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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I've decided I don't care who we pick as long as we sign Dennis Godla in the offseason.
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No.
That right there is the problem with this tournament. While a poor performance at it can raise a red flag, a great performance is often misleading.
This is a tournament where Jeff Glass was stellar. Justin Pogge even more so. A tournament where Andrey Makarov was better than Andrei Vasilevski. And that's just talking about goaltenders.
Danny Syvret looked good at this tourney. Jeremy Colliton. Nigel Dawes. Matt Halischuk. They outplayed and outproduced other players who have gone on to have far better careers.
A short tournament like this is too small a sample size. It's painfully easy for unlikely heroes to emerge. Hot streak, good linemates, easy opponents, etc. For goalies it's even easier. Just play for a good team and do your job (like Glass) or play for a really bad one and have the game of your life keeping your team in it (Godla).
Running around signing guys who had a good game or two at this tournament would be such an Edmonton thing to do. Like trying to sign Tkachev after he had a decent training camp (and trying to call him Vladdy Hockey). And then trading a decent player for a late 1st in order to draft him next year after not reading the rules the first time around.
Glad Treliving and the scouts are better than this, and smart hockey fans should be too. Don't get too wrapped up in this tournament. It's not as meaningful as TSN would have you believe.