Protas has raised from "not ranked" at the beginning of the year to #44 among North American skaters, should be picked in the 2nd round. Kolyachonok is somewhere there as well, maybe even 1st round. Nice generation.
What? I say something untrue? 1 win per game each u18 tournament is devastatingly bad. Maybe I overreacted but I see no possible hope for improvement in 15 years let alone 10.
His playmaking ability and brain are amazing. Interested to see how his skating comes along cause in my eyes that's the one thing holding him back slightly
Protas grew up playing soccer and basketball and started to play hockey pretty late, that's a problem. He improves his skating every year: 3 years ago he couldn't keep up with the kids in his hometown, now he's the best teenage center in the country.
2,5 periods of terrible play today, no excuses for that. The team hasn't really clicked that well, currently only the Räty brothers seem to have chemistry.
OMG will you ever stop talking bullshit. He is who he is because he grew up playing basketball and football. You've got no idea how athlete development programmes work in top countries.
I don't even expect you to say anything meaningful except reposting line-ups. Try to learn English a little bit better: I was obviously talking exclusively about his SKATING. Maybe in your world people in VItebsk playing basketball and soccer on the skates, but in reality those activities don't happen on the ice.
Yup, no chance of returning even into the top 6. It’s just sad watching these teams perform, now there’s a chance to shift focus.
See, that's exactly what I was talking about.
And who would you put above us? Switzerland? We decreased in recent years, still we beat them comfortably in whatever category.
