TBL/ANA - theme is clear

[Nick]

on phone... smashed through 3rd straight 12+ hour days... mistakes can be forgiven.

[cliff11]

on phone... smashed through 3rd straight 12+ hour days... mistakes can be forgiven.

Welcome to the real world haha

[KapG]

Hits...fun category. For whatever reason its my favorite one.

Oh....the trade.

I don't think you did too bad here at all nick. Value wise I think cliff takes it, but not by a HUGE amount.

[MSP4LYFE]

Bogosian and Fowler are pretty overrated, IMO.

[Robin Hood]

Bogosian and Fowler are pretty overrated, IMO.

+1

[Nick]

ye, dmen invited to olympic camps suck.

[cliff11]

So is JJ IMO shiv

[The BBKL Insider]

lets talk about dmen who aren't overrated, rather fell from grace...how's mike green these days

[kimmer]

lol bogosian is elite not overrated

[Nick]

lets talk about dmen who aren't overrated, rather fell from grace...how's mike green these days

He'll be back. Too fit and too much skill to not. If the Caps find a real groove again, he'll be catalyst for it. "Game over" green - in OT the guy is unreal, and he's one I wish team Canada would consider for Olympic camp.

I would build a mobile, shot blocking d-core for our Olympic team, the americans are going to be quick and skilled back there, ditto on the swede's - if our guys aren't pushing the pace for our forwards we'll be in trouble.

Now... does that mean the likes of Weber, Phaneuf are left out? Seabrook?

Working from the invite list:

Karl Alzner
Jay Bouwmeester
Dan Boyle
Drew Doughty
Mike Green
Dan Hamhuis
Travis Hamonic
Duncan Keith
Kristopher Letang
Marc Methot
Dion Phaneuf
Alex Pietrangelo
Brent Seabrook
Marc Staal
PK Subban
Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Shea Weber

I would start with the OBVIOUS considerations for the big ice:
Drew Doughty
Mike Green
Duncan Keith
Kristopher Letang

And note that size, positioning and defnesive ability against the most skilled attackers in the world, Shea Weber along with Alex Pietrangelo & Jay Bouwmeester should be considered to slow down the attack.

Now... IMO only 1-3 spots for the DD, Green, Keith, & Letang. I take Keith first.

Some JayBo haters might disagree, but I'd grab PieT & he as the shutdown duo.

Keith -Weber
PieT - JayBo
with last 3 spots depending on play. I hope we really consider how they are currently playing, and not just how they've played up to today.

[MSP4LYFE]

So is JJ IMO shiv

I don't think anyone regards JJ as a high end defenceman anymore.

[MSP4LYFE]

lol bogosian is elite not overrated

LOL at calling Bogosian elite.

[MSP4LYFE]

ye, dmen invited to olympic camps suck.

Some do, absolutely.

[The BBKL Insider]

The chinese use to have a team

I'm sure a bunch of them sucked

[Shep]

Dan Dekeyser got invited..

[Nick]

He is big and does skate well. There is a theme to their camp.

[shooker]

He is big and does skate well. There is a theme to their camp.

lack of depth? there is no way Dekeyser is a elite dman yet lol.

[The BBKL Insider]

He is big and does skate well. There is a theme to their camp.

lack of depth? there is no way Dekeyser is a elite dman yet lol.

those were the first words that pop'ed in my head as well.