IIHF World ChampionshipDiscuss International Tournaments like the WJC, Olympics, and World Cup, as they take place, or discuss past tournaments. performances.
Huberdeau may have put up some points, but how many of those are off of the play of RNH? If you look at what he has CREATED, it has been next to nothing.
Guess, the almighty R. N. H. is the center of every scoring chance, every goal, every offensive creation, take-aways, puck-battles..
It's not going to get much easier in the NHL so he had better start adjusting.
True but to be fair, he seems to be doing just fine in the KHL. These tournaments are such a small sample size, people tend to react way to harshly based on how a player does in a single tournament.
I still remember how Kessel and Frolik were locks for 1&2 after one tournament according to HFboards. Good times
It's not going to get much easier in the NHL so he had better start adjusting.
Funny thing is, it will.
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Hamilton
Galchenyuk
Yakupov
Grigorenko
-you could probably throw in every other Russian forward besides Nichushkin
Jones
Rielly
At worst Huberdeau has been Canada's 4th best forward (RNH, Scheifle, Strome). Now that Jenner is back and Drouin is getting top line duties, that could change, but Huberdeau has not been bad at all.
Funny thing is, it will.
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Hamilton
Galchenyuk
Yakupov
Grigorenko
-you could probably throw in every other Russian forward besides Nichushkin
Jones
Rielly
Hamilton struggled early but was money today.
Reilly s been great had a rough first period today. That kid s offensive instinct s are amazing and his speed is great.
Jones is a 17 year old and is probably the USA s second best d behind trouba. (arguably)
For me it's yakupov faksa Barkov lipon grigorenko Grimaldi
True but to be fair, he seems to be doing just fine in the KHL. These tournaments are such a small sample size, people tend to react way to harshly based on how a player does in a single tournament.
I still remember how Kessel and Frolik were locks for 1&2 after one tournament according to HFboards. Good times
Considering the thread is "disappointed most" as opposed to "worst", my early candidate would be Dougie Hamilton. He hasn't been overly terrible or anything, but I expected a lot more from him. Hope he had a good game today, I haven`t seen it yet.
As far as forwards go, I guess it has to be Yakupov...he seems to be having a hell of a time playing in the system Russia`s implementing.
As a Bruins fan it pains me but I must agree. Dougie hasn't been the worst but he has been disapointing. As a returnee I expected more
Hamilton and Jones in terms of actual play, Gaudreau in terms of results. I've liked the way Gaudreau has played to some extent, but I was kind of hoping he'd blow the doors off the tournament for the US.
I can't believe all the flak MacKinnon is taking. He's 17 years old, he has 2 more tournaments to play in possibly, and is playing a limited role. Crosby only had 5 points in his first WJHC.
Of course the WJC is a small sample size and should not be weighted heavily (if at all) on a prospect's future. My disappointment with Huberdeau stems back to last year's Memorial Cup when two 5 foot 8 twins got into his head and hurt his team's chances at the tournament. You can't honestly say you would build a team with Huberdeau over Strome, Drouin, MacKinnon, RNH, etc. Huberdeau is a disappointment as a third overall pick who was supposedly good enough for the NHL back in October.
