The second-best tournament in sports, besides the Stanley Cup playoffs, begins on Christmas Day in Edmonton. It’s the World Juniors, featuring 10 countries and four Calgary Flames prospects, to boot.
We have assembled our roundtable to provide our opinions and handy predictions for the next few weeks of hockey.
What non-Flames prospect are you most excited to watch?
Craig: Cole Caufield: the slippery strides and slingshot release he showcased in the exhibition game against Finland teased what could easily be the most potent offensive threat of the tournament.
Ryan: Juuso Valimaki was the best defenseman in Finland over the first two months of 2020-21, but Winnipeg prospect Ville Heinola wasn’t far off.