Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
I'd rather they not squelch Zegras' creativity......
GDT: Switzerland vs Austria and Finland vs USA Exhibition Games
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I'd rather they not squelch Zegras' creativity......
Fatass
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Yup. Only got three, but had a lot of really good chances for more. US dominated, don’t you think?
jj cale
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It's not like it was a one night thing or anything, Zegras was pretty good last year too was he not?I didn't notice him costing the team.
Don't want to wade into a turcotte-zegras debate but he's being praised for good reason, he's very skilled, be very glad you have him, as a fan you can live with a messed up play here and there because what he offers the team far outweighs that.
Zegras was insane, he has shades of Auston Matthews all over him with that stellar performance, kid will be a superstar.
I'll take Zegras's flash all day long. I thought all those penalties in the first totally messed up Finland's game. They had that forecheck frenzy thing going on( a la late 70's Czechoslavakia)in the first few minutes that had the US on their heels.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Yes, I am. We’ll see what happens. I have no reason to yet believe it’s any less right than it was at the draft.
Your take was bad regardless, which is why I called it out. It factor is not a real thing. It’s something fans tell themselves to justify their opinions.
And besides, you were commenting on a game after these players hadn’t played since March. You wanted a hot take in a situation that clearly didn’t call for one.
LeafChief
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BringTheReign
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Best part is that we'll get to see Zegras vs. Turcotte over and over in the next decade in the ANA vs. LA rivalry.
LeafChief
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Not just them. Both of those teams have absolutely sickening prospect pools. Should be fun for everyone except for San Jose.
What are people seeing about Boldy that is so good? To me, he looks to have nice hands, passing ability, and IQ, but for a bigger guy seems to not be very strong, and his first couple of steps are pretty slow. Not exactly what I'd call dynamic offensively....more sneaky good.
bsu
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He is just a smart player. I can see some Mark Stone lite comparisons.
Jersey Fan 12
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No question he is skilled - and may end up being one of the top scorers in the tournament.
But there is a question as to his judgment as to when to use those skills to be effective and when he is simply doing them for looks.
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Boldy to me was the opposite of Zegras. The net front presence on the first Caufield goal. Played a sound, less noticeable game but was effective all over the ice.
Beniers comes from one of the top 5 hockey towns in the
Eastern USA in Hingham, Ma.
Hingham has produced Kurt Walker, Tony Amonte, Marty McInnis, Brian Boyle and countless NCAA D1
players.
Its not a mega suburb like top hockey cities Livonia, Mi or Bloomington, Mn. Probably half the population
of Edina, Mn or Amherst, NY.
Its a top tier US Hockey hotbed though.
Sens of Anarchy
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Not everyone has the dangling wizardry of Zegras
I like Boldy on the wing vs C. I think Boldy-Beniers-Caufield will work. Bordeleau would help the US with C depth.
I like Boldy on the wing vs C. I think Boldy-Beniers-Caufield will work. Bordeleau would help the US with C depth.
NorCalhockey
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I sincerely hope it's just rust with Knight. What I've seen from him in this one game (plus last year's tournament) make me wonder why some called him the "Next Carey Price". He seemed a little hesitant with his puck handling and making should have done better on the Finnish goal.
YEP - woot woot! So glad there's elite hockey to watch.
See above.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. I think the coach should let Zegras be Zegras. Don't force a square peg into a round hole. Just have his teammates be alert to the possibility that his dangles might not always work out in favor of the US and be as ready as they can to provide support.
I was thinking the same thing. I've watched the Sharks since they joined the NHL and wonder why their scouting these past decades has been mediocre to poor! Way back when, they passed on Chris Pronger to take Mike Rathje (I think it was the Rat they took over Pronger) instead. Yes, I realize scouting is an art, not an exact science, but you'd think that over these decades, the scouting department would have hit on ONE freaking home run draft pick! Especially in the early years when the Sharks had higher draft picks.
With shaky goaltending and an aging D Corps, I foresee dark times ahead for Los Tiburones. [Still, if Sharks ever win the Cup, I still plan to attend the victory parade as payoff for all the years of support.]
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
I'll give him slack. No game action for awhile and honestly he wasn't tested all that much. Much of the play was in the Finn's end. He's needs to play a little sturdier but I have faith that he will.
Maybe I’m missing something but that’s just a dump and chase
is the Twitter person being sarcastic ?
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
I think he's stronger than you are giving him credit for. His first couple steps aren't great, but he's really shifty for a bigger forward. His skating is a lot more effective than it initially looks.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
With all due respect, don't you think your sample is a little low if thats what you are judging on? He was phenomenal in college hockey last season. He was phenomenal to get drafted as high as he did. I'm not ruling out that he might not be effective in this tournament. If so, it's good that we have Wolf, but I would not question Knight's pedigree.
He looked better defensively than he did in the Wisconsin games I saw this year.
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