Stamkos has played far too long in the national team, all know top four centers McDavid, MacKinnon, Bedard and Crosby, a Crosby in the checking line as a defensive center sounds excellent.
Are we in Canada paranoid about 2026 or should we not be worried?
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Stamkos has played far too long in the national team, all know top four centers McDavid, MacKinnon, Bedard and Crosby, a Crosby in the checking line as a defensive center sounds excellent.
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Fair enough. It's just Stamkos is amazing in the dot and I think Bedard is a few years away.
I ageee that Bedard will take a few years to get better in the circle. With that being said, I would rather have Robert Thomas or Point Centring the 4th line and move Bedard to the wing somewhere in the top 6. I don’t think Stamkos belongs on the team, but he wouldn’t be a bad option for the 2nd PP unit.Fair enough. It's just Stamkos is amazing in the dot and I think Bedard is a few years away.
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I would be surprised if Bedard doesn't make the 4 Nations Cup team, even if its as a 13th/14th forward that only dresses for a few games. If Armstrong approaches the 4 Nations Cup as a proof of concept for the main event (the 2026 Olympics), which I hope he does, he'll find a spot for Bedard in order to get him exposure to best-on-best play as I can envision him being a fairly key piece in 2026.
Stamkos surely won't hurt Canada's chances at winning the 4 Nations Cup, but I don't think he necessarily puts us over the top either. He's still a very good player that can play on the wing on any of our 4 lines. My preference is that Armstrong goes with some youth at the depth positions for the 4 Nations Cup, in lieu of guys like Stamkos, Stone, Scheifele, and a few other veterans that wouldn't really move the needle in terms of terms of Canada winning the tournament and would take away roster spots from younger players who could use the experience.
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Good lineup.
Amazing how LAF has jumped past Byfield in the last 6 months on so many people's teams.
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(* Mods, PLEASE do not remove. Hockey is over and this is amazing.)
Canada won a 3rd straight IFAF U20 World Championship
3-Peat for Canada !!!! (* Football's version of the WJR's. *)
Who knew? Canada : Not just hockey any more !!!
"With the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy in the house, Canada and Japan battled to one of the lowest-scoring games of the tournament, with the Canadian’s ending up victorious, taking the game 20-9."
I do remember when we won in 2012 in Texas...
People at the game were shocked. No one thought Canada would come close in 2012. Since then, I guess we've been doing REALLY well ! Nice!
Canada won a 3rd straight IFAF U20 World Championship
3-Peat for Canada !!!! (* Football's version of the WJR's. *)
Who knew? Canada : Not just hockey any more !!!
Tournament Champions
- 2009 — USA over Canada in Canton, Ohio
- 2012 — Canada over USA in Austin, Texas
- 2014 — USA over Canada in Kuwait
- 2016 — Canada over USA in Harbin, China
- 2018 — Canada over Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico
- 2020 — In Vancouver cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2024 — Canada over Japan in Edmonton, Canada
"With the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy in the house, Canada and Japan battled to one of the lowest-scoring games of the tournament, with the Canadian’s ending up victorious, taking the game 20-9."
I do remember when we won in 2012 in Texas...
People at the game were shocked. No one thought Canada would come close in 2012. Since then, I guess we've been doing REALLY well ! Nice!
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