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So what does everyone expect our forward lines to look like? I'm guessing something along the lines of...

Gagne-Sakic-Iginla
Richards-Lecavalier-StLouis
Heatley-Thornton-Nash
Smyth-Draper-Bertuzzi/Doan

The Tampa Bay trio makes sense for obvious reasons and is a logical pairing. The Joe Sakic line has worked well in the past, so why change it up, at least to start the tournament. And Joe Thornton and Rick Nash were linemates last season in Switzerland and have great chemistry together, as they showed on an international level last year at the World Championships. And adding Heatley at LW would form a very dangerous line & would be very hard to defend against. Kris Draper will be centering the 4th line, and that leaves some combination of Ryan Smyth, Todd Bertuzzi and Shane Doan to make up his wingers.

the lines have been announced as follows...

thorton, gagne, nash
lecavalier, st. louis, heatley
sakic, iginla, draper
bertuzzi, richards, smyth

extra forward: doan

pronger, blake
foote, redden
bouwmeester, regehr

extra defence: mccabe

I just read that on tsn too, hmm, for the most part they seem ok, but if i was coach i'd make a few changes for sure. Then again, that's probably why i'm sitting at my computer right now while Quinn, Hitch & the rest of the boys are on their way to Italy

ryan93 Wrote:I just read that on tsn too, hmm, for the most part they seem ok, but if i was coach i'd make a few changes for sure. Then again, that's probably why i'm sitting at my computer right now while Quinn, Hitch & the rest of the boys are on their way to Italy

good for a chuckle ryan93...we'll have to see how it plays out i guess. i'm sure there will be changes made if they're necessary before the end of the tourney.

let me out Wrote:the lines have been announced as follows...

thorton, gagne, nash
lecavalier, st. louis, heatley
sakic, iginla, draper
bertuzzi, richards, smyth

extra forward: doan

pronger, blake
foote, redden
bouwmeester, regehr

extra defence: mccabe

Somewhat strange that McCabe was named to the taxi squad ahead of Bouwmeester, yet he's the 'extra D-man'.

i made the same comment about McCabe to beanmedic today

"Never mind us purple Italians"

Wow I thought those Italians played pretty damn good. Way better than I expected at least.

And they gave a really gritty performance. With all those blocked shots, they are going to be purlple Italians. And black and blue too.