Thom Yorke

Pavelski is an interesting pick between the two Toronto wingers. Arguably the US's most complete player along with Backes, and he's essentially a much, much, much, much better version of Bozak so that could work out well.

I love Kesler with Kane but would have given him more of an offensive threat on the other wing like Parise, as adding Brown seems like a bit too much grit to surround your best offensive player with.

Backes/Oshie is a given, and Parise on there as well might make that their best line.

Interesting to see Fowler up with Suter. That's a lot of responsibility for him, but he'll be able to take more chances playing with a guy as steady as Suter.

Overall, that roster has the most balance of anyone in the tournament, along with having the least drop-off from line-to-line and pairing-to-pairing, which essentially makes them match-up proof. You can't pinpoint a specific scoring line there and you can't pinpoint a distinct checking line either.

Burning Down

So on Wednesday, Canada plays the US in women's hockey, hopefully I'll get to watch it. Would like to see Amanda Kessel play - apparently she is as good as her brother Phil.

Ninetales

err no chance of that haha.

DonDraper

I need 'Merica to Start Winning More Events lol we're getting whooped out there! Its okay though, we'll be back in the Summer Events To Dominate!

Burning Down

Just what I heard.


Ohhhhh wait, women can't possibly be good at hockey like men are. Got it.

butthead aka 216

different things bd


i think u were just sayin shes real good tho so ninetales prob shouldnt have responded but lets not go twistin stuff around either

Burning Down

I'm not twisting anything around. My second comment was a general one and unrelated to my first comment. It was reflecting what men tend to say about female hockey players.

butthead aka 216

thanks for clarifyin that he wasnt sayin women cant be good at hockey


women can be good at sports they just arent as good as men cause of physical reasons

Burning Down

I get that. But it doesn't mean they can't simply be good at a sport.

Thom Yorke

If you're talking about how good she is relative to other women, she might be better than Phil. She's considered one of the best female players in the world. Phil isn't at that level for men.