Canada's Second team vs. US Second team

[Ford Prefect]

I see a lot of comments going up about which is the better hockey nation at this point. We'll see how the last game goes for best-on-best, but what about depth? If you were to put together a second Canadian and a second American team composed of players not already selected, what would your teams look like? Who do you think wins?

1. The line combos are arbitrary. Just looking to see the quality talent left out of the tourney.
2. I'm guessing I overlooked a few as well.


Canada

Barzal - Scheifele - Hyman
Wilson - Suzuki - Lafreniere
Thomas - Strome - Kyrou
Celebrini - Bedard - Verhaege
Tavares, Duchene

Bouchard - Weegar
Dobson - Hamilton
Chychrun - Tanev
Dunn

L. Thompson
Kuempar
Blackwood


USA

Kane - T. Thompson - Caufield
Boeser - Keller - Robertson
DeBrincat - Cooley - Tuch
Zegras - Beniers - Knies

Carlson - Sanderson**
Hanifin - Jones
L. Hughes - Skjei
McDonagh

Demko
Stolarz
Wolf

** I know Sanderson is on the roster, but he's a replacement for Q. Hughes who would be on their first team.


I think Canada has a pretty significant edge when it comes to the forward group. There's a lot of skill that couldn't make the roster. The defence and goaltending seems to be pretty close (though the goaltenders should all be on Team A, and Team A should be here). I'd give the edge to Canada, but not by a tremendous margin. Certainly not as large as I initially thought.

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[Beerz]

I wondered when the B,C and D team talk would commence....

 

[Divine]

It's hilarious that Canada would have significantly better goaltending on their second team than their first team

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Hanifin is on the 1st team.

 

[1 Team 24 Cups]

It's hilarious that Canada would have significantly better goaltending on their second team than their first team

I was thinking the same thing. And there’s two or three better forwards plus at least one better defenseman on the second team.

 

[Summer Rose]

Canada wins on the depth by quite a bit over the USA in my opinion.

 

[Faterson]

That's brutal. Both of these "B teams" would smash other nations' "A teams" into pieces.

 

[The Shadow]

Waiting for C and D teams

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Waiting for C and D teams

C team:

Zucker - Norris - Terry
Donato - Mittelstadt - Rust
Lee - Schmaltz - Garland
Coyle - Pinto - Hartman

Vlasic - Pionk
Hutson - McCabe
Anderson - Samburg

Lindgren
Knight
Nedeljkovic

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I see a lot of comments going up about which is the better hockey nation at this point. We'll see how the last game goes for best-on-best, but what about depth? If you were to put together a second Canadian and a second American team composed of players not already selected, what would your teams look like? Who do you think wins?

USA

Lee - T. Thompson - Palmieri
DeBrincat- Keller - Kane
Robertson - Cooley - Tuch
Knies - Beniers - Caufield XRust

Sanderson- Carlson
McDonagh- Jones
L. Hughes - Pionk
Pesce

Demko
Gibson
Woll

** I know Sanderson is on the roster, but he's a replacement for Q. Hughes who would be on their first team.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Canada wins on the depth by quite a bit over the USA in my opinion.

A true B team and Binnington is a goalie...lol.

 

[JoeSakic13]

My backup dad could beat up your backup dad

 

[KillerMillerTime]

C team:

Zucker - Norris - Terry
Donato - Mittelstadt - Rust
Lee - Schmaltz - Garland
Coyle - Pinto - Hartman

Vlasic - Pionk
Hutson - McCabe
Anderson - Samburg

Lindgren
Knight
Nedeljkovic

Easy case could be made for Terry & Norris on a B team.