but it couldnt be the reason for a gold?
- senstroll

you're flipping it around...and yes it could.

*writes down*
- AdamFrench

thank you.

I think it's the difference. He should be paired with his partner from the home club.
- CanadianBodmon

was it at all a difference last time?
.... umm well no

but it is this time

Gleason tonight
- Mapleleafs_91

You haven't seen him play much in recent years, do you?

There's a reason he was traded for JM Liles...

I think it's the difference. He should be paired with his partner from the home club.
- CanadianBodmon

It seems to be the theme Yzerman went with....

crosby - kunitz
toews - sharp
getz - perry

keith - xxxx

why change it? because he doesn't shoot right? that's just team canada over-thinking it imo.

Holmgren is a retard. Wow.

And TC looks good. Phaneuf never had a chance hes not very liked by his peers and that matters in a short term tourney.

thank you.
- Pen15

I'll put an * for sargasm.

Does anyone know where i can stream the game in HD?

was it at all a difference last time?
.... umm well no

but it is this time
- senstroll

in 2010?

I'm not sure i understand you point. are you saying that the selection of team canada's D won't make the difference between gold/silver/bronze/nothing?

if so, i completely disagree.

Holmgren is a retard. Wow.

And TC looks good. Phaneuf never had a chance hes not very liked by his peers and that matters in a short term tourney.
- Bigzby

Dion would be the only guy wearing a red bull hat for interviews.

Dion would be the only guy wearing a red bull hat for interviews.
- aminnes

I cant believe how many leafs were drinking that poop on 24/7

I'll put an * for sargasm.
- AdamFrench

it's ok. i wrote it down.

Not overly impressive d. None of these guys know how to slow a game down, or control the flow. Keith and Doughty sometimes can and are getting better at it but when you consider Neids and Pronger leading the gold medal game in ice time and how they knew how to control games, its not gonna be easy thats for sure.

in 2010?

I'm not sure i understand you point. are you saying that the selection of team canada's D won't make the difference between gold/silver/bronze/nothing?

if so, i completely disagree.
- Pen15

no was seabrook the difference?

the biggest might be not having Neid or Pronger

but we must nit pik

If you guys noticed. Dion ALWAYS refers to himself in third person.

I swear he just needs a headset with someone saying " Dion hit, Dion shoot, Dion skate" and he'd be mint.

Not overly impressive d. None of these guys know how to slow a game down, or control the flow. Keith and Doughty sometimes can and are getting better at it but when you consider Neids and Pronger leading the gold medal game in ice time and how they knew how to control games, its not gonna be easy thats for sure.
- aminnes

yup!

and that's also where a guy like boyle could've helped out. veteran presence on the back end. wouldn't be surprised if i saw a game of hot potato break out instead of a hockey game.

no was seabrook the difference?

the biggest might be not having Neid or Pronger

but we must nit pik
- senstroll

so you're saying that outside of the top 6 F or top 4 D the rest are just interchangeable parts?

and just because it didn't make a material difference last time doesn't mean it won't this time...especially given that 3 of your 4 top 4 dmen from 2010 are no longer on the roster.

Its a travesty folks. One of the best defensemen in the world was left off the olympic roster.
- aminnes

The fact that he was even invited to Olympic camp in August says something... he's one of the 20 best D's in the world... maybe 15... pretty sure he's not worried about some choads on hockeybuzz pissed off in their 400 square foot apartments complaining about him being overpaid by $2 million as he drives away in his Bentley...

There was a lot of talent left off that team... still scratching my head over Nash being on that team and St Louis being left off... hell, even Giroux

yup!

and that's also where a guy like boyle could've helped out. veteran presence on the back end. wouldn't be surprised if i saw a game of hot potato break out instead of a hockey game.
- Pen15

Ya Boyle isn't as fleet a foot as he used to be but has a lot of patience.

so you're saying that outside of the top 6 F or top 4 D the rest are just interchangeable parts?

and just because it didn't make a material difference last time doesn't mean it won't this time...especially given that 3 of your 4 top 4 dmen from 2010 are no longer on the roster.
- Pen15

Torch has to get passed sometime. Im not particularly worried about the D. The tending is my concern.

yup!

and that's also where a guy like boyle could've helped out. veteran presence on the back end. wouldn't be surprised if i saw a game of hot potato break out instead of a hockey game.
- Pen15

Keith-Doughty
Subban/Hamhuis(If they truly want all left handers-right handers)-Weber
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo


Still pretty darn spotless...don't understand the Vlasic pick, but oh well, apparently Canada has no left handed defensemen.

so you're saying that outside of the top 6 F or top 4 D the rest are just interchangeable parts?

and just because it didn't make a material difference last time doesn't mean it won't this time...especially given that 3 of your 4 top 4 dmen from 2010 are no longer on the roster.
- Pen15

its the bigger Ice ..you have to change how you think about this one.
Canada sucks on the larger ice..

Boyle is old and dont think he is faster than 4 years ago.

yikes

The fact that he was even invited to Olympic camp in August says something... he's one of the 20 best D's in the world... maybe 15... pretty sure he's not worried about some choads on hockeybuzz pissed off in their 400 square foot apartments complaining about him being overpaid by $2 million as he drives away in his Bentley...

There was a lot of talent left off that team... still scratching my head over Nash being on that team and St Louis being left off... hell, even Giroux
- SofaKingBored

I don't think any of the players we talk about care that we talk about them.

If you guys noticed. Dion ALWAYS refers to himself in third person.

I swear he just needs a headset with someone saying " Dion hit, Dion shoot, Dion skate" and he'd be mint.
- CanadianBodmon

I've never heard it once.

Were sending 8 of the very best defenseman in the world. Were gonna be fine. I get we need to play devils advocate but putting boyle out or putting weber doughty keith out in the last minute makes no difference.