I know Sutter said he didn't want to play 5 defensemen but if it is 1 game against the Germans then that will be no big deal at all. Especially with next game against the Czech's. Plenty of time to get guys enough rest/rotation in time for the US game. Even 2 games I say you just play with 5 guys. Rotate a forward back there if need be and use on of the forwards on the PP to limit minutes.
The tough part would be 3 or more games. More than 3 and goodbye Dumba. 3 games means that your top 2 defensemen would have sat out for 3 games prior to the US game and that would be their first game back.
With the IIHF you never know what stupid decision they will come up with next so could be anywhere from 0 to 100 games. I would say 3 or more and Dumba is off the team and Severson is flying back to Europe.
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