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Brayden Point\u2019s lower-body injury has Team Canada sweating Milan, and the Connor Bedard debate feels emotional and fast.<\/p>\n
Point is officially week-to-week, and nobody can pretend that\u2019s comfortable with the Olympics starting in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n
Canada opens the tournament against Czechia on Feb. 12, and the clock is loud right now.<\/p>\n
Point matters because he\u2019s the kind of two-way centre who can play with elite wingers and still handle tough matchups.<\/p>\n
The original idea had him beside Connor McDavid, which tells you how big his role was supposed to be.<\/p>\n
So the replacement talk has started, and one name keeps popping up: Zach Hyman.
The logic is simple: Hyman already lives in McDavid\u2019s orbit, and he doesn\u2019t need a chemistry warm-up at a short tournament.<\/p>\n
Canada’s first injury replacement choice is reportedly Hyman, over Connor Bedard.<\/p>\n
“Team Canada reportedly planned to have Brayden Point on Connor McDavid\u2019s wing at the Olympics. If Point\u2019s injury keeps him out, is McDavid\u2019s Oilers linemate Zach Hyman the first call from Canada\u2019s brass?”<\/p>\n
Since returning on Nov. 15, Hyman has 21 goals in 35 games, and that pace jumps off the screen.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why Jason Gregor\u2019s \u201cjust slide Hyman in\u201d idea is getting real traction, even if it ticks off fans who wanted a shinier pick.<\/p>\n
Zach Hyman choice puts Team Canada on edge<\/p>\n