WJC: Canada 2019 Roster Talk Part 2

[Canada4Gold]

U-Sports Clapperton with a partial break from the top of the circles down, gets a one-handed shot away, Scott kicks it out to his right, Clapperton gets his own rebound, spins around and put it in. 5-1 U-Sports

Is Scott still in net?

 

[Hagstrom]

I guess I missed the goalie change when I went to get a drink then, my bad,

 

[king89]

Which players are injured and will maybe miss the tournament?

 

[Hockey Stick]

Which players are injured and will maybe miss the tournament?

Villardi and Anderson-Dolan are big question marks, Formenton isn't looking good, and apparently Cody Glass took a spill and looked a little shaken

 

[Halfy]

Worth remembering these are 23/24 year old former CHL players

 

[Hagstrom]

Lafrenier has played on both the PP and PK now

 

[Hagstrom]

Villardi and Anderson-Dolan are big question marks, Formenton isn't looking good, and apparently Cody Glass took a spill and looked a little shaken

Made a point to look for Glass, he just had a shift and looked fine, so that's good

 

[qmjhlisles]

WHEn is the next round of cuts?

 

[Christien]

WHEn is the next round of cuts?

Tonight I believe

 

[Christien]

How’s Veleno looking?

 

[Hagstrom]

Game ends 5-1 but they're going to do a 5 minute 4v4 and a shootout for the heck of it

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I believe the CIS team general wins these pre tournament games. Atleast the majority of them. They aren't really random scrubs out there.

 

[Hagstrom]

I believe the CIS team general wins these pre tournament games. Atleast the majority of them. They aren't really random scrubs out there.

Hockey Canada vs University All-Star teams history

They won both games last year, but they were closer, and they won one game in 2015 but they won it in a shootout. Then before that you go back to 2012 where they won one game, but it looks like that was just the University of Alberta's team that played Team Canada

 

[Skolman]

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

Why is everyone getting hurt? Is that arena built on an ancient Native American burial ground?

 

[Hockey Stick]

Made a point to look for Glass, he just had a shift and looked fine, so that's good

Thank the Lord above

 

[Hagstrom]

Comtois and Veleno scored for Canada in the shootout but U-Sports wins the shootout as well

 

[DanrikCarter]

Goalie comparison over all 3 games:

DiPietro:
18 saves on 19 shots
14 saves on 17 shots
32 saves on 33 shots
Total: 64 saves on 69 shots (0.927 SV%)

Scott:
18 saves on 19 shots
27 saves on 30 shots
15 saves on 17 shots
Total: 60 saves on 66 shots (0.909 SV%)

Villalta:
28 saves on 30 shots
13 saves on 15 shots
8 saves on 11 shots
Total: 49 saves on 56 shots (0.875 SV%)

Based on that the fact the goalies coming in were likely going to be DiPietro and Scott, I expect Villalta to be cut.

 

[Hagstrom]

 

[newfy]

Not a lot of cuts left to make, if theyre making cuts tonight we should know the team. Maybe they keep an extra forward for a bit until the injury situation shakes itself out

 

[Hagstrom]

That could be possible too, valid point. Even if he does make the team there is no telling where he would be employed, he has got to be able to slot at various places in the lineup, he won't be gifted top line or even second line duties just because of the hype around him.

I think this seems to be what they were doing. He played in a lot of roles tonight: PP, PK, he also started the 4on4 overtime, I also noticed him throw 3 or 4 hits on the forecheck

 

[jj cale]

I think this seems to be what they were doing. He played in a lot of roles tonight: PP, PK, he also started the 4on4 overtime, I also noticed him throw 3 or 4 hits on the forecheck

Did you like his game tonight? I wonder if he has shown enough or they feel he hasn't but think they have to pick him anyway just because of who he is.

Or.................possibly be cut.

I didn't get to watch any of these games but assume you have watched all of them, what did you think of his performance in all honesty?

 

[MeHateHe]

Went to the game this afternoon. Just a few thoughts:
- Goaltending (based on this outing only) should be a fairly easy choice. Villalta did not look good, made bad positioning choices and handled the puck like it was a raw egg.
- Nobody would have played their way onto the lineup today. A couple of good plays defensively and some good goaltending by DiPietro and Scott were the only bright lights.
- Some good foot speed on Canada, but not a ton of offensve creativity on display. A lot of guys trying hard to make pretty plays, but without any real chemistry those efforts were for naught.
- An awful lot of shoot-first forwards, which is a bonus if it opens up passing lanes, but when you are playing against mature, poised opponents (like, say, a group of men playing against teenagers), low percentage shots won’t break them out of their defensive coverage.
- Relax, everybody. It’s a tryout game with a bunch of players who aren’t going to be on the roster, and the real games are two weeks away.

Also: Formenton was walking with a big brace, a noticeable limp, and carrying his crutches. I am not a doctor so I won’t even guess what that means.

 

[Casablancas]

I’m a Swede so I don’t have the best knowledge about the Canadian college system so I’m apologizing in beforehand if I offend anybody haha.

But I have to say that I was surprised to see that the Canadian WJC team only won 1 out of 3 games against Usport. I thought that they would dominate the games considering they’re top NHL prospects (some have even already played in the NHL) and would sweep them in three straight.

Is the Canadian college system just that good and flying under the radar or am I missing something here? I’m genuinely curious and interested to know as I consider this team to be the best junior team in the world.

 

[TimeZone]

I’m a Swede so I don’t have the best knowledge about the Canadian college system so I’m apologizing in beforehand if I offend anybody haha.

But I have to say that I was surprised to see that the Canadian WJC team only won 1 out of 3 games against Usport. I thought that they would dominate the games considering they’re top NHL prospects (some have even already played in the NHL) and would sweep them in three straight.

Is the Canadian college system just that good and flying under the radar or am I missing something here? I’m genuinely curious and interested to know as I consider this team to be the best junior team in the world.

As far as I know they typically lose to our University teams. (At least I know they lost all of the games last year)

A long ways to go chemistry wise, and a lot of the guys they're playing are 22-26 years of age and former CHL level players. Albeit I didn't expect them to get destroyed 5-1.