In my opinion, guys like Crosby, Marchand, and Doughty are too far past their primes to be good choices for the Olympic team. Yes you need veteran leadership in the locker room, but when the team has a bunch of legacy picks on it, you end up like 2006.
Give me guys like Scheifele, Bedard, Weegar. And maybe Celebrini depending on how he develops between now and then.
You need speed and skill to win these tournaments. Old slow players get left in the dust in best on best tourneys.
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