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Thom Yorke 02-10-2014 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1415178)
So apparently this is the American lineup, at least during practice:

Forwards:

James van Riemsdyk - Joe Pavelski - Phil Kessel
Zach Parise - David Backes - T.J. Oshie
Patrick Kane - Ryan Kesler - Dustin Brown
Max Pacioretty - Paul Stastny - Ryan Callahan
Derek Stepan
Blake Wheeler

Defense:

Cam Fowler - Ryan Suter
Ryan McDonagh - John Carlson
Kevin Shattenkirk - Paul Martin
Brooks Orpik - Justin Faulk

Pavelski is an interesting pick between the two Toronto wingers. Arguably the US's most complete player along with Backes, and he's essentially a much, much, much, much better version of Bozak so that could work out well.

I love Kesler with Kane but would have given him more of an offensive threat on the other wing like Parise, as adding Brown seems like a bit too much grit to surround your best offensive player with.

Backes/Oshie is a given, and Parise on there as well might make that their best line.

Interesting to see Fowler up with Suter. That's a lot of responsibility for him, but he'll be able to take more chances playing with a guy as steady as Suter.

Overall, that roster has the most balance of anyone in the tournament, along with having the least drop-off from line-to-line and pairing-to-pairing, which essentially makes them match-up proof. You can't pinpoint a specific scoring line there and you can't pinpoint a distinct checking line either.

Burning Down 02-10-2014 07:44 PM

So on Wednesday, Canada plays the US in women's hockey, hopefully I'll get to watch it. Would like to see Amanda Kessel play - apparently she is as good as her brother Phil.

Ninetales 02-10-2014 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1415239)
apparently she is as good as her brother Phil.

err no chance of that haha.

DonDraper 02-10-2014 10:10 PM

I need 'Merica to Start Winning More Events lol we're getting whooped out there! Its okay though, we'll be back in the Summer Events To Dominate!

Burning Down 02-11-2014 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales (Post 1415271)
err no chance of that haha.

Just what I heard.


Ohhhhh wait, women can't possibly be good at hockey like men are. Got it.

butthead aka 216 02-11-2014 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1415239)
So on Wednesday, Canada plays the US in women's hockey, hopefully I'll get to watch it. Would like to see Amanda Kessel play - apparently she is as good as her brother Phil.

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1415373)
Just what I heard.


Ohhhhh wait, women can't possibly be good at hockey like men are. Got it.

different things bd


i think u were just sayin shes real good tho so ninetales prob shouldnt have responded but lets not go twistin stuff around either

Burning Down 02-11-2014 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1415376)
different things bd


i think u were just sayin shes real good tho so ninetales prob shouldnt have responded but lets not go twistin stuff around either

I'm not twisting anything around. My second comment was a general one and unrelated to my first comment. It was reflecting what men tend to say about female hockey players.

butthead aka 216 02-11-2014 06:39 AM

thanks for clarifyin that he wasnt sayin women cant be good at hockey


women can be good at sports they just arent as good as men cause of physical reasons

Burning Down 02-11-2014 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1415380)
thanks for clarifyin that he wasnt sayin women cant be good at hockey


women can be good at sports they just arent as good as men cause of physical reasons

I get that. But it doesn't mean they can't simply be good at a sport.

Thom Yorke 02-11-2014 08:37 AM

If you're talking about how good she is relative to other women, she might be better than Phil. She's considered one of the best female players in the world. Phil isn't at that level for men.


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