It appears we are getting a best on best in 2024.
Let's see those rosters!
No, I heard Ukraine will replace them so everyone’s happy.Will Russia be able to compete? It’s not an IOC event
The Finnish and Swedish Hockey Federations would immediately pull out of any competition involving Russia.Will Russia be able to compete? It’s not an IOC event
Hopefully they give us some evenly matched teams like last time, that was a lot of fun.
Canada East
Canada West
USA West
USA East
Sweden
Finland
Former Czechoslovakia
Team Europe (everyone else)
That’s 8 teams. All should be competitive.
Team Canada “established”
Point-McDavid-Marner
Huberdeau-Barzal-MacKinnon
O’Rielly-Crosby-Marchand
Stamkos-Cirelli-Stone
Kadri, Dubois, Duchene, Reinhart, Scheifele, Tavares, etc.
Toews-Makar
Chabot-Ekblad
Theodore-Doughty
Chychrun, Letang, Rielly, Hamilton, Pietrangelo, Weegar, etc.
Kuemper
Jarry
Fleury
Team Canada “top break out candidates”
Lafreniere-Thomas-Kyrou
Quinn-Suzuki-Batherson
Perfetti-Byfield-Jarvis
Dach-Cozens-McTavish
Wright, Mercer, Johnson, Sillinger, Hayton, Tomasino, McMichael, Newhook, Krebs, Johnston, etc.
Byram-Dobson
Power-Drysdale
Spence-Bouchard
Clarke, Zellweger, Hague, Smith, Harley, Guhle, Schneider, etc.
Hart
Levi
Skinner
“Established” was for “right now.” It’s hard to project two years out, during which time an unknown number of players could break out. If I had to give it a shot:I'm game. No gimmicks and no Russia. and we're good to go.
You still go Doughty making a best best Team Canada in 2 years time? I don't.
Just a beautiful lineup... That D is world classThis is who I want to see for the U.S.:
Goaltenders: (x3):
Connor Hellebucyk
Thatcher Demko
Jake Oettinger
Defensement (x8):
Adam Fox/Charlie McAvoy
John Carlson/Jaccob Slavin
Quinn Hughes/Jacob Toruba
Zach Werenski/Seth Jones
Forwards (x12):
Johnny Gaudreau/Auston Matthews/Matt Tkachuk
Kyle Connor/Jack Eichel/Alex DeBrincat
Jake Guentzel/Jack Hughes/Tage Thompson
Chris Krieder/Dylan Larkin/Patrick Kane
Extras: Trevor Zegras and Jason Robertson
February window is the most interesting part of that. Could be a very good tournament if the NHL doesn't f*** it up as it did in 2016.
Hopefully they give us some evenly matched teams like last time, that was a lot of fun.
Canada East
Canada West
USA West
USA East
Sweden
Finland
Former Czechoslovakia
Team Europe (everyone else)
That’s 8 teams. All should be competitive.
Carlson, Jones, Trouba, Thompson, and Kreider at minimum will have been supplanted by better young Americans two years from now. Guys like Sanderson, L. Hughes, and Beniers are the top candidates to do so.This is who I want to see for the U.S.:
Goaltenders: (x3):
Connor Hellebucyk
Thatcher Demko
Jake Oettinger
Defensement (x8):
Adam Fox/Charlie McAvoy
John Carlson/Jaccob Slavin
Quinn Hughes/Jacob Toruba
Zach Werenski/Seth Jones
Forwards (x12):
Johnny Gaudreau/Auston Matthews/Matt Tkachuk
Kyle Connor/Jack Eichel/Alex DeBrincat
Jake Guentzel/Jack Hughes/Tage Thompson
Chris Krieder/Dylan Larkin/Patrick Kane
Extras: Trevor Zegras and Jason Robertson
Just a beautiful lineup... That D is world class
In less than two years? I doubt it although there could be some risers. Brady Tkachuk is a serious candidate.Carlson, Jones, Trouba, Thompson, and Kreider at minimum will have been supplanted by better young Americans two years from now. Guys like Sanderson, L. Hughes, and Beniers are the top candidates to do so.
Surprised you don’t have Brady Tkachuk.
Yes, we should just skip the formalities and go straight to a best 4 out of 7 final Canada v USA.