Darren Dreger

It's not like Jackson Lacombe came out of nowhere, right?

I mean, he's a real good player, as you identified, Brian.

I mean, he's a little bit bigger.

Maybe he's got some attributes that they like ahead of Lane Hudson.

But for me, this is less of an indictment on Lane Hudson and more about the player that they see in need in Jackson Lacombe.

Yeah, I'm sure they do.

I don't think there's any question about that.

Just based on what you said, Frankie, the ability for this kid to shoot the puck and put the puck in the net and a goal like that, you can see how you might need it.

You might need it in a real tight game, just that quick turn and release and the way he shoots it.

It feels to me still like Jason Robertson might be the next go-to guy if there is an injury up front.

It does.

And, you know, the Americans, for the most part, have stayed pretty healthy with the exception of the decision that they just had to make on the blue line.

But both Canada and the U.S.

do anticipate, even though the days are ticking away, that there will be further injury replacements.

So Team USA up front hasn't been hit, but there's still time for that.

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