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Harley is great and all but surely Canada has better options than him? I guess none of them meet the all important "plays for DeBoer" criteria.
 
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Being forced to root for one of these teams feels like capital punishment. I guess the optimal outcome is that Binnington gets lit up but like, exclusively by Brock Faber.
 
It's wild that the local ABC Affiliate is not showing this game, and there is no other channel in the Bay Area that can air it. I can understand KGO signing an arrangement to air the Chinese New Year Parade for a number of years but there is no alternate channel in the Bay Area that can air this game? ESPN has College Basketball, but not FX or MyTV or something?

And Ray Farraro is always a buzzkill.
 
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But not Bouchard? I'm the #1 Evan Bouchard hater and even I don't understand not having him there for the chemistry with McDavid alone.
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I don't know, and honestly, I don't watch enough of either(though I have been unimpressed with both players in the playoffs). All teams make questionable picks for their national roster (bias, "nepotism", and attitude all factor in).

One possible narrative is...Bouchard or Harley would not be Team Canada's big weapon on the blueline; he'd be getting secondary or even tertiary minutes. Harley has a proven track record in that space; he can play in all situations and already plays 2nd fiddle to Miro Hiskanen. How would Bouchard do that role...maybe without any PP time?

Another thought..perhaps Bouchard is one of those players with great numbers but is hurt by context. Rightly or wrongly, he's seen as a product of McDavid and (to a lesser extent) Draisaitl. Even Tyson Barrie put up great numbers in that position! Is Bouchard even his team's best defenseman, or is that Mattias Ekholm, who can play in all situations? It's telling that Bouchard is not considered an untouchable by Edmonton fans (though partly that is because he's up for an extension).
 
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I don't know, and honestly, I don't watch enough of either(though I have been unimpressed with both players in the playoffs). All teams make questionable picks for their national roster (bias, "nepotism", and attitude all factor in).

One possible narrative is...Bouchard or Harley would not be Team Canada's big weapon on the blueline; he'd be getting secondary or even tertiary minutes. Harley has a proven track record in that space; he can play in all situations and already plays 2nd fiddle to Miro Hiskanen. How would Bouchard do that role...maybe without any PP time?

Another thought..perhaps Bouchard is one of those players with great numbers but is hurt by context. Rightly or wrongly, he's seen as a product of McDavid and (to a lesser extent) Draisaitl. Even Tyson Barrie put up great numbers in that position! Is Bouchard even his team's best defenseman, or is that Mattias Ekholm, who can play in all situations? It's telling that Bouchard is not considered an untouchable by Edmonton fans (though partly that is because he's up for an extension).
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Working well though with the teams best player would be a good reason to bring along in such a short tournament.

Jesus mcdavid is fast. If u aren't moving 10 minutes before he gets the puck there is no chance to stay with him
 
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