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Post by jimc on Jan 6, 2023 4:04:10 GMT
Great end to an honestly amazing tournament...Halifax and Moncton did a first rate job, and the competition was first rate. Both games today were barn burners.
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Jan 6, 2023 9:53:17 GMT
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Post by lari on Jan 6, 2023 9:53:17 GMT
The Czechs were really good this year. Looking at the final, the group stage game (5-2 win against Canada), maybe wasn't such an oddity after all. They were really good defending 1-on-1 (not counting superhuman efforts by Bedard and Wright), and their goalie is good.
The best Czech team in ages.
Canada had the edge in speed, skill, physique and routine. That goal by Wright was sick. Yet they nearly threw it all away in the third period.
Crowd was fabulous.
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Jan 6, 2023 14:55:10 GMT
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Post by jimc on Jan 6, 2023 14:55:10 GMT
That Czech team was really really good. They had like 11 19 years-old players, and the 'experts' always say it's a 19 years-old tournament. It really showed in their discipline amd maturity. They played their system to near perfection. They also had a really good goalie...he stopped 3 clean breakaways in the 1st period alone.
Canada struggl3s controlling play inntjeor own zone and getting the puck safely out...made for some serious anxiety in every medal round game! But they had an immense amount of talent. They could bring speed and skill in waves.
Not sure how I feel about the 4 Hawks prospects on the team. None stood out as impressive, but only Del Mastro got huge usage...and he is so slow and awkward. Allen was decent in a lesser defensive role. The other 2 were bit players.
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Post by Giovi on Jan 6, 2023 20:05:18 GMT
No...he sucks...henis a tree that can't skate and takes awful penalties. He had a decent tournament. But his skating will prevent him from ever having a meaningful NHL career, imo.
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Post by Giovi on Jan 6, 2023 20:07:10 GMT
That Czech team was really really good. They had like 11 19 years-old players, and the 'experts' always say it's a 19 years-old tournament. It really showed in their discipline amd maturity. They played their system to near perfection. They also had a really good goalie...he stopped 3 clean breakaways in the 1st period alone. Canada struggl3s controlling play inntjeor own zone and getting the puck safely out...made for some serious anxiety in every medal round game! But they had an immense amount of talent. They could bring speed and skill in waves. Not sure how I feel about the 4 Hawks prospects on the team. None stood out as impressive, but only Del Mastro got huge usage...and he is so slow and awkward. Allen was decent in a lesser defensive role. The other 2 were bit players. Korchinski will play a much larger role next season. He's great with the puck.
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Jan 7, 2023 8:29:25 GMT
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Post by jimc on Jan 7, 2023 8:29:25 GMT
That Czech team was really really good. They had like 11 19 years-old players, and the 'experts' always say it's a 19 years-old tournament. It really showed in their discipline amd maturity. They played their system to near perfection. They also had a really good goalie...he stopped 3 clean breakaways in the 1st period alone. Canada struggl3s controlling play inntjeor own zone and getting the puck safely out...made for some serious anxiety in every medal round game! But they had an immense amount of talent. They could bring speed and skill in waves. Not sure how I feel about the 4 Hawks prospects on the team. None stood out as impressive, but only Del Mastro got huge usage...and he is so slow and awkward. Allen was decent in a lesser defensive role. The other 2 were bit players. Korchinski will play a much larger role next season. He's great with the puck. I really feel Del Mastro is a longshot for the NHL. Maybe Jared Tinordi type? KorchINski cam skate...and handle the puck. he has a better chance...not a top pair guy at all...maybe a 2nd pair and PP guy? A poor man's Nick Leddy? Hope he plays on next year's junior squad...he will definitely play a bigger role than his 6-7 role this year.
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Post by HawkDad on Jan 7, 2023 21:20:28 GMT
Before the injury, what where the goods on C Dach ?
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Jan 7, 2023 22:27:35 GMT
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Post by Merpes on Jan 7, 2023 22:27:35 GMT
Hawkdad sighting. Out on parole?
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Jan 7, 2023 23:48:57 GMT
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Post by Pain101 on Jan 7, 2023 23:48:57 GMT
Before the injury, what where the goods on C Dach ? Kid's got wheels and a decent one timer.
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Post by HawkDad on Jan 8, 2023 8:08:22 GMT
Hawkdad sighting. Out on parole? I wish that's all it was. I am surprised however that you haven't been caught yet...
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Jan 8, 2023 12:22:09 GMT
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Post by Merpes on Jan 8, 2023 12:22:09 GMT
Each sex change surgery keeps them off my tracks.
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Post by lari on Jan 8, 2023 14:13:33 GMT
I heard if you get a sex change, but still identify as your old pre-surgery gender, you can't get any VD's. The germs get confused, or something.
Or was it that you can't get pregnant if you identify as agender. One of those.
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Post by Merpes on Jan 8, 2023 14:24:03 GMT
The WJC is a lot like the KHL. Older players play over younger players. Korchinski will have a much bigger role to play next season.
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Post by Giovi on Jan 8, 2023 17:17:23 GMT
Korchinski will play a much larger role next season. He's great with the puck. I really feel Del Mastro is a longshot for the NHL. Maybe Jared Tinordi type? KorchINski cam skate...and handle the puck. he has a better chance...not a top pair guy at all...maybe a 2nd pair and PP guy? A poor man's Nick Leddy? Hope he plays on next year's junior squad...he will definitely play a bigger role than his 6-7 role this year. Yeah Del Mastro is a longshot. Not sure if he's as willing to drop 'em as Tinordi, but he likely projects as a stay at home depth guy. The wheels will really hold him back. If Korchinski can develop a better game in his own zone, he could be a top half of the roster guy. His wheels and puck skills are high end.
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Jan 8, 2023 17:36:56 GMT
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Post by Merpes on Jan 8, 2023 17:36:56 GMT
Sounds like Boqvist so we should be set on the 1st pair for at least a decade.
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