Official 2023 World Junior Championship Thread

[deadhead]

Are you telling me that Bedard, the greatest player in Jr history, with a bunch of 1t rd picks surrounding him, can't beat a team from half a country?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Holy shit what a goal by Bedard.

 

[Magua]

Either Bedard is creating the goal or Slovakia scores a shitty one. Only possibilities.

Obviously.

 

[BigToe]

Are you telling me that Bedard, the greatest player in Jr history, with a bunch of 1t rd picks surrounding him, can't beat a team from half a country?

Lmao

 

[FlyerNutter]

Nice goal GG

 

[CutOnDime97]

Bedard went sicko mode

 

[Magua]

What a stupid icing by Nemec though. After other stupidity. Just doesn’t do it for me as a 2nd overall.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Nemec inconsolable.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Was a fun one.

Haven’t been excited by a game like that for a long time.

 

[Tripod]

Are you telling me that Bedard, the greatest player in Jr history, with a bunch of 1t rd picks surrounding him, can't beat a team from half a country?

Aged well

 

[FlyerNutter]

Heads up boys. That was all heart that game.

They will remember you tonight.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Obviously.

Was really hoping for a Bedard Michigan

 

[BillDineen]

Bedard is too good. There is no way we can get him. We aren't allowed nice things.

 

[Rebels57]

Bedard is not f***ing human!

 

[Rebels57]

What a stupid icing by Nemec though. After other stupidity. Just doesn’t do it for me as a 2nd overall.

Also stood there watching Bedard on that goal like his controller was disconnected.

 

[Magua]

Also stood there watching Bedard on that goal like his controller was disconnected.

He's not good defensively -- that's not breaking news. His Slovakia tape last year was a lot of extreme passivity mixed with too late overaggressiveness. He's got good o-zone feel, but he's also not a toolsy pops off the screen guy. Shoutout Team Trade Down from 5th Overall. Just a weird fit on Jersey too, with Hamilton and Hughes. Clearly they thought he was BPA; I did not. We do not have to see Cooley on Hischier's wing, so that's nice.

 

[Larry44]

Nemec inconsolable.

Seeing him crying I think I said, “suck sh*t you Devil loser” but I can’t remember….

 

[trostol]

would totally be taught out of him with the present "leaders" of the org

 

[Magua]

would totally be taught out of him with the present "leaders" of the org

I don't know who matador kneeled but jeez. That's no Tortorella defender, that's for damn sure. Guys shit themselves to him shooting to the point it sets up plays like that. But goalie playing out of his gourd, he scores on a wrister, so be it.

The takeaway is: should've gone 2 d-men in OT!

 

[FLYguy3911]

I don't know who matador kneeled but jeez.

Someone has never been helplessly cross creased to death in Chel.

 

[Magua]

Someone has never been helplessly cross creased to death in Chel.

Do you need pointers? I'm elite at defending cross creases.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Do you need pointers? I'm elite at defending cross creases.

Yes lol. It's a coin flip these days.

 

[Magua]

Yes lol. It's a coin flip these days.

Pick-ups and animations are a disaster in this game, I won't lie. The major thing is pick ups are generally won based on skater momentum. More likely to get passed through standing still if the other guy is moving pre-pass. You have to basically have your hip riding into the guy being passed to, with your stick and body angled in front. Also, don't over hold LT in front on a cross crease. Face your own net and left stick. If they stand still, hold the tie up button.

Also, the good players stickhandle pass. Quick forehand-backhand-forehand right before the pass. Pro tip.

 

[Cody Webster]

Are you telling me that Bedard, the greatest player in Jr history, with a bunch of 1t rd picks surrounding him, can't beat a team from half a country?

Do you ever stop spouting pure bullshit?

 

[trostol]

if..IF somehow we got Bedard..i am totally for unretiring Clarke's number lol