- Retinalz

Fuk Russia the cheating bastards. They also cheat at judging. I remember the year they cheated in figure skating with the French judges . We finally got our gold medal months later but had to share it with Russia

I don't want to imagine. I want to see it.
- Nucker101

lol good luck with that.

Tell us about Patrick Marleau
- Nucker101

I don't know him. I was like 4 the only time I met him.

I don't want to imagine. I want to see it.
- Nucker101

Become an Oiler fan then

Tell us about Patrick Marleau
- Nucker101

https://www.nytimes.com/2...ssia-winter-olympics.html

here is one that allows you to keep your ad blocker running
- Retinalz

Hers was a link to an article she wrote...

WJC will be most interesting to watch as a Canuck fan in memory. Which is evidence that these prospects have legit chance to make impact in NHL and soon.

WJC will be most interesting to watch as a Canuck fan in memory. Which is evidence that these prospects have legit chance to make impact in NHL and soon.
- Nuck4U

No it's not.
There have been lots of players who have done very well at the WJC but not so well in the NHL. Cody Hodgson obviously comes to mind.
Does this make me a tanker or a draftist?

No it's not.
There have been lots of players who have done very well at the WJC but not so well in the NHL. Cody Hodgson obviously comes to mind.
Does this make me a tanker or a draftist?
- Marwood

Neither just a cynic. Even by your exception example, of a player having career ended injury, it verifies the premise that the players have a legit chance of making the NHL.

No it's not.
There have been lots of players who have done very well at the WJC but not so well in the NHL. Cody Hodgson obviously comes to mind.
Does this make me a tanker or a draftist?
- Marwood

Jordan Schroeder
Nikita Filatov
Cody Hodgson
David Griger (10 points in 5 games in 2014 for Slovakia)
Anton Rodin
Saku Maenalanen

And those are just the recent ones.

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Apparently a knee injury?

Neither just a cynic. Even by your exception example, of a player having career ended injury, it verifies the premise that the players have a legit chance of making the NHL.
- Nuck4U

You said making an 'impact' and 'soon'. Not just that it gives them a chance of making the NHL.

Jordan Schroeder
Nikita Filatov
Cody Hodgson
David Griger (10 points in 5 games in 2014 for Slovakia)
Anton Rodin
Saku Maenalanen

And those are just the recent ones.
- BINGO!

Apparently Hodgson doesn't count due to his 'career ending injury'.

Apparently Hodgson doesn't count due to his 'career ending injury'.
- Marwood

And his Dad...

Fuk Russia the cheating bastards. They also cheat at judging. I remember the year they cheated in figure skating with the French judges . We finally got our gold medal months later but had to share it with Russia
- VANTEL

Olympics Summer/Winter have been a joke for awhile now...who cares bro...

Apparently Hodgson doesn't count due to his 'career ending injury'.
- Marwood

Ah. Okay.

Teemu Pulkkinen (19 points in 13 Games)
Pavel Brendl (10 points in 7 Games)
Mikhail Vorobyov (10 points in 7 Games)
Oskar Osala
Luke Adam
Brandon McMillan

...And I'm really only listing the ones that anybody would have ever heard of. There are way more who have names I don't recognize at all.

You said making an 'impact' and 'soon'. Not just that it gives them a chance of making the NHL.
- Marwood

As in be more then a fringe player and have a role. This does impact the team as Devils are an example.

You are looking at EP, OJ, Gadjovich., Lind, and Lockwood to name the main WJC players who will be looking to earn spots on the Canucks and change the look of the team.

showed up for my 2:30 giggle

As in be more then a fringe player and have a role. This does impact the team as Devils are an example.

You are looking at EP, OJ, Gadjovich., Lind, Gaudette and Lockwood to name the main WJC players who will be looking to earn spots on the Canucks and change the look of the team.
- Nuck4U

These are the only 2 that are locks to make their teams, the rest are not guaranteed a spot on WJC rosters, let alone an NHL one. Saying "soon" is getting a bit too far ahead, IMO most of those names will see AHL icetime

Also Gaudette is too old for the tournament

As in be more then a fringe player and have a role. This does impact the team as Devils are an example.

You are looking at EP, OJ, Gadjovich., Lind, Gaudette and Lockwood to name the main WJC players who will be looking to earn spots on the Canucks and change the look of the team.
- Nuck4U

Marwood is right, plenty of players have had great WJC success and failed to be valuable NHL players.

Adam French wrote a whole blog on it, and he was just naming a few of the more popular ones that most fans knew about, not the prospects that were only hyped up by their own fanbases.



http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=89368

Hers was a link to an article she wrote...
- WhiteLie

yes, but i had to turn off my add blocker to read it. Even for trusted sites i won't do that.

Marwood is right, plenty of players have had great WJC success and failed to be valuable NHL players.

Adam French wrote a whole blog on it, and he was just naming a few of the more popular ones that most fans knew about, not the prospects that were only hyped up by their own fanbases.



http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=89368
- Nucker101

Isn't that what Christmas is for, hyping up your teams 3rd round pick that made the Slovakian WJ team?

These are the only 2 that are locks to make their teams, the rest are not guaranteed a spot on WJC rosters, let alone an NHL one. Saying "soon" is getting a bit too far ahead, IMO most of those names will see AHL icetime

Also Gaudette is too old for the tournament
- WhiteLie

If you interpret soon as next season then yes that's getting a bit ahead. We'll know by tomorrow the roster announcements lets revisit then.

As far as the premise of making NHL it is not a lock but a legit chance which says more then those fringe players on weak nation teams from the past. That's the difference that should be recognized.

Marwood is right, plenty of players have had great WJC success and failed to be valuable NHL players.

Adam French wrote a whole blog on it, and he was just naming a few of the more popular ones that most fans knew about, not the prospects that were only hyped up by their own fanbases.



http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=89368
- Nucker101

Then you missed the premise I made and jumped on the different not applicable point he did.

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