Amish Rake Fighter Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Does anyone else remember King of the BS insisting that Phaneuf was a top 5 defenseman in the NHL and Hamhuis was barely top 30? Haha! Olympic roster sure showed him! Good goin Dan!! Representing the Bulkley Valley deep in hostile territory! Phaneuf is a great defenceman ....for me to poop on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Leaf fan all mad that their Pylon never made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Now is not the time... Nor is it ever. Only someone completely devoid of hockey knowledge would consider Dan Hamhuis "useless". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Congrats to both of them along with other Canucks who made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 He got it as he shoots left, the coaching staff wanted 4 left and 4 right defense. He deserved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavelsElbow Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 good crap for both of them!!! Hammer the Olympian LAV it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Fivehole0 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 To every Luongo hater I had debates with this summer that he would return to his elite status. Riveria, Plum, If it wasn't for players from B.C. and Ontario the Canadian team would be a little sparse. Yea, thank god B.C. and Ontario aren't part of USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Gratz to all who made it, tho I would rather they had the rest instead .. am so happy for Hammer .. he is a quality man in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yea, thank god B.C. and Ontario aren't part of USA Just imagine if all the border states were part of Canada... The Yanks would be battling it out with Slovenia and Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm disappointed they left Seabrook off that team - I certainly would have taken him over Vlasic (or Bouwmeester) regardless of being a right side guy - obvious partner for Keith. Seabrook is sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 He deserved it I agree, but others "deserved" it as well. Point was, they are making the best "team" over all - not necessarily taking the best player. Same as taking Kunitz instead of Giroux - Kunitz and Crosby play well together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Does anyone else remember King of the BS insisting that Phaneuf was a top 5 defenseman in the NHL and Hamhuis was barely top 30? Haha! Olympic roster sure showed him! Good goin Dan!! Representing the Bulkley Valley deep in hostile territory! Yes, I remember that, and there are still some lingerers around here trying to maintain the same. In the words of Hartnell: "Suck it Phaneuf!" Had little doubt that the likes of Yzerman would get it right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Vlasic is much better than people give him credit for. He's a great defensive d man arguably as good as Hamhuis. Doughty quickly became Keith's go to guy last Olympics with Seabrook getting the rare shift. Vlasic is certainly good (I don't disagree with you) - but I don't think he's quite earned it yet - on the other hand, it's close enough that I don't think it's the significant. Regarding Doughty - he's a guy who would not have made my roster either - I'd take Seabrook over him as well (despite the surface) - imo Doughty is one of the more over-rated whiners around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Happy for Hamhuis but not for the team. Our D is in tatters right now so I'd rather see him resting. I can see why fans of other teams might question his inclusion but it's probably to pair him with Weber. Certainly no worse a decision than Nash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hamhuis can thank Tortella for the 30 mins of ice time he's been getting and his Olympic spot (although credit to him, he makes the best of that 30 mins). I don't think Hamhuis needs to credit anyone. The opposite can also be said - if his making Team Canada was in doubt earlier in the season, part of that had to do with Tortorella under-utiltizing / misusing him. Hamhuis has consistently had outstanding underlying numbers, has been very productive for a shutdown defenseman (has put himself in a class with Chara in terms of underlying numbers, situational use and +/- over the past number of years) - I think in the end and overall, he was a no-brainer to make Team Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchsplinters Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Now is not the time... There always has to be one of these guys lirking around somewhere in these threads. He can't simply be happy for Hamhuis but overwhelmingly adds credence to the old adage, "no one knows how stupid you are until you open your mouth." I choose #2 from my signature to describe this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchsplinters Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hamhuis can thank Tortella for the 30 mins of ice time he's been getting and his Olympic spot (although credit to him, he makes the best of that 30 mins). Torts recognized talent and has faith in Hamhuis or he would not give him thirty minutes a game. His ability to handle the responsibility has a lot more to do with it. He needs to thank no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Not overly excited about the Olympics but I am glad that the Canucks will be so well represented. Nice surprise for Hammy, my girlfriend is from Smithers so there will be some partying in the household tonight I'm sure lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskatchewan Canucks Fan Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I thought I read that he was nothing but smiles in an interview. But I can't find any interview with him since the selection. Can someone post it here if there happens to be one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Not only that, but he has 2 games left of his suspension from the hit on Staal left to serve and they still took him. They could have easily put Hedman in with the year he's having, so it does speak to Edler's value despite all the armchair GM's/coaches here slagging Edler as our worst defenceman. Absolutely. Hammer is not the guy we want to move if we still want to make a push, especially with him being from BC and having an NTC he got from signing with us as a free agent and being a big part of our team since that time. Luongo on the other hand might still like a change and teams could well have changed their opinion of his contract considering the other contracts top goalies are getting now. If Luongo wants to stay, I'm fine with it, but if he still would consider it and we can get a solid enough vet to help Lack then lets find out what we can get in return. Then you're forcing another of the right handed D to switch (and pushing them further down the depth chart). I get that chemistry plays a part, but if the other right side choices are better (and I think they are for the international game) then you have to consider what it'll do for those players. Nice to see Hammer finally getting the respect he has earned. Leave it to Babs and Yzerman to know it. As far as the blueline is concerned, it's hard to go wrong with the list of candidates - as long as the Pylon wasn't lobbied by Toronto onto the team, I think Team Canada is fine of the backend. That being said though, my personal preference would be to forego being too concerned about lefty/righty under the circumstances - particularly on the huge ice I'm not quite as sure the pinch and crunch at the blueline is as vital as on NHL ice, but regardless, I'm not going to protest the decisions at all - I'd just personally have preferred" Hamhuis Weber Keith Seabrook Subban Pietrangelo Doughty imo comes in behind Phaneuf as the most over-rated Canadian blueliner. He's the guy that most people considere a lock that I'd have left off the team. I'm not all that sold on Bouwmeester either, but he's certainly got the tools for the large ice - he does a lot of things well - skates well, positionally sound, moves the puck, has a heavy shot - can't argue with taking him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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