Jan Levine: My View on Team USA Who I would have liked to see...

KO should be on this team, an could easily play a top 6 role over Parise or JVR and have Kane shift to LW, and KO can also play a checking role. KO is on pace for 82 pts... I guess USA has too much firepower to take him

Byf Yandle KO and Bishop should be on this team over Orpik Fowler Wheeler and Howard

Jan Levine: My View on Team USA
Who I would have liked to see...
- airjan23

Last paragraph says it all. Collapse in front of Miller/Quick and shot block yo

KO should be on this team, an could easily play a top 6 role over Parise or JVR and have Kane shift to LW, and KO can also play a checking role. KO is on pace for 82 pts... I guess USA has too much firepower to take him

Byf Yandle KO and Bishop should be on this team over Orpik Fowler Wheeler and Howard
- Danformo

I like Yandle a lot, but I think I would have gone with Erik Johnson over Orpik. He has been playing real well and was there in '10. Would be a great partner for McDonagh in the top 4

KO should be on this team, an could easily play a top 6 role over Parise or JVR and have Kane shift to LW, and KO can also play a checking role. KO is on pace for 82 pts... I guess USA has too much firepower to take him

Byf Yandle KO and Bishop should be on this team over Orpik Fowler Wheeler and Howard
- Danformo

Don't be a homer. This is Okposo's 1st good season. He's actually looking like the 7th overall pick from 2006. But to say he deserved it over Parise is an absolute joke. Zach Parise is american Hockey. He's world class player on this stage.

KO should be on this team, an could easily play a top 6 role over Parise or JVR and have Kane shift to LW, and KO can also play a checking role. KO is on pace for 82 pts... I guess USA has too much firepower to take him

Byf Yandle KO and Bishop should be on this team over Orpik Fowler Wheeler and Howard
- Danformo

look, there is no denying that Kyle Okposo is playing insane right now, if he keeps this pace up, and someone on the team gets hurt, especially a winger, they would be crazy not to take him.

Last paragraph says it all. Collapse in front of Miller/Quick and shot block yo
- TPC

Hire Torts.

Last paragraph says it all. Collapse in front of Miller/Quick and shot block yo
- TPC

Awful strategy for Olympic sized ice. Skilled teams like Sweden, Russia and Canada will just spread out in the offensive zone and pick this team apart if they try to do that

Awful strategy for Olympic sized ice. Skilled teams like Sweden, Russia and Canada will just spread out in the offensive zone and pick this team apart if they try to do that
- FinAddict

That's they way they are built. They can't trade Chances with Sweden, Canada or Russia. They will get eaten alive.

That's they way they are built. They can't trade Chances with Sweden, Canada or Russia. They will get eaten alive.
- tomburton99

They don't have to trade chances but collapsing does not work outside of North American arenas.

I like Yandle a lot, but I think I would have gone with Erik Johnson over Orpik. He has been playing real well and was there in '10. Would be a great partner for McDonagh in the top 4
- fudd1689

I want Yandle to replace Folwer as an O dman, and Byf to replace Orpik

But honestly Orpik has been playing great so it's close for me

They don't have to trade chances but collapsing does not work outside of North American arenas.
- FinAddict

Then how do you suggest they play? They don't have the speed of Sweden or Canada to play a puck possession game and they can't trade chances. They only way they win is if they play a defensive minded style of hockey. Boring hockey.

Awful strategy for Olympic sized ice. Skilled teams like Sweden, Russia and Canada will just spread out in the offensive zone and pick this team apart if they try to do that
- FinAddict

That seems to be the way this team is built. unfortunately.

Don't be a homer. This is Okposo's 1st good season. He's actually looking like the 7th overall pick from 2006. But to say he deserved it over Parise is an absolute joke. Zach Parise is american Hockey. He's world class player on this stage.
- tomburton99

I'm not saying Parise shouldn't make it, but KO is currently playing much better than him.

I'm not saying Parise shouldn't make it, but KO is currently playing much better than him.
- Danformo

Fine. I can agree with that. But Okposo had been given 23 games at the Wrold championships to prove he could play against "Superior" talent that represent the world. Over 3 years and 23 games Okposo had 11 points. That had to factor in to the decision. In the 2010 games Parise had 8 points in in only 6 games.

look, there is no denying that Kyle Okposo is playing insane right now, if he keeps this pace up, and someone on the team gets hurt, especially a winger, they would be crazy not to take him.
- jimbro83

What do you like debating more Jimbro, Del Zotto or Okposo?

Parise-Pavelski-Kane
Brown-Backes-Callahan
JVR-Kesler-Kessel
Pacioretty-Stastny-Oshie

I can not see Brown Backes Callahan (more hard hitting guys) getting more time then JVR kesler kessel (more talented guys) if they expect kessel to be there checking line Canada is in better shape then i thought

Awful strategy for Olympic sized ice. Skilled teams like Sweden, Russia and Canada will just spread out in the offensive zone and pick this team apart if they try to do that
- FinAddict

It was a joke

Hire Torts.
- tomburton99

Torts was an assistant in the '10 games right?

What do you like debating more Jimbro, Del Zotto or Okposo?
- TPC

I love his debates with Iamnumber27

What do you like debating more Jimbro, Del Zotto or Okposo?
- TPC

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kind of like what do I like better, root canal or getting a cathetar inserted

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kind of like what do I like better, root canal or getting a cathetar inserted

- jimbro83

Scary yo

Parise-Pavelski-Kane
Brown-Backes-Callahan
JVR-Kesler-Kessel
Pacioretty-Stastny-Oshie

I can not see Brown Backes Callahan (more hard hitting guys) getting more time then JVR kesler kessel (more talented guys) if they expect kessel to be there checking line Canada is in better shape then i thought
- walk-talk

Wasn't listed in order. If it was, and I probably should have, as you have noted, swap the JVR and Callahan lines, as the JvR one will be a scoring unit with the Callahan one a checking one

I love his debates with Iamnumber27
- mighty13duck

Do they debate a lot? I haven't noticed one recently

I love his debates with Iamnumber27
- mighty13duck

Please, don't