Subject: 5 things to watch for in World Junior Championship quarterfinals
Author: Angel92
Posted on: 01/08/2018 07:05:45 AM
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship resumes with quarterfinal-round games at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter in Buffalo on Tuesday.
The semifinal round will be held at KeyBank Center on Thursday, and the gold-medal and bronze-medal games at KeyBank Center on Friday.On the ButtonSweden defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, a strong candidate to be selected No. 1 in the 2018 NHL Draft, is the best player at his position at this http://www.packersprosale.com/morgan-burnett-jersey-c-1_26.html stage in the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship, according to Craig Button, TSN director of scouting, former NHL Network analyst and former NHL general manager.Dahlin (6-foot-2, 181 pounds) has six points, all assists, and is tied for the tournament scoring lead among defensemen with Libor Hajek (Tampa Bay Lightning)."He's just too good," Button said. "He is to defensemen Trent Brown Jersey Womens what Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are to centermen. He's a franchise-defining, elite No. 1 defenseman. I think he can play in the NHL right now because he's that good. His command of the game everywhere on the ice is unbelievable."Dahlin has played every situation and led Sweden by playing 28:07 in a Authentic Sheldon Rankins Jersey 4-3 shootout win against Russia on New Year's Eve to help Sweden clinch first in Group B section.Button feels there are three forwards standing out at the tournament: Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks) and Lias Andersson (New http://www.authenticvikingssales.com/rhett-ellison-jersey-c-1_26.html York Rangers) of Sweden, and Casey Mittelstadt (Buffalo Sabres) of the United States. Mittelstadt leads the tournament with nine points (four goals, five assists). Andersson has six points and leads all players with five goals, and Pettersson has six points (four goals, two assists)."[Mittelstadt] has been a real catalyst for the U.S. with scoring chances and his command of the game," Button said. "What he did in the outdoor game (three assists in a 4-3 shootout win against Canada at New Era Field on Friday) was superb."Canadian balanceCanada is proving to be the deepest of the 10 teams at the World Juniors.It's tournament-best 21 goals has come from 13 players. Canada also has the top power play (53.3 percent) and has received the best goaltending (.943 save percentage) through four games."It's pretty much what we thought we'd get, offense from every line," Canada coach Dominique Ducharme said. "We liked our balance starting the tournament. Every game different guys are JuJu Smith-Schuster Womens Jersey chipping in and we're happy about that."The top line of center Sam Steel (Anaheim Ducks), left wing Jordon Kyrou (St. Louis Blues) and http://www.stc-van.com/brad-wing-jersey-c-1_37.html right wing Dillon Dube has combined for 12 points (five goals, seven assists). Steel (three goals, two assists) and Kyrou (one goal, four assists) each has five points. The second line of Robert Thomas (St. Louis Blues) centering left wing Boris Katchouk (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Taylor Raddysh (Tampa Bay Lightning) has 11 Jersey points (five goals, six assists). They've also gotten points from the defense; Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) is tied for the lead among defensemen with two goals, and Callan Foote (Tampa Bay Lightning) has three assists).Goaltender Carter Hart (Philadelphia Flyers) has a 1.95 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in three games (2-0-1).http://forum.simploo.de/read.php?8,9431
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