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WJC: Canada 2019 Roster Talk Part 2

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Fire Ken Holland said:

Some real bold shuffling of the lines here.
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Brook and Dobson should not be on the first pairing.

I’d like to see more of Smith and Bouchard together, they were the best pairing when they got on the ice together.

It’s tough though, Bouchard and Smith are our best puck movers so we probably need them on separate pairs.
 
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snipes said:
This is feeling like little Joe Hicketts nepotism all over again.
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Yup I have been on record that coaches with players that they have regularly worry me in this tournament that they won't use the player through an objective lens and it is pretty clear they are trying to make Brook on his off side a thing....when it really should not be a thing. The actual problem though is they didn't really give themselves much flexibility in the case that Brook on his off side didn't work out. So it is kind of sink or swim.
 
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snipes said:
Brook and Dobson should not be on the first pairing.

I’d like to see more of Smith and Bouchard together, they were the best pairing when they got on the ice together.

It’s tough though, Bouchard and Smith are our best puck movers so we probably need them on separate pairs.
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Yeah, I think they have to be separated so we have at least two decent pairs. Brook might be the source of a huge headache for us unfortunately
 
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CantLoseWithMatthews said:
Yeah, I think they have to be separated so we have at least two decent pairs. Brook might be the source of a huge headache for us unfortunately
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Yeah, Bouchard and Smith are going to need to anchor their own pairings and hopefully Dobson steps up on his own as well, but he’s been pretty poor this year.

I’m hoping Brook plays well but I have major concerns with him, especially on his off side.

These games are so competitive and fast in this tournament, you need D men you can rely on in pressure situations and Brook on the top pairing on his offside is worrying to say the least.

I really wish we would have taken at least one defensive minded shut down type D man instead of all out offence. Maybe Phillips is that guy but we’ll see. I don’t like the softness of our D core.
 
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snipes said:
Yeah, Bouchard and Smith are going to need to anchor their own pairings and hopefully Dobson steps up on his own as well, but he’s been pretty poor this year.

I’m hoping Brook plays well but I have major concerns with him, especially on his off side.

These games are so competitive and fast in this tournament, you need D men you can rely on in pressure situations and Brook on the top pairing on his offside is worrying to say the least.

I really wish we would have taken at least one defensive minded shut down type D man instead of all out offence. Maybe Phillips is that guy but we’ll see. I don’t like the softness of our D core.
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At least our forwards look great and should be able to set the tone. Good goaltending is also a must. Canada is definitely strong enough to defend their gold medal, but they do have more weaknesses than I'd like. Hopefully the coach being too attached to an underwhelming player isn't one of them
 
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Sens of Anarchy said:
Not what I saw.. They all had their moments...good and bad. To say they were the only ones that could move the puck up .. is just flat out wrong.
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I would love to see the tracked zone exits, I believe it would be clear Smith and Bouchard were quite a bit ahead of the other defensmen. Memory will fool us all.
 
Jason MacIsaac said:
Absolutely they were, they were the only two defensmen who could move the puck in the defensive zone. Smith got beat to the net once, other than that he made no mistakes in his own end.
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What did you think of Bouchard on the first goal?
 
snipes said:
Yeah, Bouchard and Smith are going to need to anchor their own pairings and hopefully Dobson steps up on his own as well, but he’s been pretty poor this year.

I’m hoping Brook plays well but I have major concerns with him, especially on his off side.

These games are so competitive and fast in this tournament, you need D men you can rely on in pressure situations and Brook on the top pairing on his offside is worrying to say the least.

I really wish we would have taken at least one defensive minded shut down type D man instead of all out offence. Maybe Phillips is that guy but we’ll see. I don’t like the softness of our D core.
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McIsaac is that type of defenceman. Obviously you'd rather a defenceman who excels in all areas, but that is the type of game McIsaac plays. He's not going to be an all star in the tournament but he could complement a more daring RD. He's tough enough for this level of hockey in this era but his skating isn't elite. I'm still surprised that they didn't take Joseph, who as far as I can tell does everything Phillips does defensively but adds more offence.
 
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JackSlater said:
McIsaac is that type of defenceman. Obviously you'd rather a defenceman who excels in all areas, but that is the type of game McIsaac plays. He's not going to be an all star in the tournament but he could complement a more daring RD. He's tough enough for this level of hockey in this era but his skating isn't elite. I'm still surprised that they didn't take Joseph, who as far as I can tell does everything Phillips does defensively but adds more offence.
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Agreed. I’d prefer Joseph as well.
 
With all the talk going on about Lafreniere, I've tried to watch him more closely, and I've noticed he's really good at making simple plays. A lot of young players in this tourney would more likely try to show off their skills and get noticed but he really plays for his teammates.
 
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What the TSN theme song called? The one that they use in all the intros. It's kinda catchy.
 
JackSlater said:
This?



They've been using that for a long time now. I don't know if it has an official name. It's basically the World Juniors anthem in Canada.
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Yes! This song!

I took to rewatching old WJC games in my free time so this song has a level of nostalgia for me.
 
Bag Headed Hab Fan said:
With all the talk going on about Lafreniere, I've tried to watch him more closely, and I've noticed he's really good at making simple plays. A lot of young players in this tourney would more likely try to show off their skills and get noticed but he really plays for his teammates.
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Agreed! First time I've seen him live, he (LW) was matched up against Dobson (RD) all game long last against the Memorial Cup champ. He surprised the hell out of me with his IQ. I thought a 16 yrs old wouldn't be able to create much against the Titans' powerhouse. Finished the game with a goal and an assist, making nice little smart play over and over. Winning board battles against Dobson and overrager Galipeau. Kid is something.
 
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