Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2019

[Hockeyfrilla]

Canada is buzzing right now

 

[snipes]

@93LEAFS what are your thoughts on Drysdale? He’s in your neck of the woods.

He’s really opened my eyes to him this tournament. Him, Barron, and Schneider are three really strong Canadian defenders this draft.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Canada dominating

 

[snipes]

This is a Canadian onslaught right now

 

[Get North]

Any snipers on the team?

Canada should have a better chance in OT, more room out there.

 

[theslatcher]

Eklund's been fantastic these last 2 games.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Yikes...heading to OT

 

[snipes]

Sweden hangs on for overtime. Complete domination by Canada in the 3rd, the Swedish goalie held the fort well.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Nervous for OT with how dominating that third was

 

[93LEAFS]

@93LEAFS what are your thoughts on Drysdale? He’s in your neck of the woods.

He’s really opened my eyes to him this tournament. Him, Barron, and Schneider are three really strong Canadian defenders this draft.

Insanely smooth and smart. Good skater and well-positioned. Not sure he's quite as dynamic as you want from a guy with his build, but he's a first-rounder. Top 10 might be a bit tough given his size, and its going to be very hard to have a good offensive season on Erie. U-18's will probably be pretty big on whether he goes top 10 or not. As for OHL guys as the moment he's behind Perfetti and Byfield. Everyone else is debatable. Should be the strongest OHL crop since 2015, especially when it comes to Ontario born kids (2016 and 2018 were bailed out by Americans and Imports).

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Insanely smooth and smart. Good skater and well-positioned. Not sure he's quite as dynamic as you want from a guy with his build, but he's a first-rounder. Top 10 might be a bit tough given his size, and its going to be very hard to have a good offensive season on Erie. U-18's will probably be pretty big on whether he goes top 10 or not. As for OHL guys as the moment he's behind Perfetti and Byfield. Everyone else is debatable. Should be the strongest OHL crop since 2015, especially when it comes to Ontario born kids (2016 and 2018 were bailed out by Americans and Imports).

Who do you prefer, him or Barron?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

2 different rule books being called this game

 

[Kshahdoo]

Pashin with a hatty vs Finland, and he scored 2 to USA, and had an assist vs Sweden, but he isn't Canadian so it doesn't count.

 

[snipes]

So many chances.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Pashin with a hatty vs Finland, and he scored 2 to USA, but he isn't Canadian so it doesn't count.

I wonder how much fun you would have locked in a room with atas2000. You could then have someone to agree with you about the anti Russian bias

 

[snipes]

I wonder how much fun you would have locked in a room with atas2000. You could then have someone to agree with you about the anti Russian bias

We’re all in here hyping up and talking about Askarov but we’re a bunch of Russophobes.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

We’re all in here hyping up and talking about Askarov but we’re a bunch of Russophobes.

Imagine how much higher ovechkin woulda went if he was Canadian

 

[snipes]

Shootout it is.

Completely dominated play in the third and overtime.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Eklund hit the crossbar

 

[Kshahdoo]

I wonder how much fun you would have locked in a room with atas2000. You could then have someone to agree with you about the anti Russian bias

So you don't think, if he was Canadian, he would have been called a legit top5, probably even top3 pick?

 

[snipes]

So you don't think, if he was Canadian, he would have been called a legit top5, probably even top3 pick?

What about Pashin’s game pushes him over Lafreniere, Byfield, Perfetti, Lapierre, etc.?

Legitimately curious.

 

[Jussi]

So you don't think, if he was Canadian, he would have been called a legit top5, probably even top3 pick?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Imagine how much higher ovechkin woulda went if he was Canadian

Yeah, tell this to those, who didn't pick Kucherov before 58th overall...

 

[93LEAFS]

Who do you prefer, him or Barron?

Probably Drysdale, but I'm not sure I'd invest a top 10 pick in either at the moment. Haven't seen enough of Barron to make a concrete statement on which one I'd prefer. Also, unless you are talking about very elite talents, it is hard to measure the gap between a guy with one CHL season as a 16-year-old vs two at 16 and 17. I think Drysdale is ahead at the same age and has a very good chance of clearly surpassing him this year. On current ability, its probably Barron.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Perfetti is a beauty