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A quick prospect note before the Blackhawks game today, as both of these players were mentioned in my recent prospect rankings, but both suffered some disappointment today.
Max Nicastro was the final cut (that's a .doc file) on the blueline for the United States WJC club. Disappointment, but a good run. Nicastro was not on the summer evaluation list of roughtly 20 defensemen, but he played his way on after a strong start with Boston University this season. He made the final eight, but was let go after yesterday's exhibition against the Czech Republic. Brian Lashoff ended up making the team, and like Nicastro he was not originally on the summer roster. Lashoff has an opportunity to have a huge tournament, as he was partnered in the exhibition games with the consensus #1 defenseman for the 2010 draft, Cam Fowler.. soon to be known as Farmington Hills-native Cam Fowler, once Ken Daniels gets a hold of him.
Lashoff gives Detroit two guaranteed prospects at the WJC. Tomas Tatar is going to star for Slovakia, who just lost to the CIS's University of Saskatchewan yesterday (not too uncommon, it's a u-20 team against a team of 20-25 year olds). Andrej Nestrasil is still at the Czech Republic's camp -- unsure of his chances at making the roster. Expect some kind of team-by-team preview as rosters are finalized. The tournament starts on December 26, with the US taking on Slovakia right off the bat.
Also, Belarus was the first country to release an Olympic roster, and the Griffins' Sergei Kolosov was not on the roster as many expected. Belarus named eight defensemen, including two players younger than Kolosov. There are four NHLers on the roster, but most of the team comes from the KHL, so maybe Belarus just overlooked Kolosov because of his level of competition. A shame, because he's performed well for them in past international competition.
Sidenote: Hello old friend? Dave Lewis is Belarus' assistant coach for the Olympics. I was wondering where he'd been lately.
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