How Would Canada's Second Team Do Vs Non USA/Canada Competition?

[NVious]

Hyman-Scheifele-Wilson
Johnson-Duchene-Strome
PLD-Suzuki-Celebrini
Kyrou-Thomas-Barzal

Bouchard-Tanev
Hamilton-Ekblad
Dobson-Weegar

Thompson
Blackwood
Kuemper

Probably missed some names as I just threw this together quick so you can play around with the roster, but I think most of those guys are on it, how would they do vs everybody not named Canada/USA?

 

[wetcoast]

Canada could definitely put an A and B team in the tournament and with the right chemistry they could win a bronze.

 

[Summer Rose]

Canada could definitely put an A and B team in the tournament and with the right chemistry they could win a bronze.

That’s about how I feel. They’d be competitive with everyone (but not favorites) and maybe even medal if a few things go right.

 

[Nucks2001]

Bedard should be somewhere.

Morgan Reilly and Ekblad? Really? Over guys like Hamilton, Chychurn, Dunn, and Chabot?

 

[qc14]

Are we really doing this again?

The Canadian A team was pretty much neck-and-neck with the USA and Sweden and not as far ahead of a beat up Finland as you'd think. Their B team would be a clear 5th (or 6th if you have Russia)

 

[NVious]

Are we really doing this again?

The Canadian A team was pretty much neck-and-neck with the USA and Sweden and not as far ahead of a beat up Finland as you'd think. Their B team would be a clear 5th (or 6th if you have Russia)

It's a good question because the B team lacks the top end talent of non USA/Canada teams, but simultaneously they will always be deeper as a whole. The sort of team that can definitely grind out some 2-1 or 1-0 type victories.

There are big dropoffs for non USA/Canada nations after the first two lines and d pairing, whereas Canada's B team basically runs a perfect all around team from line 1-4, D1-6.

Anyways that's what makes it interesting, there are those like you who will say the top end talent of the other teams will take over and make it a non-game, there are those like me that think the depth would pose an interesting challenge for those teams. If Canada and USA can lose/be given a run for their money from teams with worse top end talent and depth, then I don't see why a team with perfect depth can't give those very same teams a run for their own money.