Just face it. Big dumb Bert simply can't play internationally. How many times have I warned that the guy is a liability at the international stage? I've seen him many times on Team Canada and every time I wanted to pull my hair out. The guy is a MORON.Canuck5056 said:Singling Bertuzzi out is absurd. How many penalties did Canada take versus the Russians? Like 9? If Bertuzzi's penalty was succesfully killed and then the Russians scored on a penalty by someone else, NO ONE would be talking about Bertuzzi. Did he have a good tournament? No. Did ANYBODY on Canada? Outside from a few players, no. The entire team played like ****. The talent was there, but they didn't gel.
Bertuzzi is just getting the shaft because of the hard-feelings everyone still holds from the Moore incident.
And as for the guy who pointed out the "10 game suspension" in 02-03, that was for stepping off the bench during a fight. He didn't even skate away from the bench, he just stepped onto the ice, stood there, and watched. What a goon, eh? But hey, bravo to you for making Bertuzzi look even worse. Who cares about facts, anyway?
BlueAndWhite said:1.) I wouldn't say McCabe necessarily got better every game, but he did have a solid game in the quarterfinals.
2.) Pronger was injured, I think most people realize that Chris Pronger is simply not THAT bad when healthy.
Kimota said:Lowe and D. Sutter?
It should be independant guys outside of the NHL that knows more about International hockey that would have all the time in the World to go all over the place and watch the various systems and so forth. Gretz and Quinn had little time to prepare. They thought they would just go in there and squach the other nations like bugs; that`s not how that works. In 2002 they were lucky because 1. they had this super-team while the other nations`young guys were not ready, 2. Sweden got eleminated on a fluke call, 3. They had the leadership of Mario and Stevie Y.
I`m afraid with the NHL guys in charge again it will turn again into another country club. And you have to go with guys that don`t just know the NHL.
Sutter's style is to force the play to low percentage areas, and to have his players win puck battles there. I fail to see how this supposed incredible tactical breakout would destroy Darryl Sutter's game.AgentNaslund said:sure why not, just remember, its harder to forecheck and make hits in the big surface. Suters style is very successful in the NHL size, but if your thinking its gonna be as easy as it is, to go in, and forecheck like make your gonnna be surprised. Suter plays a defensive style, but on top of that, alot of forechecking is invovled, as you can see, the teams Russians and Swedes have incredible tactical breakouts that can kill Suters style of hockey so yea.
Canuck21t said:Just face it. Big dumb Bert simply can't play internationally. How many times have I warned that the guy is a liability at the international stage? I've seen him many times on Team Canada and every time I wanted to pull my hair out. The guy is a MORON.
AgentNaslund said:Lowe is not a bad choice. He does like building fast skating teams.
Phanuthier said:Sutter's style is to force the play to low percentage areas, and to have his players win puck battles there. I fail to see how this supposed incredible tactical breakout would destroy Darryl Sutter's game.
Granted, I don't think he'll coach Team Canada.
Well the Oilers have pretty weak puck support on clearing the zone, as well as many other teams. It's not just the one-on-one battles, ya know.AgentNaslund said:winning battles along the boards is something every coach will coach the team too do.
Then Sutter will adapt. He ain't a dumb guy.AgentNaslund said:Its not like its something only Suter coaches. There is too much surface to send ur guys into forecheck, risking breakouts the other way, and plus,
Well its not a style all stars will adapt, but I don't think he'll have trouble with Sakic's, Gagne's, Richard's, St Louis's, ect. I mean, he is coaching Kristan Huselius, isn't he?AgentNaslund said:Sutters style is not something a team of Superstars is willing to do.
Sutter won't work for a boss. If Team Canada wants him to coach, he wants both GM, head coach, and pick his own assistants.AgentNaslund said:Wont be surprised if they asked him to be an assistant.