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hanley6
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 Posted - 12/30/2008 : 21:43:04
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Team USA
Line 1: LW Zack Parise C Doug Weight RW Patrick Kane
Line 2: LW Keith Tkachuk C Joe Pavelski RW Phil Kessel
Line 3: LW Patrick O'Sullivan C Scott Gomez RW Brian Gionta
Line 4: LW Jason Blake C Chris Drury RW Bill Guerin
D1: Brian Rafalski and Ron Hainsey
D2: Ryan Suter and Alex Goligoski
D3: Joe Corvo and Dustin Byfuglien or Mathieu Schneider
Goaltenders
Tim Thomas
Ryan Miller
Scott Clemmensen
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Guest0974
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Posted - 12/31/2008 : 08:56:22
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I think you have too many guys here who are closing in on 40. Take Weight, Tkatchuk, Blake, and Guerin off the team and the US still has a skill and depth, or leave one on for leadership (whoever's still producing in 2010). I don't think Pavelski's one good year will earn him an olympic spot, if 2009/10 is looking good who knows.
I say it'll look more like:
Parise, Statsny (plays for US), Kane
Kessel, Gomez, Brown
Drury, Rolston, Gionta
Malone, O'Sullivan, Mueller
Other good options at forward: Umberger, Cullen, Wheeler, Booth, Cole, Okposo, Kesler, Dubinsky, Oshie, Pavelski
Rafalski, Whitney (how could you leave off ryan whitney)
Hainsey, Suter
Komisarek (need some shut down guys), Martin
Other good options on D: Eric and Jack Johnson, Tom Gilbert, Liles, Ballard, Bogosian, Carle, Corvo, Mara
Goalies:
How could you forget DiPietro...
Miller
Thomas and Conklin could get that third spot
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hanley6
PickupHockey Pro
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Posted - 12/31/2008 : 18:12:54
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Originally posted by Guest0974
I think you have too many guys here who are closing in on 40. Take Weight, Tkatchuk, Blake, and Guerin off the team and the US still has a skill and depth, or leave one on for leadership (whoever's still producing in 2010). I don't think Pavelski's one good year will earn him an olympic spot, if 2009/10 is looking good who knows.
I say it'll look more like:
Parise, Statsny (plays for US), Kane
Kessel, Gomez, Brown
Drury, Rolston, Gionta
Malone, O'Sullivan, Mueller
Other good options at forward: Umberger, Cullen, Wheeler, Booth, Cole, Okposo, Kesler, Dubinsky, Oshie, Pavelski
Rafalski, Whitney (how could you leave off ryan whitney)
Hainsey, Suter
Komisarek (need some shut down guys), Martin
Other good options on D: Eric and Jack Johnson, Tom Gilbert, Liles, Ballard, Bogosian, Carle, Corvo, Mara
Goalies:
How could you forget DiPietro...
Miller
Thomas and Conklin could get that third spot
DiPietro is injury prone and he's not that good, but maybe he could replace Clemmensen. but Tim Thomas or Ryan Miller should be the go to guy |
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