The weird thing about "pluggers" making the team is that this is a roster where a lot of the higher-end players aren't all about flash as much as they are two-way forces. Scott Laughton and Horvat are good examples but it continues down the list with Gauthier, Lazar, Hudon, even Rychel has that energy game.
There's going to be plenty of pure offensive skill in the mix with Drouin, McDavid, Shinkaruk et al there, but it seems to me that most years Canada is 3 lines of offense and one energy line. This year it'll be interspersed throughout the lineup so I don't know why they need the Josh Andersons and Felix Girards in there this go-around. Makes more sense to me to take Max Domi and Leipsic (who is also an energy guy but has high-end finish).
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