How Would Canadas 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.

 

[MeHateHe]

Canada’s B team would win a 7-game series against everyone except the US, Sweden, Finland, the Czechs and maybe Slovakia, but would likely beat the rest.

In a tournament, Canada’s B team could win the whole thing, because that’s tournament hockey.

 

[strattonius]

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)

That B team listed above could easily beat Team Finland or Sweden. Especially in a one game elimination type tournament.

I mean really look at that roster listed above. It is not a clear 5th or 6th. I'll take Suzuki, Thomas and Duchene up the middle over Aho, Granlund and Lundell or Zibanejad, Pettersson and Eriksson Ek. And if not, it's still very close.

 

[Czechboy]

Posts like this is why the euro posters shit on Canada when they lose.

 

[New User Name]

It's all about chemistry. Heck a B US team could do very well.

Posts like this is why the euro posters shit on Canada when they lose.

Be nice to us. It's been a rough time for Canada the last couple of months.

 

[Peiskos]

I have Canada B winning many international tournaments, they would instantly become the 2nd best hockey nation in the world behind Canada.

 

[NVious]

Posts like this is why the euro posters shit on Canada when they lose.

I mean you should, but don't delude yourself into thinking this team isn't likely to beat all non Canada/USA teams.

If those teams (that have worse depth and worse top end talent than Canada/USA) are able to give them a run for their money, why wouldn't a team with worse top end talent but better depth be able to beat them?

 

[NVious]

I have Canada B winning many international tournaments, they would instantly become the 2nd best hockey nation in the world behind Canada.

I think that's clearly USA, but I have this team in the 3-5 range.

 

[Czechboy]

I mean you should, but don't delude yourself into thinking this team isn't likely to beat all non Canada/USA teams.

If those teams (that have worse depth and worse top end talent than Canada/USA) are able to give them a run for their money, why wouldn't a team with worse top end talent but better depth be able to beat them?

The fact you see it as Canada and USA alone is pretty funny to me.

 

[NVious]

The fact you see it as Canada and USA alone is pretty funny to me.

That's the reality, you can laugh all you want, but Canada is the GOAT by far. USA is the only team that has a chance of equaling/maybe overtaking them.

Countries 1/4 the size or a bigger country like Russia would've done it already if they could've, they didn't and they won't. America has 350+ million people and Hockey popularity is growing.

World Juniors tell the tale, last 10 years 4-4 USA Canada and 2 for Finland. If other countries stood a chance the juniors would show that, they don't and they haven't been showing that.