CREW99AW
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gretzky99 said:First off, I think they are brutal in comparison to the rest of the teams, or even teams that the USA usually iced, heres my breakdown:
*Ty Conklin: Bottom 15 goalie in the NHL, definite not top 10
*Rick Dipietro: Bottom 15 goalie in the NHL, definite not top 10
*Tim Thomas: Probably not even top 40 Goalies, but I really don't know him
*Hal Gill: Barely a top 4 in the NHL, but not on a contending team
*Jordan Leopold: Good defensemen, will be better, right now wouldn't consider elite
*John Micheal Liles: Great offensively, poor defensively
*Paul Martin: Non top four, or fringe top four
*Aaron Miller: Good defencemen, maybe there best two way
*Andy Roach: I don't know, didn't play in NHL last year
*Erik Cole: Sub par powerforward
*Mat Cullen: This guy shouldn't be on a national team
*Brian Gionta: See above
*Jeff Halpern: See above
*Mike Knuble: Described as a "star" by Park, but is not. Pretty good season last year though
David Legwand: Good player
Mike Modano: Great Player
*Richard Park: Doesn't deserve to be on a national team in any contending country
*Mark Parrish: Second liner in the NHL at best
Dough WeightL: Great Player- Getting worse
*Mike York: Second liner in the NHL at best
*Represents players that couldn't make team Canada (measure against the best)
This is a VERY critical analysis. I do understand that player can gell an what not, the argument is more about on paper.
what part of 'the US team is building a young core,it's not a final product' don't you understand?