WC: 2016 Team Canada

[Bear12Good]

Alright, no problem, thanks. It is just really interesting number. I have never heard about this information before.

In fact, last year declined go to the WC only Johasnen,Benn Couture, Meto, Petranezelo, Doughty, Mason, Bernier and all

 

[therealdeal]

In fact, last year declined go to the WC only Johasnen,Benn Couture, Meto, Petranezelo, Doughty, Mason, Bernier and all

I believe both Benn and Doughty accepted, but then had to decline because their team doctors said they weren't able due to injury. So you'll even have guys that accept, but still aren't able to go.

These teams are very hard to construct.

 

[1Gold Standard]

In fact, last year declined go to the WC only Johasnen,Benn Couture, Meto, Petranezelo, Doughty, Mason, Bernier and all

and where did you hear that, from the Russian media? Stop paying attention to anything the Russian media says about Canadian hockey. They don't have a clue what's going on in Canada with Canadian players. I doubt even the Canadian media knows exactly how many invites go out to Canadian players.

one particular idiot Russian hockey writer wrote an article and spent days defending the idea that Team Canada 2015 had more time to prepare for the Prague Championship than any other team because they had more free time from the end of the NHL season to tournament start date. Apparently 3 weeks home with the wife and kids is now equated to more prep time. Never mind that the actual preparation for the tournament consisted of 1 on-ice training session in Vienna, Austria and 1 exhibition game 4-5 days before the tournament stated in Prague.

 

[Bear12Good]

and where did you hear that, from the Russian media? Stop paying attention to anything the Russian media says about Canadian hockey. They don't have a clue what's going on in Canada with Canadian players. I doubt even the Canadian media knows exactly how many invites go out to Canadian players.

one particular idiot Russian hockey writer wrote an article and spent days defending the idea that Team Canada 2015 had more time to prepare for the Prague Championship than any other team because they had more free time from the end of the NHL season to tournament start date. Apparently 3 weeks home with the wife and kids is now equated to more prep time. Never mind that the actual preparation for the tournament consisted of 1 on-ice training session in Vienna, Austria and 1 exhibition game 4-5 days before the tournament stated in Prague.

Yes, I read it in the Russian sports sites!

 

[JackSlater]

I believe both Benn and Doughty accepted, but then had to decline because their team doctors said they weren't able due to injury. So you'll even have guys that accept, but still aren't able to go.

These teams are very hard to construct.

I never heard anything about Doughty accepting. Benn said that he would go in an interview, and then obviously didn't when it was revealed that he would be having surgery.

and where did you hear that, from the Russian media? Stop paying attention to anything the Russian media says about Canadian hockey. They don't have a clue what's going on in Canada with Canadian players. I doubt even the Canadian media knows exactly how many invites go out to Canadian players.

one particular idiot Russian hockey writer wrote an article and spent days defending the idea that Team Canada 2015 had more time to prepare for the Prague Championship than any other team because they had more free time from the end of the NHL season to tournament start date. Apparently 3 weeks home with the wife and kids is now equated to more prep time. Never mind that the actual preparation for the tournament consisted of 1 on-ice training session in Vienna, Austria and 1 exhibition game 4-5 days before the tournament stated in Prague.

At the very least it's clear that Johansen and Couture refused, which is not excusable. Pietrangelo likely refused, but that's more understandable.

 

[1Gold Standard]

I never heard anything about Doughty accepting. Benn said that he would go in an interview, and then obviously didn't when it was revealed that he would be having surgery.



At the very least it's clear that Johansen and Couture refused, which is not excusable. Pietrangelo likely refused, but that's more understandable.

Johansen will get another crack this spring. Couture on the other hand, looks as though SJ has righted the ship and should go beyond the 1st. rd... therefore that little wallflower gets a reprieve for another year. but who knows really, It's San Jose we're talking about.

 

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one particular idiot Russian hockey writer wrote an article and spent days defending the idea that Team Canada 2015 had more time to prepare for the Prague Championship than any other team because they had more free time from the end of the NHL season to tournament start date. Apparently 3 weeks home with the wife and kids is now equated to more prep time. Never mind that the actual preparation for the tournament consisted of 1 on-ice training session in Vienna, Austria and 1 exhibition game 4-5 days before the tournament stated in Prague.

Lol. I bet he didnt mention that there is a certain unknown tournament called Euro Hockey Tour where Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Czechs play together and half of their teams than play at the WHC. nice. But yeah, Canada had all the freaking week to prepare for the tournament. Or wait, I'm sure they practiced secretely somewhere on a lake at the North Pole immediately after the end of regular season.

All you need to know is, that in the last 2 weeks before the tournament, Russia, Finland, Czech republic, and Sweden played all 4 pre-tournamet games against each other. All of them played another 4 games against teams like Norway or Germany in April before that. So that's 8 pre-tournament games, Canada and the US had 1.

 

[1Gold Standard]

I never heard anything about Doughty accepting. Benn said that he would go in an interview, and then obviously didn't when it was revealed that he would be having surgery.



At the very least it's clear that Johansen and Couture refused, which is not excusable. Pietrangelo likely refused, but that's more understandable.

I'm hearing reports that Subban said as long as he is uninjured, he's good to go for this year's WHC. So, that's a start. Hopefully a few of Calgary's D can join him. Could be the Sid influence from last year.

 

[Bear12Good]

I'm hearing reports that Subban said as long as he is uninjured, he's good to go for this year's WHC. So, that's a start. Hopefully a few of Calgary's D can join him. Could be the Sid influence from last year.

Great news)
http://www.sports.ru/hockey/1037745384.html

 

[JackSlater]

I'm hearing reports that Subban said as long as he is uninjured, he's good to go for this year's WHC. So, that's a start. Hopefully a few of Calgary's D can join him. Could be the Sid influence from last year.

I believe that. Subban flew over immediately after playoff elimination in 2013, which is clearly not going to happen with most Canadian players.

 

[Riddum]

he is a big game player... hes been the most useful canadiens player this year with price absence
he has more points than all the habs forward
hes playing on one of the most ****** team in the league and hes still impressive

you guys are so biased
what is it about subban?
if you put doughty in montreal with how therrien treats his player and bench them all the time or even with the media pressure and fans (the same fans that booed Price in the preseason!) Im not even sure he would perform like Subban
hes playing in one of the most difficult market in the league but still succeeding
hes under media scrunity, coach scrunity but still performs
hes the guy you trust if that game meant your life, because you know he will give his best

yes hes creative and takes risks, but thats because he wants his ****y team to win and no one is doing anything on that team except him, he gotta do something, the fans pay to watch an entertaining team not a ****y team with no one doing anything
his spinoramas? dude thats why people pay and go watch hockey
you really think he would play risky playing with the best players in the world? GIVE ME A BREAK

now you say hes not a big game man, thats the most ridiculous thing Ive read, even as a ROOOOOOOOOKIE his first game ever in the playoffs he was the most performant player
he is the man when there is lot of pressure you want him on the ice because he will not disappoint and if he makes a mistake he finds a way to correct it




Now tell me again, why why why the man whos playing on one of the worst team in the league with no support, in the most difficult city to play in (pressure every single second), this year he has more points than any forward on his team and is the most used player, tell me why he isnt worthy of Team Canada when hes clearly one of the best dman in Canada?

Agreed

 

[Hockey Spy]

Ooops. Sorry. Wrong thread.

 

[tade]

Taylor HALL - Connor MCDAVID - Nathan MACKINNON
Ryan O'REILLY - Claude GIROUX - Mark STONE
Matt DUCHENE - Jordan STAAL - Brayden SCHENN (RFA)
Boone JENNER - Sean COUTURIER - Brendan GALLAGHER
Sean MONAHAN (RFA)

Mark GIORDANO - T.J. BRODIE
Chris TANEV - P.K. SUBBAN
Tyson BARRIE (RFA) - Tyler MYERS
Morgan RIELLY (RFA)

Steve MASON
Cam TALBOT

 

[1Gold Standard]

Taylor HALL - Connor MCDAVID - Nathan MACKINNON
Ryan O'REILLY - Claude GIROUX - Mark STONE
Matt DUCHENE - Jordan STAAL - Brayden SCHENN (RFA)
Boone JENNER - Sean COUTURIER - Brendan GALLAGHER
Sean MONAHAN (RFA)

Mark GIORDANO - T.J. BRODIE
Chris TANEV - P.K. SUBBAN
Tyson BARRIE (RFA) - Tyler MYERS
Morgan RIELLY (RFA)

Steve MASON
Cam TALBOT

Add MacKinnon to the list of RFAs and that's more than I realized. I don't see it as very likely they'll accept an invite in that case. Now I'm going to have to go change my roster and see what the alternatives are. That sucks.

 

[JackSlater]

Add MacKinnon to the list of RFAs and that's more than I realized. I don't see it as very likely they'll accept an invite in that case. Now I'm going to have to go change my roster and see what the alternatives are. That sucks.

I doubt that affects things. RFA is mostly a formality.

 

[Jayevs]

Stone and O'Reilly on a line would be fun to watch.

 

[Bear12Good]

Matt DUCHENE-Ryan O'REILLY- Nathan MACKINNON
Mike Hoffman- Claude GIROUX - Mark STONE
Taylor HALL - Connor MCDAVID - Brendan GALLAGHER
Michael Cammalleri-Ryan Johansen-Sean Monahan
/Brad Marchand


Mark GIORDANO - T.J. BRODIE
P.K. SUBBAN-Tyson BARRIE
Chris TANEV - Tyler MYERS
/Brent Burns


Steve MASON
Cam TALBOT

 

[JackSlater]

Stone and O'Reilly on a line would be fun to watch.

O'Reilly Couturier Stone. Have fun. Could possibly happen if Couturier is healthy.

 

[Get North]

My projection after trade deadline:

Hall-McDavid-Eberle
Monahan-Giroux-MacKinnon
Hoffman-Couture-Stone
Scheifele-J.Staal-Gallagher
Horvat

Brodie-Giordano
Methot-Subban
Rielly-Myers
Scandella

M.Jones
C.Talbot
Dubnyk

Not really a bad case scenario roster, some upsets in the playoffs could happen, to boost the roster, but it's a strong roster. Players like Ennis, Couturier, Duchene, Johansen, Thornton, Marleau, Cammalleri, R.Murray, Tanev, Spurgeon, Hamonic, Boychuk, de Haan, Marchand, O'Reilly, Kane, Kadri, could all fill in to any of these spots. Some I don't think will for reasons like, already playing at the tournament before, contract situations, family reasons/injury reasons.

I hope Bill Peters is the coach, great coach. He coached under Babcock for 3 years and if anyone has seen Carolina play this year, he's truly the reason for their success. They play just like Toronto or previously Detroit, pressure, pressure, skate, skate. He'd be the perfect choice IMO, give him a chance, he's a young coach in the league. Let's see what he can do internationally to determine if he can coach at the Olympic level.

 

[Jussi]

I never heard anything about Doughty accepting.

IIRC, he publicly said that normally he'd never turn down an invitation to play for Canada but because he had had long, consecutive seasons, he felt his mind and body needed the rest. Or something like that. I think everyone understood how much the Kings had played hockey for the past few years so no one had a problem with that.

 

[1Gold Standard]

IIRC, he publicly said that normally he'd never turn down an invitation to play for Canada but because he had had long, consecutive seasons, he felt his mind and body needed the rest. Or something like that. I think everyone understood how much the Kings had played hockey for the past few years so no one had a problem with that.

You are giving the polite version, he was actually pretty dismissive about the whole World Hockey Championship as an event when asked by a reporter at the end of the season or a few days later, so I'm not sure if Hockey Canada even extended him an invite after that report came out. It was also before Sid decided he wanted to play, so perhaps Sid's decision will influence other players going forward.

 

[JackSlater]

IIRC, he publicly said that normally he'd never turn down an invitation to play for Canada but because he had had long, consecutive seasons, he felt his mind and body needed the rest. Or something like that. I think everyone understood how much the Kings had played hockey for the past few years so no one had a problem with that.

It's possible, but I certainly don't remember that. I remember him kind of dodging the question and refusing to commit to participation while citing fatigue. Tavares and now Subban are the only Canadian players I can recall saying anything along the lines of what you've said.

Minor piss off, but McKenzie says that McLellan, Chiarelli, Maurice and anyone involved with the coaching/management of the Yougn Gunz or Euro Leftovers in the NHL's world cup will not be involved with team Canada at the World Championships. It won't affect which players are selected though. Good to see that the moronic world cup gimmicks can hinder Canada at more than one tournament.

 

[SpoolCat]

I have no links but on Sportscentre McKenzie said Brad Treliving will be the manager of the team and anyone involved in the U23 team at the world cup management or coaches aren't eligible for the world championships.

 

[1Gold Standard]

I have no links but on Sportscentre McKenzie said Brad Treliving will be the manager of the team and anyone involved in the U23 team at the world cup management or coaches aren't eligible for the world championships.

dreadful decision. The over 24 Team I can understand...but come on! who doesn't want a McDavid v Eichel match up at the Worlds this year? it's basically the only draw that Skoda tournament has, at least from a N. American perspective. If I were any of the European Federations I'd tell the NHL to take their World Cup and shove it. It just goes to show how weak the European Federations are with the Dentist at the helm of the International governing body too busy trying to learn Russian. what a bunch of maroons.

and so, after I responded I immediately went to tsn.ca/hockey-canada and the lead story, "McDavid expected to play for Canada at the WHC". so...that piece of confusion seems to be settled for now. My only roster exclusion list is no to Evander Kane or Jeff Skinner.

 

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McKenzie says that no coaches participating at the WC will be available for Canada for World Championships (so no Babcock, McLellan, Maurice), but that it doesn't extend to players.