Brown, Jack and Quick Invited to U.S. Olympic Camp
by RudyKelly on Jun 30, 2009 11:58 AM PDT
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Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson and Jonathan Quick were all invited to the U.S. Olympic camp today. Brown and Johnson were to be expected after their play in the World Championships, but Quick is a little bit of a surprise. I assume DiPietro would be there if he were healthy. I guess it makes sense if you think about it, though, since Miller is turning 30 next year and I don't know how old Tim Thomas is but just by looking at him I'm going to guess... 45? He looks like he needs a smoke all the time. Taking Quick to kind of experience the whole Olympic thing is a good idea because he could be very well be starting in 2014.
I'm going to write more about it when I do my season review after free agency, but I think next year is the year we see Dustin Brown become a left winger. He kind of has to, not just for the Kings but for the Olympic team as well. The U.S. has Kane, Ryan, and Langenbrunner playing right in the Olympics, and I can't imagine that Brown would get priority over one of them. He'll need to play left, which should be easy for him since he shoots right anyway. I see the Olympic team working out like this:
Zach Parise-Scott Gomez-Jamie Langenbrunner
Dustin Brown-Paul Stastny-Patrick Kane
David Booth-Ryan Kesler-Bobby Ryan
Mike Modano-Chris Drury-TJ Oshie
Erik Johnson-Jack Johnson
Tim Thomas
I don't know if those defensive pairings work because I didn't look up handedness, but overall I think it works. Hooray 5th place!
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Well, at least you correctly omitted Cotton Gin Whitney. I can live with 5th.
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by Earl Sleek on Jun 30, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one in video games who absolutely has to have all his defensemen and wingers playing the offwing? LW’s MUST be righties, and there’s never any righties in the damn NHL.
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by IAmJoe on Jun 30, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Kings have too damn many. Kopitar is left, and Handzus is too, and then I think everyone else in the top 6 is a right.
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by RudyKelly on Jun 30, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Fro is a leftie too. I don’t know why I thought he was a right.
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by RudyKelly on Jun 30, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
America, FUCK YEAH!
Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah,
America, FUCK YEAH!
I wanna throw up on your new shoes
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 30, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Let’s get one thing straight, Pat Kane: I don’t trust you. And if you betray us, I’ll rip your fucking balls off and stuff them up your ass so that the next time you shit, you’ll shit all over your balls, got it?”
God I love that movie.
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by RudyKelly on Jun 30, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea…that is a “rudy kelly movie” if there ever was one..
“gary your just a butt fucking quitter”
I wanna throw up on your new shoes
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 30, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention the best marionette sex scene ever filmed.
by TheChemist on Jun 30, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they covered a lot of bases on that scene..it was impressive
I wanna throw up on your new shoes
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 1, 2009 6:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hooray 5th place!
So is the consensus that it’s Canada, Russia, maybe Sweden, then everyone else? They’re the only ones I’ve even heard mentioned as having a chance. I mean, no one’s giving it to the Americans or Czechs, unless “it” is the bronze.
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by Doogie2K on Jun 30, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why does everyone sleep on the Finns? They won silver four years ago with frigging Niittymaakkiii in goal since Kiprusoff was hurt.
by HockeyJoe on Jul 4, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just really glad to see my man crush Bobby Ryan made the camp. I’m stoked for him.
And I’m glad Quick made the camp. He’s a good goalie (as much as I hate to admit that as a Ducks fan) and could very well be the starter in 2014 if NHL players are still participating that year.
by JasonF on Jun 30, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dustin Byfuglien and TJ Oshie need to make it. I watched both players a lot over the season, the former in the playoffs and the latter during the late-season push by the Blues.
Both players are strong “setpieces” (indulge me in my soccer term) and throw their weight around. We honestly need to have that on our team, because I often feel that team USA thinks offense is the only important part. Plus, if Rudy Kelly’s Devils Starting lineup makes the team, we have one monster of an offensive line.
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by Wild Wing on Jun 30, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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