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Pyyhtia is a smart player but might be the physically weakest player on the ice in this USA-Finland matchup. I have a hard time seeing him ever strong enough to make the NHL.
 
majormajor said:
Chinakhov is back, not near 100%. Still one of the fastest players on the ice, had a dangerous shot early on. But you can tell he can't pivot quickly.

And holy crap there is a pretty big talent discrepancy this year between Canada and Russia.
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A game to forget ASAP
 
majormajor said:
Chinakhov is back, not near 100%. Still one of the fastest players on the ice, had a dangerous shot early on. But you can tell he can't pivot quickly.

And holy crap there is a pretty big talent discrepancy this year between Canada and Russia.
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DoggyII said:
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Not too much hyperbole.

Podkolzin would make it, and play a checking role on Team Canada.
Askarov would make the team on pedigree, but he'd lose the starter job to Levi if things unfold as they did.
Amirov? Chinakhov? Well Seth Jarvis didn't even make Team Canada, so those two and any other forwards would definitely not make it.
None of the D would be even close, there are possibly 15 better Canadian D.
 
majormajor said:
Pyyhtia is a smart player but might be the physically weakest player on the ice in this USA-Finland matchup. I have a hard time seeing him ever strong enough to make the NHL.
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Strength comes fairly quickly with proper diet and work. If he puts in the work it wouldnt be the limiting factor from him making it or not
 
stevo61 said:
Strength comes fairly quickly with proper diet and work. If he puts in the work it wouldnt be the limiting factor from him making it or not
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It sometimes is the limiting factor. And keep in mind I'm comparing him to other teenagers. Every one of them needs to get stronger, and Pyyhtia is weak compared to them.
 
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It sometimes is the limiting factor. And keep in mind I'm comparing him to other teenagers. Every one of them needs to get stronger, and Pyyhtia is weak compared to them.
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In some cases it could almost be good in a weird way if prospects show skills and have an obvious glaring area to improve. One that is able to be improved by good old fashioned hard work no less. Might not be easy for him but with time its something fairly easily improved
 
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ViD said:
Chinakhov misses another breakaway, his finishing has been a major disappointment to me
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I dont know if hes as explosive as normal after the injury so in this particular case he got caught from behind. Not sure if he got the shot he wanted or if he just straight up got beat by the goalie
 
stevo61 said:
I dont know if hes as explosive as normal after the injury so in this particular case he got caught from behind. Not sure if he got the shot he wanted or if he just straight up got beat by the goalie
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He's still straight line the fastest guy, no issue there. But it's all straight line and shoot. No side-to-side deception or hard stops since he came back from the knee injury.
 
ViD said:
Ranking NHL’s best under-23 stars: Dahlin, Pettersson or Lafreniere at No. 1?
Ranking NHL's best under-23 stars: Dahlin, Pettersson or Lafreniere at No. 1?

Marchenko jumped to #50 from #69. PLD is # 17 below guys like Kakko, Dach and all the new shiny toys from the draft
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Tex, Foudy, Voronkov and Bemmstrom also on the list within top 135 as I recall. Yeah, I think the list has a bit of work that needs to be done. Not necessarily CBJ players but the overall list just doesn't seem logical.
 
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On a positive note, Pyyhtiä scored his first goal with the big boys in Finland. That's 5GP and 1G. I'd say he had an underwhelming World Juniors but hoping he can stick with the big club and be productive.
 
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Mikael Pyyhtiä now has two goals in his last three games...might need to find the kid more playing time. Overall its two goals in six games but he's only averaging like 10:30 TOI.

I saw TPS lost its captain for the season, maybe that means he's more likely to stick with the big club. And the team is currently headed towards the playoffs so extra experience for him perhaps.
 
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Tarasov picked up a win stopping 31 of 33 shots. The kid is 8-3-1 and his .932 Save Percentage and 1.92 GAA would both be top four in the league if he could get more playing time. I wonder if its just politics...the veteran starter is winning games but his stats are way worse. Why they cannot give Tarasov more starts is baffling to me.
 
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DoggyII said:
Tarasov picked up a win stopping 31 of 33 shots. The kid is 8-3-1 and his .932 Save Percentage and 1.92 GAA would both be top four in the league if he could get more playing time. I wonder if its just politics...the veteran starter is winning games but his stats are way worse. Why they cannot give Tarasov more starts is baffling to me.
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Who starts against the good teams? Goalie stats can be misleading if the backup gets games against teams like Ottawa and Detroit and the starter gets the tougher games.
 
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