Prospect Info: Sharks at the 2025 World Juniors (Dickinson, Svoboda, Halttunen, Kirsch)

[mogambomoroo]

Svoboda has surprised me (I was one of the haters of that pick)
Big reason why I will never be a scout.

 

[The Nemesis]

OT for USA/Finalnd.

Time for Svoboda to be the hero

 

[The Nemesis]

US didn't put Svoboda out for OT and paid for it.

 

[Shark Finn]

OT for USA/Finalnd.

Time for Svoboda to be the hero

Another time!

What a game.

 

[The Nemesis]

Augustine had kind of a crap game. That's 2 goals that got past a leaky glove.

 

[Saskatoon]

4 out of 7 is not good for a country who's talent pool is so far ahead of any other country.

Ok but Bedard and Celebrini are eligible for this team

 

[fasterthanlight]

Ryan Leonard had a great assist today, but it was for a Finland goal.

 

[Munnyro]

BDE on the PP?!

 

[Hodge]

It says a lot that Canada is using Dickinson as their top PP QB over Molendyk.

 

[Barrie22]

It says a lot that Canada is using Dickinson as their top PP QB over Molendyk.

Because using the top power play defensemen in all of the chl is bad?

 

[Hodge]

Because using the top power play defensemen in all of the chl is bad?

As in it's a very promising sign for Dickinson's potential. Molendyk is older and probably more offensively talented at this point but Canada already values Dickinson's deception and shot more.

 

[Barrie22]

As in it's a very promising sign for Dickinson's potential. Molendyk is older and probably more offensively talented at this point but Canada already values Dickinson's deception and shot more.

It is weird, as Dickinson went from not even being on a pp unit to being on the top pp unit just because of 1 injury.

 

[vortexy]

As in it's a very promising sign for Dickinson's potential. Molendyk is older and probably more offensively talented at this point but Canada already values Dickinson's deception and shot more.

I’m pretty sure they are just using him there moreso for the chemistry Dickinson has with Cowan and Bonk in the bumper spot. Team Canada is desperate as they obviously did not select the correct players this tournament….the results so far speak for themselves as they are struggling to score vs Latvia and now Germany.

Looks like the team was designed to win tight one goal games which is a curious choice considering the amount of talent Canada has to choose from. I can’t wait to see how the USA Canada game goes and how the rest of the tournament plays out. As a Canadian this team is extremely disappointing and many here feel the same way.

 

[Barrie22]

From what i have seen from Dickinson in this tournament so far, i don't see the inability to make smart quick decisions with the puck on his stick.

 

[The Nemesis]

As in it's a very promising sign for Dickinson's potential. Molendyk is older and probably more offensively talented at this point but Canada already values Dickinson's deception and shot more.

Yeah. They valued it so much that he was nowhere near special teams deployment before Schaefer's injury. This isn't them making a smart decision. This is them being backed into a corner and basically arriving at the right decision by happenstance (the need for a new PPQB and the Latvia game creating enough desperation that they decided to go with the London-heavy unit as a means of expediting chemistry growth.)

I don't disagree that it's a great platform for Dickinson to show his proper worth in a role that he is suited for, but let's not pretend this is the Canadian brain trust making an unbridled intelligent decision.

 

[Saskatoon]

From what i have seen from Dickinson in this tournament so far, i don't see the inability to make smart quick decisions with the puck on his stick.

He does have a bit more time to make a decision on a powerplay so maybe that is enough

 

[The Nemesis]

They definitely showed more offensive jump, but this still wasn't a good game for Canada. 2 goals plus an empty netter against a scrappy but not that great German squad is not the sort of bounce back you want to see after they were embarrassed against Latvia.

 

[coooldude]

They definitely showed more offensive jump, but this still wasn't a good game for Canada. 2 goals plus an empty netter against a scrappy but not that great German squad is not the sort of bounce back you want to see after they were embarrassed against Latvia.

How did Sam Jose look?

 

[CaptainShark]

Here is a snippet from Wheeler and Pronman:

„Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.“

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Here is a snippet from Wheeler and Pronman:

„Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.“

Team Canada's old head mentality is detrimental to actual hockey sometimes.

 

[The Nemesis]

How did Sam Jose look?

I thought he looked OK on the PP goal, and had a nice keep-in on an attempted clear to bring the play that led to the goal. The rest of the time I honestly didn't see him a ton, but the few moments where I did notice him he didn't seem like he was playing the confident, swashbuckling style that he got a rep for this season in the OHL. Whether that's because he's still being asked to be a defensive defender away from the PP or he just hasn't broken free of the shackles will remain to be seen on New Year's Eve and beyond.

 

[Star Platinum]

Here is a snippet from Wheeler and Pronman:

„Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.“

Quite frankly, that was how he played during preseason as well - like the coaches told him just to concentrate on playing solid defensive hockey and don't try to be too aggressive offensively. And that's fine for preseason if you feel like a guy needs to work harder on the defensive end. But when he gets to the NHL, they better let him use his skills.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Here is a snippet from Wheeler and Pronman:

„Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.“

Accurate. It's insane to take a guy like Sam and reign him in the way they have. Genuinely just let Sam be Sam at this point and deal with the consequences.

 

[Hodge]

Here is a snippet from Wheeler and Pronman:

„Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.“

It's almost like Team Canada is trying to win a gold medal in a short single-elimination tournament, not showcase prospects at a an All-Star game.

Yesterday's game is exactly how I want Dickinson to play for the Sharks. I want him to be Rob Blake not Erik Karlsson.

 

[Forlan]

Sam definitely doesn't look as confident and productive as expected. In the first period, he lost several episodes and lost his position. When playing pp, it is worth highlighting only the rack throw. Otherwise, he is not quite able to create scoring chances due to individual actions. What else I would note is the accuracy of the pass. At least his three passes were pretty bad for his teammates.