Are we in Canada paranoid about 2026 or should we not be worried?

[jj cale]

I removed him. I replaced him with Dylan Strome who is 27, on fire, can take faceoffs and help set up Scheifele...

Hagel - McDavid*- Point
Strome*- MacKinnon - Scheifele
Marchand - Crosby* - Reinhart
Bennett*- Stone - Marner

Jared McCann (L) / LAF (L) / Kyrou (R) / Bedard (R) / Thomas (R)

Take Strome off right now.

Are you wanting us to lose?

 

[ORRFForever]

I think your mock is too reactionary, someone like Strome does not process the game well enough to play at that level. Jared McCann is a perimeter player who is not good enough to play in the top 6 and can’t play a defensive role. Scheifele has more of a legitimate claim, but I think he’s too déficient without the puck to be trusted in a non top 6 role

That's fair. You have a stronger knowledge of players than me so I'll bow to your opinion - although, TBH, I will likely keep things the same.

Take Strome off right now.

Are you wanting us to lose?

Why? He is playing well.

 

[jj cale]

Why? He is playing well.

Good for him, he's not Team Canada material.

 

[ORRFForever]

Take Strome off right now.

Are you wanting us to lose?

In my defense, I like my team...

Hagel - McDavid*- Point : Hagel and Point can score and McDavid can feed.

??? - MacKinnon - Scheifele : No one likes Strome so give me a better option. Scheifele has played his way onto the team.

Marchand - Crosby* - Reinhart : Marchand and Sid gelled well last time and Reinhart can score.

Bennett*- Stone - Marner : I am not a Marner fan but I think this is easily the best 4th line in the tournament.

Good for him, he's not Team Canada material.

Okay. Fair enough. Give me a better left wing 2nd line option.

 

[ORRFForever]

(Scheifele) I think he’s too deficient without the puck to be trusted in a non top 6 role

But I do have him in my Top 6.

 

[jj cale]

Okay. Fair enough. Give me a better left wing 2nd line option.

Joe Blow is a better option.

 

[ORRFForever]

Joe Blow is a better option.

Fair enough...

Hagel - McDavid*- Point
Joe Blow*- MacKinnon - Scheifele
Marchand - Crosby* - Reinhart
Bennett*- Stone - Marner

 

[Nucks2001]

Fair enough...

Hagel - McDavid*- Point
Joe Blow*- MacKinnon - Scheifele
Marchand - Crosby* - Reinhart
Bennett*- Stone - Marner

Plenty of better options on LW. Laf, Verhaege, Bedard on his off-wing. This team was way too many slow skaters.

Crosby*-McDavid-Reinhart
Lafreniere-MacKinnon*-Bedard
ROR*-Point-Marner
Marchand-Suzuki*-Stone
Scheifele

Robert Thomas in for Suzuki if he's healthy.

MacKinnon's face-offs are okay this season and he'll be going up against Eichel, Hughes or Thompson on the 2nd line anyways. He's way better at FO than all those guys. Canada can always roll out the McDavid line or the ROR-Point line for an important faceoff or PK duties.

Scheifs as an extra if you need an offensive boost.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (November 4, 2024)

Positives :

* Brandt Clarke with his 11th assist.

Goalies :

3 of the 4 goalies, tonight, were Canadian and 2 had shutouts.

* Calvin Pickard (Edmonton) gave up 3 goals on 16 shots in the loss to NJ..
* Jake Allen (NJ) shut out Edmonton and their 31 shots.
* Darcy Kuemper (LA) shut out Nashville and their 16 shots.

Negatives :

* Byfield!

 

[therealdeal]

I don’t think Bedard has done anything to warrant his involvement in this conversation.

To me he has regressed since he joined the league. He was awful for Canada in May, and every time I watch him he’s a turn over machine that makes bad shot choices and under utilizes his team mates.

No need for him, this is a good team without him.

 

[lawrence]

not paranoid. It is , what it is. Canada is not the only good team, like cmon guys. There's no point being "paranoid". Canada will try their best to assemble a good team and go with it.

 

[ORRFForever]

Joe Blow is a better option.

If Hyman would start playing better, we could put him on McDavid's Left Wing and drop Hagel to the 2nd line. Unfortunately, Hyman is playing like hot garbage after scoring 54 goals last year.

 

[Bures Elbow]

Frustrating to think about how good we would have been in 2022..