Savard snubbed again

From Mirtle on Savard being snubbed by team Canada

This is obviously a very stacked lineup, but I think where Canada’s erred in the past is by ignoring some of its key offensive weapons in an effort to add the Rob Zamuners of the hockey world. It’s a myth that you need fourth-line pluggers in a best-on-best tournament – you need dynamic, all-around players, the best scorers, passers and skaters in the world, and Marc Savard easily qualifies.

I’m not saying he should be a lock to make the team, but not even inviting him to the selection camp stinks to high heaven. Only five players have scored more points in the NHL than Savard postlockout – Ovechkin, Crosby, Thornton, Datsyuk and Heatley – and he was the offensive leader of the NHL’s best team this past season. He’s also become a much more well rounded player the past few years, unlike someone like Jason Spezza, who continues to commit defensive blunders in big games.

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