Episode Milan Michalek (446): USA Wins World Juniors. Bedard out with broken jaw - Calder chances gone?

The USA won the World Juniors, defeating the hometown Swedes.  Connor Bedard is out with a broken jaw and the Winnipeg Jets are in first place in league. They are our Team of the Week.    Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio

Title Player  Milan Michalek

News

Winnipeg in 1st in league in PTS, but Rangers in 1st Pts %

Bedard injury - didn’t seem bad - should be back - of course Smith had to fight smh

https://youtube.com/shorts/avN4I1c4lKU?si=enKFpyF5RDUD025C

broken jaw - on IR

Borje Series

Friedman reporting Nylander deal close - over $10MM - what do you think?

World Junior - USA vs Sweden final - fast, excellent hockey 

 USA wins gold 6-2

Czechia over Finland - 8-5 - Fins were up 5-2. Chechia tied with 2 min left, then lead goal with 1:14. 

Oilers - Zach Hyman with 3rd hattrick of season 25 on season

continue to roll but fans are a bit too comfortable. After going 14-3 in last 17, still only 22nd in league in Pts %

Talking like they could win all 11 games in Jan - really?

Norris talk for Bouchard - really?  Is he even better than Ekholm? 

Leafs - talk seems negative, but 19-10-7 despite injuries. 

PWHL - will you pick a favourite team? 

Toronto pays back NY with a win - new rule comes into play as game winner was shorthanded

Have to think Montreal is favourite with Poulin and Desbiens

All games on Sportsnet, TSN or CBC. Also on Youtube. Americans can watch on different regional networks.

All Star Game - first 32 players announced

TOR - Matthews

CHI- Bedard

EDM - McDavid

LAK - Cam Talbot!

WSH - Tom Wilson

Guess the 5th

Team of the Week

Winnipeg Jets - 

First and foremost - change to third uniforms - red pants

5v5 stats

SF% 52.6 (6)  GF% 62.7 (1)  xGF% 51.7 (11) SH% 9/14 SV% 93.99 (1)

All Sit 

SF% 51.5 (11) GF% 58.06 (3) xGF% 50.83 (15) SH% 10.7 (10) SV% 91.78 (1) 

Top Scorers

Scheiffele  12-26-38

Morrissey 6-24-30

Ehlers 13-16-29

Kyle Connor still out for a while

Goaltending -

Hellebuyck - ,921 SV%  GSAA 14.9 (1) 

Brossoit - .920 GSAA 5

Summary

Goaltending, BUT given Brossoit’s numbers, playing to system has to be huge

GF% a bit high based on performance so will cool off some, but as long as goalies keep it up, will be fine

Crazy Stat

Hot / Not 

Atlantic FLA 8-2-0 / OTT 3-7-0 

Metro CAR 6-1-3/ CBJ  3-3-4 

Central WPG 8-0-2 / CHI 2-7-1 

Pacific SEA 8-0-2 / SJS 0-10-0 (wow) Joey Daccord playing great VGK - 3-7-0 - slumping

DOPeS - 

Hartman fine - high sticks Perfetti - mic’d up and admitted it - gets a parking ticket

Can’t use mic’d up content in discipline 

Botteril and Mayers argument 

Zucker - 3 games https://www.nhl.com/news/arizona-coyotes-jason-zucker-suspended-three-games