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getbak · 04-24-2013, 12:26 PM

It will be interesting to see what happens this year because the tournament starts during the first round of the playoffs. They usually have the option to add players eliminated in the first round, which gives them 22 teams to draw from. Because of the late season, they'll really only be able to pull from the 14 non-playoff teams.

From the Flames, you have to think the young Europeans will be going: Baertschi, Backlund, and Horak. Stempniak and Butler could get invites from the States. I could see Gio, Brodie, Stajan, and Cammalleri get invites from Team Canada, but other than Brodie, I don't know if any of them will go. Gio has a newborn, and I recall Cammalleri was mad that he didn't get an invite last year.

Gaudreau is an interesting one. In a normal year, I don't think he'd get consideration, but because of the smaller pool of NHL teams to pick from, he could get a look. I don't believe he'd impact his NCAA eligibility by going.

04-24-2013, 12:26 PM	#8
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	It will be interesting to see what happens this year because the tournament starts during the first round of the playoffs. They usually have the option to add players eliminated in the first round, which gives them 22 teams to draw from. Because of the late season, they'll really only be able to pull from the 14 non-playoff teams. From the Flames, you have to think the young Europeans will be going: Baertschi, Backlund, and Horak. Stempniak and Butler could get invites from the States. I could see Gio, Brodie, Stajan, and Cammalleri get invites from Team Canada, but other than Brodie, I don't know if any of them will go. Gio has a newborn, and I recall Cammalleri was mad that he didn't get an invite last year. Gaudreau is an interesting one. In a normal year, I don't think he'd get consideration, but because of the smaller pool of NHL teams to pick from, he could get a look. I don't believe he'd impact his NCAA eligibility by going. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!