WJC: 2025 Team USA Roster Talk

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Emery isn’t ready to be a top defensemen at the World Juniors, so it’s not egregious, but the issue is there are many worse players (including multiple plugs with no NHL future) who made it, so kind of a bummer.

 

[Frenzy31]

Emery isn’t ready to be a top defensemen at the World Juniors, so it’s not egregious, but the issue is there are many worse players (including multiple plugs with no NHL future) who made it, so kind of a bummer.

Who are the plugs that made it that have no NHL future?

 

[Salva Mea]

Is Aram Minnetian ethnic Armenian ?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I would have liked Will Smith and another stud d-man, but to me, this is the most well-rounded roster we could have come up with. Better on ice than on paper. I think countries are going to have a tough time with our top six forwards.

 

[SK94]

I don't like at all that both Emery and Fiddler were cut. Kleber over Fiddler is laughable in my books. NCAA bias.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I don't like at all that both Emery and Fiddler were cut. Kleber over Fiddler is laughable in my books. NCAA bias.

Perhaps, but with the larger rosters all three of these guys were on the outside looking in for playing time.

 

[WarriorofTime]

They gotta make sure to recruit Fiddler for the U18 (his WHL team will be out by then), I'm sure Canada will try as well. He can still go either way until he plays in an IIHF tournament, being in a training camp doesn't mean anything for that.

 

[SK94]

They gotta make sure to recruit Fiddler for the U18 (his WHL team will be out by then), I'm sure Canada will try as well. He can still go either way until he plays in an IIHF tournament, being in a training camp doesn't mean anything for that.

Another reason why it would have make sense to least include him on this roster. He deserved it and there are not better options to be stand in guys either.

 

[Wieters]

Is Aram Minnetian ethnic Armenian ?

Yes, he is.

Minnetian has taken a big step forward at BC this year. I would argue he has been better than Fortescue, although Fortescue has also improved. Excited to see Minnetian at the WJC since he didn't make it last year.