The Official 2010 WJC Thread

PKC wrote:What's the point of rushing them anyways? It's been too long since this team properly developed a young player rather than just bringing them along and throwing them into the mix.

Some might point to Karlsson, but it's clear Karlsson thinks the game at the NHL level already, it's just a matter of adjusting physically, learning the intricacies of being an NHL defenseman and seasoning. More than anything, he just needed to get his feet wet and go from there.

SpezDispenser wrote:

PKC wrote:What's the point of rushing them anyways? It's been too long since this team properly developed a young player rather than just bringing them along and throwing them into the mix.

Some might point to Karlsson, but it's clear Karlsson thinks the game at the NHL level already, it's just a matter of adjusting physically, learning the intricacies of being an NHL defenseman and seasoning. More than anything, he just needed to get his feet wet and go from there.

No rush at all, just people saying that this kid is dynamite. And while most were centering on the Tenenby's of the Swedish team, now they're also looking closely at Petersson and Silfverberg (but especially Petersson).

wprager wrote:Yeah, well, unfortunately he'll have to do that going around NHL-calibre defensemen. Still, nice skill.

shabbs wrote:The Swiss beat Russisa in OT today...

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/story/?id=304467

Wow!

shabbs wrote:And they were without Luca Sbisa and Roman Josi in their lineup.

SpezDispenser wrote:Who's this Nino guy everyone's talking about?

SpezDispenser wrote:Aha, I see it's Nino Niederreiter.