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ChesterNimitz said:
Regrettably, and probably, Canada loses to either.
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Yeah Canada is probably out after QF. Not a good team at all this year.

Like did everyone with speed turn them down?

At one time this tournament was used as a barometer for young players or players who were on the cusp of Canada's A team for World Cup / Olympic purposes, but NHL has killed International play, so ...
 
BJCOLLINS said:
Fantilli was kicked out of the game for what they called “checking to the head”. It was a clean hit however, Fantilli is a bigger kid and contact to the head was obvious.
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I know today he got booted. I was asking about the tournament as a whole how he and Carlsson have looked.
 
Rusty7550 said:
I know. That wasn't sarcasm. Slaf was obviously more important player for his team and his ice time was bigger
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Yeah, he was impressive i remember a particular shift where he dominated against canada. He was everywhere.
 
MarkovsKnee said:
Yeah Canada is probably out after QF. Not a good team at all this year.

Like did everyone with speed turn them down?

At one time this tournament was used as a barometer for young players or players who were on the cusp of Canada's A team for World Cup / Olympic purposes, but NHL has killed International play, so ...
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This is what happens when you don't invite the best center that Max Pacioretty has ever played with. Duh!

Fatbiggie said:
Ouf. If we struggled against Norway, we'll be eaten alive by Czechia. Monty has a good experience playing in front of crap teams so he should be ready to compete
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Monty doesn't have defensive stalwarts like Joel Edmunson and Chris Wideman in front of him. We are DOOMED!!
 
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Rapala said:
Canada knows they need players who can skate on the big ice surface. You would think we could do much better with our selection process. Our best don't want to play in this tournament so why even bother. World Cup every 4 years best on best is the answer going forward. This is nothing but a glorified European Championship.
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I have to deal with Hockey Canada officials during the course of my employment. These are not great thinkers. The now exposed errors in judgment with respect to governance matters are surpassed by their inept stewardship efforts of our national sport. As I have previously posted, my organization is responsible for selecting and fielding hockey teams that play at provincial and national level championships. I have a bevy of team managers, assistant managers, scouts and coaches who select the teams. Before signing off on the rosters I ask one simple question: Will we be caught slow? Obviously, the geniuses at Hockey Canada never asked that fundamental question.
 
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SwiftyHab said:
How did Reinbacher look?
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He flashes alot of upside, got more playing time as the game went on and looked pretty good. Big mobile defenseman who skates really well, has a flair to jump in the play to support the attack at the right time, has the brain to know when to push or back up, has very good puck poise. On the PP he has the potential to be a dual threat since he distributes the puck sharply and has a bomb of a shot. His shooting skills are really good and will get even better has he gains more strength, thats not quite at the Jiricek level, but thats close. Defensively there were some inaccuracies in his positioning at times, but nothing really concerning, just some refinement that will come with more experience and physical maturity. Kid also just recovered from what was likely a knee sprain, so I wasnt expecting him to play a perfect game. Overall he looked more comfortable than Jiricek last year at the WC who just came back from long term injury.

Reinbacher is somewhere between Jiricek and Seider as far as Im concerned, really high upside there.
 
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Goldenhands said:
He flashes alot of upside, got more playing time as the game went on and looked pretty good. Big mobile defenseman who skates really well, has a flair to jump in the play to support the attack at the right time, has the brain to know when to push or back up, has very good puck poise. On the PP he has the potential to be a dual threat since he distributes the puck sharply and has a bomb of a shot. His shooting skills are really good and will get even better has he gains more strength, thats not quite at the Jiricek level, but thats close. Defensively there were some inaccuracies in his positioning at times, but nothing really concerning, just some refinement that will come with more experience and physical maturity. Kid also just recovered from what was likely a knee sprain, so I wasnt expecting him to play a perfect game. Overall he looked more comfortable than Jiricek last year at the WC who just came back from long term injury.

Reinbacher is somewhere between Jiricek and Seider as far as Im concerned, really high upside there.
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Great post. Thanks
 
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Whitesnake said:
In resume, Reinbacher is and should be a good d-man in the league. But in no way should he be a No5 pick. But that's just my opinion. Not a fact.
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If we don't want Smith or Michkov for some political reason, I hope we get this guy. Better trade down with Washington or Detroit for a good haul as we'd still get one of Rainmaker/Leonard/Benson/Perreault. Doubt Philly or Arizona will go for the big D and second tier prospects easily goes to #10th pick this year.
 
ChesterNimitz said:
Fantilli at 18 is among Canada’s most dynamic skaters/players. He plays with vision and intensity. And he is a physical force. If I was drafting 1OA in the upcoming draft I know who I would be taking. Consensus notwithstanding.
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Big, fast but mentally behind seems like your idea of a No. 1 overall pick? And I genuinely like Fantilli.
 
Goldenhands said:
He flashes alot of upside, got more playing time as the game went on and looked pretty good. Big mobile defenseman who skates really well, has a flair to jump in the play to support the attack at the right time, has the brain to know when to push or back up, has very good puck poise. On the PP he has the potential to be a dual threat since he distributes the puck sharply and has a bomb of a shot. His shooting skills are really good and will get even better has he gains more strength, thats not quite at the Jiricek level, but thats close. Defensively there were some inaccuracies in his positioning at times, but nothing really concerning, just some refinement that will come with more experience and physical maturity. Kid also just recovered from what was likely a knee sprain, so I wasnt expecting him to play a perfect game. Overall he looked more comfortable than Jiricek last year at the WC who just came back from long term injury.

Reinbacher is somewhere between Jiricek and Seider as far as Im concerned, really high upside there.
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I cannot say I saw all that today. At all. Safe. Does the right plays most of the time. But I disagree about the agility part but then he might still be hurt. But I didn't see him drive the play that much today. And while he did make a good 2nd asst on the PP goal, I don't see him being a threat on the PP 'cause his shot is rather ordinairy.

To me, his resume is to uncertain to be a top 5 pick. I prefer we play the book with that pick. I remember people were questioning Anze Kopitar resume too and clearly they were wrong. Still Kopitar had a chance to show his skills against Swedish competition and not just Slovenian competion. With Reinbacher, it's Swiss competition all around. A guy that doesn't strike me as offensive that much. But rather fine everywhere. To me that's a resume. Mid-1st round at best. But I might be wrong.

Problem isn't him. It's who else will be there. There will be better options. David is not a bad player at all though.
 
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Whitesnake said:
I cannot say I saw all that today. At all. Safe. Does the right plays most of the time. But I disagree about the agility part but then he might still be hurt. But I didn't see him drive the play that much today. And while he did make a good 2nd asst on the PP goal, I don't see him being a threat on the PP 'cause his shot is rather ordinairy.

To me, his resume is to uncertain to be a top 5 pick. I prefer we play the book with that pick. I remember people were questioning Anze Kopitar resume too and clearly they were wrong. Still Kopitar had a chance to show his skills against Swedish competition and not just Slovenian competion. With Reinbacher, it's Austrian competition all around. A guy that doesn't strike me as offensive that much. But rather fine everywhere. To me that's a resume. Mid-1st round at best. But I might be wrong.

Problem isn't him. It's who else will be there. There will be better options. David is not a bad player at all though.
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You meant Swiss competition right ? He's playing in a solid pro league.
 
Andrei79 said:
You meant Swiss competition right ? He's playing in a solid pro league.
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Yeah, I meant Swiss. I changed it. Well maybe, but it's not Swedish nor Finnish. Even if it's pro. And again not dissing him. Just saying that I don't see that as top 5 material. McKenzie has him 20. I even think it's too low. I have him so far between 10-15...but I'm not done yet.
 
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Whitesnake said:
Yeah, I meant Swiss. I changed it. Well maybe, but it's not Swedish nor Finnish. Even if it's pro. And again not dissing him. Just saying that I don't see that as top 5 material. McKenzie has him 20. I even think it's too low. I have him so far between 10-15...but I'm not done yet.
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It's quite easily better than the league Kopitar was playing in during his draft year. It's also better than the DEL, where Stutzle and Seider were playing. They have great player there. Just within his team, you have guys who went ppg in the KHL and others who destroyed Liiga before signing in the NHL. The great thing about him playing there is you can evaluate how he already manages pro players at 17. Getting regular shifts and producing at that age, historic numbers I might add, is very,very impressive.
 
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