Edited Aug. 21, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.
1) Ozzy Wiesblatt is a really good hockey player. Talk about standing out. He's a sleeper to make the Sharks out of TC.
2) Artemi Kniazev is also a really good hockey player. A night that I expected Merkley to make a statement and Kniazev stole the show.
3) Eklund scored a couple nice ones (one in shootout). Ready? Hard to say.
4) Magnus Chrona was not a good hockey player last night. Shades of Martin Jones.
5) Having Knyzhov and Kniazev on the same team is going to annoy the crap out of play-by-play guys. "Kuh-nee-shov passes to Kuh-nee-yaz-ev"
5) Montana Onyebuchi can replace Kane's fighting skills but that's probably it.
6) Danil Gushchin has incredible hands, Datsyuk-lite if he improves his 2-way game.
7) Melnichuk looked pretty good. A year in NA did him some good.
8) Timofey Spitserov and Alex Young we're both surprisingly good. Also liked Linus Oberg's game.
That said, here is my desired lineup out of TC this year.
Kane - Until he is announced off the team, he is probably on it.
Someone had this moved to forums despite creating an actual lineup. Thanks to whatever moron decided that.