Is jack hughes just in the same situation as lafreniere or I’d there a different reason he’s not playing?

I'm surprised New Jersey didn't make Jack Hughes available for the world juniors. After a rough rookie season, this would of been a great way for Hughes to build back up some and he'd most likely dominant the tournament. Lineup looks 👍 to me tho.

I would assume Slaggert gets cut unless they want a physical presence instead of 4 scoring lines

Not too confident this year but you never know.

I wish the Devils allowed Hughes to play

Toss Tuch, Smilanic, Bordeleau, and Peterson into the forward conversation, I'd probably take all of them over Moynihan and Slaggert and then it's just preference who gets cut (I reckon Beecher, Boldy, Mastrosimone make it then the 4th line is up for grabs between Brisson, Colangelo, Berard, Beniers, and the guys I mentioned)

Wolf>>>Commesso

Im not a USA hockey fan, but Bordeleau is Canadian also and 100% belongs on the team

I used only the names of the camp invites.

shane pinto deserves to be on here after how he played last world juniors

I think Judd Caulfield will make the team as the 4th line RW. A Right-Handed shot. He’s 6’3, 210, (the opposite of Cole Caufield..lol), and plays for and is the “C” of North Dakota.

I think they will take his size, checking, scoring touch and a good two-way player on the 4th line.

And I think the youngest Hughes brother will make the 3rd pairing D. Or the 7th D spot.

He aged out. You have to be born after Jan 1, 2001.

Yeah and you forgot him

Literally no. The prelim roster was announced and none of these three are on it.

Lock-in all players from last year, and I think Brisson and Colangelo, Colangelo can be a great PK guy, can be physical and has good scoring touch. On D I think they are gonna need guys to play their offside, starting with Thrun, guy has a good ability to facilitate offense and can shut down the other team, he was nominated for best defensive defenseman in ECAC last year, as a rookie. also Johnson and Lacombe will make a good pair as they play together at Minnesota

Oh I missed that, was just going off a few projections I read a while back my bad. Only thing I really know is that Wolf>Commesso should be a lock tbh

Is Zegras NHL ready for this coming season?

He should be close. I would have kept him in the NCAA for one more season.

oh word my b