If he doesn't get it going against Finland I really don't see it happening if the US advances to the gold medal game. I mean, sure he had that goal but like...it was a 5 on 3. And sure he looked more engaged tonight but a lot of his shots weren't very dangerous. Probably his best game of the tournament but that still hasn't been enough. Certainly hyperbolic to say the US team gets going when Caufield does when he really hasn't and this was the Americans' lowest scoring game since the Russia game.
GDT: Quarter Final | USA Vs Slovakia | 1/2 @ 10:30 PM | TSN/NHLN
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Ginger Papa
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Great Post my HF Isles friend.Kid just doesn’t stop moving his feet. He’s got a high motor. Attacks the puck carrier when he’s defending. Seems to always be right in the middle of the action. Not afraid to get his nose dirty. Offensively he battles on the boards and understands how to cycle the puck. Shows some nice skills as well.
Personally I’m a sucker for guys who can skate. Berard is fast but has a great stride and showed some impressive edge work all tournament.
My older brother was always the smallest guy on the ice but he was always one of the best players because he was an unreal skater. He was teammates with Matt Gilroy growing up and played against Erik Nystrom.
I feel like being a superior skater can allow you to compete and give you a chance anywhere on the ice all 200ft.
Berard plays bigger than his size too. Just a lot to like about him. Also, his dad is a college coach and usually Coaches kids have a good understanding of the game. You can just see it
Ok, that’s way more credit I gave to a Rags prospect than I can almost handle
SI90
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I think USA wins as well because Finland just doesn’t have a good team IMO this year but if Finland won I wouldn’t be shocked. They’ve proven that their the biggest pains in the asses of the tournaments.
emptyNedder
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Excellent observations—though I think you underestimate Berard's future when you limit him to bottom six. Given the similarities—size, drafted late, high motor—I can see him succeeding like Gallagher, Atkinson, or Zuccarello.
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Collin
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This obsession with Caufield is bizarre to me.
The 5 on 3 is IRRELEVANT. He was in alone on the goaltender which has happened 2 or 3 other times. He hit the open spot this time which he hasn't most of his other chances. Hitting the open spot with a one timer is what makes him a goal scorer and a viable prospsect. Whether he is just trying too hard or that skill doesn't translate to the NHL has yet to be determined.
violaswallet
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Hmm: I get Boldy. He looks dynamic (and Florida was supposedly trading the 12th for him if Nashville took Lundell and Askarov was around)
Deni is a bit of an enigma so he knows!
I’ve been surprised by the anger toward him and Kaliyev. I think they’re both getting more shit than they deserve.
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
I don't know if it's because Caufield is a Habs prospect and they as a team/fans get a lot of scorn on HF but you would think Caufield was the #1 overall pick or something. Yeah, he's struggled to put the puck in the net at this tournament but let's keep things in perspective.
SanDogBrewin
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This whole theory that high draft picks are supposed to dominate at the WJCs is absolutely “bizarre”. That somehow there is a correlation between “possible bust” because there numbers weren’t a PPG + every game. Every year it fills up pages.
JiricekSaveUs
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The criticism probably has something to do with several Hans fans on here arguing that he has a ceiling of a perennial rocket contender
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
Well, all fans tend to overrate their players/prospects. HF is notorious for this. That said, what Caufield does or doesn't do at the NHL level has very little to do with what he does or doesn't do at tournaments like this.
SI90
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wouldn’t shock me at all. I was basically keeping low and safe expectations. He looks like a high floor player if that makes sense? To me that’s a good thing. Absolutely he could become a top6 winger.
Dr Jan Itor
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If so, the hate still doesn't appear to be a proportionate response.
By my count, he had a breakaway, a good scoring chance off of a face-off, a rush down the right side where he hit the post, and probably a couple others that weren't quite as high danger, but still good nonetheless. And he scored a goal, which is what everybody is saying he needs to do. If there was a game in this tournament where the piling on should cease for at least a little while, I would think this one would've been it.
JiricekSaveUs
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I wouldn’t ever expect this. For one, there’s a few Montreal fans that rub people the wrong way and are just asking for people to hate Cole. But the other thing is that he’s just a divisive prospect. You and I both know first hand that there’s people out there that wouldn’t buy into his game even if he scored 2 goals a game at this tournament.
SI90
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admiralcadillac
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You would think that to be completely separate from judging his play on the ice.
jj cale
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It's so utterly stupid and without perspective and it goes on here all the time.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Very accurate prediction. The description was right on, but the score was off by one goal.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
I don’t like this coaching. You can say it almost worked, but that’s besides the point. There’s no reason plugs who can’t play hockey should be in the lineup instead of real prospects. Slovakia was always going to lose this game either way. To act like it’s a sporting decision would have me upset if I was a Slovakian. I don’t accept that the plugs would be better than the young prospects. Even if both were equally bad, it’s still going to help the younger prospects develop in the future to have played a game like this.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
The best goalie in the tournament wasn’t drafted when there are two top 15 picks playing? Highly unlikely. He played really well, but that’s a huge stretch to call him the best in arguably the best crop of goaltenders we’ve seen at this tournament in a long time.
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