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waitin425

waitin425

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Let's get the discussion started! I assume we will be sending NHL players.

Huberdeau - McDavid (A) - Marner
Lafreniere - MacKinnon - Bedard -- Yes, I do think Laf is going to rebound and be there by 2026
Point - Crosby (C) - Stamkos
Marchand - Suzuki - Kyrou

Byram - Makar
Theodore - Power
Chychrun - Ekblad
Pietro (A)

Hart
Blackwood
Price
 
waitin425 said:
Let's get the discussion started! I assume we will be sending NHL players.

Huberdeau - McDavid (A) - Marner
Lafreniere - MacKinnon - Bedard -- Yes, I do think Laf is going to rebound and be there by 2026
Point - Crosby (C) - Stamkos
Marchand - Suzuki - Kyrou

Byram - Makar
Theodore - Power
Chychrun - Ekblad
Pietro (A)

Hart
Blackwood
Price
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I think a few of those guys will have declined too much by 2026, their chance was 2024, such a shame because we may very well not have the type of player such as Marchand developed in 2026, they don't grow on trees.
 
jj cale said:
I think a few of those guys will have declined too much by 2026, their chance was 2024, such a shame because we may very well not have the type of player such as Marchand developed in 2026, they don't grow on trees.
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I see your point for sure.....I just don't necessarily agree with it.
 
jj cale said:
I hope you turn out to be right if that's some small comfort, it would be to me.

The Marchands and Crosbys of the world don't come around every day, we need them.
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I think Crosby will still be playing at an elite level in 4 years. Will be there as the Captain and leader of this team. Marchand, Stammer and Pietro are all questionable because of age.

Marchand - will be there for his grittiness. Showing no signs yet of declining.
Stammer - man this guy has been robbed at the Olympic level...he finally gets his shot.
Pietro - defensive stalwart on the back end. #7 who can plug in on any pair.
 
waitin425 said:
I think Crosby will still be playing at an elite level in 4 years. Will be there as the Captain and leader of this team. Marchand, Stammer and Pietro are all questionable because of age.

Marchand - will be there for his grittiness. Showing no signs yet of declining.
Stammer - man this guy has been robbed at the Olympic level...he finally gets his shot.
Pietro - defensive stalwart on the back end. #7 who can plug in on any pair.
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I hope so but guys like Marchy and Crosby are in their mid 30's now and four more years is a long time at that age athletically, I am not even sure I would still call Crosby elite at this point but I haven't even caught one of his games this year, still very good yes but elite now? I dunno, he's certainly not quite what he once was anymore, not as explosive, tack four more years unto that...................personally I am doubtful.
 
waitin425 said:
Let's get the discussion started! I assume we will be sending NHL players.

Huberdeau - McDavid (A) - Marner
Lafreniere - MacKinnon - Bedard -- Yes, I do think Laf is going to rebound and be there by 2026
Point - Crosby (C) - Stamkos
Marchand - Suzuki - Kyrou

Byram - Makar
Theodore - Power
Chychrun - Ekblad
Pietro (A)

Hart
Blackwood
Price
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Up front, we definitely need some young players to step up.

If the 2019-2023 class isn't making an impact by 2026, we won't be winning Gold.
 
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jj cale said:
I think a few of those guys will have declined too much by 2026, their chance was 2024, such a shame because we may very well not have the type of player such as Marchand developed in 2026, they don't grow on trees.
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I agree.

If we have to bring Sid and Marchand in 2026, we are done like dinner.
 
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If nothing else, the O.P.'s lineup proves that 3 or 4 poor drafts can impact your Olympic team. The pitiful drafts from 2016 - 2018 really hurts up front 8 years out.
 
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I'm more concerned about the goaltending than up front. Canadian forwards will almost always score in tournaments like this. Guys like McDavid, MacKinnon, Marner, Huberdeau, Point will still be around and in their primes.

There's almost nothing in the pipeline for 2026. Hart and Blackwood get shelled every night on terrible teams, Binnington has almost zero consistency after the Blues cup run, will Tristan Jarry be able to stay in elite form between now in 2022 and then in 2026? We urgently need guys like Levi, Cossa and Garand to develop, and with NHL goalies that's not always a given.
 
cg98 said:
I'm more concerned about the goaltending than up front. Canadian forwards will almost always score in tournaments like this. Guys like McDavid, MacKinnon, Marner, Huberdeau, Point will still be around and in their primes.

There's almost nothing in the pipeline for 2026. Hart and Blackwood get shelled every night on terrible teams, Binnington has almost zero consistency after the Blues cup run, will Tristan Jarry be able to stay in elite form between now in 2022 and then in 2026? We urgently need guys like Levi, Cossa and Garand to develop, and with NHL goalies that's not always a given.
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I agree. There are a TON of players that can develop up front in the next 4 years to fill the void -

LAF,
Byfield,
Wright,
Bedard,
Fantilli,
Cozens,
Newhook,
McMichael,
McTavish,
Jack Quinn,
Mercer,
Perfetti,
Holloway,
Johnson,
Sillinger,
Othmann,
Savoie, etc...

Goaltending is a real concern. Fortunately, while goaltending is hit or miss, depending on the year, our defensive prospects are very strong so, hopefully, it will all come together in 2026.
 
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Pippin said:
Well good chance we don’t have to face Russians, hopefully they will still be banned
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Canada will be fine but there must to be a changing of the guard. We had some pretty lousy drafts (in the late teens) and we need the next generation to step up.
 
ORRFForever said:
Canada will be fine but there must to be a changing of the guard. We had some pretty lousy drafts (in the late teens) and we need the next generation to step up.
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Our goaltending is worrisome. It’s even more concerning when you look at the American and Russian goalies compared to what we have. It’s not pretty
 
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