I thought Doughty was awful. Pronger was mediocre. Niedermayer was okay, but looked passive and flat-footed on the first Swiss goal. Boyle looked decent most of the game, but I have no idea what he was doing on that last PP--twice forcing the puck into passing lanes that aren't there instead of taking the easy pass to the open man. Yikes.
Weber was solid. Keith was very good. Morrow was flying--no idea why he wasn't out there every other shift. Crosby was very good, but the forward group overall was quite poor, constantly forcing the play and getting way too cute with the puck. Pretty much the only exception was the trio of Morrow, Iginla and Richards, who seemed to be the only line that could get anything resembling a cycle going.
Hopefully things improve as the tournament goes on. If they bring this caliber of game against the US, they'll lose.
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