JackSlater
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Scott Wheeler is also at camp and had a few observations and quotes from Anholt.
Canada's lines from Masters
Wheeler says that the scrimmages were more skills contests than competitive. Not shocking since Canada takes a small number for camp. Also Beaudoin took a puck off the hand and went to the hospital, xrays came back negative so no beak.
Anholt on Sennecke:
Anholt on returnees, basically implying Cowan and Molendyk (sort of a returnee) are already on the team but the others may not be:
Cataford also a bit banged up:
All of this matches what McKenzie has said, starting with Nadeau already making the team.
He had Rehkopf and Wood not highlighted while Cowan was. He also basically said that Yager, Catton, Luchanko, and Cataford were the centres. Looking at the lines Masters posted you can easily see that Catton and Yager are playing with other locks (all players that McKenzie highlighted) and guys who the coaching staff can see them playing with in actual games. Luchanko is probably going to be the matchup centre so he'll probably cycle through wingers, and we don't knw about Cataford yet. He could get Woo and Rehkopf as wingers, or maybe Heidt is in a placeholder spot for him. Molendyk and Gibson are paired together and are both highlighted by McKenzie, Schaefer and Bonk are paired and both were highlighted by McKenzie, Dickinson and Mynio (both highlighted) try out one of the RHD options as a partner.
All that said, who the hell knows. The only thing we can really be sure of is that Canada will throw its combinations into a blender at some point.
Canada's lines from Masters
Wheeler says that the scrimmages were more skills contests than competitive. Not shocking since Canada takes a small number for camp. Also Beaudoin took a puck off the hand and went to the hospital, xrays came back negative so no beak.
Anholt on Sennecke:
Anholt on returnees, basically implying Cowan and Molendyk (sort of a returnee) are already on the team but the others may not be:
Cataford also a bit banged up:
All of this matches what McKenzie has said, starting with Nadeau already making the team.
He had Rehkopf and Wood not highlighted while Cowan was. He also basically said that Yager, Catton, Luchanko, and Cataford were the centres. Looking at the lines Masters posted you can easily see that Catton and Yager are playing with other locks (all players that McKenzie highlighted) and guys who the coaching staff can see them playing with in actual games. Luchanko is probably going to be the matchup centre so he'll probably cycle through wingers, and we don't knw about Cataford yet. He could get Woo and Rehkopf as wingers, or maybe Heidt is in a placeholder spot for him. Molendyk and Gibson are paired together and are both highlighted by McKenzie, Schaefer and Bonk are paired and both were highlighted by McKenzie, Dickinson and Mynio (both highlighted) try out one of the RHD options as a partner.
All that said, who the hell knows. The only thing we can really be sure of is that Canada will throw its combinations into a blender at some point.
This team has talent to spare. Let's NOT start with being "concerned".
