Brent Seabrook was part of the Canadian team that won gold in the 2010 Vancouver Games, and while the roster is likely to see plenty of turnover for the 2014 Winter Games, the Chicago Blackhawks defender should definitely be one of the players headed to Sochi to compete.
Team Canada took seven defensemen to the 2010 Winter Games.
Of those seven, only three are definite to make the 2014 roster. Both Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer are out of the game as players now, and Dan Boyle has been injured for the better part of October with concussion issues.
At 37, Boyle isn't a shoo-in to make the team either.
That leaves Shea Weber, Drew Doughty and Duncan Keith as the three remaining locks to make Team Canada. Competing for the other three or four spots will be a slew of other defenders. That group includes Norris Trophy winner P.K. Subban, Alex Pietrangelo, Kris Letang, Marc Staal and Jay Bouwmeester.
Seabrook is also in that group. So what does he have that the likes of Subban and Letang can't bring to the table?
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Article written by Franklin Steele
Breaking Down Brent Seabrook’s Case to Make Team Canada at 2014 Olympics
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