Tim Stützle, Germany
The tournament so far: 4 games, 5 goals, 5 assists, 8 PIM, -3
Quarter Final Game: vs. Russia, 12 pm EST
What to watch for: How good can he be?
Germany has overcome a COVID-depleted roster and a blowout loss to Canada. While Stützle’s linemates John-Jason Peterka and Florian Elias have impressed, Germany’s games have been the Tim Stützle show from day one. Now, after finishing third in Group A, they face the Russians, who ended Sweden’s historically long preliminary round finish en route to a second-place finish in Group B.
With Stützle scheduled to join the Sens after his tournament is over, seeing him fill up the highlight reel on a regular basis is a much-needed source of optimism ahead of the 2021 season. There’s probably only so much Stützle can do for Germany though, as an upset seems highly unlikely. But if the preliminary round was any indication, it should be fun to watch him try.