Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens make the Canadian WJC Roster; Ryan Johnson Makes US Squad; JJ Peterka makes German Team

[jsb]

Well it could all mean that maybe that isn't another train at the other end of the tunnel and maybe just maybe this long drawn out wait to see this team good again is just waiting on these prospects to finally mature. I think if we had a bit more confidence in our goaltender situation this would a good year to kick start our optimism.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

It could be that they have been thinking of Quinn as the finisher with Cozens/Dach all along as well. Whichever player gets that spot is going to be in the spotlight for sure.

Not sure how this fits with your prior post.

🤔

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

It could be that they have been thinking of Quinn as the finisher with Cozens/Dach all along as well. Whichever player gets that spot is going to be in the spotlight for sure.

Not sure how this fits with your prior post.

🤔

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

I guess it says that the scouts were great but Botterill still wasn't a good GM?

Probably, but if it happens and you add Hall as well, then the new guy looks like a genius but just got lucky with good timing. Now if the new slim analytical scouting staff doesn't do well..............

But let's hope that doesn't happen.  

[dudacek]

16 hours ago, Ducky said:

I honestly think his coach would be harder on him than if  he weren't his player.

 

16 hours ago, Taro T said:

For expectations of effort & being in the right place at the right time, absolutely.

But for simply making the team, if it comes down to him & another player for a short tournament?  The coach takes his guy 99 times out of 100.

The most obvious rationale is the coach has had the player for two years and over that time the player has earned his trust.

Edited December 13, 2020 by dudacek

[bob_sauve28]

Any hockey would be great to watch, bring this on! 

[LGR4GM]

Quinn is a good pk guy and his 200ft game is solid. Coach trusts those things and like the Sabres thinks he'll develop and be a good contributor. 

Time will tell. Being good on this wjc team would go a long way towards seeing where he stacks up against his age group. 

[tom webster]

On 12/13/2020 at 10:29 AM, LGR4GM said:

Quinn is a good pk guy and his 200ft game is solid. Coach trusts those things and like the Sabres thinks he'll develop and be a good contributor. 

Time will tell. Being good on this wjc team would go a long way towards seeing where he stacks up against his age group. 

Are you surprised at all by JJ Peterka making the German squad? 

[dudacek]

10 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Are you surprised at all by JJ Peterka making the German squad? 

Shouldn't be at all. He shone at last year's World juniors as a 17-year-old (6 points in 7 games).

He's among the highest-drafted German prospects of all time and has been ripping it up in the Austrian men's league so far this year.

He should be be on their first line with Stutzle again, and a key player for them.

[LGR4GM]

48 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Are you surprised at all by JJ Peterka making the German squad? 

No. He is 1 of 3 German players in his age group to play pro last year. Stuetzle, Riechel, and Peterka played pro so it makes a lot of sense for Germany to put him on the national team. Also he's been really good to start the year in Austria. 

35 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Shouldn't be at all. He shone at last year's World juniors as a 17-year-old (6 points in 7 games).

He's among the highest-drafted German prospects of all time and has been ripping it up in the Austrian men's league so far this year.

He should be be on their first line with Stutzle again, and a key player for them.

yup, he'll be the jam and trigger on that line. 

[tom webster]

35 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

No. He is 1 of 3 German players in his age group to play pro last year. Stuetzle, Riechel, and Peterka played pro so it makes a lot of sense for Germany to put him on the national team. Also he's been really good to start the year in Austria. 

yup, he'll be the jam and trigger on that line. 

Yeah, I’ve been told by a lot of people that he has a chance to be a significant contributor in a couple of years. We will see. I was just interested in  your opinion.

[Brawndo]

Team Canada has Cozens listed at 198, 18 pounds heavier than when He was drafted per John Vogl.

[LGR4GM]

42 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Yeah, I’ve been told by a lot of people that he has a chance to be a significant contributor in a couple of years. We will see. I was just interested in  your opinion.

There is a small but vocal and smart group of scouts/hockey people that think JJ can or will be better than Quinn. 

Not saying that will be the case but JJ has a ton of talent. 

[dudacek]

I know it’s because of games played calibre of competition and roles, but this still seems weird to compare the goals scored by the 3, 4, and 5th forwards picked in the draft with the next three:

3 Stutzle            7

4 Raymond        4

7 Holtz.               9

8 Quinn              52

9 Rossi               39

10 Perfetti.        37

[North Buffalo]

 

[Ducky]

WJC goalie was asked which player was the hardest to face in a shootout situation. He answered Quinn and Perfetti. The other two goalies wouldn't name anyone. Pussies...

[French Collection]

TSN is lacking content but they are putting out some World Juniors stuff.

They had a word association game with D-man Thomas Harley. Cozens was speed while Quinn was sneaky.

[LGR4GM]

 

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

 

First time I've seen that line-up card listed in terms of what is the expected hierarchy.

 

[LGR4GM]

 

[dudacek]

Eight Germans tested positive inside the bubble, as well as two Swedish officials.

All the Germans players will remain in quarantine for another seven days and will be released in time to play their first scheduled game, but not their exhibition games, at least those players who test as fit to play.

[Eleven]

Just now, dudacek said:

Eight Germans tested positive inside the bubble, as well as two Swedish officials.

All the Germans players will remain in quarantine for another seven days and will be released in time to play their first scheduled game, but not their exhibition games, at least those players who test as fit to play.

And let me guess: they won't tell us their names because of some imagined privacy reason, when we're all going to figure it out based upon who is and isn't on the ice during practices and exhibition games, right? 

[I-90 W]

I’ve never been as excited for the World Juniors as I m this year. So starved for hockey. Will be watching Canada’s top line very closely. Ryan Johnson as well with Team USA 🇺🇸 
 

 

[LabattBlue]

55 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Eight Germans tested positive inside the bubble, as well as two Swedish officials.

All the Germans players will remain in quarantine for another seven days and will be released in time to play their first scheduled game, but not their exhibition games, at least those players who test as fit to play.

Well...clearly the German bubble has some leaks.    If any Germans test positive tomorrow or the next few days, the whole team should be sent home.

[dudacek]

2 hours ago, Eleven said:

And let me guess: they won't tell us their names because of some imagined privacy reason, when we're all going to figure it out based upon who is and isn't on the ice during practices and exhibition games, right? 

They are all staying in individual quarantine as a precaution, not just the eight. No practices or exhibition games for them.

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Well...clearly the German bubble has some leaks.    If any Germans test positive tomorrow or the next few days, the whole team should be sent home.

Had some leaks for sure, but they likely happened prior to arriving in Edmonton. They've been quarantined since they got there five days ago, so they should not have been able to expose anyone else in the bubble. Apparently, all 8 are symptom-free and theoretically could be available to play, depending on how things progress in a week.

The protocols apparently worked the way they were supposed to work.

[Taro T]

9 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

 

Any word whether Quinn is still on the captain's line?