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Originally Posted by GioforPM
They can give more. But Olympics = elite? Can’t agree. do you think Patrick Sharp, Dan Hamhius, Chris Kunitz, MIKE SMITH were elite or just really good players? They all made Team Canada arguably the hardest team to make. The US had Derek Stephan, JVR, Faulk... I mean, Sweden routinely has non NHLers.
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Nobody said that every Olympian is elite. However, players that are surefire picks on the USA and Swedish olympic teams do tend to be elite level players.
Sharp, Hamhuis, Kunitz, Smith, Stepan... get real. None of those players would be in a conversation for a 1 for 1 trade with Gaudreau or Tkachuk. Lindholm is maybe at that Sharp level.
Apparently you think the players aren't very good, so the coach doesn't matter. I disagree. They hired one quality coach in Peters and came first in the west with the same core and a better goalie (granted, the Gio downgrade is depressingly huge).
I hate watching a team that can't score in transition, plays passively in their own zone, and can't score 5 in 5. It's boring and they aren't winning. This group should be better or at least they should be failing at playing a style that fits them.