It is even more hilarious in hindsight when you see how unbelievable he’s been in the NHL so far that they sent him home last year in order to keep Brandon Tanev, Michael Bunting, Greig etc
It was dumb at the time. Should have kept them. To be fair to Tanev though he had a good tournament. It was ever weirder in Fantilli's case since he had actually played in the previous tournament, and I recall he even had a big goal.
Anyway the goal for this tournament, in my eyes, is getting some good reps for Bedard and Celebrini. This means prominent spots for them but insulated with decent, if not great, players. Maybe Bedard, his old pal Kent Johnson, and a responsible centre between them. Celebrini with good quality wingers, maybe Guenther as a finisher and a responsible player who likes to play down low on the other wing. While Celebrini and Bedard are the main focus and will surely be available come spring if not injured, I'd also be happy to see some combination of Johnson, McTavish, Guenther etc. plus a few more experienced players. Dobson is my main "want" on defence.
Some movement in a potential WHC roster...thanks to the Rookie of the Year Macklin Celebrini.
Fingers still crossed that both L.A. and Dallas get bounced in the opening rd.
Enough firepower here to get to the GMG.
| | |
| M MARCHMENT | N SUZUKI | D GUENTER |
| A LAFRENIERE | S MONAHAN | C BEDARD |
| K JOHNSON | M CELEBRINI | Q BYFIELD |
| D HOLLOWAY | D COZENS | L STANKOVEN |
| |
| V DUNN | B MONTOUR |
| O POWER | N DOBSON |
| B BYRAM | B CLARKE |
| T CHABOT | T HARLEY |
|
| C TALBOT |
| C INGRAM |
| S WEDGEWOOD |
That would be very nice, though I would dump Monahan. If New York misses the playoffs Lafreniere shoots up to number three on my most desired forwards list. It wouldn't be the best use of players but I would be ok with a number one pick line of Lafreniere Celebrini Bedard.
