[cferneyh]

I was merely suggesting that this team doesn't have the top-to-bottom firepower that they COULD have had, if the likes of Iginla, St. Louis, Lecavalier, Richards, Sakic etc had been included...they'll be competitive, but I don't think they'll be the favorite going in...

I have to admit I was underwhelmed when I first saw the roster, but I think a lot of the teams will be in the same boat. Team USA is young and inexperienced. Sweden has a bunch of top-level guys who have bailed as well. And you never know what you're gonna get with Team Russia: Team Spectacular or Team Disinterested.

I'd have preferred to see Spezza or Crosby named instead of Mike Fisher, and I can't believe Chris Phillips was named (wasn't it only a couple of years ago that the Sens were so unimpressed with his D that they tried to turn him into a left-winger?), but it still should be a speedy and competitive team.