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Originally Posted by stemit14
Yeah. We typically think it’s going to be the teams that are rebuilding that should be better in this showcase but it’s often whichever team brings the oldest group of prospects. The team made up of mostly 20-21 year old 3-4th round picks will often be a better team at the Young Stars Classic than the one that is mostly 18-19 year old 1st and 2nd round picks.
And, of course, goaltending is even more voodoo in these conditions. Young goalies that are nervous and playing behind a completely in-cohesive defence tend to not be at their best.
It’s definitely a fun mini-tournament to watch though. Lots of interesting young players to see especially this year for the flames.
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It's definitely more of a fun tournament to see the young guys in action for the first time.
Still remember the year Poolparty and Chucky were there. Poolparty looked like a legit top end centre, and Chucky looked a little too reckless for his own good out there, and had bad skating. Who would have thought their career trajectories would be so different afterwards.