Big Phil
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- Nov 2, 2003
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This is probalby the worst team Canada has ever had at the top level IMO. They didnt even make the finals and lost to the Czechs and then a querstionable Finland team for the Bronze medal. How do you make changes?
Goal
Roy
Brodeur
Joseph
Nothing changes here. Roy wasnt at fault at all for the loss. He was very solid. He played in every game. The next best goalie at that time was Belfour and he wouldnt have made a difference.
Defense
Bourque
Pronger
Blake
Stevens
Foote
Desjardins (Niedermayer)
MacInnis
Not much to change here but why in the world was Niedermayer not on that team? I wondered that then even. Desjardins over him? They needed speed form the back end which they didnt have. Blake, Pronger were both offensive but no one could skate like Niedermayer and lead the rush. Bourque and MacInnis were too much into their twilight to be counted on offensively. Other than that a pretty solid defense.
Forward
Lindros
Sakic
Gretzky
Shanahan
Recchi
Yzerman
Fleury
BrindAmour
Linden (Turgeon)
Corson (Friesen)
Zamuner (Peca)
Nieuwendyk
Primeau
First off Kariya was hurt and then replaced by Recchi. Then Sakic got hurt for the medal round. Take Sakic out of there and you've got a very depleted offense. Zamuner had no right to be there and shouldnt have even been a stick boy on that team. Put Peca the Selke winner on there. Corson had a hot start to the season and seemed like a smart pick but he wasnt. Any offense he had in his game over his career was gone by then. I'll put Friesen in his place. That team badly needed some speed. Also Linden was never the same after '96 and shouldnt have been there. That team needed some creativity so believe it or not I liked Turgeon on that team.
Marc Crawford coaching wasn't a bad idea but I wished Bowman had been in there somewhere too.
Overall that team lacked offense and believe me a '98 Messier would NOT have given them a shot in the arm in that dept. That team was just flat out slow in general.
Goal
Roy
Brodeur
Joseph
Nothing changes here. Roy wasnt at fault at all for the loss. He was very solid. He played in every game. The next best goalie at that time was Belfour and he wouldnt have made a difference.
Defense
Bourque
Pronger
Blake
Stevens
Foote
Desjardins (Niedermayer)
MacInnis
Not much to change here but why in the world was Niedermayer not on that team? I wondered that then even. Desjardins over him? They needed speed form the back end which they didnt have. Blake, Pronger were both offensive but no one could skate like Niedermayer and lead the rush. Bourque and MacInnis were too much into their twilight to be counted on offensively. Other than that a pretty solid defense.
Forward
Lindros
Sakic
Gretzky
Shanahan
Recchi
Yzerman
Fleury
BrindAmour
Linden (Turgeon)
Corson (Friesen)
Zamuner (Peca)
Nieuwendyk
Primeau
First off Kariya was hurt and then replaced by Recchi. Then Sakic got hurt for the medal round. Take Sakic out of there and you've got a very depleted offense. Zamuner had no right to be there and shouldnt have even been a stick boy on that team. Put Peca the Selke winner on there. Corson had a hot start to the season and seemed like a smart pick but he wasnt. Any offense he had in his game over his career was gone by then. I'll put Friesen in his place. That team badly needed some speed. Also Linden was never the same after '96 and shouldnt have been there. That team needed some creativity so believe it or not I liked Turgeon on that team.
Marc Crawford coaching wasn't a bad idea but I wished Bowman had been in there somewhere too.
Overall that team lacked offense and believe me a '98 Messier would NOT have given them a shot in the arm in that dept. That team was just flat out slow in general.