WJC: 2023 Team Canada Roster Talk Part 2

[EveryDay]

Loading up with role playing goons from out west based off vague mid 2000s notions of “tough to play against” and “size” is never a good idea, see vancouver 2019

Yeah, they decide to go with guys like Dach instead or a guy like Dumais who is better at passing, shooting, stickhandling and is over 2.00 ppg is just ridiculous.

 

[Halfy]

Bolduc cut over Dean is not something I’m crazy about

 

[Canada4Gold]

The Bolduc and Dumais cuts have me partly annoyed but we'll see who makes it before going full rant

 

[BerthMania]

Do we have an official list of cuts?

So far:
Dumais, Beck, Bolduc, Nause

Any other names?

 

[EveryDay]

The Bolduc and Dumais cuts have me partly annoyed but we'll see who makes it before going full rant

They probably pick a line of Bankier-Dach-Schaefer as a 4th line but I'm not a fan of it.

I would have prefer:

Bolduc-Beck-Dumais to provide more offence.

 

[Statsy]

The Bolduc and Dumais cuts have me partly annoyed but we'll see who makes it before going full rant

Those two cuts are already rant worthy for me.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Do we have an official list of cuts?

So far:
Dumais, Beck, Bolduc, Nause

Any other names?

Rousseau

So far only Quebecois and a player with ties to Quebec have been announced.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Do we have an official list of cuts?

So far:
Dumais, Beck, Bolduc, Nause

Any other names?

Still 1 forward, 2 defensemen and 1 goalie left to know.

Forwards:

Caedan Bankier, Kamloops (Minnesota Wild)
Owen Beck, Mississauga (Montreal Canadiens)
Connor Bedard, Regina (2023 eligible)
Zachary Bolduc, Quebec (St. Louis Blues)
Colton Dach, Kelowna (Chicago Blackhawks)
Zach Dean, Gatineau (Vegas Golden Knights)
Jordan Dumais, Halifax (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Adam Fantilli, University of Michigan (2023 draft)
Nathan Gaucher, Quebec (Anaheim Ducks)
Ryan Greene, Boston University (Chicago Blackhawks)
Riley Kidney, Acadie-Bathurst (Montreal Canadiens)
Zach Ostapchuk, Vancouver (Ottawa Senators)
Brennan Othmann, Peterborough (New York Rangers)
Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke (Montreal Canadiens)
Reid Schaefer, Seattle (Edmonton Oilers)
Logan Stankoven, Kamloops (Dallas Stars)
Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken
Dylan Guenther, Arizona Coyotes

Defence:

Nolan Allan, Seattle (Chicago Blackhawks)
Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga (Blackhawks)
Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke (Anaheim Ducks)
Kevin Korchinski, Seattle (Blackhawks)
Carson Lambos, Winnipeg (Minnesota Wild)
Jack Matier, Ottawa (Nashville Predators)
Evan Nause, Quebec (Florida Panthers)
Ethan Samson, Prince George (Philadelphia Flyers)
Olen Zellweger, Everett (Anaheim Ducks)
Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings

Goalies

Tyler Brennan, Prince George (New Jersey Devils)
Benjamin Gaudreau, Sarnia (San Jose Sharks)
Thomas Milic, Seattle (2023 eligible)
William Rousseau, Quebec (2023 eligible)

 

[Halfy]

If Brennan is on this team I don’t even understand anymore

 

[Statsy]

Rousseau

So far only Quebecois and a player with ties to Quebec have been announced.

Quebec with better investigative journalists, apparently.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Bolduc-Beck-Dumais to provide more offence.

With Bedard, Wright, Stank, Guenther, Fantilli etc. etc. This lineup doesn't need more offense, especially from the 4th line.

 

[EveryDay]

With Bedard, Wright, Stank, Guenther, Fantilli etc. etc. This lineup doesn't need more offense, especially from the 4th line.

Maybe but Bolduc and Beck are pretty solid defensively as well, while Beck is the best faceoff man in the OHL.

Dumais can slot anywhere is the lineup, he's the 2nd or 3rd best ppg producer in the entire CHL behind Bedard and maybe Stankoven?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

I’m putting myself out on a limb here but beck is a lock !!! I’ll be back to gloat or take the beating

 

[Statsy]

With Bedard, Wright, Stank, Guenther, Fantilli etc. etc. This lineup doesn't need more offense, especially from the 4th line.

We had a stacked offensive lineup in '21, but couldn't score a goal in the final vs USA. Sometimes you need goals from your depth players which is a lot easier when your depth players are scorers.

For the record, there's nobody on this forward list that can't score, but some of those cuts were just better at it than some that made the team.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Kind of surprised Dean is making it. Bolduc and Dumais are better.

Maybe it's about Dean being a center?

 

[Statsy]

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That's cold................. and I don't just mean your post, that dead crow is cold too.

 

[BerthMania]

Bankier, Dach and Greene are odd choices in my view (there's one cut remaining I haven't seen). I haven't seen them play much so my opinion is based more on reputation and stats then actual viewing, but I feel Bolduc, Beck and Dumais would have been better.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

A number of straight up odd choices. I mean the team is strong enough they should still win.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I mean TC could still see two forward cuts - with how questionable goaltending is this year, wouldn't hurt to bring 3 goalies.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I mean TC could still see two forward cuts - with how questionable goaltending is this year, wouldn't hurt to bring 3 goalies.

Bob said they are only bringing two and will fly in the 3rd goalie in the case of injury.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

As usual Hockey Canada are idiots. Just pick the best 12 offensive forwards and outscore every team.

 

[Halfy]

Bob said they are only bringing two and will fly in the 3rd goalie in the case of injury.

I’m assuming it’s Gaudreau and Milic at this point.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Gaudreau with his interesting 3.62 and 0.868 will probably make it.

 

[JackSlater]

I think that Bolduc could have been a good contributor to the team. Didn't see the exhibition games obviously, but I do see him in league play sometimes. I'm not convinced that Dumais would have been much of a contributor this year but he should get a chance next year.

 

[David Suzuki]

rousseau not making it is a head scratcher for me