WC: 2016 Team Canada

[jj cale]

We have as much talent as any team there as it stands right now.

After our normal slow start Canada will be in the thick of it.

 

[JackSlater]

Marchand - xxx - Stone
O'Reilly - McDavid - Scheifele
Hall - Duchene - xxx
Jenner - Reinhart - Gallagher
Domi

xxx - xxx
Rielly - Tanev
Murray - Ceci
Hutton

Talbot
Pickard

Some interesting things to consider looking at this lineup. The question of whether they will keep Hutton and Tanev as a pairing exists. Also, up front I doubt that Reinhart gets to centre a line since he played RW in the NHL this year. Unless Canada adds another defensive centre (someone like Couturier) then I suspect that O'Reilly centres his own line.

 

[lomiller1]

how come eberle and rhn are not going

I'm not sure they make the team with the Forwards that are already coming.

 

[lomiller1]

Marchand - xxx - Stone
O'Reilly - McDavid - Scheifele
Hall - Duchene - xxx
Jenner - Reinhart - Gallagher
Domi

Scheifele has never looked all that good on the wing. He's played C almost career exclusively his entire and while he's fast he doesn't really have the explosive acceleration for the stop and go game on the wing. He's also got a strong 2-way game that goes to waste on the wing.

 

[86Habs]

Some interesting things to consider looking at this lineup. The question of whether they will keep Hutton and Tanev as a pairing exists. Also, up front I doubt that Reinhart gets to centre a line since he played RW in the NHL this year. Unless Canada adds another defensive centre (someone like Couturier) then I suspect that O'Reilly centres his own line.

Would you keep Duchene and Hall together after they were a complete disaster together in 2013? I'd be inclined to keep Hall on McDavid's left wing, as at least they have some familiarity playing together. The same goes for Duchene and O'Reilly, though with the current forward depth I'm more inclined to give O'Reilly his separate line to provide better balance:

Hall - McDavid - Gallagher
Marchand - O'Reilly - Stone
Jenner - Duchene - Schiefele
Domi - xxx - Reinhart
xxx

Aside from Rielly and Murray, the defense isn't very interesting. Hopefully we can add another top pairing defenceman after the first round of the playoffs is over...Burns or Muzzin would do suffice.

 

[therealdeal]

Would you keep Duchene and Hall together after they were a complete disaster together in 2013? I'd be inclined to keep Hall on McDavid's left wing, as at least they have some familiarity playing together. The same goes for Duchene and O'Reilly, though with the current forward depth I'm more inclined to give O'Reilly his separate line to provide better balance:

Hall - McDavid - Gallagher
Marchand - O'Reilly - Stone
Jenner - Duchene - Schiefele
Domi - xxx - Reinhart
xxx

Aside from Rielly and Murray, the defense isn't very interesting. Hopefully we can add another top pairing defenceman after the first round of the playoffs is over...Burns or Muzzin would do suffice.

Players, especially young players, change a lot in 3 years, so a bad line combo 3 years ago doesn't mean its going to be bad now. And I don't think McDavid and Hall even play together in Edmonton, so they wouldn't have that much familiarity. Making these line combo's is fun, but generally the coaches of these tournies just throw them in a blender in the opening practices and games. It's a total crap shoot at this point.

 

[xxxx]

This team is not complete yet, and is already a gold-medal favorite. There is a 100% certainity of adding another two-three very good players, so. I expect a similar domination as last year. Absolutely.

 

[JackSlater]

Would you keep Duchene and Hall together after they were a complete disaster together in 2013? I'd be inclined to keep Hall on McDavid's left wing, as at least they have some familiarity playing together. The same goes for Duchene and O'Reilly, though with the current forward depth I'm more inclined to give O'Reilly his separate line to provide better balance:

Hall - McDavid - Gallagher
Marchand - O'Reilly - Stone
Jenner - Duchene - Schiefele
Domi - xxx - Reinhart
xxx

Aside from Rielly and Murray, the defense isn't very interesting. Hopefully we can add another top pairing defenceman after the first round of the playoffs is over...Burns or Muzzin would do suffice.

Duchene and Hall could work now, not sure. I remember that Benn-Getzlaf-Perry flamed out at the 2012 WC, but then was good two years later. McDavid and Hall didn't work out overly well in Edmonton this year, and Hall can't slide down past the top two lines. Part of me seems to recall Hall and Duchene playing together a little at the beginning of tournament last year, and doing so decently, but that might not be completely accurate. Anyway, just throw them together and see what sticks.

 

[jj cale]

This team is not complete yet, and is already a gold-medal favorite. There is a 100% certainity of adding another two-three very good players, so. I expect a similar domination as last year. Absolutely.

Good to be optimistic but I suggest caution at this point.

Last years team was more loaded offensively, had great veteran leadership, was fantastically coached and had the X factor in Crosby.

This years group I do not think can be called in that class yet.

 

[xxxx]

Well, this is what expect, more or less:

O'Reilly - McDavid - Duchene
Tavares - Giroux - Stone
Hall - Scheifele - Toffoli
Marchand - Jenner - Gallagher
Reinhart/Domi

Muzzin - Pietrangelo
Rielly - Tanev
Murray - Dumba
Ceci, Hutton

Allen/Dubnyk
Talbot
Pickard

 

[JTD]

Good to be optimistic but I suggest caution at this point.

Last years team was more loaded offensively, had great veteran leadership, was fantastically coached and had the X factor in Crosby.

This years group I do not think can be called in that class yet.

To go with the fact that last year's team also had Seguin and an absolutely loaded blueline. TC will be one of the favorites for Gold but won't be on the level of last year's team

 

[tade]

Well, this is what expect, more or less:

O'Reilly - McDavid - Duchene
Tavares - Giroux - Stone
Hall - Scheifele - Toffoli
Marchand - Jenner - Gallagher
Reinhart/Domi

Muzzin - Pietrangelo
Rielly - Tanev
Murray - Dumba
Ceci, Hutton

Allen/Dubnyk
Talbot
Pickard

If that's the final team, then let's just give the gold medal to Canada.

If the Flyers are out, it will be definitely interesting to see what happens with Giroux. And I can't see Hockey Canada passing on Couturier. Both, Giroux, Couturier will play awfully lot for the Flyers in the 1st round against the Caps, and I assume it will be hard, physical series. They could be really tired after that round and possibily have some nagging injuries. Let's see what happens.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Hall - McDavid - Duchene
Marchand - O'Reilly - Stone
Domi - Reinhart - Duclair
Jenner - Schiefele - Gallagher

Barrie - Tanev
Murray - Rielly
Hutton - Ceci

Duchene playing wing on that topline should work.

Re-unite Domi, Reinhart, Duclair.

Barrie with Tanev would be nice.

 

[jj cale]

To go with the fact that last year's team also had Seguin and an absolutely loaded blueline. TC will be one of the favorites for Gold but won't be on the level of last year's team

Most everything was optimum down the line from a Canadian standpoint for the World championships last year.

More talent then usual, great game plan, etc,etc.

This team will struggle more, it does have a good forward core however.

But I would be shocked if it matched last years teams performance.

 

[Canucks LB]

Give tanev somebody who can really skate, and take risks. The guy will make up for any mistakes the player makes. The guy is basically Dan Hamhuis, true and true.

 

[xxxx]

Give tanev somebody who can really skate, and take risks. The guy will make up for any mistakes the player makes. The guy is basically Dan Hamhuis, true and true.

Rielly seems to be perfect fit for him right now, that would be a solid #1 pairing to play with McDavid. Murray-Ceci seems to be given then.

Then I'm very optimisitc that we will have one great defenseman from SJO x LAK series (Muzzin or Burns are most likely), and maybe one from CHI x STL series (Seabrook or Pietrangelo).


Among forwards, I believe that Hockey Canada is going to be interested in Tyler Toffoli if eliminated, and I'm confident that he would accept. I also highly believe that we will be getting one of Ekblad/Tavares from NYI x FLO series.

All in all, there is no way, simply no way, this team doesn't get better. It will, and chances are that it will be pretty noticable.

 

[Great99]

No matter what team Canada would put on, canada will be the top team, canada can put 4 or 5 teams best on best an still be the favorite

 

[snipes]

I'm pumped to watch this years WC. Our forward group looks absolutely lethal.

We need to add at least 2 more puck moving, top pair Dmen. I wonder what 2 we'll get from teams that get bounced in the first round.

 

[BoneDocUK]

agree to the shout out for Taylor Hall. Guy goes a million miles an hour into hard-nosed areas fearlessly and willingly (end boards, front of net). Definitely not a perimeter player. If he were a Bruin or a King, he'd have a cult following by now. As this team to Moscow is, I think it is going to be a very good thing for him. McDavid's the 'MAN' (I'd still nominate Sid and his greater strength with the puck on NHL-sized ice, but McDavid may well be already the very best player in the world on Olympic sized ice), the team in Moscow I believe will be successful, and Hall will flow along with that success, and be both a contributor to that success, and a benefactor of it. Leading to bigger and better things with the Oil in years to come

I agree on Hall, but McDavid wasn't even the best player on his team the last time he played on big ice. Safer to keep a lid on the McD hype and let him play as one great player among many. No pressure on him to lead this team, IMO.

 

[Drij]

No matter what team Canada would put on, canada will be the top team, canada can put 4 or 5 teams best on best an still be the favorite

Oh please that's bull **** and you know it. Canada is not the favourite to win gold. Beyond the top 6 this team is very average looking. Taking into account Canada's recent WC record. It wouldn't surprise me if theirs team doesn't medal.

ps. Giroux won't be joining this team. Come on people.

 

[jj cale]

Oh please that's bull **** and you know it. Canada is not the favourite to win gold. Beyond the top 6 this team is very average looking. Taking into account Canada's recent WC record. It wouldn't surprise me if theirs team doesn't medal.

I would say they are probably the favorite to win gold this year based on the initial rosters and the fact they won it last year.


They will be looked on as the favorite going in this year until their play suggests otherwise.

I will agree that most years we are not looked on as the team to beat going into this thing but this year we probably are.

 

[JackSlater]

I would say they are probably the favorite to win gold this year based on the initial rosters and the fact they won it last year.

They will be looked on as the favorite going in this year until their play suggests otherwise.

I will agree that most years we are not looked on as the team to beat going into this thing but this year we probably are.

Russia would have to be the favourite at the moment. Canada isn't even getting one of its best 20 defencemen, so the Russian defence group is comparable. Russia will also get pretty much any playoff eliminated forward, particularly since the tournament is in Russia this year.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

No matter what team Canada would put on, canada will be the top team, canada can put 4 or 5 teams best on best an still be the favorite

The roster looks pretty bad, especially the defense.

 

[jj cale]

Russia would have to be the favourite at the moment. Canada isn't even getting one of its best 20 defencemen, so the Russian defence group is comparable. Russia will also get pretty much any playoff eliminated forward, particularly since the tournament is in Russia this year.

I am not seeing anything from it's forward group that i see in their team thread that seems to me they should be considered the favorites yet though.

Granted, i don't have a good grasp on their KHL guys but overall it does not appear to be anything special yet IMO.

Also, I have a feeling they can count on long runs from Ovechkin and malkin this year, don't think they can count on those guys this year.

But the playoffs are impossible to predict of course.

 

[jj cale]

The roster looks pretty bad, especially the defense.

You think the roster looks that bad?

Geez, there is good talent up front there.

Almost every other team would trade what they have right now for that group.