Breaking Down Malcolm Subban’s World Junior Performance

January 4th, 2013 by Chris Blanchard Leave a reply »
Following Canada's disappointing semifinal loss to the United States at the World Junior Championships in Russia, Boston Bruins first-rounder Malcolm Subban has endured mountains of criticism. Devastated fans have scapegoated the teenage goaltender despite his solid performance in net. 

Backstopping a loaded team of NHL-ready stars made available for the tournament by the ongoing lockout, Subban was saddled with brutal expectations. He could either deliver Canada's first gold medal since 2009 or return home as a pariah. 

Subban finished the tournament ranked fifth in both save percentage (90.84) and goals-against average (2.64). Despite less than spectacular numbers, he fared better than the majority of the competition's netminders. 

The 24th overall selection in the 2012 draft was supposed to erase the memories of past Canadian goaltending nightmares. Though he failed to produce a coveted gold medal, he was far from the reason for Canada's semifinal crash. 



The goaltender entered Canada's preliminary camp considered to be the kid who could finally end the torturous gold-medal drought. He quickly lost the s ...

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