All time teams - dream teams

[alko]

4. Milan Jurcina – Radoslav Suchy

Ups. Here is something wrong.

Also i will take Jan Lasak in his prime replacing Budaj.

 

[Jahara]

What is wrong with that?

I picked Budaj since he played more games in NHL.

 

[alko]

What is wrong with that?

I picked Budaj since he played more games in NHL.

He did. But Look to Lasak in 2002, 2003, 2004. He was a beast in the net. Budaj never played such games in national team.

 

[Jahara]

He did. But Look to Lasak in 2002, 2003, 2004. He was a beast in the net. Budaj never played such games in national team.

That is possible and I never watched them that closely. But Budaj must be seen as the greater player and Lasak could also be seen as inferior to Jaroslav Halak now.

Who would you pick instead of Milan Jurcina and Radoslav Suchy? I had players like Lubomir Sekeras, Ivan Majesky and Branislav Mezei on my shortlist.

 

[alko]

That is possible and I never watched them that closely. But Budaj must be seen as the greater player and Lasak could also be seen as inferior to Jaroslav Halak now.

Who would you pick instead of Milan Jurcina and Radoslav Suchy? I had players like Lubomir Sekeras, Ivan Majesky and Branislav Mezei on my shortlist.

Hard to say. Maybe Dominik Granak and Ivan Droppa. Maybe if we dig into the 80s, 70s, there could be some. But cant remember now.

 

[Jahara]

Hard to say. Maybe Dominik Granak and Ivan Droppa. Maybe if we dig into the 80s, 70s, there could be some. But cant remember now.

Neither of those two is that close getting in the team.

 

[alko]

Neither of those two is that close getting in the team.

Yeah. As i sadi, its hard to say. Maybe Mojmir Bozik. He played for national team in 80s.

 

[Jahara]

Yeah. As i sadi, its hard to say. Maybe Mojmir Bozik. He played for national team in 80s.

Nah, he is just another one on the shortlist.

 

[jfc64]

First team:

Henrik Zetterberg – Mika Zibanejad – Peter Forsberg
Mats Sundin – Patrik Sundström – Tomas Sandström
Kent Nilsson – Thomas Steen – Håkan Loob
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Daniel Alfredsson

Nicklas Lidström – Börje Salming
Victor Hedman – Tomas Jonsson
Rasmus Dahlin – Erik Karlsson

Henrik Lundqvist
Pelle Lindbergh


A second team:

Gabriel Landeskog – Nicklas Bäckström – William Nylander
Mats Näslund – Bengt-Åke Gustafsson – Filip Forsberg
Markus Näslund – Ulf Nilsson – Anders Hedberg
Johan Franzén – Sven Tumba – Elias Pettersson

Lennart Svedberg – Mattias Öhlund
Oliver Ekman Larsson – Calle Johansson
Lasse Björn – Anders Eldebrink

Leif Holmqvist
Jacob Markström


And a third:

Jörgen Pettersson – Per-Erik Eklund – Mikael Renberg
Juha Widing – Thomas Gradin – Niklas Sundström
Ulf Sterner – Michael Nylander – Ulf Dahlén
Fredrik Modin – Nils Nilsson – Patric Hörnqvist

Kenny Jönsson – John Klingberg
Stefan Persson – Fredrik Olausson
Alexander Edler – Niklas Kronwall

Tommy Salo
Robin Lehner

 

[Thenameless]

I much prefer this Canadian team:

Lemieux Gretzky Yzerman
Hull Beliveau Howe
Messier Clarke Lindros
Sakic Crosby Richard
Mikita

Pronger Orr
Robinson Bourque
Potvin Harvey
Kelly

Roy
Plante
Brodeur

I excluded anyone from the pre-WW2 era, as most of that generation was clearly surpassed by the group that followed them. In some cases a lesser player was selected or put higher in the lineup for cohesion reasons. Tons of great players excluded.

This would beat an all-time team from the rest of the world.

 

[alko]

This would beat an all-time team from the rest of the world.

Not sure about it.

 

[Jahara]

This would beat an all-time team from the rest of the world.

I made a all-time Team Europe too. How would they stand? Of course they would be better with some American players.

Europe
Forwards
1. Alexander Ovechkin – Peter Forsberg – Jaromir Jagr
2. Sergei Makarov – Sergei Fedorov – Pavel Bure
3. Jari Kurri – Peter Stastny – Teemu Selänne
4. Valeri Kharlamov – Yevgeni Malkin – Boris Mikhailov
5. Mats Sundin/Vaclav Nedomansky

Defensemen
1. Nicklas Lidström – Zdeno Chara
2. Viacheslav Fetisov – Alexei Kasatonov
3. Erik Karlsson – Börje Salming
4. Frantisek Pospisil – Sergei Zubov

Goaltenders
1: Dominik Hasek
2. Vladislav Tretiak
3. Henrik Lundqvist

 

[JackSlater]

This would beat an all-time team from the rest of the world.

Probably, Canada has a huge head start. The edge on defence is probably the biggest factor. I maybe should have found room for Lafleur but I don't know which centre he would be a good fit with.

 

[Thenameless]

Probably, Canada has a huge head start. The edge on defence is probably the biggest factor. I maybe should have found room for Lafleur but I don't know which centre he would be a good fit with.

I'd love to see Lafleur flying around with Gretzky and Lemieux, instead of Yzerman, but that's really more of a preference thing.

Yes, Canada's defense corps is harsh. For my own taste, I even like your third pairing more than your second. I can see that you're making an effort to balance your pairings; putting a sledgehammer with more of a transition guy. And then your extra, Kelly, is extremely versatile. Well done.