This tournament is garbage, just another terrible idea from the NHL. But as for the player selection, Weber is on the team for his shot, chemistry, experience, and defensive reliability. He'll play with Brodie or Keith, players who can move the puck, not that Weber can't, but he usually passes the puck out of the zone rather than pushing it up. Keith and Vlasic, top LHDs, both great defensively and can transition the puck. Doughty fits the same description except RHD. I think a dangerous OFD could be used on this team either Burns/Subban/Letang, and then Pietrangelo for defensive depth. The LD should be Brodie, an offensive D.
Some underrated qualities like faceoff are not being talked about. Seguin, Tavares, Getzlaf, Toews, Bergeron, Crosby, Carter, Stamkos. All very good at faceoffs. I'm not surprised to see Carter there, what a valuable player he is. 6'4, can skate, shoot, plays a solid two-way game, he's basically a energy player for a international tournament. Perfect with someone like Toews. I think this team lacks a little bit of speed, they got size, defence, skill, but some speed could be used and that is where I think Duchene, Marchand could find themselves in the line-up.
4 spots left upfront. It's between Perry, O'Reilly, Duchene, Marchand, Giroux, Hall, Stone. I am going with Giroux, Marchand, Perry, and O'Reilly. On defence, 3 spots between Brodie, Pietrangelo, Subban, Letang, Burns, Giordano. The 3 for me are Brodie, Pietrangelo, and Subban.
Canada's depth is as strong as ever in my opinion, a lot of players of different variety.
