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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
I thought this was going to be a half-assed "nobody really cares" deal, but I was completely wrong and this is going to be awesome. I was dumb in thinking that the guys who can make these teams are going to float through anything.
Maybe a little rust here and there of course, and there was some of the traditional over-passing that Canada always seems to do early in these tourneys, but they are definitely playing for keeps.
I don't know who would be left off and who would replace them, but it wouldn't be bad to have one or two more intimidating tougher guys over a couple of the skill guys. Especially when playing the Yanks. Not goons or grinders of course, but the current equivalent of Jarome or a heyday Lucic even. Getzlaf and Burns and Weber are the meanest guys on the team, but they aren't all that intense or seemingly interested in kicking someone's ass. Well, Marchand is mean too, but that doesn't really count. Nobody's scared of him.
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If they called penalties (and they might in the actual tournament) the US game gets crippled.