GGpX
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Canada & US have always scorned players who have gone to enemy territory, unless the player is so unbelievably talented that leaving him off the roster would be sacrilegious.
So it's not a shock to me that Hage wasn't invited. The same way Team USA didn't invite Quentin Musty. These are just dumb organizational politics.
What's actually shocking is not inviting Landon Dupont. He's arguably the second or third best d-man on that roster, despite being 15 years old. I don't see what the harm would be to have him on the team as the 7th d-man.
So it's not a shock to me that Hage wasn't invited. The same way Team USA didn't invite Quentin Musty. These are just dumb organizational politics.
What's actually shocking is not inviting Landon Dupont. He's arguably the second or third best d-man on that roster, despite being 15 years old. I don't see what the harm would be to have him on the team as the 7th d-man.