Alexander.Edler Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Seth Jones... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The others one I agree on, but those 2 are really good players who have a good chance at making the team. Cause Brian Burke is one of the guys who picks the team, and he works for ANA. Not much of a surprise really. Actually gibson probably got an invite because he has played amazingly for his junior team, team USA in the world juniors, as well as performing well at the recent world championships. He's young but very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Actually gibson probably got an invite because he has played amazingly for his junior team, team USA in the world juniors, as well as performing well at the recent world championships. He's young but very good He is very good. Its not like he is undeserving, but Burke has said prior that he would be invited. So his spot in this camp was never in question IMO, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The others one I agree on, but those 2 are really good players who have a good chance at making the team. Cause Brian Burke is one of the guys who picks the team, and he works for ANA. Not much of a surprise really. I didn't think Burke was the GM for this Olympics, isn't it David Poile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I didn't think Burke was the GM for this Olympics, isn't it David Poile? Burke, Poile & theres another guy that all make the decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Abdelkader, Bjugstad, Palmieri, Jones, Trouba and many more surprising decisions. Hope they know what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Quick Miller Suter-E.Johnson J.Johnson-Byfuglien McDonagh-Shattenkirk Kessel-Kane-Parise Brown-Kesler-Ryan Pacioretty-Stastny-JVR Pavelski-Callahan-Backes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Abdelkader, Bjugstad, Palmieri, Jones, Trouba and many more surprising decisions. Hope they know what they're doing. they are just being evaluated for 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander.Edler Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Hope Kesler dons the "A" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Parise-Kesler-Kane are going to have to beast it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigano Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Kessel Kesler Kane KKK line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 they are just being evaluated for 2018 That's about 4+ years away, i'm sure they'd be able to do that somewhere in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Kessel Kesler Kane KKK line If only Kassian was American and a d-man lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looks like the weakest team out of all the ones released so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Team USA's orientation camp roster: http://olympics.usah...91?referrer_id= USA Hockey has announced it's preliminary roster for the ‎Sochi 2014 Olympics: Goaltenders: Craig Anderson John Gibson Jimmy Howard Ryan Miller Jonathan Quick Cory Schneider Defensemen: Zach Bogosian Dustin Byfuglien John Carlson Dan DeKeyser Justin Faulk Cam Fowler Jake Gardiner Erik Johnson Jack Johnson Seth Jones Nick Leddy Paul Martin Ryan McDonagh Brooks Orpik Kevin Shattenkirk Ryan Suter, Jacob Trouba Keith Yandle Forwards: Justin Abdelkader David Backes Beau Bennett Nick Bjugstad Dustin Brown Ryan Callahan Alex Galchenyuk Patrick Kane Ryan Kesler Phil Kessel Trevor Lewis Kyle Okposo T.J. Oshie Max Pacioretty Kyle Palmieri Zach Parise Joe Pavelski Bobby Ryan Brandon Saad Craig Smith Paul Stastny Derek Stepan James van Riemsdyk Blake Wheeler Wow; this is a line up screaming for help at centre! Kesler is a great two way guy, Backes as well but where is the pure offensive talent? So we look to a winger as the primary play maker on most lines which changes the pecking order a little un naturally, but??? Here is a go... Pacioretty/Kesler/Kane There is speed, more speed, snarl and decent finish + Kane's puck wizardry... Parise/Galchenyuk/Kessel By logic Statsny at centre? I just don't like him. Gally's young and talented! VanRiemsdyk/Pavelski/Ryan Backes might belong here; but this is a scoring line! Stepan/Backes/Callahan Statsny, Wheeler Suter / Shatenkirk Fowler / Carlson Orpik / Yandle And I reckon there's a fair chance DeKeyser and Seth Jones round out the team, maybe even steal a regular shift. How much better was Detroit after DK arrived? McDonough or Martin is also a good bet? It's not the star studded Canadian D but does look well balanced? This is Jonathon Quick's team; and the US will only win if he's tournament MVP! Schneider will back him up and lets go with Gibson in the box? I'm not an expert, but that's my best crack! Any feedback welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 U.S. GM Poile: Pominville ‘probably’ should’ve been invited to Olympic Camp: One of the more notable snubs from the U.S. Olympic orientation camp was Minnesota Wild forward Jason Pominville. And one person acutely aware of that snub? The guy who handed out the invites — American GM David Poile. Poile, who addressed the media on Monday from the opening day of Team USA’s camp in Virginia, said Pominville “probably should have” been invited to camp — and that, during a lengthy meeting with the American management team, Pominville’s name was eventually “put back on the board.” “If [Pominville] plays well enough,” Poile told the Minnesota Star-Tribune, “he’s back in the mix.” The understanding is that Pominville will have the opportunity to play his way onto the squad from October to December (rosters are due on Dec. 31). The former Buffalo captain has plenty of offensive skill — he scored 30 goals and 72 points in 2011-12 — but will need a stellar first-half showing to crack the American forward group. Poile alluded that a number of forwards already have a “foot in the door,” meaning they’re not quite locks but about as close as you can get. One would assume that group features Patrick Kane, Dustin Brown, Zach Parise, Ryan Kesler, Phil Kessel, David Backes and Bobby Ryan. From there, it’s simply a numbers game: USA Hockey invited 24 forwards to the Virginia camp and it looks as though five to seven spots will be up for grabs. As such, Pominville faces an uphill battle for a job. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/26/u-s-gm-poile-pominville-probably-shouldve-been-invited-to-olympic-camp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Don't underestimate the Americans.. That is a very solid line-up and it'll probably be impossible to score against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Their defense and forward group is weaker than ours. Their goalies are really good though. Kesler probably won't be the 1st center it would prob be like Parise Stepan Kesler Backes. Defense is really weak though, weaker than previous years, Jones was invited? Shattenkirk, Johnson, Suter, Yandle are their top defensemens and that doesn't even compare to Canadas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 they'll get a pretty good lineup out of that, should be tough to play against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Their defense and forward group is weaker than ours. Their goalies are really good though. Kesler probably won't be the 1st center it would prob be like Parise Stepan Kesler Backes. Defense is really weak though, weaker than previous years, Jones was invited? Shattenkirk, Johnson, Suter, Yandle are their top defensemens and that doesn't even compare to Canadas. First, Parise isn't a center, he's a LW. Second, Kesler was the USA's top line center in 2010 centering Parise and Kane, so they have chemistry. Finally, they'll have guys like Suter, McDonagh, J. Johnson, Byfuglien, Shattenkirk, Orpik, Carlson, and Yandle as possible pairings for defense. I'm not defending them, I'm just saying they'll have a better team than you may think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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