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Post by sandogbrewin on Feb 4, 2024 17:23:12 GMT
Jack Hughes - Auston Matthews - Matthew Tkachuk
Jason Robertson - Jack Eichel - Clayton Keller
Brady Tkachuk - JT Miller - Brock Boeser
Chris Kreider - Dylan Larkin - Jake Guentzel
Kyle Connor - Tage Thompson
Quinn Hughes - Charlie McAvoy
Jaccob Slavin - Adam Fox
Zach Werenski - Brock Faber
Jake Sanderson - Jacob Trouba
Connor Hellebuyck
Thatcher Demko
Jeremy Swayman
Well Bettman and the IIHF finally got there heads out of their arses.
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Post by bookboy007 on Feb 6, 2024 18:16:07 GMT
Canada better get their heads out of their asses looking at that roster. I love Marchand and Crysby has that pedigree but they arr too old to be faces of 2026.
McDavid
Mackinnon
MicBedard
McTavish
Reinhart
Stone
Point
Scneiffle
Marner
Johnston.
Makar
Toews
Power
Theodore
Pietrangelo
Doughty
Clarke
Nite
Sizzle
Kel
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Post by sandogbrewin on Feb 7, 2024 13:16:01 GMT
What no Chabot ?
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Post by 50belowzero on Feb 7, 2024 14:56:54 GMT
He stinks, put Morrissey in there instead. |
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Post by dannycater on Feb 8, 2024 0:34:10 GMT
He stinks, put Morrissey in there instead. ![]()  |
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Post by bookboy007 on Feb 17, 2024 0:39:54 GMT
I'd be OK with that if he got the double chucky from the US. |
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Post by sandogbrewin on Apr 12, 2024 16:23:57 GMT
That is awesome
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 16:59:46 GMT
I may need to tack a day or two onto regular work trips to Montreal.... |
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 17:00:30 GMT
Sweeney GM for Canada. First move: attempts to swap McDavid, MacKinnon and Crosby for Hanafin. |
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Post by The OC on Apr 12, 2024 18:15:40 GMT
Sweeney GM for Canada. First move: attempts to swap McDavid, MacKinnon and Crosby for Hanafin. At least Gryz can't be on team! |
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Post by The OC on Apr 12, 2024 19:24:15 GMT
Team Canada forwards probably look like
LW-C-RW
Hyman-McDavid-Marner
Marchand-McKinnon-Stone
Hagel
McCann
Benn
Bertuzzi
Skinner
Paul
Drouin
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 19:46:22 GMT
Team Canada forwards probably look like LW-C-RW Hyman-McDavid-Marner Marchand-McKinnon-Stone Hagel McCann Benn Bertuzzi Skinner Paul Drouin I'm not going to commit to lines. C: Mc, Mac, Point, Crosby. RW: Marner, Reinhart, Scheifele, Stone/Barzal (Barzal's in if Stone's not healthy) LW: Hyman, Verhaeghe, Marchand, Horvat Subs: Johnston, Hagel, Stamkos, RNH, Benn D: Makar, Morrissey, Dobson, Bouchard, Doughty, Theodore Subs: Toews, Ekblad, Power. G: Hill, Skinner, Thompson. Yuck. Subs: Levi, Binnington. Yuck. Kind of reminds me of 1981 when Canada rolled out Liut and Edwards in net, and Liut got shelled in the Final against Russia including a natural hatty by Shepelev. I vaguely remember that game and being crushed. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 19:50:35 GMT
Sweeney GM for Canada. First move: attempts to swap McDavid, MacKinnon and Crosby for Hanafin. At least Gryz can't be on team! A friend of mine in the passport office just asked me if you spell it Grzlecyk or Gryzelcyk. I'm worried. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 19:57:31 GMT
We're going to spend a lot of time talking about goalies in the next year. Canada's at a real disadvantage if you ask me, at least as of today and on paper.
US rolls out Hellabucyk, Swayman, Oettinger and Demko in some combination.
Swedes roll out Linus, Markstrom, Gustavsson and Ersson.
Finns go with Sauros but then have a bit of a drop to Luukkonen, Husso and Korpisalo.
US is first with a bullet there, then the Swedes, and then the Finns by virtue of maybe only needing Sauros. All of the Canada guys have things to prove to even be in the conversation, but if Skinner or Thompson take a team to the Finals, my mind might change.
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 20:05:17 GMT
My guess on a US roster:
C - Buston, Hughes, Miller, Tage
RW - Keller, DeBrincat, Boeser, Kane
LW - Tkachuk, Robertson, Tkachuk, Connor
Spares: Nelson, Eichel, Kreider, Boldy, Gaudreau
D - Hughes, Fox, McAvoy, Skjei, Hanifin, Slavin
Sparres: Sanderson, Werenski, Carlson, Trouba
Goalies as above.
I like the balance of the US group better than the Canadian group, but I like the top end better for Canada and it may come down to whether or not McDavid and MacKinnon can run rampant. I could see Trouba pushing Skjei or Hanifin out of the lineup to make the two Canadian Art Ross contenders think twice about how fast they want to be going when they crash into a wall.
Some will question Eichel as a spare, but I am thinking of him as their Joe Thornton - a guy who was always an elite NHL scorer who couldn't crack the national team lineup because he wasn't versatile enough to play a supporting role being some of the uber elite like Crosby, Sakic, and Yzerman early in his career.
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Post by The OC on Apr 12, 2024 20:42:45 GMT
Team Canada forwards probably look like LW-C-RW Hyman-McDavid-Marner Marchand-McKinnon-Stone Hagel McCann Benn Bertuzzi Skinner Paul Drouin I'm not going to commit to lines. C: Mc, Mac, Point, Crosby. RW: Marner, Reinhart, Scheifele, Stone/Barzal (Barzal's in if Stone's not healthy) LW: Hyman, Verhaeghe, Marchand, Horvat Subs: Johnston, Hagel, Stamkos, RNH, Benn D: Makar, Morrissey, Dobson, Bouchard, Doughty, Theodore Subs: Toews, Ekblad, Power. G: Hill, Skinner, Thompson. Yuck. Subs: Levi, Binnington. Yuck. Kind of reminds me of 1981 when Canada rolled out Liut and Edwards in net, and Liut got shelled in the Final against Russia including a natural hatty by Shepelev. I vaguely remember that game and being crushed. Not enough LWs for Donnie. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 12, 2024 21:58:49 GMT
I'm not going to commit to lines. C: Mc, Mac, Point, Crosby. RW: Marner, Reinhart, Scheifele, Stone/Barzal (Barzal's in if Stone's not healthy) LW: Hyman, Verhaeghe, Marchand, Horvat Subs: Johnston, Hagel, Stamkos, RNH, Benn D: Makar, Morrissey, Dobson, Bouchard, Doughty, Theodore Subs: Toews, Ekblad, Power. G: Hill, Skinner, Thompson. Yuck. Subs: Levi, Binnington. Yuck. Kind of reminds me of 1981 when Canada rolled out Liut and Edwards in net, and Liut got shelled in the Final against Russia including a natural hatty by Shepelev. I vaguely remember that game and being crushed. Not enough LWs for Donnie. He gives new meaning to "left wing lock" - if you're a left wing, you're a lock to make the roster. |
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Post by sandogbrewin on Apr 13, 2024 12:18:10 GMT
My guess on a US roster: C - Buston, Hughes, Miller, Tage RW - Keller, DeBrincat, Boeser, Kane LW - Tkachuk, Robertson, Tkachuk, Connor Spares: Nelson, Eichel, Kreider, Boldy, Gaudreau D - Hughes, Fox, McAvoy, Skjei, Hanifin, Slavin Sparres: Sanderson, Werenski, Carlson, Trouba Goalies as above. I like the balance of the US group better than the Canadian group, but I like the top end better for Canada and it may come down to whether or not McDavid and MacKinnon can run rampant. I could see Trouba pushing Skjei or Hanifin out of the lineup to make the two Canadian Art Ross contenders think twice about how fast they want to be going when they crash into a wall. Some will question Eichel as a spare, but I am thinking of him as their Joe Thornton - a guy who was always an elite NHL scorer who couldn't crack the national team lineup because he wasn't versatile enough to play a supporting role being some of the uber elite like Crosby, Sakic, and Yzerman early in his career. US has a better defense than 2002, 2010 and 2014 combined. Best blueline I ever seen USA have, its their biggest plus. If Eichel is healthy he will play. This team also has the best center lineup offensively I have ever seen USA have. But not there best defensively at center. If Canada and the US meet, which everybody wants, it will be epic like 2010. It will probably come down to one play again. I can't predict an outcome, as confident in this US as I am, cause Canada is Canada. |
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Post by MrHulot on Apr 26, 2024 0:07:35 GMT
Canada better get their heads out of their asses looking at that roster. I love Marchand and Crysby has that pedigree but they arr too old to be faces of 2026. McDavid Mackinnon MicBedard McTavish Reinhart Stone Point Scneiffle Marner Johnston. Makar Toews Power Theodore Pietrangelo Doughty Clarke Nite
Sizzle
Kel
No open spot to shoot at, ever.
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