World Cup of Hockey Discussion II

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Hiesenberg

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So US logic was, we can't outskill them.....so lets put much less skill and try to outgrit them.

Grit isn't a ****ing attribute, it's euphemism.
 

BackToTheBrierePatch

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grit is fine. But not at the expense of skill players like Tyler Johnson, Phil Kessel and even Bobby Ryan who I would of had on this team over Abdelkader.
Then there is leaving Justin Faulk off the team as well. so much fail by everyone involved.
 

tade

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Pavelski-Eichel-Kane
Gaudreau-Matthews-Kessel
Johnson-Galchenyuk-Wheeler
Parise-Stepan-Saad
Pacioretty
Larkin

Suter-Faulk
McDonagh-Carlson
Gostisbehere-Jones
Byfuglien

Schneider/Quick/Bishop

+ No Tortorella
 

LegionOfDoom91

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Pavelski-Eichel-Kane
Gaudreau-Matthews-Kessel
Johnson-Galchenyuk-Wheeler
Parise-Stepan-Saad
Pacioretty
Larkin

Suter-Faulk
McDonagh-Carlson
Gostisbehere-Jones
Byfuglien

Schneider/Quick/Bishop

+ No Tortorella

I'd have Trocheck on there. It's early but that looks about it for now.
 

LegionOfDoom91

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I blame Brian Burke more than I do John Tortorella & Dean Lombardi. I ultimately think he was the big string puller here in this whole thing. The inside access thing ESPN did with the roster selection back in 2014 Sochi lends credence to this belief for me. Burke was by the most outrageous & out of touch member there which included Lombardi & Homer.
 

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I blame Brian Burke more than I do John Tortorella & Dean Lombardi. I ultimately think he was the big string puller here in this whole thing. The inside access thing ESPN did with the roster selection back in 2014 Sochi lends credence to this belief for me. Burke was by the most outrageous & out of touch member there which included Lombardi & Homer.

I've never heard the word "truculence" before until Burke...
 
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