Mike writes... >I also think Scott Fusco would be a great selection to provide stability >as a guy who's been there before. I'd love to see Lane MacDonald wearing >the red, white and blue if it is safe for him to play. I can't imagine >how fast a line of MacDonald, McEachern and Joe Sacco would be! > >Add C.J. Young to the list as another solid two-way player. He also >brings a year of pro experience. I'm also curious to see how the >other Crimson like Ciavaglia and Donato will match up against the other >forwards in competition for the team. A healthy Lane MacDonald would certainly help the US chances a lot. If Mike Vukonich is available I'd love to see him on the team, and CJ Young could certainly contribute. As for the rest of the Harvard contingent, I have my doubts (I can't speak for Scott Fusco, who's from before my time here). Ted Donato in particular I think is overrated. He has the kind of hot dog skills that are impressive against against lesser opposition, but which I think are inadequate against olympic quality teams (obviously the Bruins disagree with me). Ciavaglia is a good puck handler and passer, but I don't know if he's the player you want on a team who's weakness is defense (he is good on face offs though). John Weisbrod is a scrappy player whom Harvard sorely missed last season, and I'm happy to see that he's recovered from his injuries enough to be playing now. But I suspect there are others who bring what he does, along with more skills. If there's a sleeper in the group it might be Ted Drury, who hasn't put up great numbers in two years at Harvard, due to injuries and mediocre line mates, but has shown some flashes of brilliance (though I shudder to think how Harvard would do next season without him). Tom Hancock