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U18 Worlds wrap-up: Which risers and fallers could be targets for the Philadelphia Flyers?

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Feb 7, 2024; Plymouth, MI, USA; Team USA and team Finland stand on their respective blue lines after the game during the 2024 U18s Five Nations Tournament at USA Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports

The U18 World Juniors are over. A Canada team that (on paper) were a slight cut below the usual standard won, romping the favored Swedes in the final by a 7-0 score. The attendance in the Dallas, Texas suburbs might have been disappointing, with only 1,300 people showing up for the final – probably half of whom were scouts and team staff from all levels of hockey - but the tournament itself was not.
Aside from the most ardent fans of junior international hockey, though, the winner of the U18s is not what NHL fans -- and Philadelphia Flyers fans in particular -- want to know. They don’t want to know which teams disappointed (Finland), which teams exceeded expectations (Germany), or who was re...

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