Reilly311 said:so...anyone want to guess Team USA's defensive pairings?
With Gill and Miller, I guess Hatcher is expendable size wise. If Brian Leetch doesn't play, it's over.
Leetch-Miller
Chelios-Leopold
Gill-Rafalski
Reilly311 said:so...anyone want to guess Team USA's defensive pairings?
With Gill and Miller, I guess Hatcher is expendable size wise. If Brian Leetch doesn't play, it's over.
Leetch-Miller
Chelios-Leopold
Gill-Rafalski
Flames Draft Watcher said:Based on Wilson's comments it sounds like Klee is probably firmly in their top 6. I'd have him ahead of Gill.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/WorldCup/2004/08/20/594096.html
my guess is he declinedLeo Naphta said:Is Carney injured, or why hasn't he been named?
19bruins19 said:Ouch, that's going to hurt the U.S. a lot.
Big Phil said:Another blow to USA. A lot's changed since '96. USA had without a doubt the best defence then. Now after Leetch thier best defenceman is the 42 year old Chelios. Canada should have a field day with this.
Big Phil said:Canada should have a field day with this.
Reilly311 said:Oh thats right, Canada didn't lose any stud defensemen
guitaraholic said:Canada is so clearly superior to America in all ways hockey that it is not even comparable.
guitaraholic said:America has had a really bad decade when it comes to producing highly skilled hockey players, like Modano, LaFontaine, Housley, Roenick, etc. The game simply isn't played by a signifigant number of American youth, so.... what do we expect?
No, but when you can add more stud defencemen and still have guys like McCabe and Aucion still ready if more injuries happen then it helps.Reilly311 said:Oh thats right, Canada didn't lose any stud defensemen
Reilly311 said:If Hockey is #1 in America, they'd have the best athletes and would be the best country.
Reilly311 said:I'd say for a country that ranks hockey below world series of poker, they do pretty good. If Hockey is #1 in America, they'd have the best athletes and would be the best country.
For a country where hockey is second only to breathing, Canadas superiority in hockey compared to the US isn't that great.