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Originally Posted by doctajones428
Why not one of the following was on team USA is beyond me:
Kessel
Okposo
Kreider
Stastny
Ryan
Tyler Johnson
Fowler
Yandle
Goligoski
Faulk
Eric Johnson, Abdelkader, Dubinsky and to a lesser extent, Backes, had no business being on that team
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I almost think that list would be more effective than most of their current team.
Here's how I see it. If they assemble a gritty/hardworking checking team, they have a 20% chance of beating Canada. If they just use all of their best skilled players, they have a 40% chance of beating Canada. Either way they're worse, but if they actually bring their best players, their chances of winning are higher. Anything can happen in a few games of hockey.
I also think they should've played Cory Schneider rather than Quick. Over the past few years, it's pretty clear who the better goalie has been.