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If Canada had a B team, how would they do internationally? For discussion purposes, please assume the A team selects the best possible team.
Olympics: If Canada had a B team, how would they do internationally?
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Dr Pepper
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No guarantee either team wins gold.....it's crowded at the top and any country could put together a championship calibre team.
For argument's sake though, if there was a Canada team in Group A and Group B there's a strong chance both would make it out of the group stage.
Not a lock, mind you, but I feel like they'd still do well without threat of relegation lol
For argument's sake though, if there was a Canada team in Group A and Group B there's a strong chance both would make it out of the group stage.
Not a lock, mind you, but I feel like they'd still do well without threat of relegation lol
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They'd be fairly strong. Not as strong as the A team, but fairly strong. Assuming the A team is the 4 Nations Cup team:
Team Canada B:
Strome - Scheifele - Bedard
Horvat - Suzuki - Barzal
Holloway - Thomas - Vilardi
Dubois - Lowry - Wilson
Celebrini
Harley - Bouchard
Chabot - Weegar
Power - Doughty
Dobson
Thompson
Blackwood
Skinner
(Assumes no injuries to Pietrangelo or Theodore on the A team).
Edit: Celebrini in for Stone, who let’s assume is on the A team
Team Canada B:
Strome - Scheifele - Bedard
Horvat - Suzuki - Barzal
Holloway - Thomas - Vilardi
Dubois - Lowry - Wilson
Celebrini
Harley - Bouchard
Chabot - Weegar
Power - Doughty
Dobson
Thompson
Blackwood
Skinner
(Assumes no injuries to Pietrangelo or Theodore on the A team).
Edit: Celebrini in for Stone, who let’s assume is on the A team
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Canada B team could absolutely challenge for medals, I personally would even say they MIGHT beat Canada A
NyQuil
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If Denmark can beat a decent Canadian team, anything is possible.
It's one of the good things about hockey.
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ORRFForever
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Here is my Canadian 23 and Under Team and it's pretty darn good...
(* Cozens is 24 so I cheated a little *)
Holloway - Johnston - Byfield
McKenna - Celebrini - Bedard
Johnson - Fantilli - Guenther
MacTavish - Cozens - Jarvis
Taxi : LAF (L) / Wright (R) / Cuylle (L) / Bolduc (R) / Perfetti (L) / Stankoven (R)
Harley - Schneider
Power - Clarke
Byram - Spence
Guhle
Taxi : Schaefer (L), Drysdale (R), Parekh (R), Luneau (R), Dupont (R)
(* Cozens is 24 so I cheated a little *)
Holloway - Johnston - Byfield
McKenna - Celebrini - Bedard
Johnson - Fantilli - Guenther
MacTavish - Cozens - Jarvis
Taxi : LAF (L) / Wright (R) / Cuylle (L) / Bolduc (R) / Perfetti (L) / Stankoven (R)
Harley - Schneider
Power - Clarke
Byram - Spence
Guhle
Taxi : Schaefer (L), Drysdale (R), Parekh (R), Luneau (R), Dupont (R)
At a best on best tournament, which is what I'm assuming you're going for, while I wouldn't call them a pre-tournament medal contender, we all know how anything can happen when you have single-elimination games. If they went on a run to capture a medal, it wouldn't exactly be surprising.
In a one game wins all situation that team could realistically beat anyone, including the Canadas A team.
In say a 7 game series they’re probably out in 5 against USA/ Canada A
well maybe not beat but at least 25% of Canada B would deserve to be on Canada A, but you know intangibles and politics etc.
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If Canada tried to build two teams rather than an A & B team, they could both medal. Building them out properly with checking and energy lines and shutdown pairings could work well. Not as well as an A team like the Sochi Team that had superstars embracing secondary roles but better than Allstar teams that don't gell.
Too lazy to build them out now - maybe later.
Too lazy to build them out now - maybe later.
In a short tourney Canada's B team probably has slightly lower odds, but i'd put them in the same bracket as USA/Canada.
I wonder where it really starts falling off - and it would probably be due to D/G.
Canada's C team or D team?
I wonder where it really starts falling off - and it would probably be due to D/G.
Canada's C team or D team?
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I think that's on par with say Finland. Not the tournament favorite but a puncher's chance at winning if things fall their way.
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I threw the team together in 5 minutes. Replace Dobson with Tanev or even Ekblad if you’d like. Tanev is a great d-man, he could very well make a Canadian B team. Likely not a good enough skater to make an A team imho.
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Bouchard and Thompson should be on the A team. And as a biased Oilers fan, Nuge and Hyman (if he's not on the A team) should be on the B team.
Obviously still very strong but certainly not in the same tier as Canada A, USA, Sweden at full strength. Possibly below a hypothetical Russia too. On paper maybe on par with the Finns and a small cut about Czechia and a bit more ahead of Switzerland.
So I don't think Canada B is a full on GMG competitor in the same way the three elite NTs are but still very high calibre.
So I don't think Canada B is a full on GMG competitor in the same way the three elite NTs are but still very high calibre.
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My general assumption was that the A team is simply the returning 4 Nations Cup team, including the original Theodore and Pieterangelo selections. Otherwise I agree on Bouchard and Thompson...I would have both on the Olympic team.
I'd be inclined to find a roster spot on the B team for Hyman if healthy. He could complement Scheifele, Suzuki or Thomas nicely on the right side.
