Quinn Hughes is Team USA’s MVP
Continuing to preview Friday’s semifinals at the men’s Olympic hockey tournament, during a SportsCenter segment on TSN, Director of Scouting Craig Button was asked by Sarah Davis who the most dangerous players are for Team USA and Slovakia.
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Sarah Davis: “We have Craig Button and Craig one of Canada, Finland, USA and Slovakia are going to win men’s hockey gold this weekend. So we want you to tell us the most dangerous player on each of the remaining teams, and we want you to start with the Americans.”
Craig Button: “I think there’s no question, it’s Quinn Hughes. Quinn Hughes is going to play a lot of minutes. Quinn Hughes poses a lot of challenges. He’s very good at developing. And so if he’s not sure what he’s going to do, how does the opposing player know what he’s going to do? His mind is always working. He can play where he can play. part of the game and understand that he may be called upon to do that you’re talking about someone who not only has a big impact, but ends up everyone is on the heels of Quinn Hughes in the USA.
NHLRumors.com Note: We’ve seen the impact Quinn Hughes has on Team USA in these games. He scored the game-winning overtime goal in the quarterfinals against Sweden. Many are wondering if Hughes will play for Team USA in the Four Nations Faceoff. Team USA has other players who can be dangerous, such as goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck, forward Jack Hughes and Auston Matthews, but everything revolves around Quinn Hughes.
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Davis: “And next, the team the Americans will face in the semis. How about Slovakia?”
How many goals will Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Norris, and Matthew Knies score?
Button: “Yeah, Juraj Slafkovsky. He’s been there, done that. Bronze medal in 2022, and he’s come to these Olympics, and he’s been a tour de force. He’s been everything you want from their best player. Juraj Slafkovsky has done it all. He set the tone physically; he set the tone to finish that game. He finished the game. development in Montreal, and now you see it in the Olympics stage. So there are a lot of other players they’re not good there, but Juraj Slafkovsky stands alone as their most dangerous player.
NHLRumors.com Note: Slafkovsky was unbelievable against Slovakia with his ability to shoot the puck and use his big body as Slovakia played the game in your face, but you could argue that Dalibor Dvorský is just as dangerous. He has six points (three goals and three assists) in four games. That’s the most points scored by a rookie in the Olympics by an NHL player. Moreover, he has done this on the International Stage before. So Slovakia has a few options.
Team USA will face Slovakia on Friday afternoon. The winner will play the winner of Canada/Finland in the Gold Medal Game. However, the losers will play for Bronze on Saturday.
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