[theinfinitejar]

My favorite part of "advanced" stats arguments are the strawmen. Guys, not one person who believes in using possession metrics thinks best Corsi = best player. The folks who count Corsi know it's just one tool in a toolbox and context is key, but anytime an argument comes up about fancy stats the "I watch the games" crowd always feels the need to insult people's intelligence with "you must think Backlund's better than Kane" nonsense. All your're doing is proving you don't know what you're talking about.

As far as Team USA goes, I think there's validity to the approach that they took. They're not going to be the most talented team in the tournament so they need shut down lines and solid two-way defence to combat the depth of scoring that Canada can put on the ice.

Canada on the other hand just needs to not overthink it. You put the best team out there and don't worry about what the other team does, let the Hockey gods sort out the rest. The roster Canada can put together is going to be so talented you just roll four scoring lines and make the other guys try to figure out how to stop you.