World Junior Championships Thread - Garand, Othmann, Cuylle win GOLD!

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Some minor tweaks to the Slovak line-up for tonight's game against Latvia. Jakub Demek and Adam Sýkora now playing with Maroš Jedlička on the 2nd line.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Huge game. Winner makes it to the quaterfinals. Loser doesn't.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Sykora looks pretty good out there in the first period.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Sykora ties it 1-1.


what a move, give and go and a goal. Has nice hands

 

[ecemleafs]

Sykora with a beauty.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Sykora scores!!!!

 

[huerter]

Sykora knows the royal road.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

 

[RangersFan1994]

Where is Dvorsky elegible in the draft? Top 20 overall pick? Not familiar with him but he seems to have skill.
Maros Jedlicka can be drafted as an overager. Same can be said for Rayen Petrovicky can be drafted as an overage. Rangers scouts better be doing their homework

 

[RangersFan1994]

Wow so close Sykora in front of the net being a pest.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Sykora so slick so close in OT he has been awesome in this game.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Sykora looks pretty damn good

 

[RangerBoy]

Sykora has some moves. He had three excellent chances in OT.

 

[bl02]

Sykora looks pretty damn good

two highlight reel plays in overtime so close to scoring. Showing some tremendous skill besides the in your face game he plays at both ends.
And another amazing chance on a wrap around so close.

I hope Sykora brings this attitiude along with his skills to Broadway in 2-3 years. Nice to see we have a few of these guys in the pipeline who can play and be pests.

 

[pblawr]

Its interesting to see Sykora showing some more skill against people in his age group (or 2 years older), given that that was one of the concerns about him when he got drafted. If this happened in December like it was supposed to we might not have been able to get him where we did.

 

[EdJovanovski]

two highlight reel plays in overtime so close to scoring. Showing some tremendous skill besides the in your face game he plays at both ends.
And another amazing chance on a wrap around so close.

I hope Sykora brings this attitiude along with his skills to Broadway in 2-3 years. Nice to see we have a few of these guys in the pipeline who can play and be pests.

Him, Othmann & Berard are all very high motor aggressive players. You could maybe throw Cuylle in there too

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi my Rangers friends,

Just stopping by to add to the love for Sykora.

Enjoy the WJC’s

Cheers

 

[RangersFan1994]

Kaslik wow what an OT goal. I hope Rangers draft him in 23. He has some skill. Slovakia wins 3-2

 

[EdJovanovski]

Sykora wins player of the game

 

[RangersFan1994]

Sykora wins best play of the game for Slovakia. If this is signs to come, this can be a steal. maybe he makes his Rangers debut in 23-24 but more likely 24-25 season. players have made teams earlier than expected. Who knows. Anything can happen.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Sykora looks good for a 2nd rounder. Be nice if he can slide in in a couple years, he might make us forget about the 1st rounder we didnt have this year.

 

[GAGLine]

Sykora wins best play of the game for Slovakia. If this is signs to come, this can be a steal. maybe he makes his Rangers debut in 23-24 but more likely 24-25 season. players have made teams earlier than expected. Who knows. Anything can happen.

Sykora doesn't turn 18 until next month, and he'll play the whole year in Slovakia. He's undersized and needs time to get stronger. He'll need at least one year in the AHL, so the earliest I could see him joining the Rangers would be 24-25.

Even that might be optimistic. We've got other wingers who are currently ahead of him (Othmann, Cuylle) and not much space on the big club.

 

[Tob]

Drury certainly has a type.

 

[RangerBoy]

Drury certainly has a type.

He likes the players who compete.

 

[Draft Guru]

Really makes you wonder how this kid fell to the end of round 2.