The reason why Team Canada will fail is having crappy defensive players on the 4th line. I can fully understand having 3 scoring lines, but you also need players that are specifically tailored to the defensive side of things.
Look at 02, they had Draper and Maltby out there shutting down the other team's best players. If they were to have had say Cleary and say Langkow, or some other defensively talented player on the 4th line with Morrow then they might have a chance, but as I see it now, the top lines of the opposing teams are going to have their way with Canada eventually, and while the scoring depth helps, it only matters if the competition doesn't have the same amount of talent.
I'm hoping Iginla is alright, but he really is not suited at all for 4th line duty. I mean he's one of the worst forwards on Calgary defensively.
Here's hoping that Canada proves me wrong, and that Iggy gets more ice time tomorrow.
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