" The US hockey hall of Famer recently honored three terrific American players Tom Barrasso. Tony Monta and John LeClair to those guys John -- LeClair were on that famous 96 World Cup team. Virginia say that upset Canada and really vaulted USA hockey to a new level that's got -- thinking about the next team USA. -- around the corner talk a little bit about who we're going to see on team UI say. In Vancouver."

" Well I think -- the last member of that -- Eckstein Mike Modano I think you know just for leadership and just says the bridge between the generations he'll be there. And then of course you know the best player that teams that -- day I think he's probably the only guy who can make some of the other teams that are going to be in the tournament. I was talking in the on the website this week about Saint Louis and mention names like Eric Johnson TJ ocean David backus as reasons for optimism up on that team. And they're nice players and they're they're they're good they're good depth guys but in terms of the Olympics. You know those guys are going for are going with excuse me you're serious trouble against Canada Sweden Russia and the others."

" Adam young. Underdog Americans and the Olympics we've heard this before the race. Yeah we've heard this before and it it causes me to be skeptical that we'll hear it play out quite the same way again. I think you know maybe one of the great ironies of the thirtieth anniversary of Lake Placid is that you could see perhaps an upstart US team. I mean take on a powerhouse -- but I don't think. With all due respect to two guys like praising him and -- they'll be able to to topple powerhouse team like the -- happen to -- I don't even think. You know they'll they'll beat the likes of Sweden's. The Czech Republic might give them a run for the money too so. It's going to be tough for the Americans but fortunately for the home crowd words -- Canadian -- in home crowd they're going to have a good team there too."

" We'll certainly would think Canada and Russia will enter as co favorites talk about team Canada one thing that we see happening with -- team is there's a glut."

" Of holy quality -- how is that going to play out on the roster."

" have by my count there's this -- eight guys who should make that team as that as things stand right now and they're all centers. -- have a problem moving guys the wing it happened in the past you know we've seen guys like guys are men and sat and played played the win when needed. You know we're talking about world class quality guys who know the game and know how to play it in every position. A big."

" It shouldn't be a problem for Canada I don't think -- he would junior players to -- I mean you've seen guys of last world junior under age to eighteen tournament play completely out of their roles are always be. Used to being you know the go to guys for their team they can play whenever all the two months with what."

" And that's an interesting thing as well he look look at names like. Milan Lucic and being invited to this camp and and I think you know he Verizon is putting together a team that we and then the past work -- not work is in the lot the last Olympics but. We get that the big democracy in grinder I mean that you don't need. Big huge -- players ever at every position so. We may in other robs and there's always tell -- Typical Everest in other robs -- there."

" Let's. -- we've talked about Russia and Canada probably being the code number ones but. This is wide open or some other teams that you think could really come in there and and walk it was cool well I think the Swedes again you know that it is so. The way they're blossoming at the NHL entry draft this year with so many. -- great young players coming into the league and in clearly the last time around they showed. You know they were the most supreme team of of all the became so -- have quite the same that caliber of names they might recognize the Sunday and Forsberg probably not going to be a part of it. Under any circumstances but there's so much talent and do such a great job of preparing. At the amateur level that I would be surprised and obviously there and Henrik Lundqvist lets them for going to absolutely he's a great equalizer there's no doubt whether after Olympic or NHL coverage you'll find it all. The hockey news.com."

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