Kritty said:
And where is this proof over and over again? Last year the team was mainly WHL kids and they were the top team in the tournament until the final period of the final. If the Quebec players were so much better than they would be picked, plain and simple. You can't blame coaches because many (most) teams in the past that had Quebec coaches still had a majority of WHL and OHL players.
And if I remember correctly, the last time the QMJHL had a large portion of players on the team, they bombed to 8th place and lost to Kazakhstan in 1998. I guess Quebec players isn't the answer you're looking for.
Even with Mario Durocher as Coach, the fact and the matter is that all returnees,12 of them, are from the West except for Crosby. What could Durocher do about that?
It all starts with the younger invitees who make the team at the early stage.
I agree that the West has good defensemen, but nobody will tell me that the best goaltender in the CHL last year, Martin Houle, did not deserve an invitation!
Also, at forward positions, the Q has the most talent and I challenge anyone to prove me otherwise.If at least 4 of our forwards are not retained for the final camp, I will keep on objecting to the process.
Why this SO STACKED TEAM failed when came the finals in last multiple attempts
was because of a lack of offense IMO.
We saw which mentality prevails out West by the Mem Cup winning team.
It just does not work in International Hockey!