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The Hockey Writers' prospects experts Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Greg Boysen get together to preview the upcoming 2022 World Junior Championship with the next set of team previews. First, they discuss Connor Bedard, Owen Power, Sebastian Cossa and potential dark horses for Team Canada. Then, they jump into Team USA and discuss the defence led by Luke Hughes and Jake Sanderson and the offence led by the top line of Brett Berard, Matty Beniers and Matthew Coronato. They also talk about Drew Commesso as the starter taking over for Spencer Knight and some dark horses at forward and defence. Finally, they finish off the proceedings with some predictions on who will win the bronze medal and ultimately the gold medal and national pride. 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Team Canada Preview 3:20 - Connor Bedard's WJC Debut 6:35 - Mason McTavish & Jake Neighbours' Impact 9:20 - Dark Horse Forwards 14:57 - Is this Owen Power's tournament? 17:14 - Other than Power, who will be important on defence? 19:13 - Team Canada's Goaltending 21:43 - Team USA Preview 22:38 - USA's Top Line: Berard - Beniers - Coronato 25:35 - Logan Cooley 28:01 - Dark Horse Forwards 32:30 - Does anyone have a chance at usurping Hughes & Sanderson? 33:56 - Other Defencemen To Watch 37:51 - Is Drew Commesso the de facto starter of Team USA? 42:01 - Tournament Final Predictions - Bronze & Gold 46:58 - Outro and Christmas wishes from everyone at Prospect Corner Check out The Hockey Writers' breakdown of Team Canada & Team USA's final rosters: Canada - https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-world-junior-championship-team-canada-final-roster/ United States - https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-world-junior-championship-team-usa-final-roster/ The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too: Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzator Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Greg Boysen - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/gboysen/ And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk prospects and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #WorldJuniors #IIHF #wjc2022
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss the 'gong show' against the Winnipeg Jets where Jason Spezza was handed a six-game suspension, the injury to Rasmus Sandin, the Leafs' quick starts and horrible finishes recently, Kristians Rubins impact on the defence, overall lack of officiating against the Jets, Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase's performance in the top six and more. Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Gong Show Against the Winnipeg Jets 2:29 - Was a six-game suspension too much for Jason Spezza? 6:19 - Team and fans upset with the officiating 7:18 - Rasmus Sandin out 2-3 weeks with an injury 9:26 - Sandin's positive impact on the defence before the injury 11:42 - Maple Leafs' great starts, but horrible finishes 16:15 - Justin Holl against the Chicago Blackhawks 17:23 - Kristians Rubins play since being called up 21:22 - Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie in the top six Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #MapleLeafs #Leafs #NHL
The Hockey Writers Seattle Kraken writing crew discuss Haydn Fleury and why Dave Hakstol keeps benching him. They then discuss Philipp Grubauer's latest play and if the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins is a one-game fluke or a sign of things to come. Lastly, they dive into the Kraken's struggles with scoring in the first period. 0:00 Intro 3:25 Why is Haydn Fleury constantly in and out of the lineup? 5:53 Could Hakstol be fired over Fleury being traded? 10:34 Kraken defense will only get more complicated 12:45 Will Haydn Fleury get traded? 14:15 Philipp Grubauer's Inconsistent Play 17:51 Is Grubauer being overplayed? 20:52 1A/1B Goaltending Tandems Have Become The Norm 22:18 Kraken's Slow Starts in First Periods 25:32 How do the Kraken fix their first periods? 28:09 Kraken Need to Translate Their Second Periods to the First Period Our Kraken crew are good writers, too: Tom Pepper - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/tpepper/ Adam Kierszenblat - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/akierszenblat/ Sean Raggio - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/sraggio/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Kraken content - https://thehockeywriters.com/seattle-kraken/ Stay Connected! Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Kraken and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #Kraken #NHL #Hockey
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss their takeaways from Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild, whether the Maple Leafs should finally trade Justin Holl, the lack of goaltending depth past Mrazek, the recent Mitch Marner and Jake Muzzin clip circulating around social media and much more. Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Wild takeaways 4:01 - Resiliency was shown in comeback 5:53 - Will Justin Holl be traded? 8:47 - Timothy Liljegren being in the lineup over Holl 9:30 - Whether Liljegren should be in the top four if Holl is traded 12:05 - Jake Muzzin and Mitch Marner clip circulating social media 16:59 - Expectations for Petr Mrazek when he returns 18:37 - Goaltending depth concerns 21:55 - Is Mike Hutchinson and Joseph Woll a solid tandem if Mrazek and Campbell are hurt? Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Chicks & Sticks, our Melissa Boyd, Hannah Garfield, and Mariah Stark discuss the latest news surrounding the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota Wild respectively, rate some new team jerseys, discuss the Canadiens' front office changes, the upcoming Rick Nash and Mikko Koivu jersey retirements, and more. Episode Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Team Updates: New Jersey Devils 2:50 - Team Updates: Boston Bruins 7:29 - Team Updates: Minnesota Wild 8:41 - Team Updates: Montreal Canadiens 9:55 - New Jersey Devils "Jersey" jersey review 12:55 - Should jersey designs be left to artists? 14:30 - Lightning & Predators Stadium Series jerseys review 18:37 - Marc Bergevin Fired as GM of Canadiens 20:29 - Will a GM & VP of Hockey Ops work? 25:10 - Mikko Koivu & Rick Nash Jersey Retirements 28:21 - Who's jersey should be retired next? 33:56 - Favorite moment of the week / Looking forward to in the coming week Our Chicks & Sticks crew are great writers, too: Melissa Boyd - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mboyd/ Hannah Garfield - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/hgarfield/ Mariah Holland - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mholland/ Kristy Flannery - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/kflannery/ Check out Raylene's work - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/rlung/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
In this episode of Oilers Overtime our Edmonton Oilers crew of Jim Parsons, Brian Swane and Julian Mongillo get together to discuss their takeaways from the Oilers' 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, the most recent Duncan Keith injury and how the defence will look without him and Darnel Nurse, Stuart Skinner's performance, the Oilers' reputation in the NHL when compared to the Calgary Flames, players that have impressed in the last five games, and finally, they make some predictions on what will happen in the next game against the Arizona Coyotes. Our Oilers crew are great writers, too: Jim Parsons - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/jparsons/ Julian Mongillo - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/jmongillo/ Brian Swane - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/bswane/ Colton Pankiw - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/cpankiw/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Oilers and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
In this episode, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Kevin Armstrong, Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss Nick Ritchie being on the top line again, whether it was wrong to let Frederik Andersen walk in free agency, Topi Niemelä's strong play in Finland and his status as an untouchable prospect, and finally the guys take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins and give their picks on who Kyle Dubas should target in a trade should Brian Burke put out the "for sale" sign at the deadline. 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Nick Ritchie Back on the Top Line 5:23 - Ritchie's Last Chance After Clifford Claim? 6:34 - Frederik Andersen's Strong Play With the Hurricanes 7:28 - Were the Maple Leafs wrong letting Andersen walk? 16:40 - Topi Niemelä's Strong Play in Finland 20:21 - Is Niemela more untouchable than Robertson and Amirov? 25:06 - Who would you target on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade? Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
The Hockey Writers Flames Faceoff Episode Rundown 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Introducing Frankie Benvenuti, Ottawa Senators/Ottawa 67's writer 2:21 - Takeaways from the past week 4:53 - Calgary Flames' scoring woes 7:30 - Can the Flames spread out the scoring? 8:40 - Scouting the Ottawa Senators 10:28 - Positives from the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs 11:49 - Oliver Kylington 13:44 - Jusso Valimaki being a healthy scratch 14:56 - Ottawa Senators' battle with COVID-19 20:15 - Showdown between Brady and Matthew Tkachuk 20:38 - Brady Tkachuk as the Senators' captain 22:08 - Matthew Tkachuk potentially becoming the Flames' captain 25:19 - Jack Beck 28:17 - Beck potentially being on Team Canada for the 2022 World Juniors Our Flames Faceoff crew are great writers, too: Paul Quinney - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pquinney/ Brett Krauss - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/bkrauss/ Greg Tysowski - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/gtysowski/ Colton Pankiw - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/cpankiw/ Check out Frankie's work - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/fbenvenuti/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Flames content - https://thehockeywriters.com/calgary-flames/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Flames and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to do a mock draft for the top ...
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