01-07-2014, 10:16 AM
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#461
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaster86
Even as a Canuck fan.... Hamsauce?
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No kidding. Kind of a head scratcher there. To me he's one of those guys that's excellent at being adequate in a top pairing role. Nothing outstanding to his game.
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01-07-2014, 10:17 AM
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#462
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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01-07-2014, 10:17 AM
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#463
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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If Couture doesn't break his hand I think he would have been a lock for this team above many of these forwards.
Marleau probably was a bubble addition.
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01-07-2014, 10:18 AM
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#464
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moon
Kunitz-Crosby-Stamkos
Benn-Getzlaf-perry
Sharp-Toews-Bergeron
Duchene-Tavares-Nash
Carter
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I would have him as the 3rd/4th line C. Probably the best faceoff man we have and best defensive forward as well.
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01-07-2014, 10:19 AM
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#465
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Yeah you gotta feel pretty terribly for Logan Couture. He's definitely on this team if he doesn't get hurt.
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01-07-2014, 10:19 AM
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#466
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lethbridge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
There is no chance that Canada has the two top faceoff players in the league playing on the same line.
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Well he doesn't beat out the other centres so I think he rotates with Carter as the RW on that line.
Bergeron when holding a lead and Carter early on ad when trailing.
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01-07-2014, 10:19 AM
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#467
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
It must be incredibly frustrating to be Martin St. Louis. He's been jerked around his entire career and even now - after all he's done - can't make the olympic team.
Feel bad for the guy.
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Given Yzerman is his GM it has to be a little uncomfortable between the two.
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01-07-2014, 10:19 AM
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#468
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moon
Kunitz-Crosby-Stamkos
Benn-Getzlaf-perry
Sharp-Toews-Bergeron
Duchene-Tavares-Nash
Carter
Keith-Doughty
Bouw-Pietrangelo
Vlasic-Weber
Subban
Price
Luongo
Smith, Hamhuis, Marleau sit in the stands.
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Again, there is 0% chance that Canada's top two faceoff takers are playing on the same line (Toews, Bergeron).
EDIT: I see you responded above. That's why I think Bergeron plays as the 5th Centre, and isn't necessarily "on a line". He will get into the game a bunch though.
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01-07-2014, 10:20 AM
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#469
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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Hard to complain about the team, and proper positions are important, however my thoughts are, I would rather have:
Giroux > Kunitz
E. Staal > Nash
Really happy for Sharp, Benn, and Duchene
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01-07-2014, 10:20 AM
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#470
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAllTheWay
I would have him as the 3rd/4th line C. Probably the best faceoff man we have and best defensive forward as well.
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Agree. And I think Tavares sees more icetime on the wing of Getzlaf or more likely, Toews.
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01-07-2014, 10:20 AM
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#471
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Erie
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I don't really know why at all, but this team does not fill me with confidence. No basis for this feeling, but, there you have it.
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01-07-2014, 10:21 AM
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#472
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Rick Nash is not a good pick IMO. I don't like it for a multitude of reasons including his lack of solid play this season, but the worst part is taking a roster spot of someone more deserving.
Giroux, St. Louis, Couture, Seguin, E Staal, are all more deserving than Nash.
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01-07-2014, 10:21 AM
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#473
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Franchise Player
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My attempt at guessing line combinations.
Kunitz / Crosby / Stamkos
Sharp / Toews / Tavares
Duchene / Getzlaf / Perry
Benn / Bergeron / Nash
Marleau, Carter
Keith / Doughty
Bouwmeester / Pietrangelo
Vlasic / Weber
Subban, Hamhuis
Price
Luongo
Smith
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01-07-2014, 10:21 AM
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#474
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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The selection just shows how much depth there is in Canadian hockey talent pool.
P.S. Still can't believe Jumbo Joe didn't make it.
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01-07-2014, 10:21 AM
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#475
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moon
Kunitz-Crosby-Stamkos
Benn-Getzlaf-perry
Sharp-Toews-Bergeron
Duchene-Tavares-Nash
Carter
Keith-Doughty
Bouw-Pietrangelo
Vlasic-Weber
Subban
Price
Luongo
Smith, Hamhuis, Marleau sit in the stands.
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I like that, but I swap Duchene and Benn in order to add that speed element to what amounts to a slower Getzlaf line.
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01-07-2014, 10:22 AM
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#476
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Again, there is 0% chance that Canada's top two faceoff takers are playing on the same line (Toews, Bergeron).
EDIT: I see you responded above. That's why I think Bergeron plays as the 5th Centre, and isn't necessarily "on a line". He will get into the game a bunch though.
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Tavares plays wing IMO
Crosby
Getzlaf
Toews
Bergeron up the middle
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01-07-2014, 10:22 AM
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#477
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Franchise Player
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My thoughts after thinking about it for an hour or so is that we have a wealth of talent available here and there really wasn't a bad choice one way or another. The likes of Koivu, Jagr, Selanne are all great players, but I'm glad we are fortunate enough that the 'ol boys are not our best players.
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01-07-2014, 10:23 AM
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#478
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: England
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The biggest surprise for me was holding a spot open for Stamkos. Don't get me wrong he is an amazing player, and at any normal time for sure he should be on the team, but he is coming back from a broken leg and I would be very surprised if he is up to game speed by the olympics.
You could argue that with the incredible depth that the team has you can afford to hold a spot for him and if he isn't up to speed you are not losing anything. I still think he is young enough that if he didn't make this team he will make future olympic squads, use the spot for a healthy body.
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01-07-2014, 10:24 AM
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#479
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
The selection just shows how much depth there is in Canadian hockey talent pool.
P.S. Still can't believe Jumbo Joe didn't make it.
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I'm a big fan of Joe Thornton and would have liked him on the team but I get why he didn't make it. Too slow for the big ice.
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01-07-2014, 10:24 AM
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#480
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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If I was picking the team I likely go with.
Kunitz-Crosby-Stamkos
Duchene-Getzlaf-Perry
Benn-Tavares-Seguin
Sharp-Toews-Bergeron
Giroux, Nash
Out: Carter, Marleau,
In: Seguin, Giroux,
As an extra forward Nash makes more sense than St.Louis IMO and I think Seguin and Giroux bring heart and speed on the lower lines.
Keith-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Vlasic-Weber
Giordano-Subban
Out: Hamhuis
In: Giordano
More basing it on just how good Gio has been this season, if he doesn't get hurt I think he was easily the 8th d-man.
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