I don't think you can overvalue familiarity and chemistry in a short tournament...Keith & Seabrook are very valuable as a pair, even if there might be a better individual than Seabrook. Same for Getzlaf/Perry, Thornton/Marleau (though I'm not crazy about them unless they are as hot as they are now).
As always, it would be fun if we could send 2 teams:
CANADA 1
Nash -Crosby -Stamkos
J Staal -E Staal -Giroux
Benn -Toews -Seguin
Moulson -Bergeron -Tavares
Weber -Doughty
Coburn -Letang
M Staal -Girardi
Price
Luongo
Fleury
CANADA 2
Skinner -Getzlaf -Perry
Marleau -Thornton -Eberle
Mike Richards -Tavares -Iginla
Sharp -Brad Richards -St Louis
Keith -Seabrook
Campbell -Pietrangelo
Del Zotto -Boyle
Brodeur
Ward
Crawford
And there's still guys like Spezza, Neal, RNH, Hall, Briere, Burns, Bouwmeester that can be plugged in for injuries. Obviously I spread a little talent down to to C2 that I'd rather have on the top team (Getz&Perry, Keith and Pietrangelo, etc.). You'd probably want a little more age balance too, as the C2 team is older...I'd still like both teams chances!
Last edited by powderjunkie; 02-11-2013 at 05:20 PM.
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