HFBoards U23 Team - 2022-23

[Tufted Titmouse]

For the last month, I've been running a series of polls to vote for a U23 team, all voted in by HFBoards. The rules were simple:

• Players must be under age 23, cut off date is September 27 2022.
• They can be pro or amateur.
• Names listed alphabetically, with age.
• Vote based on who is the best now - not long term potential.
• Ignore positions within the groups (C/W/LD/RD).

THE TEAM

LINE #1
Andrei Svechnikov - 22​	Jack Hughes -21​	Trevor Zegras - 21​
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LINE #2
Lucas Raymond - 20​	Tim Stützle - 20​	Matt Boldy - 21​
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LINE #3
Seth Jarvis - 20​	Anton Lundell - 20​	Cole Caufield - 21​
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LINE #4
Dawnson Mercer - 20​	Matt Beniers - 19​	Alexis Lafreniere - 20​
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PAIRING #1
Moritz Seider - 21​	Quinn Hughes - 22​
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PAIRING #2
Rasmus Dahlin - 22​	Bowen Byram - 21​
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PAIRING #3
Noah Dobson - 22​	Owen Power - 19​
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STARTER

Spencer Knight - 21

BACKUP

Jesper Wallstedt - 19

THE RESERVES / HONOURABLE MENTIONS

FORWARDS
Jack Quinn - 21​	Dylan Cozens - 21​	Mason MacTavish - 19​
​	​	​

DEFENCE
K'Andre Miller - 22​	Evan Bouchard - 22​
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GOALIES

Yaroslav Askarov - 20

Dustin Wolf - 21

Devon Levi - 20

RESULTS

Best Represented Teams:

Organization	Team members (+Honourable Mentions)
	2 (+3)
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1 (+1)
	1 (+1)

Teams with NO Representation, including HM's (aka THE WALL OF SHAME):

:coyotes2



Age Related Insights:

Age	Count​	%​
18​	0​	0%​
19​	3​	15%​
20​	6​	30%​
21​	7​	35%​
22​	4​	20%​

19 Year Olds Who Made The Team:

• Matt Berniers
• Owen Power
• Jesper Wallstedt
• Mason MacTavish (HM)

22 Year Olds Who Will Graduate Off The Team:

• Andrei Svechnikov
• Rasmus Dahlin
• Quinn Hughes
• Noah Dobson
• K'Andre Miller (HM)
• Evan Bouchard (HM)

Players Who Created The Most Discussion/Argument:

• Matt Beniers (too soon?)
• K'Andre Miller (wildly differing opinions - some had him on the top pairing, others in the honourable mentions - @Machinehead where you at?)
• Owen Power (too soon?)
• Matt Boldy (underrated?)

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[Gliff]

I would pay really good money to see Jack and Z on the same line.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

I would pay really good money to see Jack and Z on the same line.

With Svech finishing...god damn. The puck would be zipping around out there.

 

[NyQuil]

There's a lot of Sabres up there.

I'm pretty bullish on their direction.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

There's a lot of Sabres up there.

I'm pretty bullish on their direction.

Do you think Sanderson will be on that starting 6 D next year?

We are losing 3/6 guys (and both Honourable Mentions). Going to be lots of spots open. I imagine guys like Sanderson, Hughes, Drysdale, Schneider, Clarke, Guhle and Edvinsson will all be in the mix. Maybe a few guys we don't have on our radar right now, as well.

 

[NyQuil]

Do you think Sanderson will be on that starting 6 D next year?

We are losing 3/6 guys (and both Honourable Mentions). Going to be lots of spots open. I imagine guys like Sanderson, Hughes, Drysdale, Schneider, Clarke, Guhle and Edvinsson will all be in the mix. Maybe a few guys we don't have on our radar right now, as well.

It’s possible - he’s getting a pretty solid opportunity to play top four minutes with some impressive offensive contributors.

PP time may be available as well.

 

[Viqsi]

Wow, the Jackets are so unrepresented we don't even appear in the list of unrepresented teams. That's pretty rough.

 

[francis246]

How is Lafrienere on here but not Cole Sillinger?

 

[emptyNedder]

K'Andre Miller (wildly differing opinions - some had him on the top pairing, others in the honourable mentions - @Machinehead where you at?)

I like Miller quite a bit. I don't necessarily think he is "better" than Hughes. But if I was constructing a team and could have Seider and Miller out for 18-20 minutes 5-on-5 plus as the top PK pairing, I take it every time. Miller's all-around game is already near the top of the league.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Wow, the Jackets are so unrepresented we don't even appear in the list of unrepresented teams. That's pretty rough.

Oof, that's my bad. I remember thinking Sillinger was going to make the HM's but ended up losing out to Quinn.

I imagine Sillinger and Jonhsson will be here soon, potentially next year.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

How is Lafrienere on here but not Cole Sillinger?

Don't ask me, I wanted Sillinger to make it too. I am guessing Laf's pedigree + good playoffs pushed him onto the team. Sillinger is only 19, hard to make the team as a 19 year old.

 

[Mrb1p]

Having a 50g scorer on the 3rd line is lawl

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Zegras should be at center, Caufield with Hughes and Svech would be OP

 

[TGWL]

I think it's a little pre-mature to put Bryam and Powers over Miller, but I can see the argument on potential. Right now Miller 100% deserves to be there until one of them pushes him out. Kakko's been better than Laf through camp, pre-season, and 1 game.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

I think it's a little pre-mature to put Bryam and Powers over Miller, but I can see the argument on potential. Right now Miller 100% deserves to be there until one of them pushes him out. Kakko's been better than Laf through camp, pre-season, and 1 game.

I agree, I think we will look back on this and see Miller as one of the big misses. Perhaps Caufield should be higher as well.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Why did you use September 27, instead of the 15th like the NHL uses?
@NorthernFlicker

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Miller is not a big point producer in part because of lack of PP time so he'll be underrated, but having him on our second pairing is a luxury only a handful of teams have. The guy is an absolute stud.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Miller is not a big point producer in part because of lack of PP time so he'll be underrated, but having him on our second pairing is a luxury only a handful of teams have. The guy is an absolute stud.

Agreed, he's looking very good again this year.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Has anyone made a case to move up or down in the line up? Any unmentioned U23's making noise?

 

[Fear]

Has anyone made a case to move up or down in the line up? Any unmentioned U23's making noise?

Dahlin should be on the first pairing

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Dahlin should be on the first pairing

Oooh I like it. Who would he push down at this point? Hughes?

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Shane Pinto will be leapfrogging quite a few guys on this team next year.

Kid is very good.

 

[ole ole]

Has anyone made a case to move up or down in the line up? Any unmentioned U23's making noise?

Not sure.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Has anyone made a case to move up or down in the line up? Any unmentioned U23's making noise?

Svechnikov is off to a blistering hot start. Jarvis has been pretty ordinary so far.

 

[Mrb1p]

Cole Caufields the 3rd best player on this list and hes on the third line