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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I've always felt icing a checking line over four equivalent 1st lines/defensive pairs in a short elimination round robin tournament where anything can happen has never made sense.
Other nations can't match that. Let skill win out.
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It's crazy...I could see inviting one more defensive RH d-man...but look at the right side.
Olivier Bonk - Returning player, plays with Dickinson - so he's a lock.
But then you have.
Cameron Allen: 31 points in 49 games over the past two seasons (only played 24 games last year)
Beau Akey: 25 points in 36 games over the past two seasons (only played 14 games last year)
Andrew Gibson: 51 points in 91 games over the past two seasons.
Harrison Brunicke: 33 points in 64 games the past two seasons.
And you leave the reigning OHL Defenseman of the year, who led his team in ice time on the way to the Memorial Cup victory, at home to take all 4 of those guys. You leave the guy with 41 goals and 126 points in his last 88 games at home.
I could see it if maybe Parekh hadn't shown he could contribute on a winning team, but he was probably the best player on the team that won the Memorial Cup. This is big brain, overthinking it decision making if I've ever seen it.