Team Sweden + Canada & Russia today (barring injuries)
An Interesting idea
Barring some of the people injured and out of form - it would look something like this:
Forsberg-Sundin-Bäckström (new meets old)
Zetterberg-Nylander-Modin/M Nilsson/M Samuelsson (difficult to choose last winger)
D Sedin- H Sedin-Näslund (keep intact from club)
Axelsson-PÃ¥hlsson-Alfredsson (checking line with some offensive punch)
Extra F - Holmström /Huselius/Modin/M Nilsson/M Samuelsson/ all secondary options
Lidstrom-Norström
Kronwall-Tallinder
Johnsson- K Jönsson
Extra D. Ohlund /or Hävelid/
Lundqvist
Holmqvist
Hedberg/Tellquist
Coach
Me
The Russians do seem to have a better team at the moment tho (if they could keep their heads straight)
What about -
Goalies:
Evgeni Nabokov - San Jose Sharks
Ilya Bryzgalov - Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Nikolai Khabibulin - Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen:
Alexi Zhitnek - NY Islanders
Anton Volchenkov - Ottawa Senators
Andrei Markov - Montreal Canadiens
Daniil Markov - Detroit Red Wings
Sergei Zubov - Dallas Stars
Sergei Gonchar - Pittsburgh Penguins
Vitali Vishnevski - Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Centers:
Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings
Alexei Yashin - NY Islanders
Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh Penguins
Viktor Kozlov - New York Islanders
Wingers:
Ilya Kovalchuk - Atlanta Trashers
Vyacheslav Kozlov - Atlanta Trashers
Alex Kovalev - Montreal Canadiens
Alexander Semin - Washington Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
Alexander Frolov - Los Angeles Kings
Maxim Afinogenov - Buffalo Sabres
Sergei Fedorov - Columbus Blue Jackets
Sergei Mozyakin - Khimik (Russian League)
Extra - Sergei Samsonov - Montreal Canadians
I find them very hard (on paper) to beat at the moment
Canada would of course look something like:
Goaltenders:
Jean Sebastian Giguere - Anaheim Ducks
Martin Brodeur - New Jersey Devils
Roberto Loungo - Vancouver Canucks
Defensemen:
Chris Pronger - Anaheim Ducks
Scott Niedermayer - Anaheim Ducks
Wade Redden - Ottawa Senators
Dion Phaneuf - Calgary Flames
Robyn Regehr - Calgary Flames
Brian McCabe - Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Campbell - Buffalo Sabres
Centers:
Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins
Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks
Vincent Lecavalier - Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Drury - Buffalo Sabres
Wingers:
Jonathan Cheechoo - San José Sharks
Martin St Louis - Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Smyth - Edmonton Oilers
Simon Gagne - Philadelphia Flyers
Brendan Shannahan - New York Rangers
Jason Spezza - Ottawa Senators
Dany Heatley - Ottawa Senators
Jarome Iginla - Calgary Flames
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche
Rick Nash - Columbus Blue Jackets ??
Not too bad
Czechs, Finns and Slovaks teams look good as well.