Canada VS Rest of world.

[Tristqc]

I'd say any of Canada, USA, Sweden and Russia COULD be able to beat Team World in any circumstances. There's enough talent on each team. It would all rely on chemistry, team work, work ethic and coaching.

I even thought that most of NHL team could beat these all-star olympic teams at this point the season. Because of lack of preparation, game experience, chemistry, etc.

For example, i could se either Detroit, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Boston beat Team Canada, USA or Swedes. Not on paper, but at this point in time.

 

[haveandare]

the game is still played 20 vs 20. name me any ''world player'' and ill name you an equal or better canadian player, including in goal what has lundqvist done that price hasnt?

your ''world team'' would be favorites only to people who dont know hockey

Been a finalist for the Vezina 5 times? Won a Vezina? Won a gold medal? Carried a team into the playoffs, and beyond the first round, multiple times?

Again, where does this surge of confidence come from? Canada barely beat some pretty mediocre teams this tournament, today they beat the US by one goal and now an all world team couldn't beat them? And anyone who thinks they could doesn't know about hockey?

Incredible.

I'll say it once more, this Canada team is very, very good and they beat the US convincingly today, but they have not flat out dominated this tournament enough to inspire some of these fanboy comments.

I don't mean that they couldn't beat an all world team, but to say that anyone who would favor everyone else combined against them doesn't know hockey is crazy.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Could Canada win a game or a 4 of 7 against a team made of the rest of the world?

Yes.

 

[Phillybean]

Yes Canada could beat an All World Team.

Could an All World Team beat Canada? Also, Yes.

Might be a pretty cool idea for a World Cup actually.

 

[vector209]

I think in a best of 7, Canada would win 4-1 or 4-2. I don't know, but that proposed world roster one of the posters suggested really doesn't seem that impressive. I think it speaks volumes of the star power and depth Canada possesses.

 

[um]

bolded is what lines i think are better:

kovalchuk-malkin-kane vs. stamkos-crosby-st.louis
zetterberg-datsyuk-ovechkin vs. tavares-getzlaf-perry
vanek-backstrom-kessel vs. giroux-toews-neal
parise-kopitar-hossa vs. marleau-bergeron-benn

chara-karlsson vs. keith-weber
suter-mcdonagh vs. bouwmeester-pietrangelo
OEL-kronwall vs. vlasic-doughty

lundqvist vs. price
rask vs. luongo

so i thinks its pretty even with the goaltending putting the world team on top.

 

[iloveyouzac]

Do u see me talking bout canada winning the gold or some ****? Are u blind? I'm asking if Canada could beat a rest of the world team isn't that simple?

Think kid. We haven't even proven we can beat the Swedes yet, and you're already looking past that game to some imaginary game where we take on them plus every other country at once. Save your beaking off for after Sunday's game, IF we win, convincingly.

 

[FlaPanthers11]

This the same Canada team that was tied with Latvia until the second half of the third? Ill say Team World.

 

[MayorFord]

This the same Canada team that was tied with Latvia until the second half of the third? Ill say Team World.

like the world team would have any better chemistry. lol

 

[D0ctorCool]

Over a 10 game span, I'd say Canada would win 4.

If they played the way they did today every game, then I think they'd win 6 or 7 of 10.

Although the score doesn't indicate it, I don't think I've ever witnessed a more clinical game by Canada.

 

[Lomez]

I think if all the greatest non-Canadian players who ever played (Jagr, Hasek, Stasnys, Kurri, KLM, Selaane, Leech, etc., etc), were resurrected in their prime and were augmented by Megatron, Vlad the Impaler, the Wehrmacht, and a young and mighty Apollo, Canada would win decisively. Duh.

 

[BB6]

This the same Canada team that was tied with Latvia until the second half of the third? Ill say Team World.

At least Latvia scored on us , U.S.A couldn't muster that feat.



Yes, Canada could beat team world, not saying they would but they have a damn good chance.

 

[Oberyn]

This the same Canada team that was tied with Latvia until the second half of the third? Ill say Team World.

Latvia scored on us but the US couldn't. I guess Latvia>USA then.

 

[tuozzi]

Both teams would be so stacked it would come down to coaching, position of the stars, and other such (insert a word banned on this site)

 

[jbean]

Let's see what this might look like

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kane
Kovalchuk-Malkin-Datsyuk
Zetterberg-Kopitar-Kessel

I'm just going to stop right there. It would just be so unbelievable stacked that a lineup of the best Canadians in the last 20 years probably couldn't keep up.

Yet we are probably better down the middle than this team.

Crosby > Backstrom
Getzlaf = Malkin (debatable)
Toews > Kopitar (debatable)

 

[MayorFord]

^ plus all im seeing there is soft and some more soft. 4 of 7 series on NHL ice and canada comes out on top imo.

 

[jbean]

I think a lineup of Canada's best of all time would be better than the rest of the world's best of all time. Gretzky, Lemieux, and Orr are for me in a league above another hockey players in human history.

 

[Lomez]

I think a lineup of Canada's best of all time would be better than the rest of the world's best of all time. Gretzky, Lemieux, and Orr are for me in a league above another hockey players in human history.

That's really going out on a limb...

 

[llwyd]

Think kid. We haven't even proven we can beat the Swedes yet, and you're already looking past that game to some imaginary game where we take on them plus every other country at once. Save your beaking off for after Sunday's game, IF we win, convincingly.

Well, as said, Canada is a very nice country filled with very nice people - as all the arrogance and aggression is channelled into a little known team sport. It's not good for your mentality to be a superpower in anything... I mean I think it's already known, agreed and admitted that Canada has immense depth compared with other countries. It's not really that cool even. This actually makes the sport rather inferior as an international competition compared with soccer for example. It would be great if Canada's best team would not have a realistic chance in this kind of matchup.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

wingers:
kane
kessel
ovechkin
zetterberg
daniel sedin
parise
kovalchuk
hossa
landeskog


centers:
datsyuk
malkin
kopitar
backstrom
henrik sedin

defense:
chara
karlsson
suter
mcdonagh
hedman
kronwall
OEL

goalie:
rask
lundqvist
quick

without a doubt a "world" team would matchup well with canada

 

[BB6]

Well, as said, Canada is a very nice country filled with very nice people - as all the arrogance and aggression is channelled into a little known team sport. It's not good for your mentality to be a superpower in anything... I mean I think it's already known, agreed and admitted that Canada has immense depth compared with other countries. It's not really that cool even. This actually makes the sport rather inferior as an international competition compared with soccer for example. It would be great if Canada's best team would not have a realistic chance in this kind of matchup.

I lol'd because its true, well done. It makes many of us very ugly.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

That's really going out on a limb...

Not really.

All time players? They'd have Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, Robinson, Roy, Richard, Howe, Lindros, Coffey, Lafleur, Bossy, on and on.

US: Bobby Carpenter, Roenick, Leetch, Tkachuk and Patrick Kane?
Sweden: Forsberg, the Sedins, Lidstrom, Lundqvist.
Finland: Selanne and Koivu, Miika Kiprusoff

Russia would be the best bet, but not going to happen with the 72 team trickled with the same Ovechkin and Malkins that lose every Olympics they play in.

 

[Stats01]

bolded is what lines i think are better:

kovalchuk-malkin-kane vs. stamkos-crosby-st.louis
zetterberg-datsyuk-ovechkin vs. tavares-getzlaf-perry
vanek-backstrom-kessel vs. giroux-toews-neal
parise-kopitar-hossa vs. marleau-bergeron-benn

chara-karlsson vs. keith-weber
suter-mcdonagh vs. bouwmeester-pietrangelo
OEL-kronwall vs. vlasic-doughty

lundqvist vs. price
rask vs. luongo

so i thinks its pretty even with the goaltending putting the world team on top.

Yeah but you can only play one goalie at a time. Who's to say Price out duels Rask or Lundqvist throughout the tournament, what does having a back-up goalie really do?It provides depth sure, but in the overall picture that really shouldn't be why you pick one team over the other.

 

[Lomez]

Not really.

All time players? They'd have Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, Robinson, Roy, Richard, Howe, Lindros, Coffey, Lafleur, Bossy, on and on.

US: Bobby Carpenter, Roenick, Leetch, Tkachuk and Patrick Kane?
Sweden: Forsberg, the Sedins, Lidstrom, Lundqvist.
Finland: Selanne and Koivu, Miika Kiprusoff

Russia would be the best bet, but not going to happen with the 72 team trickled with the same Ovechkin and Malkins that lose every Olympics they play in.

Do people not get sarcasm unless there's a ? Let's try again:

Originally Posted by jbean
I think a lineup of Canada's best of all time would be better than the rest of the world's best of all time. Gretzky, Lemieux, and Orr are for me in a league above another hockey players in human history.


That's really going out on a limb...

 

[Lebowski]

Both teams would be ridiculously stacked, at which point it can really go either way. Team world would certainly have a bit more talent overall, but nothing that makes them a clear step above TC...

In a 7 game series, a couple players going hot at the same time can be what settles things up.