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I hope Lambert finds his game in order to make the top picks more interesting. I have not given up on him but he merits close scrutiny to determine if his peak was at age 16 or if he can take the next step. I am sure there are tons of scouts watching every shift of his.

https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/video/power-employs-patience-more-than-physicality-as-points-soar~2342945 Michigan coach on Power.

World Juniors is great to watch. Olympics are one of the few best on best tournaments. I’m not a fan of shootouts to decide these championships though. I am glad they are not going, there would have been positive tests and a lot of drama around quarantining, travel, pay checks etc…

Fake news. Sometimes a team like Latvia gives Canada quite the run though.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/iihf-announces-no-new-positive-covid-19-tests-among-world-juniors-players/ I think they have created a “bubble” of sorts. There is very little interaction between teams and the public. Good thing is, no positive tests for all teams at this point. Hope they can pull it off, I am glued to this tournament during the holidays and it may be the only hockey on TV.

Ombre is french for shade. They look like a different shade of leather.

I hope he does some work on HNIC, he breaks the game down well and is honest.

Leafs because I am surrounded by their “nation” and they dominate the media I am exposed to.

Maurice has been a good coach, always a good interview as well. He won’t be unemployed for long.

Back to back games will be tough but the mood has to be good. Maybe Fitzy slots in and provides a spark. Dahlin continues his good play with a couple points.

Dahlin can play the possession game.

Impressive game, they would be in the playoff hunt if they had this kind of goaltending from day one. Nice to see them remain aggressive and not go Alamo to get a point. They were pressuring and tried for the win in regulation.

I think Orlov is a LHD.

He’s related to the Tkachuks, right? He’s not big but if he’s got grit I’ll take it.

UPL, keep the mojo going. Dahlin, show them that you are a force to be reckoned with. Cozens, your turn to light the lamp. Let’s go Buffalo! Monster Winds outside.

I liked it, as I’ve said before I am old school eyeballs. I liked that 90% of his time is watching the games and not spreadsheets. I understand his role better now.

Better than Don Cherry calling him Sammy Wilson.

Not opposed to this, I think we need Mitts and the Mule though.

Dahlin, Joker, Bryson, Pysyk, Miller, Butcher are left so you are correct. If you bring a guy up, play him and sit Butcher. See what you have coming vs what has Butchered some of the games.

https://www.tsn.ca/Hockey-Canada/video/race-for-the-roster-owen-power~2344248 Link to Craig Button video about Power’s impact on Team Canada.

Mule train is a coming.

I’d like him to play with Mitts eventually, I just think they would be a good match. I like a scoring winger matched with a centre on his forehand side. LHC with shooting RW and RHC with scoring LW. The set up seems better than having to pass on your backhand a lot. If the line does a lot of East-West movement and switching it doesn’t matter. If the C is the sniper (Matthews) then a playmaking RW makes sense (Marner).

It’s money in the bank to hit on late round picks. Everyone says it is a crapshoot after the 1st round but these guys have got an edge.

I’m not going to miss him. He made a lot of mistakes and did not provide much offense.

Ideal situation would be the Sabres getting one of these guys and they develop like Moritz Seider in Detroit.