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Duchene and Subban scratched.... I expected Subban, not surprised they are still idiots, but Duchene too? Why are we scratching the fastest skater amongst the forwards and on D too, on big ice? And playing our least talented wingers with Crosby. Look, Kunitz is here because he plays on Crosby's team, he's easily the least talented forward. Bergeron's role on this team should be penalty kill, 4th line centre, key faceoffs... not playing RW on the top line. He's a second liner for the Bruins and he's top line on Team Canada. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy on the team, but in a role, not on the first line. I don't care that he once had chemistry with Crosby. That was 9 years ago, at a a Junior Tournament FFS. I'm not worried about this game, but I fear the same lineup in the semis.

I like Crisp but I don't expect a big goal scorer... more like a Prust type.

Ahh... ok, i thought Trizz was asking about Crisp who is listed as a C on the roster at Sudburywolves.com.

He wasn't taking the faceoffs, at least not unless someone got kicked out. Sudbury does seem to allow all three forwards to roam a lot so it wasn't a traditional up and down the wing type of thing. Campagna took the majority of the draws on the line yesterday. Maybe the writers are confusing him with Matt Schmalz... another huge kid who wears 27 (crisp wears 77) and was playing centre on the third line. I know with Sudbury's font on the jersey i was confusing the two at first until i picked up the difference in their skating stride.

They let me choose the player, but they had limited time because the team wanted to get going, and it is a good 4.5 hour bus trip to sudbury.

Except the stats back that decision as well.

We'll have to see if McCarron can keep his PPG over the last 11 going when he doesn't get to play Sarnia 3 times.

The Subban is a risky defender myth. http://canucksarmy.com/2014/2/17/the-reports-of-p-k-subban-s-demise-have-been-greatly-exaggerated "The evidence points to P.K. Subban being Canada's best offensive weapon from the blueline, and probably the second best defender behind Alex Pietrangelo too."

I had a chance to talk to 2013 third round pick Connor Crisp after his game yesterday. Here is what he had to say. http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/02/18/five-minutes-with-wolves-forward-and-habs-prospect-connor-crisp/

He played wing.

I interviewed Connor Crisp today. I'll have it up in the morning.

Vlasic touched the puck 16 times vs Austria and had 11 giveaways. But remember, he's more defensively responsible and less risky than PK.

If Kunitz isn't playing with Crosby, there is no reason to have him in the lineup. Especially over the art ross winner. I don't understand what Babcock is doing here.

Other than Keith, no one else in this core has won a Norris Trophy... just saying.

You have 7 defencemen.... In dressing Hamhuis, you have 4 LH and 3 RH In dressing Subban you would have 3 LH and 4 RH There is virtually no difference. Its just bad management and coaching and thats besides the fact I would have Subban ahead of Pietrangelo and Doughty, but even if you concede on those two, fine... but there is no way that Hamhuis is a better player than PK, or better to have in this situation... no ing way. As for this idea that management is infallible... sorry I don't buy it. Remember that Management and Coaching of Team Canada once thought that Ray Bourque was a better choice for a shootout than Wayne Gretzky, so yes, sometimes these guys make mistakes, and yes they can and should be questioned when you think they have made a mistake.

Even as the 7th defenseman, why wouldn't you want the game breaker on your bench instead of the "steady low-risk guy". The 7th defenseman isn't gonna play much... but I tell you one thing, if I'm down a goal with 10 minutes left, I'd like to be able to say... Hey PK take some shifts instead of Vlassic, or go out for this PP and let that Howitzer go.... rather than worrying about if I need Hamhuis or not, because lets face it, even with a penalty killing situation, up 1 goal, you are gonna turn to your top defenders and thats not Hamhuis or he wouldn't be number 7.

McKenzie scores... 2-2

Morin scores on a 5 on 3, just 13 seconds into the 2nd. Beaulieu and Leblanc were in the box... undisciplined penalties for both.

Crosby had 7 points in 7 games in Vancouver. The problem was that he racked up most of those points against weak opposition in the early games, and in Canada's three medal round games didn't get a single point until the "Golden Goal" Maybe he's doing the opposite this time... not racking things up against Austria and Norway but will bring it in the tougher games. Lets hope. If he scores in the big games, his one assist in two games against Austria and Norway will quickly be forgotten.

Louis Leblanc scores. 2-0.

Sounds like Subban will be out tomorrow..... stupid.

Discraceful that the OHL allows this. They must be running out of player cards to not callup junior a kids... but still the OHL has to do something, fix that and allow emergency callups in this situation. Player safety is at risk IMO... 8 forwards will be too fatigued and could make mistakes that lead to further injuries.

I think they want Smith to get a medal if canada wins, and he needs to be dressed for one.

Schmaltz was 25th. Kempe will be in my honourable mentions. Work has gotten busy though, and it may be the weekend before i get that one out.

There is some crime in every city... but nowhere near what Nygren said it to be in his two interviews. In a city with almost 800,000 in poulation we had 11 homicides for the entire calendar year 2013.... Nygren must be either a liar or the unluckiest man alive.... he was here for less than 2 months and was witness to two separate murders.... what are the chances?