Matt Carle Olympic Snub

[CharlieGirl]

Originally Posted by Valhoun

I know... it was a joke... sigh.

It's Monday... I'm a little slow on the uptake.

[DenverBoone]

Ron Wilson is a ****ing piece of miserable overrated ****. He can ****ing die for all the ******** games he plays with his defenders and the ****ing negative effects on their confidence. **** that guy for snubbing Carle and I hope he enjoys getting his ass kicked by Kazakhstan. That is all.

[BringBackStevens]

Komisarek blows, he's the worst player on any major nation's olympic roster. I think Carle would have been a good addition, but the real snub IMO is Keith Ballard.

[dookie88]

Originally Posted by CanadianFlyer88

There was a show that aired last night on local Vancouver televison that showed the selection process of the American Olympic team; I believe there will be other installments giving time to the other 'Big 6' nations (Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic), though I'm not too sure if all nations will be featured.

I only watched the first 15 minutes or so, but camera crews were given full access to the whittling down process by the American management. It was a roundtable discussion and involved everyone from Burke and Wilson, through Dean Lombardi, David Poile and Paul Holmgren.

Burke was very clear through his interviews that they wanted a top 6 forward group that was highly skilled and a bottom six 'full of ******.' (rhymes with 'tricks') The same went for the defense; highly skilled individuals mixed with sandpaper.

Burke will take full responsibility if the US Team fails to meet expectations; he knew how he wanted the team structured and the selection committee made sure the team came out the way they wanted it to.

Carle/Liles/whoever didn't get snubbed; they just didn't fit the mix of talent and grinders that Burke and Co. wanted.

Good post.
Is this video online?

[DUHockey9]

I'm not the least bit surprised Carle was left off. Carle is a good player, but he is not among the 7 best American D-men. I agree that Komisarek is a fraud but I still put Bogosian over Carle anyway.

[UseYourAllusion]

What is important here is that I now have a reasonable excuse to get a jersey for one of my favorite NHLers, Dustin Brown.

Originally Posted by Brandinho

The first definition fits what I was saying, but I'm not here to debate semantics. The image of Orpik with his hair slicked back in a tux is pretty damn funny, though. Actually, no, if I saw that I'd run for my life.

(aware that it's not a tux)

[CharlieGirl]

Originally Posted by UseYourAllusion

What is important here is that I now have a reasonable excuse to get a jersey for one of my favorite NHLers, Dustin Brown.

Be careful wearing that - you may find that you fall down a lot for no reason.