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Who Wins Gold At The Olympics

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Dominance said:
There’s not a position outside of goaltending, 1RW (Kane, Kucherov), and 1LD (Hedman) that Canada doesn’t have the top player head to head. Should be a slaughter. I’d give it 70% odds for gold, 10% odds for a fluke final and a silver medal, 10% odds for a fluke semi-final and a bronze medal, and 10% odds for the team to just not come together under the expectations of gold and not medalling at all.
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Pavel Buchnevich said:
How does Fox win the Norris then? Seems like most people think he’s the best defenseman.
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If Makar played the 12 or so games he missed he wins, I think we both know that; Fox (funnily enough someone who I played against often in his younger days) is a very good player but Makar is the best défenseman to enter the league since Victor Hedman, I have never seen someone walk a blueline as well as him and his gap closing ability is elite, he gives very little space in transition. I do think Fox is slightly stronger in front of his own net, in terms of boxing out, but in every other facet of the game I take Makar, who in my opinion is a generational talent in terms of défenseman
 
The American's with a healthy Matthews and Eichel as a 1 2 punch down the middle are a serious threat. They lose Eichel and it certainly looks like he won't be available all of a sudden there depth down the middle looks....bad. Pretty big issue there.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
The American's with a healthy Matthews and Eichel as a 1 2 punch down the middle are a serious threat. They lose Eichel and it certainly looks like he won't be available all of a sudden there depth down the middle looks....bad. Pretty big issue there.
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Yup. The drop off without Eichel is shocking.
 
ORRFForever said:
I'm someone who thinks the U.S. will win. First, because they are a strong team. Second, because Canada is due for a loss.

If Eichel doesn't play, or plays but isn't 100%, it makes a big difference.
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I mean we're 5 months away and Eichel still hasnt had surgery. Odds are getting lower and lower everyday he'll play.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
The American's with a healthy Matthews and Eichel as a 1 2 punch down the middle are a serious threat. They lose Eichel and it certainly looks like he won't be available all of a sudden there depth down the middle looks....bad. Pretty big issue there.
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I wouldn’t call it bad without Eichel. It’s Matthews and a bunch of 1B centers. It’s not as if Larkin can’t outplay Barkov in a one-off game. It is worse, but the drop-off is the difference between a 1A center and a 1B center. This is one roster spot.
 
Pavel Buchnevich said:
I wouldn’t call it bad without Eichel. It’s Matthews and a bunch of 1B centers. It’s not as if Larkin can’t outplay Barkov in a one-off game. It is worse, but the drop-off is the difference between a 1A center and a 1B center. This is one roster spot.
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I mean yeah obviously not bad players but when we are talking about this level of hockey it is a pretty substantial drop in quality and it filters down the lineup. Now I still think USA without a healthy Eichel has a chance but things obviously get a hell of a lot harder and fall substantially more on Matthews carrying the load.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
I mean yeah obviously not bad players but when we are talking about this level of hockey it is a pretty substantial drop in quality and it filters down the lineup. Now I still think USA without a healthy Eichel has a chance but things obviously get a hell of a lot harder and fall substantially more on Matthews carrying the load.
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I don’t disagree that it’s worse on paper, and statistically a team has a better chance with a better roster, but I think all of us are over-discussing this. It’s a short tournament. If the Swedish PP is 50% or the Russian PK is 100%, they probably win. All of the top teams have a chance, and it’s a matter of which country comes together for two weeks and which countries don’t.
 
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