Hurricanes first-round pick Jeff Skinner shows off his scoring touch at Team Canada's camp.

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wow

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by chrisj on Aug 5, 2010 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

First, Wow indeed.

Second: This makes me wonder if a player allowed to go to their knees in an NHL shoot out? I know they can’t stop or turn around or score on a rebound, but are those the only moves disallowed? Would this be legal?

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by C-Leaguer on Aug 5, 2010 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

I would think that would be legal… He kind of stopped forward progress in the crease which would be illegal but they let that go all the time (the spin-o-rama is a good example).

by JussiJuice on Aug 5, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions

That is a showcase right there. I think the most impressive part is him roofing the shot with the puck 3 inches from the goalies pads. That is pure scoring ability, he has the puck on a string. His stickwork doesn’t look too different from that of a Pavel Datsyuk. I also like the fancy footwork, the deke from the knees, and when he threw on the breaks in front of the net a-la Jussi. PRetty much everything was great.

by JussiJuice on Aug 5, 2010 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

btw, I only knew about this b/c they mentioned it on XM Home Ice on my ride in to work.

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by Cory Lavalette on Aug 5, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

Then you haven’t been paying attention to Twitter :)

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by Cyn4Canes on Aug 5, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Or Clicks & Clippings for that matter!

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by Jamie Kellner on Aug 5, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, I really couldn’t post it from my car. I heard it on the way in, then got to it a bit later to post.

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by Cory Lavalette on Aug 5, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

first Twitter mention I saw of it was at almost 9.

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by Cory Lavalette on Aug 5, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Give him a hat and sunglasses and sign him up for the skills competition during the All Star weekend.

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by Bob Wage on Aug 5, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions

Does he have to get them from Geno too?

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by C-Leaguer on Aug 5, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

God no, that was horrible, there was nothing redeeming about that whole stunt. I still can’t believe he won because that – epic fail.

by Go_Shelf on Aug 5, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Canes Now just linked it and spoke to Skinner on the phone from Camp Canada.

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by Carolyn Christians on Aug 5, 2010 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

I want one of those.

by Clemson Caniac on Aug 5, 2010 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah he’s a keeper. Wow.

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by caniacgirl on Aug 5, 2010 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

I just found a re-cap of Day One of hockey work today at Team Canada Camp. (yesterday was fitness testing mostly). Pierre McGuire and Gord Miller of TSN talk about who really stood out. Guess who gets the full-on McGuire love? The incredibly talented Jeff Skinner. Here’s the link, but I transcribed what he said below.

The piece is titled "Pierre McGuire and Gord Miller discuss who stood out during Day 1 of Canada’s World Junior camp."

Starting at about :45 and again he returns to Skinner at the end.

Finally you have to look at Jeff Skinner…he might have the best hockey sense of any player on the ice today. Because of the way he thinks the game offensively, the way he finishes plays off, his hands are exceptional. This is one of those guys that you can’t miss and he would be HUGE bonus for this team.

Again I can’t stress enough with Jeff Skinner: he had 50 goals playing w/the Kitchener Rangers this season. … He has unbelievable poise around the net, he can kill penalties, he can play all three forward positions. He had a bang-up first day of camp.

In another piece, they talk about Seguin, Gormley and Hall as the question marks because they may well be NHL players and therefore not available for the tournament in Buffalo.This seems to be about kids who did not play in the 2010 WJC.

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by Carolyn Christians on Aug 5, 2010 8:50 PM EDT reply actions