Okay well I'm gonna miss the third period so I guess I'll just give my comments
USA
Jones: Phenomenal talent. Could be the best defenseman to be taken since 2008. Kid's got it all. Hits like a truck, handles the puck like an OFD, and knows what to do under pressure. Very impressed and upset he isn't 2012 eligible.
Trouba: Less flash but he's still just as solid as before. Wouldn't mind the Ducks taking him
Kerdiles: Expected a little more. He's got a nose for the net but he isn't really doing anything productive out there.
Riely Barber: invisible. other than his goal
Sieloff: Where is all this love from Button coming from. I haven't seen it deserved in one single USA game.
Skjei: Same thing. I see him going as high as 14 on some mocks. I don't see it all and I haven't. To me picking him anywhere but under 20 would be a waste of a pick.
CAN:
Dumba: Pretty much as good as advertised and I don't understand the low rankings. Jones is outplaying him ATM, but it's clear that Dumba is something special
Pulock: First time seeing him. Don't see what all the fuss is about. Hasn't done anything bad, but hasn't done anything spectacular either.
Severson: Invisible minus a penalty.
Gaunce: Really showing how overrated he's been. I haven't seen any of what has been advertised. NHL strength? What? Offensive awareness? Doesn't know where the puck is. Great defensive play? Getting burned left and right.
S.Reinhart: Hasn't wowed me, but hasn't disappointed either
Smith: He's been annoying me. He goes into dirty areas which is good but he'll skate slowly into a group of 4 US defenders and just lose it. That isn't good offense, that's retarded hockey. And everytime something hasn't gone his way he's thrown a mini tantrum. Do not like.
Troock/Laughton/Winther: Invisible but probably in a good way
Shinkaruk: Very good. Probably not Mackinnon good, but he's got all the tools to be a star. You can say a bit of Etem's style in him but you add more goodies to it.
