Kesler

Never a doubt

Never a doubt
- VANTEL

Canadians controlled the game for the most part I thought. Sunday should be good!

Canadians controlled the game for the most part I thought. Sunday should be good!
- LeftCoaster

If the US plays like that tomorrow they will win lint.

Canadians controlled the game for the most part I thought. Sunday should be good!
- LeftCoaster

Canada is gonna have to be better. The Swedes are the best defensive team in the tourny and have enough guys who can score.

If the US plays like that tomorrow they will win lint.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Quick vs Rask should be a dandy

Quick vs Rask should be a dandy
- Bieksa#3

0-0

0-0
- LeftCoaster

Yep, shootout

I'd say "very good", don't have a true workhorse #1 type, but I prefer the strategy to have 3 solid pairings instead of relying one pairing to do all the heavy lifting.

I'd deal Higgins before Hansen. Mainly due to age and Higgins having a great year, his possession stats are also great and a lot of teams that use those would pay up for him.

He has a limited NTC just like Hansen, but I'm guessing he wouldn't be totally against playing for a contending team at this stage of his career.
- Nucker101

It is all about the return. Higgins has had a pretty good year and if the return is better than Hansen then by all means especially if it could net a prospect or pick that could turn out to be something.

I would prefer to see one of the four big$ d-men traded for a legit top 6 forward who can contribute right away, but either way this roster needs some new energy and confidence in its core.

0-0
- LeftCoaster

If the Americans play inspired I see them winning by multiple goals, if they don't give a poop then I think Finland takes it in a 1-0 or 2-1 type of game.

It is all about the return. Higgins has had a pretty good year and if the return is better than Hansen then by all means especially if it could net a prospect or pick that could turn out to be something.

I would prefer to see one of the four big$ d-men traded for a legit top 6 forward who can contribute right away, but either way this roster needs some new energy and confidence in its core.
- hillbillydeluxe

I don't know. If we are gonna go young, the Higgins is an ideal player to help the young guys. Age included I'll take Higgins over Hansen. But if somebody comes offering a late 1st then bye bye higgins

Never a doubt
- VANTEL

Latvia worried me more.

@Fosco. Told you.

@Fosco. Told you.
- walshyleafsfan

He's a Sweden fan.

I don't know. If we are gonna go young, the Higgins is an ideal player to help the young guys. Age included I'll take Higgins over Hansen. But if somebody comes offering a late 1st then bye bye higgins
- Bieksa#3

Torts prefers Higgins too.

It is all about the return. Higgins has had a pretty good year and if the return is better than Hansen then by all means especially if it could net a prospect or pick that could turn out to be something.

I would prefer to see one of the four big$ d-men traded for a legit top 6 forward who can contribute right away, but either way this roster needs some new energy and confidence in its core.
- hillbillydeluxe

Edler has looked very good for Sweden. He's our bait.

Torts prefers Higgins too.
- KB3Point0

I'm not a Hansen fan. He does hustle but not a great deal of hockey sense and has stone hands. He's a good 3rd line player but Higgins can play 2nd line

Edler has looked very good for Sweden. He's our bait.
- Bieksa#3

I wonder how many goals we can bounce off of Edler Sunday.

I don't know. If we are gonna go young, the Higgins is an ideal player to help the young guys. Age included I'll take Higgins over Hansen. But if somebody comes offering a late 1st then bye bye higgins
- Bieksa#3

It is all case by case or trade by trade. We really need more scoring up front. I like what both Hansen and Higgins have brought, they are both good value. Neither is a 2nd liner though (Higgins has looked like he belonged there for some stretches) and if we can pickup a player or pick that could be that top 6 player, I think you have to go for it.

If Higgins or Hansen is worth a 1st round pick, I would make that trade... I would rather make the trade for a player already in another club's system and see where they are at in their development. All case by case.

Guessing most if not all agree that change is needed.

I wonder how many goals we can bounce off of Edler Sunday.
- A_SteamingLombardi

@Fosco. Told you.
- walshyleafsfan

I also said Canada would win.

I just questioned why you were so against the possibility they could lose, when Vancity said you were overly optimistic.

It was a highly contested 1-0 game...

I wonder how many goals we can bounce off of Edler Sunday.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Thank God it's Daniel and not Henrik in the lineup for Sweden.

It is all case by case or trade by trade. We really need more scoring up front. I like what both Hansen and Higgins have brought, they are both good value. Neither is a 2nd liner though and if we can pickup a player or pick that could be that top 6 player, I think you have to go for it.

If Higgins or Hansen is worth a 1st round pick, I would make that trade... I would rather make the trade for a player already in another club's system and see where they are at in their development. All case by case.

Guessing most if not all agree that change is needed.


- hillbillydeluxe

My point is Higgins can fill in on the 2nd line. He's a 2nd/3rd line tweener. Hansen can't fill in. Given his contract and recent production coupled with a sellers market I see no reason why Higgins isn't worth a 1st. Look what Erat, Gaustad etc got in return

Thank God it's Daniel and not Henrik in the lineup for Sweden.
- Nucker101

Danny looks not bad. Maybe getting some confidence back.