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Larry Brooks: Fox, Miller, and Lafrenière to not play in Worlds.

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I'm not surprised with the Miller and Lafreniere decisions. That NHL workload is an adjustment and they could use the rest. It will be a short offseason.

Fox, surprisingly, has not played a full NHL season yet. 125 games over two years. Again, short offseason, and he'll come into next year with a lot of pressure. Mentally, any chance of having a slip in play is probably not even worth it.

Zibanejad is a guy I'd like to see get in for Sweden. He's a guy who could use time on the ice in a different atmosphere to get his head together. He produced in the second half but I still think he's not himself, as is the case with a number of older players, which Dolan apparently took note of.
 
Upon hearing the reasoning behind it I do get it now. These guys are still kids, haven't seen their families or been with them in forever.
 
TheBloodyNine said:
Upon hearing the reasoning behind it I do get it now. These guys are still kids, haven't seen their families or been with them in forever.
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Yeah I think there's a mental aspect to this as much of a physical one. Gotta remember how different their lives have been since January too where they basically haven't been allowed to do anything or see anyone with the protocols in place.
 
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NYRFAN218 said:
Yeah I think there's a mental aspect to this as much of a physical one. Gotta remember how different their lives have been since January too where they basically haven't been allowed to do anything or see anyone with the protocols in place.
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So true. Life on the road is typically fun with team bonding. In covid it's your hotel room or go to the rink. That's it.
 
I would never expect this to be said publicly, but with all the bullshit that has gone on this year, if they were too mentally and physically exhausted to go, I would understand.

I don’t think we can overstate how abnormal this season has been.
 
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Machinehead said:
I'm not surprised with the Miller and Lafreniere decisions. That NHL workload is an adjustment and they could use the rest. It will be a short offseason.

Fox, surprisingly, has not played a full NHL season yet. 125 games over two years. Again, short offseason, and he'll come into next year with a lot of pressure. Mentally, any chance of having a slip in play is probably not even worth it.

Zibanejad is a guy I'd like to see get in for Sweden. He's a guy who could use time on the ice in a different atmosphere to get his head together. He produced in the second half but I still think he's not himself, as is the case with a number of older players, which Dolan apparently took note of.
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He played almost 25 minutes a game which is insane. No reason for him to get more burnt out.
 
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will1066 said:
Everyone gonna come back in September with body transformations
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Same.
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OhYeahAndVesey said:
Laf maybe. Miller is clearly exhausted - which is par for the course for a kid coming out of a college hockey program. He needs to rest for a couple of weeks and then start an offseason training regimen.
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Not saying I disagree, because I’m fine with that reasoning. But if they want his conditioning to improve so he can play 82 + playoffs, you’d think they would want him in more games now.

Either way, I trust them to make the right decisions for him (though I feel less confident in that statement now than I would have had I made it a week ago...)
 
The Crypto Guy said:
Pointless tournament and probably dont want them to get injured in it.
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The fact it's pointless to you, doesn't make it pointless for the players, or some other hockey fans. Especially Russians who are the most eager ones to go.
 
I think these guys need a real offseason, the world championship this year isn't what this team needs right now after this covid playoffs and season.
 
LOFIN said:
The fact it's pointless to you, doesn't make it pointless for the players, or some other hockey fans. Especially Russians who are the most eager ones to go.
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Sounds like everyone wants to go home and see their families.
 
I’ve always had a hard time taking the World Championships seriously. Half the talent pool is automatically ineligible due to NHL playoffs.
 
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