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I agree. Although I do really like the NHL's development model by playing a year in the AHL. It's such a good league. However, if you are under the legal age to drink a beer in most cities, I would stick around a play another year of college puck. Unless a player is beyond elite I guess (I am talking about those underagers that are playing in the NHL full time). At least when a player leaves after their junior year they can go out with the boys (whether they are in the NHL or AHL). 20 is so young in the grand scheme of things.

Haha, that's a good one. In all seriousness, Tomek should travel with the team and has clearly shown he can (at the very least) be a backup. Tomek got absolutely peppered by the US and Russia and held his own against very very good talent.

...and he was very very very close to staying for a third year.

Agreed....other than the Russia game. He's good but been more of a role player. He captains next year's team as well as Team Canada during next's year's WJC.

I see. Wasn't he just noting the disadvantage between NCAA and CHL? If Jost signed after this year the advantage he would have is that he wouldn't have to go to the CHL (i.e Jack Roslovic). If Jost signs after this year there is no way his agent would let him get sent to the CHL. He'd go to the AHL if he doesn't stick in the Show.

No, he'd play in the AHL. If he doesn't stay up....which he most likely won't given he's not ready yet.

Hopefully they start bringing him on road trips

I'll take Russia

Big win for the boys! Cam and the D looked good. Boring game plan but the got the W. That's all that matters.

Big win!

oh....this feed

I thought tomek held his own ina tough matchup. He'd want that 4th goal back. All in all, he looked solid.

It's going to get out of hand here.

Which one?

Omg you're too funny

The 4th was weak. Thompsons was a nice goal.

You have to be kidding me? Thompson's goal? the 4th goal was weak.

No way. USA is about to pile on 4-5 more.

I hope he plays well too, either way, he's going to give up quite a few goals. The US team has a lot of fire power and the Slovaks looks terrible last night. I've kind of felt bad for him. He's been an easy target to criticize (by local writers), which has came out of no where (other than local fans wanting to see him play earlier this year). He's also been poked fun at by national writers for not seeing any playing time in the two years at UND. If he does play well I'd like to see him get a few games in at UND before the end of the year. Having two good goalies ready to play is a best case scenario. Also, Cam's statistics won't get him in the Richter conversation this year.

oh boy.....at least he'll see a ton of pucks. Hopefully he plays well.

If Tomek's first real game in over a year and a half is against the Canadians that would be terrible Whoever is the goalie tonight is going to get blown up. If he doesn't start tonight I wonder if he get's the US game tomorrow....that would be interesting.

Haha yeah. I just heard from a very reliable source that we missed out on Will Borgen by 24 hours. I guess Borgen was kind of heart broken but had verbally committed to scsu the previous night.

I think keeping Ahcan was the right move. Krys wasn't good at last years tournament and hasn't been very good for BU this year. Ahcan will bring it.

Yeah....sounds like he was a tad rusty. He's awesome though. I'm guessing he's still dinged up. If he goes back to the O and does well from the get go I'll be scratching my head.

Well they are kind of going in the same direction... but this year's forward is slightly deeper.