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Originally Posted by CGY12
High end or not anybody with experience in that position and that does it marginally well is a better option than Iggy. It's ridiculous to expect anybody to play a role their aren't accustomed to in a short elimination game tournament. It would be like Team USA selecting Conroy and naming him the #1 center LMAO.
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On an all-star team players have to fit into roles they are not used to. Look at the way this team was built:
Crosby is obviously the #1 C, no matter what, and, based on past experience, the brass thinks Nash and Crosby have chemistry, so your #1 line is
Nash-Crosby-X
For line #2 they just went with existing chemistry, and this line will not be broken up
Marleau-Thornton-Heatley
Now, I personally can't stand Thornton and Heatley, and would never take either one into "battle", but I wasn't picking this team - in any case, this line is set in stone and is the default second line.
Now for the 3rd line they went with existing chemistryas well, so your 3rd line is
X-Getzlaf-Perry
You can't break these up, as Perry is not much without Getzlaf.
Your 4th line is
Morrow-Richards/Toews-X
The way they have this set up is Iginla can only be a 1st liner or a 4th liner, unless they take the bizarre step of putting him on LW.
I really don't like the make-up of this team, but that's neither here nor there. Obviously, all these hockey minds think he fits better on the 4th line, as opposed to the 1st. I think he fits on the 2nd, but the way this team was chosen, there is no spot there...