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Originally Posted by Ninetales
Leaving jack Johnson off was smart. He's really terrible but people think he's great for some reason. Putting orpik on the team over byfuglien is absolutely ridiculous though.
It's annoying that Kunitz is a lock for Canada and we'll see some actual great players lose a spot for him. And I swear to god if we leave subban home..
This weird "lets leave better players home" is so stupid. Bobby Ryan isn't a "checker" because he's not terrible, which is what that description usually symbolizes. Love how Burke said he doesn't have "intensity". Whatever the hell that means. Amazing how dumb a lot of excecs are in this sport.
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US team isn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. I agree with pretty much all of it except for Ryan, Yandle and Erik Johnson being left off. Having Orpik on is pretty bad, but I can deal with Fowler over Yandle. There isn't really a questionable inclusion up front, although I agree with most that Ryan should be there. If the plan is to play JVR on Kessel's opposite wing, I would much rather have Ryan in that spot.
Why do so many people have issues with selecting players based on roles? Pacioretty-Backes-Oshie will be a beastly possession line, with very good defense, and Brown-Pavelski-Callahan will be an excellent energy line, aslo with great D.
While Kesler isn't an ideal top line center, I think his type of game would work great with Kane. Kesler does all the dirty work and can act as a finisher alongside Parise with Kane controlling the puck and setting them up.
Biggest weakness is that 2nd line. As lethal as Kessel's shot is, he's the type of player that can be contained with tight D. I'm not sure JVR and Stastny are good enough to elevate that line's game past a lot of the other top 6 lines that will be out there.
Byfuglien is a trainwreck on D. You have a guy like Shattenkirk there that can make up a lot of ground on offense while being way better than him defensively.
Orpik could be a disaster though.