Why WON'T your country win gold?

[Bullwine85]

Because Bobby Ryan and Keith Yandle are sitting at home.

Also, Brooks Orpik will be there.

 

[aLus]

Because of too many injuries

 

[Siamese Dream]

You gotta be in it to win it

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Because David Poile's weaknesses as a GM will be exposed in pool play.

What does this even mean?

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

Because Canada has no on ice chemistry and talent can't always compensate.

 

[jwhouk]

What does this even mean?

His over-focus on defense or on "team" players will be overwhelmed by extremely talented players in our group.

 

[jimmycarter]

big ice and goaltending is a ?....canada...

 

[Jzk]

I think goaltending is the biggest problem any team is going to have winning the gold. It just doesn't seem all that good this year. I foresee a lot of high scoring games.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Because Luongo stinks.

 

[Swipes]

Because we don't have a coach

 

[Habsfunk]

Bad calls by the refs.

 

[stayinalive]

we didn't qualify

 

[Jzk]

Because we don't have a coach

Hey just leave out Polak, Vrbata, and Hudler. No need for em.

 

[Hedning]

If we don't succeed, it probably has to do with that Lundqvst can't keep the puck out of the net and/or wrong choice on D. And maybe, too many key injuries aswell.

 

[McGuiresMonsters]

It will be the refs fault according to Canadians or some Russian conspiracy.

 

[alphahelix]

Canadians could not score more than 2 goals in regulation last tournament if the opponent put up any fight at all. Even failed to score in the first period of the tournament vs. Norway.

If Stamkos is injured, we will have 2/7 of our top scorers in Sochi. In an elite tournament vs. elite goalies and d-men, just bringing good offensive players is not enough. (We have dozens of 'good' offensive players to choose from in Canada). You have to bring the best.

Over the past 2 years only 7 players have maintained a PPG , most of them won't be in Sochi. The top ES scoring list is also going to have a number of absences. Top PP scoring list will have Giroux missing. And if you look at the top scorers presently this season, guys like Thornton, Giroux, Neal, Hall, MSL, and others will be left home for lesser candidates.

One of the best roleplayers in the tournament last time around was Eric Staal, and he also happens to be heavily outscoring guys like Nash.

Confusing picks in some respects, but ultimately lack of offence will be the problem - barring a goaltending collapse which could literally happen to any team at any time. Its hockey.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

dan bylsma.
we should have kept ron wilson because he'd have an objective eye since he's not coaching this year.

orpiks inclusion is akin to mike komisarek in 2010

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Lack of scoring and less than stellar goaltending.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Official reason: Team defence is suspect, offence operates in sputters, several players don't play to their potential, big ice spells trouble for slower skaters, other teams are built better.

HF reason: Chris mother****ing Kunitz was taken over Saint Louis.

 

[Namejs]

Mostly because of our goaltending, defense and attack.

 

[The Great Dame]

Brooks Orpik

Beat me to it

 

[Bures Elbow]

I'm being completely serious when saying this.


Putin sending some of those SVR girls trained at the famed Sparrow School to work on national team players from rival countries.

 

[Xokkeu]

...because the puck hits the refs skate....

 

[begbeee]

Because we don't have a coach

Your player can't play the "system"

 

[neutral*]

8 NHLers on the team.