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The U.S. has made its first round of cuts at World Junior Championship camp. The Americans released two forwards according to Mike Morreale. They cut Northeastern's Cam Lund and Boston College commit Will Smith. That leaves 16 forwards at camp, including UND freshman Jackson Blake. The U.S. is expected to cut three more forwards.

 

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On 12/12/2022 at 3:45 PM, Oxbow6 said:

There isn't a line that is close to generating offensive like Blake McLaughlin and Gaber. Are they a shutdown line....nope but their minus ratings have a lot more to do with other factors then them defensively. 

What do you see as other factors?

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On 12/12/2022 at 5:30 PM, Oxbow6 said:

Amount of ice time played in 5x5 situations, outside of last series porous goaltending and defensive pairings and their lapses.

There was a stretch earlier this season when 15 and 25 were on the ice for 11 of 13 5x5 goals against. Most likely based on ice time those two Fr. were on the ice for a few of those.

Frisch was outstanding this past series and Kleven was good too but that has not been the case for most of this season so it is a little disingenuous to look at two Fr. as the defensive liabilities based on +/-.

McLaughlin is the best playmaker at center since Nick Schmaltz. Blake is well.......just special. 

Very good observation contribution.

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On 12/12/2022 at 6:30 PM, Oxbow6 said:

Amount of ice time played in 5x5 situations, outside of last series porous goaltending and defensive pairings and their lapses.

There was a stretch earlier this season when 15 and 25 were on the ice for 11 of 13 5x5 goals against. Most likely based on ice time those two Fr. were on the ice for a few of those.

Frisch was outstanding this past series and Kleven was good too but that has not been the case for most of this season so it is a little disingenuous to look at two Fr. as the defensive liabilities based on +/-.

McLaughlin is the best playmaker at center since Nick Schmaltz. Blake is well.......just special. 

They finally found a way to get McLaughlin to shoot the puck -- put him in the shootout!   Now if they could only get him to shoot more during the game, we might not need to get to the shootout. 

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The new Through These Doors has an in-depth look at all the new weight room improvements at REA.
Pretty incredible stuff from the high altitude room to all the new high-tech equipment and recovery area.
I can't imagine there are many NHL arenas that have this type of area available to them...let alone college arenas:

 

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18 minutes ago, Goon said:

Not happening. He's a dynamic player. 

But the way for the U.S. to have a chance at the gold isn't going to be to try outscore teams like Canada, as it would be hard to compete with guys like Shane Wright, Connor Bedard, and Adam Fantilli.   The U.S. might have to have a bunch of guys that are two way players, so you never know what that final roster could look like.  Agree, he should be there, but you never know. 

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2 minutes ago, tnt said:

But the way for the U.S. to have a chance at the gold isn't going to be to try outscore teams like Canada, as it would be hard to compete with guys like Shane Wright, Connor Bedard, and Adam Fantilli.   The U.S. might have to have a bunch of guys that are two way players, so you never know what that final roster could look like.  Agree, he should be there, but you never know. 

That's a good point, I guess, I'd be shocked if he's not on the team. 

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