Might Matthew Knies Make the Staff USA Olympic Roster over Jack Hughes?
With Staff USA holding its Olympic preliminary camp this week in Michigan and the invitee record out already, many individuals are beginning to put collectively line combos and rosters for the upcoming 2026 Olympics. And everybody desires to speak about who didn’t make it. There are some attention-grabbing selections as Staff USA seems to win its first Gold Medal on the Olympics since 1980.
Throughout a recent episode of the Full Press Hockey Podcast, Jim Biringer of NHLRumors.com and Full Press Hockey was joined by Ryan Paton of Sirius XM NHL Community Radio and Pucks in 7 as they mentioned who you need to make the Staff Canada and USA rosters for the Olympics. The consensus was clear, they would take Matthew Knies over Jack Hughes on the Olympic Roster.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
Ryan Paton:” I noticed just lately, I believe it was yesterday, the day earlier than, simply any individual put out form of the highest 4, the 4 traces for the USA. They usually had them like this. They’d Jake Guentzel, Auston Matthews and Tage Thompson, after which Jack Eichel between Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk. That’s a heck of a line. Kyle Connor, Dylan, Larkin, Jack Hughes, Clayton Keller, Vinnie Trocheck, and Matt Boldy. Extras: Cole Caufield and J.T. Miller.
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Can I toss something at you? And I do know your reply already, and perhaps down the highway, this can come form of like Lane Hutson, Matthew Knies is the kind of participant to me that may shine on a stage like this.”
Jim Biringer: “I’m going to let you know this may very well be a sizzling take. And I stated this since 4 Nations and I’ll most likely get crucified by Devils Nation. I actually don’t care, however I might take Matthew Knies on this group over Jack Hughes.”
Paton: “JB. okay, I’m with you. Crucify me as properly. Devils Nation. I’m with you.”
Biringer: “I really like the way in which Matthew Knies performs. He will get into soiled areas. He wins puck battles alongside the wall. He’s a much bigger participant. He’s a bodily participant. Jack Hughes, the accidents are a priority. He’s not a winger like, as a lot because the Devils actually most likely would have benefited themselves from getting a J.T. Miller, plugging him in on the second line and transferring Jack Hughes to the wing. He’s simply not sufficiently big but.
Jack by no means benefited from enjoying abroad or enjoying a 12 months professionally someplace else or going to varsity to develop like his brothers did. His 4 Nations exhibiting to me was very, I imply, there have been occasions he confirmed flashes, however you’re telling me, Jack Hughes goes to be on the group and he’s gonna play third line.
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Is Jack Hughes efficient if he’s a third-line participant? I’d as properly simply not have him on a group that, if I’m being sincere, and it’s very robust, and I’m a giant Jack Hughes man, however I might take Matthew Knies over Jack Hughes.”
Paton: “I might take, I agree together with your take, I do. And I’m a giant s Matthew Knies fan. I simply assume the most effective half about Matthew Knies is his angle. And the angle is, all of the man desires to do is play hockey.
And once more, I’ve stated this on SXM for fairly a bit this 12 months, and I do know when his contract was coming to an finish, and there was dialogue that whether or not it’s a suggestion sheet, and on the finish of the 12 months in Toronto, he stated, You realize, I simply wish to play with play with the Maple Leafs. That’s all Iwant to do.
Like, there’s going to be no dialogue. However I keep in mind pondering that he’s like a five-tool participant in baseball. If there are 5 instruments that you really want in any individual in hockey, and I’ll simply throw 5 out, physicality, he can hit, he can rating, he can create, and he’s only a grinder. I imply, these, these are 5 instruments proper there. So why wouldn’t you shine that means?”
Biringer: “I imply, he did shine. I imply, he can shine on that stage, and I believe he confirmed he was one of many higher gamers for Toronto within the playoffs.”
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