NordiquesForeva
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Dickinson and Molendyk running the point on the PP would still be much better options than Bonk.
WJC: 2025 Team Canada Roster Talk
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Matttheleaf
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Maybe bring in a guy like Rehkopf who can score and play on the powerplay if goal scoring is lacking. Has experience from last year and even has built in chemistry with Martone if you wanted to put them out together from time to time.
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not surprising at all futher prove dave cameron is an idiot and should be fired mid tournament hopfully i never got to see that wrinkled old prune again once the medal round is over lol.
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Since Schaefer is out, do they have an opportunity to add Zayne Parekh to the roster? I think rosters only go final once a player has played or it reaches the knockout round.
You don't know that that roster would be better.
TheBeastCoast
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They could but they just rostered Mynio along with Parekh liking the Canada lose on insta Hockey Canada probably isn't about to parachute him in to save the day.
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True, but I don't think it's a stretch to say that basically any other roster they could have brought, including the U18 one, wouldn't have lost to Latvia. Lmao
The roster selection was odd, for sure. I think you can grab 3 guys from your lineup and make a top 6 line (and dump the 4th line).
Canada has the talent that they should always look to overwhelm the other teams with 4 lines of top end skill. They no longer do that.
Coaching is an issue, too. Bonk on the PP instead of Dickenson as an example.
Matttheleaf
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I have no real problem with how Pinelli has played, nor do I want him taken out. Where I have a problem is that he was immediately put on the second line in that second warm up game and didn't have to earn anything after he was the 14th forward. Clearly Cameron likes him for obvious reasons, but when rules and standards apply differently to different players based on who they are or if they are your player at junior then to me Cameron has lost the plot of coaching at this level.
Mathieukferland
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lol Anholt, Salmond, Murray, Seabrook, and Cameron unable to swallow their pride. I have been far from Zayne Parekh’s biggest fan, but it’s evident at this point he’s the closest offensive producer from the blue line that is available to Canada to Schaefer. And in the need for a true PP1 QB and his inclusion makes even more sense.
I hope the guys on the ice do well, but going back to the beginning of December this management group is infuriating how incompetent they are. I know TSN and RDS are more hesistate to criticize hockey Canada, but fair play to Scott Wheeler for saying what we’re all thinking
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TheBeastCoast
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I mean to be fair we have a better player then Parekh currently on the roster in Dickinson that they just aren't really utilizing at all. So if the plan all along was for Bonk to for whatever reason QB the PP....then I get how they get to the head space that Parekh is redundant lol they need to use Dickinson. Nobody was going to parachute in and save this team.
Broken collarbone.
NordiquesForeva
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Yeah but he’s clearly played better than a lot (maybe even most) of the forwards on the team. Everyone got a shot in the pre tournament games and he seized his opportunity. To me, he’s earned it.
Sidney the Kidney
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Why is Bonk continuously used on the top PP unit? He seems to fire into opposition skates at least twice per PP.
NyQuil
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This is what the entire country is wondering.
BigRangy
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One thing I’ve been finding odd has been the ice times. I don’t have the numbers but when watching it feels like either of the top two lines and pairs are out there for 80% of the 5on5 shifts. Forwards seems to be rotating like 1-2-1-3-2-1-2-4 then repeat. Same thing with the D. Why did they even take these guys if they don’t trust them with minutes? The 13th forward and 7th D are getting under 5 mins in these setups.
It wouldn’t have made any (tangible) difference in the standings if they’d have won last night in OT instead of losing in the SO, really once it went to OT this performance was already poor.
With Schaefer out, it’s next man up. Sounds like Molendyk will be the new focus, which should be good, because he is a great player. Hopefully Dickinson can rebound a bit as well, this should open up some minutes for him.
It wouldn’t have made any (tangible) difference in the standings if they’d have won last night in OT instead of losing in the SO, really once it went to OT this performance was already poor.
With Schaefer out, it’s next man up. Sounds like Molendyk will be the new focus, which should be good, because he is a great player. Hopefully Dickinson can rebound a bit as well, this should open up some minutes for him.
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I find a lot of Cameron's coaching decisions are strange. I've never been a fan of his.
NyQuil
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I’ve seen a lot of him in Ottawa (both the Sens and the 67s) and I’m not much of a fan either.
If you had a team with zero talent on it whatsoever and you had to grind your way to victory, maybe he’s the guy.
But this is Team Canada.
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As a Knights fan, Parekh is a much better PPQB than Dickinson. The Knights just outcoach most teams and have the talent to overwhelm anybody on the powerplay.
As it stands, I would probably want Molyndyk running the powerplay because I value skating a lot from the PPQB.
TheBeastCoast
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Yeah I would agree with that. My main point was that Cameron had what 3? defensemen on the actual roster better at that role then Bonk is. Any of Schaefer, Molendyk or Dickinson would make more sense....and he still went with Bonk. So would he have even given the spot to Parekh if he made the team?
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That is quite possible but the coaching staff isn't really handcuffed. First off it doesn't really matter if they piss off the current Carolina regime, and second you can still give him good minutes and some PP time even with a shake up. But the forwards clearly do need a shake up. The team should be rolling a top nine at this point with Luchanko's line out there to give the others a rest.
It is good that Schaefer hurt his collarbone rather than his shoulder. Better recovery there long term. He will be missed on the team but these things happen. It is kond of annoying that Canada lost one of its top two defencemen this year and two of its top four last year. Unless they are planning to add an offensive defenceman right now, which is unlikely, they should just formally add Rehkopf and get him on the ice tomorrow.
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I also think that the bubble might burst with a guy like Catton going off against a weaker team then the confidence rolls over to the elimination round.
Canada is really going to miss Schaefer though and while a guy like Gibson has his purpose his inability to clear the zone and that stupid penalty didn't help last night.
Mathieukferland
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Craig Button mentioned on the broadcast of the Sweden v Kazakhstan game thar Dave Brown of Erie will be taking over as GM next year; not knowing Erie that well, does anyone here care to comment on his ability as a manger?
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I’d settle for him realizing there is 4 other guys on the ice with him at any given time.
