dlbalr Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 The 2018 IIHF World Championships are now underway and there is plenty of Hab content in this year's edition. Okay...maybe not plenty, but some. Okay...maybe not some - how about one? Yes, despite missing the playoffs and having most of the team available to participate, there is one regular Hab suiting up. Okay...maybe saying he's a regular is a bit of a stretch. Alright, let's try this again - this year, the Habs will be represented by one semi-regular player (Jacob de la Rose) and two, count 'em, two, Laval players, one of which is likely to be let go without a qualifying offer next month (Markus Eisenschmid). The other Laval player, meanwhile, probably won't play a single game (Charlie Lindgren, the 3rd string goalie for the US). So, yeah, if you're looking to see the Habs in action, this isn't the tournament to watch. If you're looking for hockey to watch during the day (at least in North America), then this is the tournament for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 delaRose played 10:56 icetime in Sweden's 5-0 win over Belarus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 delaRose plays 14:36 vs Plekanec and the Czechs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 No points for de la Rose and Eisenschmid again today. I think the IIHF site is a little off on their line numbering though - Eisenschmid was listed on the front line for Germany today while Leon Draisaitl was listed as a third liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Breaking news - it took more than a week but the Habs finally have someone with a point in this tournament - de la Rose had a goal in Sweden's win today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, dlbalr said: Breaking news - it took more than a week but the Habs finally have someone with a point in this tournament - de la Rose had a goal in Sweden's win today. Would you know many Habs turned down invitation to play? Price, Gallagher, Pacioretty, Danault, Weber, injured of course but any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Is delaRose playing centre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 After the round robin, de la Rose (who has spent time at both centre and the left wing) and the Swedes got a #1 seed and get Latvia in the quarters. Eisenschmid and the Germans are out and Lindgren, with Team USA, has yet to play a game (although he did get to dress as the backup a whole one time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Even backing up is good experience for him, to play for country also, am sure McNivan wouldn't turn down an invite. Having a talented team in front of them for a change would also be a nice upgrade from the Rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Jacob de la Rose is off to the Gold Medal game after Sweden crushed the US 6-0 today. Canada and Switzerland play in a couple of hours in the other semi-final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Sven Andrighetto scores beauty shootout goal to start off the shootout of final game... then OEL ties it up followed by Forsberg scoring, which should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link67 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 What a sad underachieving bunch this was this year, holy moley, the only area they were clearly lacking was in goal, but the rest of the team's quality should have pulled them through to the finals at least.. Bet ya Bergy would take one hard look in that dressing room and conclude the attitude and character is all wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 I was hoping Price would have gone to the tournament just to get some game action in. I can't help but wonder if he'd have made a difference (though it's hard to fault McElhinney for his performance today - he kept them in it longer than Canada should have been). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 And USA Hockey has a new executive vice president. And it is this guy. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/vanbiesbrouck-resigns-from-ohl-team-after-racial-slur-1.368545 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/slur-draws-stiffest-fine-ever/article1011750/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link67 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 3:14 PM, Commandant said: And USA Hockey has a new executive vice president. And it is this guy. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/vanbiesbrouck-resigns-from-ohl-team-after-racial-slur-1.368545 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/slur-draws-stiffest-fine-ever/article1011750/ That's sure to quell the topics of division in that country, great idea guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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