USNTDP Exhibition

[VIEWfromK]

I looked at the roster but not a lot of names jump off the page at you.  This team is off to a rough start.  Overall they are 1-10 including 0-5 vs the NCAA.  They've been outscored 29-4 in those games.  Has the well dried up? They play Niagara Friday night before their trip to Lynah.

[Beeeej]

I looked at the roster but not a lot of names jump off the page at you.  This team is off to a rough start.  Overall they are 1-10 including 0-5 vs the NCAA.  They've been outscored 29-4 in those games.  Has the well dried up? They play Niagara Friday night before their trip to Lynah.

...and yet their record is still better than the New York Jets.

[scoop85]

This crop of US juniors is the weakest we've had in years.

[chimpfood]

Need to see Walsh and Hoyt in this one

[Trotsky]

I looked at the roster but not a lot of names jump off the page at you.  This team is off to a rough start.  Overall they are 1-10 including 0-5 vs the NCAA.  They've been outscored 29-4 in those games.  Has the well dried up? They play Niagara Friday night before their trip to Lynah.

...and yet their record is still better than the New York Jets.

I'm pretty sure we could beat the NY Jets in hockey.

[Trotsky]

Need to see Walsh and Hoyt in this one

I don't think Jason mentioned whether they were banged up or just numbers casualties last week.

[adamw]

players who might go to the NTDP, can now go to Major Junior if they want, knowing they can still go to the NCAA eventually.

[scoop85]

players who might go to the NTDP, can now go to Major Junior if they want, knowing they can still go to the NCAA eventually.

Sure, and I wonder how that fact might affect the cohesiveness of the US team at the World Juniors and other international competitions. Over the past couple of decades the US's top players have played together for years with the NTDP, but that may no longer be the case.

[Trotsky]

players who might go to the NTDP, can now go to Major Junior if they want, knowing they can still go to the NCAA eventually.

Sure, and I wonder how that fact might affect the cohesiveness of the US team at the World Juniors and other international competitions. Over the past couple of decades the US's top players have played together for years with the NTDP, but that may no longer be the case.

Good point.

[chimpfood]

Looking at effort and chances more than scoring stats, I'm hoping that tomorrow we see Long prove why he is worthy of the first line and Veilleux do a little more offensively than he did last week. But at the same time I think he and Ashton were a little aggressive in the O zone last week and got caught up in the play a couple times leading to chances that better teams might make us pay on. But hey, I'm being picky for one exhibition game

[Trotsky]

We won't know anything real about any of the newbies until well into January.  I am hoping everybody stays healthy.

[VIEWfromK]

I like those two guys being aggressive.  They just need to cover for each other when one of them goes.  I expect as everyone gets used to playing together there will be better coverage from the forward group rotating back. 

[stereax]

Dragging a friend to the game today. Should be one where we look good, especially considering how the NTDP is cratering right now. Anywho, let's get cracking.

[Jim Hyla]

Need to see Walsh and Hoyt in this one

I don't think Jason mentioned whether they were banged up or just numbers casualties last week.

I posted this on the Czech thread:

"Coach had some comments in the Friday luncheon.

We are either the tallest, or maybe second tallest, I don't remember. But even with that, he thinks we're still faster than we have been.

Walsh and I think it was Stanley were out because of a good helping of caution."

[VIEWfromK]

Wallace is back!