WJC: 2025 Team Canada Roster Talk

[TheBeastCoast]

martone scratched is lame could of found another forward easily

Maintenance day. He will be playing in the tournament.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Choosing the Leaf game tonight so I'll follow the updates here.

 

[hockey20000]

lol big diffference in speed and pace of game compared to switzerland one

 

[JackSlater]

Definitely a tighter game. First power play was very choppy for both units. Hopefully there will be several penalties both ways to get the special teams units some practice.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

The Nadeau-Ritchie-Cowan line looks like it is going to be a problem for other teams in this tournament.

 

[hockey20000]

so close damn lol

when did sweden get so big lol there players look huge

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Been loving the way Schaefer communicates out there, always talking and pointing. I think Canada’s going to rely on him a lot, even as a 17 year old.

 

[JackSlater]

Pinelli had a nice tip for the goal. It's been a close period.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Pretty poor sequence from Molendyk, Gibson, and Ritchie on that...

 

[JackSlater]

Ugly at the end of the period, hard when the puck is blocked like that. This should be a useful game for both teams.

 

[mooseboy28]

Some bad blood going on between Cowan and Stenberg

 

[Michanko]

just got in is george or bjarnason on bench?

figured it out

 

[JackSlater]

A bit of running around for Canada prior to the second Swedish goal.

TSN has been highlighting McKenna and I do have to say he has bee the most noticeable forward for me.

 

[Woodrow]

Some undisciplined penalties by both teams.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

I haven’t loved Canada’s passing or poise with the puck. Too many individualistic plays and rushing things, can’t get much going on the cycle.

 

[Mathieukferland]

This team does not have enough depth scoring. The Luchanko and Beaudoin lines create nothing, not like it hasn’t been foreseen

 

[mooseboy28]

Special teams hasn’t been the cleanest for Canada in this game

 

[Halfy]

McKenna seems to make a scoring chance every shift. Not a guy I’d have as my 13th forward

 

[JackSlater]

This team does not have enough depth scoring. The Luchanko and Beaudoin lines create nothing, not like it hasn’t been foreseen

Luchanko has not looked very good. I also must say that through nearly five periods Cataford has been the clear worst forward. I wonder if he has fully recovered. Yager's line on the other hand I think needs more ice time. Canada's main strength is is forward depth, needs to be used. Especially when neither of the top two lines appears overpowering.

I expect that McKenna is giving the coaching staff a bit of a problem. They need him in the lineup but the LW is the stronger wing on this team.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Thelin has been really good for Sweden.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

I know it’s pre-tournament and we shouldn’t take too much from this, but this team really could’ve used a guy like Michael Misa.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Ritchie-Cowan and Catton-McKenna are just about the only forward combos doing anything. Yager's been alright too.

I have to assume Dickinson isn't going to see any ice time in the real tourney, since Price and Akey are inexplicably getting PK time over him.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

They have 30 shots through 2 periods against a good Swedish team. They are generating plenty offensively. Bit of a lack of finish coupled with the Swedish goalie performing really well.

 

[JackSlater]

Ritchie-Cowan and Catton-McKenna are just about the only forward combos doing anything. Yager's been alright too.

I have to assume Dickinson isn't going to see any ice time in the real tourney, since Price and Akey are inexplicably getting PK time over him.

Dickinson had to play both USports games and then was scratched in the first game, so reading between the lines it seems that they aren't all that high on him. To be fair he hasn't been notable when he has played since the camp began.

That is probably a fair assessment of the forwards too.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

What’s the score?