Canada team 1,2,3,4,5,6,7......

[Bloggins]

Hmm, the gold, silver and bronze teams. More than that would just be redundant

P.S. Canadians are making the ice in Turin. There very well may be a loonie in the ice somewhere.

 

[Legionnaire]

Hmm, the gold, silver and bronze teams. More than that would just be redundant

P.S. Canadians are making the ice in Turin. There very well may be a loonie in the ice somewhere.

Noooooooooooooooo! Rigged!

 

[flyguy]

Team 1
Heatley-Sakic-Iginla
Nash-Thornton-St. Louis
Doan-Draper-Bertuzzi
Smyth-Lecavalier-Richards

Blake-Foote
Neidermayer-Pronger
Regher-Redden
Jovo

Luongo
Brodeur
Turco

Team 2
Spezza-Staal-Crosby
Shanahan-Kariya-Savard
Marleau-Tanguay-Sullivan
Murray-Williams-Williams

McCabe-Hannan
Stuart-Brewer
Boyle-Phaneuf
Jackman

Belfour
Joseph
Theodore

Team 3
Stoll-Allison-Turgeon
Richards-Carter-Knuble
BrindAmour-Morrow-Morrison
Arnott-Comrie-Recchi

Boucher-Campbell
Bergeron-Ference
Morris-Phillips
Bouwmeester

Legace
Cloutier
Biron

Team 4
Horcoff-Lindros-Bell
Brunette-Bouchard-Cheechoo
Ryder-Lupul-O'Neil
Briere-Bergeron-Fisher

Staios-Smith
Seabrook-Rathje
Souray-McLaren
Boynton

Giguere
Garon
Fernandez


There are a lot of quality players that I'm sure I've missed, since I was going from the top of my head and looking at the scoring leaders. The fourth team could compete, and while they wouldn't likely win gold, I think they could certainly compete for bronze. There are countries that have the top end depth that Canada has, but no country has the same depth. The four teams listed above could certainly all finish in the top 8, although the top 10 is probably more reasonable.

you've got 1 or 2 americans on these teams, and no gagne?????!? he's on the first team, even though you've decided not to include him at all.

 

[Phousse]

Booooo!

There ain't gonna be any loonies in Turin!

 

[Injektilo]

I would guess two teams that could medal, two for sure if the talent was spread around between them. if you took a team B made up of the leftovers from team A, I think they'd be looking at the Bronze.

Let's remember, Canada sent a pretty damn good team (probably better than what the "B" team would be) to the last world championships, and finished second and had some shakey games.

 

[Hedberg]

Let's remember, Canada sent a pretty damn good team (probably better than what the "B" team would be) to the last world championships, and finished second and had some shakey games.

But half the players hadn't played all year

 

[Takeo]

Team 4
Horcoff-Lindros-Bell
Brunette-Bouchard-Cheechoo
Ryder-Lupul-O'Neil
Briere-Bergeron-Fisher

Staios-Smith
Seabrook-Rathje
Souray-McLaren
Boynton

Giguere
Garon
Fernandez

Briere on the 4th line of 'team 4'?! What a joke.

 

[Injektilo]

But half the players hadn't played all year

True, but they had a few weeks to be ready by the time the final came around.

I think it's safe to say that our B team could cream any other countries B team, same with our C team and so on down the list till you run out of letters. But I don't know that our B team could compete and medal against the top 5 "A" teams from other countries.

 

[HfxMoose]

I think Canada could ice two legit gold medal winning teams. After that it's hard to say, they would probably be decent teams but not gold medal material.

 

[Chuck Norris*]

no avery?

 

[Crease]

I just don't see how the Canadien B team could compete against Sweden, Czech, or Russian A squads.

 

[Bruins4Ever]

Team 1:

Gagne-Thornton-Bertuzzi
Nash-Sakic-Iginla
Heatley-Richards-Smyth
Doan-Lecavalier-St. Louis
Draper

Pronger-Redden
Jovanovski-Regehr
Neidermayer-Foote
Blake

Brodeur
Luongo
Turco

Team 2:

Tanguay-Spezza-Kariya
Crosby-Staal-Stillman
Morrow-Marleau-Sullivan
Peca-Bergeron-Walker
Horton

Stuart-McCabe
Van Ryn-Phaneuf
Boyle-Brewer
Hannan

Theodore
Raycroft
Belfour

Team 3:

Savard-Morrison-Murray
Bell-Briere-Lindros
Arnot-Allison-O'Neill
Fisher-Madden-Williams
Bouchard

Boynton-Phillips
Smith-Seabrook
Bouwmeester-Aucoin
Souray

Giguere
Roloson
Legace

Team 4:

Cheechoo-Reinprecht-Ryder
Ricci-Ribeiro-Recchi
Brunette-Comrie-Simon
Sanderson-Lupul-Turgeon
Neidermayer

Jackman-Boucher
Morris-Smith
McLaren-Staois
Rathje

Denis
Biron
Fernandez

Team 5:

Donovan-Langkow-Roberts
Torres-Horcoff-Carter
Johnson-Scatchard-Sillinger
Stoll-BrindAmour-Kobasew
Richards

Mitchell-Warriner
McKee-Sopel
Hill-Sarich
Gauthier

Cloutier
Weekes
Garon


EDIT - ADDED 5th TEAM, EXCLUDES ROBITAILLE

 

[Chuck Norris*]

For the love of god no robitalle.... obviously you havent seen him play

 

[GKJ]

whoever said Mike Knuble....he's American

 

[espo*]

you've got 1 or 2 americans on these teams, and no gagne?????!? he's on the first team, even though you've decided not to include him at all.

i don't see any Americans on his teams?

 

[flyguy]

i don't see any Americans on his teams?

my bad, knuble was born in canada but he's playing for usa in the olympics. but in the second set of teams, amonte is mentioned who is american

 

[Jeffrey]

...

all these teams and you exclude crosby?

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Canada's 'C' team could win a gold medal if that was the team they sent.

 

[gr8haluschak]

If other teams can ice more than one team as well -- Canada would only medal 1 team.

That is a good one, almost ALL the other countries can BARELY ice ONE TEAM let alone two, the only team that could "ice" more than one team is the US and that second team would be hard pressed to defeat teams like Latvia

 

[Bruins4Ever]

all these teams and you exclude crosby?

He's on the second team.

 

[Crease]

We get it, Canada is good at hockey...

 

[Garbs]

If you spread the talent, and built the teams properly, then two teams could definitely medal.

Something like,

Team A

Gagne - Sakic - St. Louis
Doan - Staal - Bertuzzi
Kariya - Lecavalier - Sullivan
Morrow - Madden - Shanahan
X - Savard

Team B

Nash - Thornton - Iginla
Tanguay - Spezza - Heatley
Smyth - Richards - Crosby
Maltby - Marleau - Draper
X - Bergeron

Team A

Pronger - Regehr
Jovanovski - Boyle
Foote - Brewer
X - Boynton

Team B

Niedermayer - Redden
Phaneuf - McCabe
Blake - Hannan
X - Stuart

Team A

Brodeur
Joseph
Theodore

Team B

Luongo
Turco
Belfour

 

[RorschachWJK]

Canada's 'C' team could win a gold medal if that was the team they sent.

Of course, this is Canada we're talking about after all. Hell, even Canada's E team would blow the competition out of the water. Everybody knows the other countries' teams just plain suck and have no grit or heart.

 

[Le Maroons]

Team 1, the way it is, Gold.

Team 2, could win a medal. Especially if they can have Spezza, Staal and McCabe. Would make for a good final.

Team 3, I don't think so.

 

[Slitty]

Team 1: Favourites to win, likely to medal, but anything can happen.
Team 2: Outside shot for a medal a la Finland+USA especially if the taxi squad guys dont play for this team.
Team 3: Will contend with Germany and lose a close one to Slovakia.


That being said, wrong board.