Seabrook was awful in 2010. Started in the top 4 but got to the point where babcock refused to use him
- Bieksa#3

Clearly Babcock didn't want him on the team again.
He barely played Bergeron, I'm surprised he brought him back. I don't get all the hype for him, he's an average hockey player imo.

Yep. 3ft now in less than 3 days. -40 with win chill. 60km/hour winds. Every single road within 50km of me shut down. Its bad
- Bieksa#3

Check the records for biggest snow falls in Canada, in 1996 we had 5 ft in 36hrs.
The west coast gets the biggest snow falls but they only come once in a generation.

A little late to the party but...

very happy for Hamhuis, Sharp, and Duchene

In the wtf category - Giroux, Marleau? (over St. Louis?) Vlasic over Seabass?

Edit: Rick Nash - OVER.RATED.
- Zogg

Jeff Carter was my only surprise making the team. Not making the team is Giroux you have to go with the hot hand.

For an arm and a leg.
- thundachunk

You mean I should dump the O-rank 12 and 2nd best fantasy goalie for scraps

Clearly Babcock didn't want him on the team again.
He barely played Bergeron, I'm surprised he brought him back. I don't get all the hype for him, he's an average hockey player imo.
- Scooby_Doo

That's because Bergeron was injured when the tournament started.

Check the records for biggest snow falls in Canada, in 1996 we had 5 ft in 36hrs.
The west coast gets the biggest snow falls but they only come once in a generation.
- A_SteamingLombardi

The biggest is Wiarton Ontario apparently. Over 2ft(29") in less then 24hrs. In the 70's I believe

Clearly Babcock didn't want him on the team again.
He barely played Bergeron, I'm surprised he brought him back. I don't get all the hype for him, he's an average hockey player imo.
- Scooby_Doo

......

You mean I should dump the O-rank 12 and 2nd best fantasy goalie for scraps
- Bieksa#3

Your a ruthless GM. Full of truculence.

Jeff Carter was my only surprise making the team. Not making the team is Giroux you have to go with the hot hand.
- thundachunk

I'm not surprised he's on the team. He's a pure goal scorer in case Stamkos isn't fit.

I'm not surprised he's on the team. He's a pure goal scorer in case Stamkos isn't fit.
- golfingsince

Neal.

Clearly Babcock didn't want him on the team again.
He barely played Bergeron, I'm surprised he brought him back. I don't get all the hype for him, he's an average hockey player imo.
- Scooby_Doo

Bergeren and sharp see both uber penalty killers. A lot of high end players kill penalties but aren't very good at it. Bergeren is also a huge big game player

Jeff Carter was my only surprise making the team. Not making the team is Giroux you have to go with the hot hand.
- thundachunk

Carter making the team was the biggest surprise. I personally would have left Kunitz and Marleau off as well. Instead of those 3 I would have taken Mike Richards, Claude Giroux and Logan Couture.

Bergeren and sharp see both uber penalty killers. A lot of high end players kill penalties but aren't very good at it. Bergeren is also a huge big game player
- Bieksa#3

Sharp isn't killing many penalties this season, but he's pretty decent. I would have had Couture on the team since he's also a decent PK'er. Apparently Carter is one of LA's PK'ers so I guess that's why he made it.

Check the records for biggest snow falls in Canada, in 1996 we had 5 ft in 36hrs.
The west coast gets the biggest snow falls but they only come once in a generation.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Yeah it wasn't that bad in the lower mainland. I remember it though. We left for Nevada on boxing day, I counted 65 cars in the ditch on one side of the road in 1 hour.

Carter making the team was the biggest surprise. I personally would have left Kunitz and Marleau off as well. Instead of those 3 I would have taken Mike Richards, Claude Giroux and Logan Couture.
- Nucker101

Couture was on my list as the final player till his injury. I'd leave him and take Seguin

Neal.
- Blackstrom2

I don't think they trust him, hot headed.

Your a ruthless GM. Full of truculence.
- thundachunk

We all gotta be full of something

I don't think they trust him, hot headed.
- golfingsince

His wrist shot is one of the best in the game.

Jeff Carter was my only surprise making the team. Not making the team is Giroux you have to go with the hot hand.
- thundachunk

I also agree about Carter - I would have preferred someone like St. Louis or Coutoure (who is much more versatile than Carter - who is basically one dimensional)

With respect to Giroux, yes, he had a very bad start to the season but lately he's been close to getting back to last year's form (amazing, if you had said he would not be on the team back in the summer, you would have been called a heretic and burned at the stake)

As for Seabass, if you are going to go with the 'hot' hand, it seems he's having a very good year (I would probably take him over Vlasic)

Lastly, I would definitely have taken Coutoure over Marleau

Still don't really understand why we can't/don't send 2 teams... Every other Olympic event can have multiple qualifiers. Why not hockey? Not saying both would be contenders for Gold, but our "B" team could beat a few of the "A" teams that'll be there. Then anything can happen once the tourney begins.

Carter making the team was the biggest surprise. I personally would have left Kunitz and Marleau off as well. Instead of those 3 I would have taken Mike Richards, Claude Giroux and Logan Couture.
- Nucker101

I have to agree.

Seabrook was awful in 2010. Started in the top 4 but got to the point where babcock refused to use him
- Bieksa#3

Yes, he didn't have the greatest tournament, that's for sure. However, it looks like he's really picked up his game this year (and it would have been a no brainer to put him and Keith together)

Still don't really understand why we can't send 2 teams... Every other Olympic event can have multiple qualifiers. Why not hockey? Not saying both would be contenders for Gold, but our "B" team could beat a few of the "A" teams that'll be there. Then anything can happen once the tourney begins.
- DrChristianTroy

Canada gold Canada silver sound pretty good.

That's because Bergeron was injured when the tournament started.
- golfingsince

That's not true. If he was injured he wouldn't have gone.

Still don't really understand why we can't/don't send 2 teams... Every other Olympic event can have multiple qualifiers. Why not hockey? Not saying both would be contenders for Gold, but our "B" team could beat a few of the "A" teams that'll be there. Then anything can happen once the tourney begins.
- DrChristianTroy

That would be awesome.