Dr Quincy
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- Jun 19, 2005
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Pelosi... noThanks for sharing. Would love to see both players make the team. Do they have a good chance?
Hendrickson... a chance.
The top 9 for the WJC is all set. You can pretty much make the top 3 lines out of 1st rd picks. Some combo of:
Hagens
Moore
Leonard
Musty
Perreault
Leonard
Eiserman
Whitelaw
Nelson
That leaves the 4th line and extras. USA Hockey does like to reward their own NTDP players, and guys who have played for the team before. That said, there usually are a couple of surprise role players every year. I'd say these guys have an edge on Hendrickson for a 4th line spot, but he could bump one of them.
Stiga
Powell
Ziemer
Fisher
I do think Hendrickson has as good of a shot as anybody else on this summer roster to be one of the extras. But a lot will depend on how everyone does with their seasons and the camp in December.
EDIT: Just to be clear when I say he has just a good of a shot to as anyone else to be an extra, I meant of the guys not named. The top 9 are almost certain barring injuries or if an NHL team doesn't release someone. Of the last 4 named, they all have a better shot of being on the roster than Hendrickson and I'd stay Stiga and Ziemer are locks (Ziemer was the C of the U18 team). But I think Hendrickson has put himself above some of the other longshot invitees like Pelosi, Shaugabay and a few others.
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