Top Shelf: World juniors preview, Torts vs. the Michigan, and more

Top Shelf, theScore's flagship hockey show, takes a weekly deep dive into the hottest topics and contentious debates in the NHL and beyond.

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Hosts Aidan Thakkar, Levi Smith, Kyle Cushman, and John Matisz cover a wide range of topics in this week's episode, including:

• World juniors: Team USA is stacked! (0:00)
• Top player on Team Canada's roster (02:30)
• Top player left off Canada (05:50)
• Which young NHLer has the higher ceiling? (09:30)
• Five impact players the Sabres let get away (15:20)
• John Tortorella vs. the Michigan (22:00)
• Why we love hockey: EBUG alert! (26:55)
• Trivia: NHL stars who didn't play in WJC (31:20)

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