GDT: 2025 World Juniors Championship (Slukynsky, George, Dvorak)

[tigermask48]

Far too much coach/GM nepotism towards their players and seniority with guys who should be pushed aside.

Guess what Kings GM came up cutting his teeth in the hockey Canada system being a part of the roster selection process...

 

[Herby]

Hockey Canada continues to get far too cute with it's roster building. Between the tip top of their talent going straight to the NHL and the world getting better, they can't get away with extremely questionable roster building the way they used to. Far too much coach/GM nepotism towards their players and seniority with guys who should be pushed aside. You could seriously argue the players they didn't bring could comprise a better roster

I might be biased, because they are two guys that I see a lot of, but I have no idea how Misa and Hage didn't make this team, especially Misa. I don't know if he will ever have a chance to play in a WJC because I think he will be in the NHL next season.

 

[King'sPawn]

Dvorak with a goal versus Kazakhstan.

Even though it's weaker competition, he did everything right to score the goal - moved to open ice after the faceoff, moved in, and shot it high short side

 

[kingsboy11]

 

[Schrute farms]

Dvorak is a big dude. Well, tall with long arms dude (not beefy big).

 

[tigermask48]

That looks like a nice little set play off of the face off, really nice shot as well.

 

[BringTheReign]

Wasn't one of those fluff WJC shutouts either, especially as Finland started pressing there at the end

so damn smooth and efficient, yet aggressive/assertive in his decisions, which always seem to be right (great reads). nice combo. If anything, issue with rebound control/tracking in this game, but not a big deal. Really liked the nonsave/read maybe a few sequences in where the finland player is looking to make a pass across the crease...he didn't overreact. The pass got broken up by the defender and other goalies may have gone sailing past it too aggressively but he just calmly made his move and stayed in full control in front of it. great use of depth without backing in too far--Kind of lundqvist-esque on that, he loved to play deep to make the cross crease move short, as opposed ot quick who was practically at the top of the crease exploding across--especially at his size.

Incredibly technically precise, super impressive control in his movement.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

 

[Schrute farms]

I just now realized there is no "T" in the name SLUKYNSKY. I keep using the name "Slut" for short since his name as way too many consonants. Yes, i'm an idiot. I think i need to simply go with Hampton (much easier).

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Slukynsky has looked good so far. The Kings might have 2 of the top5 goalies in the tournament

 

[riznat]

Call him slinky

 

[BringTheReign]

Hoping George and Slukynsky steal their respective nation's starting roles, but then Slukynsky and Team USA prevail over George and Team Canada 1-0 and 1-0 (in OT) in group play and the semifinals/finals respectively.

This is starting to age well.

 

[BringTheReign]

Awful coverage decisions on that goal--left Slinky out to dry on the breakaway and the ensuing fluky rebound. USA getting sloppy looking for points.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

That's a hard goal to give up. The puck goes off the glass behind the net and randomly drops in front of the crease to a wide open guy.

 

[tigermask48]

I just now realized there is no "T" in the name SLUKYNSKY. I keep using the name "Slut" for short since his name as way too many consonants. Yes, i'm an idiot. I think i need to simply go with Hampton (much easier).

Lol. Just call him Hammer like every team he's been on has done. Even his high school team at Warroad called him Hammer.

 

[King'sPawn]

You love to see it. Hopefully it keeps up.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Nice to see the goalies doing well

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I was big on Hrabal too so that too 3 makes me happy

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Since George was better than Ivankovic and Slukynsky better than Augustine, in the games played, I think George and Slukynsky get a shot to run with it, for each team, if their next games are good.

 

[BringTheReign]

I was big on Hrabal too so that too 3 makes me happy

I sat right behind his net for the Hockey East quarterfinals earlier this year and he was in the head of every Providence player big time.

 

[Trash Panda]

I was big on Hrabal too so that too 3 makes me happy

I think he is the real deal man.

 

[Herby]

Since George was better than Ivankovic and Slukynsky better than Augustine, in the games played, I think George and Slukynsky get a shot to run with it, for each team, if their next games are good.

I would be shocked if Team USA didn't have Augustine in goal for the knock-out rounds. He's just a fantastic goaltender who has already won a gold-medal on this stage last year, and is just an elite talent who has shown it time and time again (NTDP, Big Ten, WJC) But the Kings have to be very happy with Slukynsky, it looks like he may be another great college find by the Kings to go along with Faber, Laff and Anderson.

I agree on Canada, I don't think they will throw a 17 year old draft-eligible goaltender into the knockout rounds.

 

[All The Kings Men]

But the Kings have to be very happy with Slukynsky, it looks like he may be another great college find by the Kings to go along with Faber, Laff and Anderson.

To be fair... "they" found him when he was in high school.

 

[Sol]

I am so stoked by the Kings goalie pipeline - can't believe how far they've come from just a few years ago.

Eh. After Bernier and Petersen, I am going to forego all hype until they’re actually good in the NHL. Nothing before that matters.

 

[Surf Nutz]

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