the worlds
Mar 27, 2003 21:10:24 GMT -5
Post by jrs on Mar 27, 2003 21:10:24 GMT -5
from tsn
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There's some good talent available among the non-playoff teams, including forwards Jarome Iginla of Calgary (currently nursing a shoulder injury), Dany Heatley of Atlanta, Daniel Briere of Buffalo, Jeff O'Neill of Carolina, Steve Sullivan and Eric Daze of Chicago, Ray Whitney, Andrew Cassels, Geoff Sanderson and rookie Rick Nash of Columbus, Greg Johnson, Scott Walker and Scott Hartnell of Nashville, Anson Carter of the Rangers, Daymond Langkow, Shane Doan and Mike Johnson of Phoenix, and Patrick Marleau and Alyn McCauley of San Jose.
Available on defence would be Jay McKee of Buffalo, Robyn Regehr of Calgary, Patrice Brisebois of Montreal, Andy Delmore of Nashville, Brad Ference of Phoenix, and Kyle McLaren and Brad Stuart of San Jose.
In goal, last year's Hart and Vezina Trophy winner Jose Theodore will surely be asked. He was a standout for Canada at the 2000 world tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Also available would be Roberto Luongo of Florida, Martin Biron of Buffalo, Marc Denis of Columbus, Jamie Storr of Los Angeles and Dan Blackburn of the Rangers.
Tambellini will soon find out if he can reverse the recent trend of many Canadian NHLers saying thanks but no thanks to the invite. Last year around 60 players refused invitations from GM Lanny McDonald.
"I think overall there's a good feeling and I expect a good response," Tambellini said.
Will Tambellini use his trump card? He could remind many of these players that getting experience at the international level will be an important consideration when Wayne Gretzky and his staff - which will probably once again include Tambellini - select Team Canada for the 2004 World Cup and the 2006 Olympic team for Turin, Italy (if the NHL is in the Olympics again).
not much hab news these days, but this is kind of interesting. i think playing in the worlds be good thing for theo; hopefully it would assure that he arrives at camp next season focused, confident, in shape, and ready to be an elite goaltender. but why the hell would they ask brisebois!?!
he'd only play if the worlds were in france 
anyhow, that's a pretty impressive list of available players, and mostly young guns; you could really put together some great lines with that list. i wonder if that "trump card" will put any pressure on the top-notch young players to play-- personally i would love to see theo on the '06 olympic squad.
also if alot of those guys decline you think they'd ask ribeiro? it would just be nice to see some habs on the canadian team, as i imagine there will quite a few on other teams. i know they have asked chow, hossa and bulis; what about markov, zednik, sundstrom, and dackall?
tsn.ca/news_stories/35199.html
There's some good talent available among the non-playoff teams, including forwards Jarome Iginla of Calgary (currently nursing a shoulder injury), Dany Heatley of Atlanta, Daniel Briere of Buffalo, Jeff O'Neill of Carolina, Steve Sullivan and Eric Daze of Chicago, Ray Whitney, Andrew Cassels, Geoff Sanderson and rookie Rick Nash of Columbus, Greg Johnson, Scott Walker and Scott Hartnell of Nashville, Anson Carter of the Rangers, Daymond Langkow, Shane Doan and Mike Johnson of Phoenix, and Patrick Marleau and Alyn McCauley of San Jose.
Available on defence would be Jay McKee of Buffalo, Robyn Regehr of Calgary, Patrice Brisebois of Montreal, Andy Delmore of Nashville, Brad Ference of Phoenix, and Kyle McLaren and Brad Stuart of San Jose.
In goal, last year's Hart and Vezina Trophy winner Jose Theodore will surely be asked. He was a standout for Canada at the 2000 world tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Also available would be Roberto Luongo of Florida, Martin Biron of Buffalo, Marc Denis of Columbus, Jamie Storr of Los Angeles and Dan Blackburn of the Rangers.
Tambellini will soon find out if he can reverse the recent trend of many Canadian NHLers saying thanks but no thanks to the invite. Last year around 60 players refused invitations from GM Lanny McDonald.
"I think overall there's a good feeling and I expect a good response," Tambellini said.
Will Tambellini use his trump card? He could remind many of these players that getting experience at the international level will be an important consideration when Wayne Gretzky and his staff - which will probably once again include Tambellini - select Team Canada for the 2004 World Cup and the 2006 Olympic team for Turin, Italy (if the NHL is in the Olympics again).
not much hab news these days, but this is kind of interesting. i think playing in the worlds be good thing for theo; hopefully it would assure that he arrives at camp next season focused, confident, in shape, and ready to be an elite goaltender. but why the hell would they ask brisebois!?!
he'd only play if the worlds were in france 
anyhow, that's a pretty impressive list of available players, and mostly young guns; you could really put together some great lines with that list. i wonder if that "trump card" will put any pressure on the top-notch young players to play-- personally i would love to see theo on the '06 olympic squad.
also if alot of those guys decline you think they'd ask ribeiro? it would just be nice to see some habs on the canadian team, as i imagine there will quite a few on other teams. i know they have asked chow, hossa and bulis; what about markov, zednik, sundstrom, and dackall?
, Zed or the 2 swedes...I guess we will know soon