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Ryan Harper
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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 Posted - 02/21/2006 : 10:14:37
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Canada sure misses these two right now. Sure they pulled of the win but their defense is noticably hurting right now. Pronger is taking too many penalties, Blake isn't himself and Regher is just plain awful. Seriously, I am not sure why he is on this team the way he is playing.
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dallasj
Top Prospect
Canada
29 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 10:43:46
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| The defense has looked pretty sloppy and just too slow. I lost count of how many passes they let go by at the blueline. Today was definatly an improvement, and the defensive zone coverage was very solid. But there is no one defenseman that can create something for the forwards. My vote for most useless Canadian defenseman would have to be Bryan McCabe, he's been just plain crap. |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
2417 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 10:45:11
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I sense a little bit of Leafs hatred. McCabe is a great defensemen of recent, it's just that he along with many others aren't having a good tournament. McCabe seems lost on the ice because he's not being used as much as he is with the Leafs. Don't let it slip your mind too quickly that he saved a goal when the puck went right through Brodeur's pads and was going in. He outmuscled Ales Hemsky who was just about to slide it in, to save what would have been an easy goal.
I'm a little curious, in hindsight, why Eric Brewer wasn't considered to fill either of those spots. He was at the 2002 Olympics after all, and if I remember correctly, had a pretty decent tournament. |
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pucker
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 08:31:09
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Brewer is hurt, otherwise he would have been a decent pick. http://www.pickuphockey.com/hp/hp_injuries.aspx
You are way off on McCabe. Nothing to do with Leafs hatred. I picked him in my pool and he has done a great job for me. Offensively he is great and has a wicked shot but his defensive play is awful. |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
2417 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 15:00:06
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Oh Ok I wasn't sure if he was or not, I guess that's a decent reason why he's not playing!
Sure McCabe's defensive play leaves room for improvement, but he's just an offensive-minded D and that's his role on the Leafs. |
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blade
Rookie
Canada
199 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 12:52:24
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We miss Niedermayer and Jovo 
