I mean Savoie is more of a center but yeah, he’d look nice with Stutzle

Day 1 recap

Finland 3, Germany 1
Finland goals: Sami Helenius (Los Angeles Kings)(2), Joel Maatta
Germany goals: Luca Munzenberger (Edmonton Oilers)

Finland goalie: Leevi Merilainen (Ottawa Senators), 23 saves on 24 shots faced
Germany goalie: Nikita Quapp (Carolina Hurricanes), 19 saves on 22 shots faced (57:47)

Russia 3, Sweden 6
Russia goals: Fyodor Svechkov (Nashville Predators), Matvei Michkov (2)
Sweden goals: Oskar Olausson (Colorado Avalanche), Simon Edvinsson (Detroit Red Wings), Emil Andrae (Philadelphia Flyers), Alexander Holtz (New Jersey Devils), Theodor Niederbach (Detroit Red Wings), Daniel Ljungman (Dallas Stars)

Russia goalies: Yaroslav Askarov (Nashville Predators), 13 saves on 16 shots faced (40 min); Yegor Guskov, 5 saves on 7 shots faced (18:37)
Sweden goalie: Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota Wild), 27 saves on 30 shots faced

Czechia 3, Canada 6
Czechia goals: Michal Gut, Pavel Novak (Minnesota Wild), Stanislav Svozil (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Canada goals: Mason McTavish (Anaheim Ducks), Owen Power (3), Donovan Sebrango (Detroit Red Wings), Olen Zellweger (Anaheim Ducks)

Czechia goalie: Jakub Malek (New Jersey Devils), 20 saves on 25 shots faced
Canada goalie: Dylan Garand (New York Rangers), 6 saves on 9 shots faced

United States 3, Slovakia 2
United States goals: Matthew Knies (Toronto Maple Leafs), Mackie Samoskevich (Florida Panthers), Landon Slaggert (Chicago Blackhawks)
Slovakia goals: Martin Chromiak (Los Angeles Kings) (2)

United States goalie: Drew Commesso (Chicago Blackhawks), 23 saves on 25 shots faced
Slovakia goalie: Simon Latkoczy, 39 saves on 42 shots faced (59:03)

Top Performances
Owen Power, D, Canada (BUF)
Cole Perfetti, LW, Canada (WPG)
Mason McTavish, C, Canada (ANA)
Simon Edvinsson, D, Sweden (DET)
Emil Andrae, D, Sweden (PHI)
Samuel Helenius, C, Finland (LAK)
Brad Lambert, LW, Finland (2022)
Matvei Michkov, RW, Russia (2023)
Simon Latkoczy, G, Slovakia (2022)
Martin Chromiak, LW, Slovakia (LAK)
Drew Commesso, G, USA (CHI)
Jake Sanderson, D, USA (OTT)

We’ll probably be out of that range. I’m okay with any of Kemell, Miroshnichenko, Slafkovksy , Lambert, Cooley, Jiricek or Nemec

Yeah

No Yurov but Miroshnichenko? Because Miroshnichenko has some big concerns including his consistency, effort off the puck, defence, his passing could use some improvement

Honestly Yurov, Miroshnichenko and Slafkovsky all have concerns and aren’t really producing . Slafkovksy is a 6’4 huge winger so it’s less of a risk

Yurov doesn't really have any concerns, when you're playing 4th line on a KHL team that doesn't care about prospect development, you won't put up many points but that hasn't stopped him from looking good

Is he even playing for Russia in the WJC?

Yes he is, Miroshnichenko isn't

Lambert-Helenius-Koivunen line has been absolutely fire in these first games

Lamberts line is looking scary for the competition. They haven’t faced a powerhouse yet but they’re providing a dominant shift almost every time they hit the ice.

Lambert getting himself back in the top 8 for the draft

Helenius especially has looked extremely good. Huge guy who moves surprisingly well for his size and looks constantly dangerous, keeps on finding those scoring chances.

Indeed. Currently doesn't seem like Räty's fate is looming for the guy.

Speaking of Räty, I'm still waiting for him to join this team lol.

Well I never scouted Raty when he was supposed to go very high ( I started around spring this year and he was between 25-30 the whole time for me) but I can't see Lambert falling to after 15

Is he out cuz of Covid?

I doubt he was ever out of it. People look at the fact that the production hasn't been there for him and think the sky is falling. Those who make a living scouting I'm sure recognize that this is a tremendous player (at least most of them).

I’d go out on a limb and say he should be going top 3, if lower it’ll be a massive steal for the team picking him.

Two years ago he was supposed to go first overall in 2021. But things change rapidly if you can't perform, and him being stuck in Finnish junior league did hurt his stock quite a bit.

Now that he's playing in a smaller team than Kärpät in Finland he's looking like a heck of a steal for Isles.

As far as I know a member of his team had covid and he got exposed to it, so he was still in quarantine when the Finnish team travelled to Edmonton, but he himself wasn't ill.

Yeah. Imagine Lambert on Stutzle’s wing. I’m having erectiosn

I agree, he's top 3. For me it's the same 3 headed monster that was being hyped up for this draft a year ago (Wright, Savoie, Lambert - not necessarily that order).

He wasn’t producing in Liga. WJC will determine if Lambert goes up or down and Kemell if he goes down

Absolutely agree. Been a little bit disappointed with Kemell. The shot is obviously there but no play driving to speak of. Getting drafted to the right team will be important for his success. Definitely needs a setup man

The big question is

Lambert or Kemell?