Matt MacInnis said:
Okay then, to be more succinct.
Picard is a more effective grinder than any of those players.
Steve Bernier is a better all around player than any of those previously mentioned.
I don't think Meyer can play any role effectively other than an offensive player, for instance. Bernier is a significantly more talented offensive player and I think would also be better if used in a depth line role.
My point, I think Hockey Canada has made two pick mistakes by omitting those two players.
Fair enough but in who's opinion did they make mistakes?? ....which really is the purpose of the thread ...
Who logically would be more qualified to make that decision the WJC selection committee or posters on a message board ??? ....and that's not meant to be disrespectful to you or anyone else ..
Sometimes there is no wrong or write answer ... You might pick Bernier on the team instead of Fehr or Perry and if the team wins you could not be proved wrong, but otherwise it really doesn't prove anything because even in a loss, no one could prove what Bernier's contribution to the team could have been and if that would have changed the outcome had he been there.
The only other flaw I see is that you are comparing the Q players against players invited to the camp not the final team .. If the Meyer's , Boyd's, Fraser's are all cut, all you are saying is that you would rather prefer to see Bernier cut instead ...
Concluding if Team Canada thought he would have a chance at making the team or they wanted him on the team he would have been invited to the camp .. With a bigger camp roster he would likely have been there, so basically consider him and Picard and Brule & Shantz early cuts .. in this case before the camp even started .. but it is really no different..
A player like Boyd is a long-shot and perhaps expects to be cut .. that may not be the case with a player like Bernier and Brule etc .. and instead of the selection committee having to answer to why Bernier was cut after a strong camp, they avoided the problem and cut him now ... and went with the player Fehr or Perry or whomever they have in mind for the final roster, without the need to find reason to explain their actions. People expect Fehr to make the team over Boyd & Fraser etc. so there is no controversy and perhaps Sutter's goal was to eliminate that problem by the players invited in the first place.