Comments on: Team United States Hockey Preview

By: Winter Olympics Hockey Primer | Gunaxin Sports

Winter Olympics Hockey Primer | Gunaxin Sports — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:56:45 +0000

[...] Moneyline Canada: -200 Russia: +200 Sweden: +500 USA: +700 Czech Republic: +1000 Finland: +1800 Slovakia: [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:06:06 +0000

dustin byfuglien made team usa too

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:06:06 +0000

dustin byfuglien made team usa too

By: poop face

poop face — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:46:02 +0000

team canada destroys usa u guys suck. ur first line is the only good thing

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:32:50 +0000

Why is everyone looking past Tim Thomas? He has proven over and over again that he belongs. Thomas vs Miller or Depietro? are you kidding me? Thomas should definitely start, no question. Also Former USA Junior (Gold Medal Winner) Captain Mark Stuart should be on the team…we don’t need all offensive flashy defenseman on the team. We need unsung guys like Stuart. And just to show that I am not some blind Bruins fan…you can leave Kessel at home….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:42:34 +0000

The line of Backes, Okposo, and Oshie were great in the Worlds…I wouldn’t be surprised to see them out there. Definitely add Booth and Kesler to the team.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:48:39 +0000

Great Goaltending, 2nd best, not much to say there.

Offense:I think the youth is good, Kane, Parise, Kessel,Pavelski,Bobby Ryan,Dustin Brown,Stastny,Pominville, and O’Sullivan, but drop Connoly and Gomez, and put Booth in, and Langenbrunner then for experience.

Defense:I like a lot better this time around than last time, except take Johnson and Martin out and put Joe Corvo and Brooks Orpik in.

Overall, great team this year and I think they should compete w/ the Czechs and Swedes for the Silver and Bronze, but I think Canada’s got Gold almost locked up, although the US and the Czechs should test them.

By: Coley

Coley — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:01 +0000

Offense: What about Jason Blake, Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta even… You could have one line of NJ Devils…
Defense: I don’t know about Komisarek… I think there’s better talent out there then him, maybe Schneider or Corvo?
Goalie: I think Tim Thomas over Ryan Miller, they are both perfect for the job, but Thomas is just insane between the pipes…

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:42:55 +0000

If Connolly is healthy, he’s on the team. That’s a huge “if,” obviously, but when healthy, there are few (if any) Americans with better vision or passing ability than Connolly. He would be a tremendous asset on the PP, as well. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is trying to get him to be more aggressive scoring goals and he’s done that this year with 9 goals in 16 games.

Booth will be on the team. Burke loves power forwards and Booth is that. He also has good scoring touch. I think the 4th line center will be either Umberger or Kesler. I favor Kesler, but it’s six one way and half-dozen the other. I agree that Ryan will be on the team, especially since Burke knows him so well.

No Gomez, unless it’s a career achievement type thing. You get the same thing from him as you do from Connolly, but Connolly is slightly better when healthy. O’Sullivan is a nice player, but he’s not going to end up on the team. Pominville scored over 60 goals in his first two seasons but hasn’t been the same guy since he signed his contract. He’s on the bubble.

In sum, sub in: Booth, Kesler, Higgins, Byfuglien. Sub out: O’Sullivan, Gomez, Pavelski, Pominville.

Centers: Stastny, Connolly, Drury, Kesler
Wings: Kane, Parise, Brown, Kessell, Mueller, Ryan, Booth, Higgins, Byfuglien

Defensemen: Rafalski, Suter, Whitney, Komisarek, Ballard, Martin, Corvo

By: pomerleau

pomerleau — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:49:53 +0000

blahhhhh :P

By: Ken Marshall

Ken Marshall — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:21:49 +0000

Great series. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tom Gilbert on the blueline though, and Kyle Okposo will probably make this team as well, should Tkachuk, Modano and the like be disfavored because of old age.

By: R T

R T — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:29:26 +0000

I felt that as a whole most of the players you mentioned woulld probably be selected. But there are some players that you failed to mention who would be better as team. RJ Umberger, David Booth, James van Riemsdyk, Blake Wheeler, David Backes, and T J Oshie. Lose Connolly, Gomez because one is always injuried and the other is on the decline. Drury would probably be fitted with the C.

On Defense I question that you only have two true PP point men in, Ralfalski who will be 36 when the games are played, and Whitney. Johnson is a huge question mark with him missing this year. I’d like to see JM Liles or Corvo to insure a better 2nd PP unit.

In goal, Miller will without a doubt be the starter. Thomas may be to old and lost a step by time the games start. A nd the other suggestion is a MASH unit. I’d look for youth in goal with Corey Schneider and Anderson.