So is Cowan’s. He goes one on five more than Kadri does. Kid has tunnel vision. Slow the play down and make a play. Nope gonna dangle. Or take a wrister from 85 feet
I don't disagree that he has been trying to force the play a bit to much at times. Though I do find it interesting that the player out there trying to make an impact on the game gets the shit....meanwhile the countless players just kind of fading into the background are just being forgotten. Like atleast he is attempting to generate offense? What exactly are Yager and Nadeau even doing out there other then cardio?
I think my frustration with Cowan is that he kills plays for his line. He'll have opportunities where he has an open passing lane to someone with more time and space and he will either try to deke his way through a bunch of defenders, take a poor shot, or just give it away. He almost feels like a player that would do better with two grinders that just get him the puck and then set screens in front of the net. The odd times he does actually look up and see where his teammates are he has made some good plays, but too often he's playing like he's the only one on the ice for his team.
Yet he's used that exact move several times before and been successful. Didn't work this time, just like the other 7 Canadian shooters.
You can blame TSN for hyping a Toronto prospect to the moon and back. On a truly great team Canada, he’s a second or third liner.
He hasn’t been great but you’re bang on . Plenty of blame to go round so far . Being Leaf property probably doesn’t help him with the critics
London Knights / Toronto Maple Leafs player maybe?
Yeah it seems like he was hyped as the team Canada poster boy right from the start of camp similar to how Minten was last year. I wonder why?
Didn’t he basically sweep the awards last year ? ( Ohl regular season and playoff mvp ) . Wouldn’t that put him in an elevated role with the team in theory ?
Nadeau has looked moderately dangerous. Ritchie has had moments. Haven't seen a single moment where Yager looked threatening in the offensive zone; it's as if he forgot how to play hockey or the Monstars stole his talent.
That was my biggest takeaway from last night as well, whole tournament really.
That and I think he's(they're) trying to do it all by themselve(s)
This is what I've seen. He gets the puck and does some little dipsy doo and then either shoots or makes the 100% obvious pass any player would make to keep the play alive, but he isn't manufacturing high danger scoring opportunities together with other teammates. Like there isnt a lot of creativity or catching opponents off guard. You can tell he's a skilled player and he's a good prospect but there's something missing in this tournament.
Yager forgets how to play hockey when he puts on the Canada jersey, it’s baffling to see the shift.
