USA 2010 Olympic Hockey Roster And Discussion

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Discussion Starter · Jan 1, 2010 (Edited)

In The Spotlight

G Ryan Miller

Arguably the best goaltender in the NHL this season has performed admirably for the Buffalo Sabres. Expected to be the starting goaltender, he brings good size, technical skills and athleticism to the American net.

D Erik Johnson

Johnson is the best all-around defenseman that America has produced in years. At only 21, he's got a wealth of international competition, representing America in both the World Juniors and the World Championships in 2007. He will play in all situations and against the top lines of other teams.

LW Zach Parise

Parise has developed himself into a player that is dominant in all areas of the ice. Because of this, he will play on the top line with the American team and get plenty of ice time in key situations.

Full Roster

Goaltenders
Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins (NHL)

Defensemen
Tim Gleason, Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Erik Johnson, St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Jack Johnson, Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Brian Rafalski, Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Ryan Suter, Nashville Predators (NHL)
Ryan Whitney, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Forwards
David Backes, St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers (NHL)
Chris Drury, New York Rangers (NHL)
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Jamie Langenbrunner, New Jersey Devils (NHL)
Ryan Malone, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils (NHL)
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks (NHL)
Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
Paul Statsny, Colorado Avalance (NHL)

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Yzerfan

· #37 · Feb 10, 2010

Sweet. Any more angles?

I'd like to see some of the other goaltenders' masks.

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Yzerfan

· #39 · Feb 10, 2010

Incredible! I checked out the guy's website and he's got some sick stuff.

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Yzerfan

· #54 · Feb 20, 2010

Well I saw something on NHL.com that called Parise the secret weapon of Team USA... maybe that's where he picked that up.

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Yzerfan

· #67 · Feb 22, 2010

Bags2 said:
I'm not gonna go as far to say as we're gonna win gold, but if we keep playing like this we have a much better shot at it than I thought we did a week ago.

Agreed.

Great win by the U.S. tonight. What a fun game to watch. My favorite part was the back-to-back-to-back breakaways... very exciting.

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Yzerfan

· #71 · Feb 22, 2010

Where's Bure? said:
That was awesome. Who was that? Parise, Nash, and then someone else, right?

Umm... I was thinking Dustin Brown, Thornton, then Bobby Ryan. Maybe I'm way off though. ??

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Yzerfan

· #100 · Feb 25, 2010

I'm not so worried about how great Canada is, I'm more worried that the U.S. will come out flat and not bring their A game.

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Yzerfan

· #178 · Mar 1, 2010

In Rafalsski's defense, he was on the ice basically the entire game. It seemed like he never came off. Maybe he was a little tired and that's why he ended up out of position in OT.

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Yzerfan

· #181 · Mar 1, 2010

Where's Bure? said:
Wasn't it Suter who slid over when he didn't need to? I thought Rafalski was already there and was in the right spot.

Well, 4-on-4 defensive zone probably isn't a top priority in practice, so maybe they were playing a bit of a man-to-man setup. If that's the case, then Rafalski just got beat by Crosby. But if not, then you're right Suter was the one out of position when he slid to the corner to cover Iginla.

Where's Bure? said:
And a forward could have easily collapsed down low - I mean it was ot in the gold medal game - defense should've been a top priority.

And that would have been Parise. He was floating in the high slot area when he actually probably should have been much lower, so I agree with you on this one, too.

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Yzerfan

· #188 · Mar 12, 2010

Sherek X said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8PfX4VS_Lo

Haha, very nice.

"Grab your booze, win or lose, you can bet we're gonna drink"

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