a high scoring player as well.

Having said that, I know how much players improve on a year-to-year basis at this time, so he should at the very least be given a camp invite where he can earn his spot. Keep in mind that this is one of the most competitive player fields I've seen for Canada in the 35 years I've been watching this tournament. Some VERY good players are not going to make this team.
Really deep at forward. Without exaggeration you could make two groups of forwards and both would comfortably be gold medal calibre. Which obviously means that the complaints about who doesn't make the team will be off the charts, especially if the team loses.
 
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Statsy

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Really deep at forward. Without exaggeration you could make two groups of forwards and both would comfortably be gold medal calibre. Which obviously means that the complaints about who doesn't make the team will be off the charts, especially if the team loses.
People hate the old "You could make two teams for Canada..." line, but I agree it's absolutely true this year. Not just on offense either, we're stacked on D as well. Probably not stacked in goal, but we can come up with four good keepers this year for sure.
 
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I can answer that for you. Those people watched the U18 where he really struggled. He went into that as a high scoring player as well.

Having said that, I know how much players improve on a year-to-year basis at this time, so he should at the very least be given a camp invite where he can earn his spot. Keep in mind that this is one of the most competitive player fields I've seen for Canada in the 35 years I've been watching this tournament. Some VERY good players are not going to make this team.

I understand that but by the time the tournament begins it will be over 18 months since the u18 and its just a 6 game sample. I can understand passing on him if he was at a pace similar to the other leaders in the chl but passing on him for 13 or 14 forwards when he is leading the CHL by nearly .5ppg seems crazy. They could be leaving a guy at home who could have a solid chance at leading the tournament in scoring.
 

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