AM34 Named to US Olympic team;

[zeke]

Sweden, Russia and Finland say Hi.

Filip Forsberg (27) – Mika Zibanejad (28) – Elias Lindholm (27)
Gabriel Landeskog (29) – Alexander Wennberg (27) – Elias Pettersson (23)
Rickard Rakell (28) – Nicklas Bäckström (34) – William Nylander (25)
Viktor Arvidsson (28) - Joel Eriksson Ek (25) - Jakob Silfverberg (30)

Victor Hedman (31) – Jonas Brodin (28)
Hampus Lindholm (28) – John Klingberg (29)
Mattias Ekholm (31) - Erik Karlsson (31)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (30) - Rasmus Dahlin (21)

Jacob Markström (32)
Robin Lehner (30)
Linus Ullmark (28)

Panarin- Shipachyov - Kucherov
Ovechkin - Barbashyov -Svechnikov
Kaprizov - Namnestikov - Buchnevich
Guryanov -Kadeikin- Radulov

+ maybe Malkin

gotta tuck Pettersson over to center there and bump up willy, imo.

 

[Fogelhund]

gotta tuck Pettersson over to center there and bump up willy, imo.

I just copy and pasted from the Sweden Olympic subforum, agree with you though.

 

[Magic Man]

The best American born hockey player of all time. Easy choice.

 

[koyvoo]

I predict that he’ll be much more productive in the round robin than in the knockout round. Kane, probably does the opposite.

 

[WinnieThePooh]

I predict that he’ll be much more productive in the round robin than in the knockout round. Kane, probably does the opposite.

I predict you will look silly, although that one has already come true

Johnny Gaudreau	Auston Matthews	Patrick Kane
Kyle Connor	Jack Eichel	Brock Boeser
Jake Guentzel	Dylan Larkin	Max Pacioretty
Brady Tkachuk	J.T. Miller	Matthew Tkachuk
Alex DeBrincat	Jack Hughes

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I believe Jack Hughes will be firmly in a roster spot by the time the games start. Hughes-Matthews-Kane would be incredible.

 

[fahad203]

Sweden, Russia and Finland say Hi.

Filip Forsberg (27) – Mika Zibanejad (28) – Elias Lindholm (27)
Gabriel Landeskog (29) – Alexander Wennberg (27) – Elias Pettersson (23)
Rickard Rakell (28) – Nicklas Bäckström (34) – William Nylander (25)
Viktor Arvidsson (28) - Joel Eriksson Ek (25) - Jakob Silfverberg (30)

Victor Hedman (31) – Jonas Brodin (28)
Hampus Lindholm (28) – John Klingberg (29)
Mattias Ekholm (31) - Erik Karlsson (31)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (30) - Rasmus Dahlin (21)

Jacob Markström (32)
Robin Lehner (30)
Linus Ullmark (28)

Panarin- Shipachyov - Kucherov
Ovechkin - Barbashyov -Svechnikov
Kaprizov - Namnestikov - Buchnevich
Guryanov -Kadeikin- Radulov

+ maybe Malkin

Those are some really really good players and those teams will definitely be contenders

But McDavid, Crosby and Mack for Canad and Matthews Eichel and Kane are just in differnet tier all together

US and Canada's depth just unreal

 

[PromisedLand]

Sweden, Russia and Finland say Hi.

Filip Forsberg (27) – Mika Zibanejad (28) – Elias Lindholm (27)
Gabriel Landeskog (29) – Alexander Wennberg (27) – Elias Pettersson (23)
Rickard Rakell (28) – Nicklas Bäckström (34) – William Nylander (25)
Viktor Arvidsson (28) - Joel Eriksson Ek (25) - Jakob Silfverberg (30)

Victor Hedman (31) – Jonas Brodin (28)
Hampus Lindholm (28) – John Klingberg (29)
Mattias Ekholm (31) - Erik Karlsson (31)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (30) - Rasmus Dahlin (21)

Jacob Markström (32)
Robin Lehner (30)
Linus Ullmark (28)

Panarin- Shipachyov - Kucherov
Ovechkin - Barbashyov -Svechnikov
Kaprizov - Namnestikov - Buchnevich
Guryanov -Kadeikin- Radulov

+ maybe Malkin

This is why i love international hockey. no cap bullshit. straight up best players versus best players

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

the problem is he's not going to be ready for the olympics if he gets surgery. and lets say he's willing to play for team USA and play through his pain. Buffalo has no obligation or incentive to loan him to team USA. If he goes without their permission his contract can and most likely gets terminated. Buffalo holds all the cards right now

Im sure Eichel would have no problem walking away from his contract. The only reason he wouldn't is if he doesn't have the money for his surgery and needs a team/the NHL to pay for it.

 

[Gabriel426]

When it comes to Olympics or any tournament with one game elimination, you just need a hot goalie and a FWD. TC is lacking a goalie like Helle and Vas.

 

[francis246]

Im sure Eichel would have no problem walking away from his contract. The only reason he wouldn't is if he doesn't have the money for his surgery and needs a team/the NHL to pay for it.

LOL, Eichel is not walking away from 50 million. If he was so comfortable doing it, he would have done it already. There is a reason why he hasn't just gone ahead and had the surgery he wants. No agent alive is going to advise him to walk away from 50 million, unless the pain he is suffering is completely unbearable and at this point it clearly isn't.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Well, sorry, can't be happy for him. No NHLer should be attending these games IMO. I wish just one guy would stand up and do the right thing.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

and the sky is blue.

Congrats to him though. will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

LOL, Eichel is not walking away from 50 million. If he was so comfortable doing it, he would have done it already. There is a reason why he hasn't just gone ahead and had the surgery he wants. No agent alive is going to advise him to walk away from 50 million, unless the pain he is suffering is completely unbearable and at this point it clearly isn't.

He can't just walk away. They have to mutually terminate the contract which Buffalo doesn't want to do.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Him being one of the first three named to the team just speaks for itself how highly regarded he is as one of the very best talents of today.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

Do we even have a goalie capable or even close enough to that caliber?

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

But we got offense like nobody else.

Marner, McDavid, Crosby, McKinnon, Stamkos, Marchand, Barzal, Huberdeau, Point Scheifele, Konecny, Horvat, Seguin, Makar. Holly hell

 

[Lauro]

Matthews or not, as always I still hope the U.S. doesn't make it past the preliminary round.

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[Nineteen67]

I love best on best international hockey more than the NHL but I’m really not looking forward to this Olympics and hope that somehow the NHL players don’t end up going.

 

[WinnieThePooh]

Well, sorry, can't be happy for him. No NHLer should be attending these games IMO. I wish just one guy would stand up and do the right thing.

Is this a China thing?

 

[AllDay28]

I understand that but the chances are not 0%.

He can’t play international hockey if he’s hurt. And he wants a neck disc replacement surgery which no NHLer has ever gotten and turned down the typical neck surgery. The reality is it’s gonna be a long recovery (if he even gets it) and the Olympics are 4 months away.

0% chance he’s healthy

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Is this a China thing?

It is for me.

 

[keonsbitterness]

It is for me.

Huge capitalist broadcast deals trump fascist dictatorships.

 

[Atomos2]

Those are some really really good players and those teams will definitely be contenders

But McDavid, Crosby and Mack for Canad and Matthews Eichel and Kane are just in differnet tier all together

US and Canada's depth just unreal

I dunno, only two of those players have proven to be good in pressure situations.