Team Canada is “three injuries away from recalling Noah Dobson”

Raphael Simard
Team Canada is “three injuries away from recalling Noah Dobson”
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Today, Team Canada's roster for the upcoming Olympics was unveiled.

Nick Suzuki is the only Habs player who will represent Canada. Yet François Gagnon had Mike Matheson in his line-up. And some would have liked to see Noah Dobson in the line-up.

Personally, I would have chosen him over Drew Doughty, but it's true that the Kings' right-hander has a lot more Olympic and international experience. The guys from Tellement hockey gave their opinion on the line-up.

Marc Antoine Godin and Martin Leclerc aren't surprised by Nick Suzuki's appointment, and think he'll have a big role with the team. Leclerc wouldn't be surprised if he started as the 13th forward, but it won't be long before he's in the lineup.

Journalists also talked about Noah Dobson. Godin thinks it would take three injuries to get him in the lineup.

Because, even though the lineup was unveiled today, it could change in the event of injuries.

According to the Radio-Canada journalist, he would take Jacob Chychrun and Matthew Schaefer ahead of the Habs right-hander. And yet, of all Canadiens defensemen in the NHL, Dobson is the sixth-highest scorer.

Clearly, points aren't the only criterion, but…

Note that Evan Bouchard, one of the best offensive defensemen in the league, was ignored and not even named among the possible reserves in case of injury.

It just goes to show how important defensive play is for the Olympiques, especially later in the tournament.


Overtime

– Still, he's confident in his future teammates.

– Wow.

– Ridiculous.

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