Let’s talk Olympic rosters 2022

[Ben White]

Here’s what I came up with. How does yours look?


Canada:
MacKinnon - McDavid - Stone
Stamkos - Crosby - Point
Marchand - Bergeron - Marner
Huberdeau - ROR - Barzal

Makar - Pietrangelo
Rielly - Hamilton
Chabot - Ellis

Price


Sweden:
Forsberg - Pettersson - Zibanejad
Landeskog - Backstrom - Nylander
Rakell - Karlsson - Lindholm
Arvidsson - Backlund - Silfverberg

Hedman - Karlsson
OEL - Klingberg
Dahlin - Ekholm

Markstrom


Russia:
Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Kucherov
Panarin - Malkin - Tarasenko
Svechnikov - Namestnikov - Dadonov
Buchnevich - Anisimov - Radulov

Sergachev - Zaitsev
Orlov - Provorov
Zadorov - Lyubuchkin

Vasilevskiy

USA:
Kane - Matthews - Pacioretty
Connor - Eichel - Wheeler
Gaudreau - Miller - Tkachuk
Tkachuk - Larkin - Oshie

Hughes - Carlson
Slavin - Jones
Krug - DeAngelo

Bishop

Finland:
Teravainen - Barkov - Rantanen
Hintz - Aho - Laine
Haula - Granlund - Kapanen
Kakko - Koivu - Donskoi

Heiskanen - Vatanen
Lindell - Ristolainen
Maatta - Jokiharju

Rinne

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[Tkachuky]

Gio won’t make it, nor should he tbh.

Makar will be on the roster.

Those line ups are just amazing. Would be awesome to watch.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

How do you not have Slavin on your USA d-core?

 

[DingDongCharlie]

No Makar? Gio will be almost 40 he’s not making it.

 

[pown]

I think botch tkachuks should be on the USA team, Parise out

 

[Vylder]

Imagine how this Canada team will destroy China.

 

[gstommylee]

A little earily to be thinking roster when its still undetermined if NHL will allow its players to go or not.

 

[Ben White]

How do you not have Slavin on your USA d-core?

I hear ya

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I hear ya

So.... go change it man!

 

[ViD]

Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Tarasenko
Panarin - Malkin - Svechnikov
Gusev - Shipachyov - Kucherov
Kaprizov - Namestnikov - Gurianov

HM: Radulov, Buchnevich, Dadonov, Mikheyev

Sergachev - Gavrikov
Orlov - Provorov
Romanov - Zaitsev

HM: Voynov, Kulikov, Zadorov

Vasilevsky
Shestyorkin

HM: Sorokin, Varlamov, Bobrovsky, Khudobin

 

[Leafs87]

Doughty has something to say about this

 

[gstommylee]

btw Russia is still banned from major events so Russia players would be under the olympic flag representing themselves not as a country.

 

[Regal]

Just looking at team Canada, I think there's multiple ways to do the forward lines, but the top 9 and ROR should definitely be there barring any significant drop-off (Bergeron possibly the most likely?). I think Huberdeau has a good chance, but maybe isn't versatile enough to make a team with so many high end offensive players already. I can see him fighting with Hall, Scheifele, Couturier, Barzal, Tavares and possibly Dubois and Lafreniere. Personally I think Couturier should be on the team given any huge changes, but I'm not sure he will be. I really don't see Giroux making it or even being heavily considered. He was never really a fixture of team Canada when he was at his best even, and while he still drives play well, his skating has declined and his production tanked this year. His hands and smarts keep him a good player but I don’t think he belongs in a best on best anymore.

The defense is a pretty big crapshoot at this point. I think Pietrangelo, Makar, Rielly and Chabot seem likely. Hamilton probably should if he continues his play from before the broken leg, but he seems to have a negative reputation in the league. I doubt Ellis makes it. Theodore probably has a better chance. I can see Parayko making it as well since there's not a lot of defensive-minded options.

Price likely starts with Hart as the backup

 

[amnesiac]

@Ben White

Rask>>Rinne

McAvoy>>Krug, DeAngelo

Guentzel, B.Tkachuk, Boeser > Parise, Oshie

Gavrikov > Lybuchkin

THeodore >Rielly

Barzal, Couturier, Scheifele, Lafreniere >> Giroux, Bergeron


backups:
Price-Hart
Bishop-Hellebuyck
Markstrom-Lundqvist?
Rask-Rinne
Vasi-Shesterkin


Team Czech Rep:

Pastrnak-Hertl-Vrana
Voracek-Krejci-Kubalik
Palat-Necas-Zadina
Chytil-Zacha-Faksa

Gudas-Hronek
Rutta-Kempny
Hajek-Simek

Mrazek
Francouz

 

[JT Kreider]

Hellebuyck

 

[playasRus]

Russians D, ew

 

[Czechboy]

Panik-Nosek-Kahun

Slovak-Czech-German

Polak is also retired from national team

FTR.. you were pretty close and I'm not saying this to criticize you.

I'd suggest Necas, Zadina, Chytil, Zacha for forward replacements. Simek for a D replacement. Kempny is out all season with an Achilles.. not sure how he recovers.

 

[ujju2]

I think botch tkachuks should be on the USA team, Parise out

Agreed. As a biased Oilers fan I was going to suggest Yamamoto, but you're right, Tkachuk is the guy for that spot as things stand..

 

[ujju2]

I'd have Scheifele replace Giroux and maybe Barzal or Couturier replacing Stone or Marner. Also Hellebuyck needs to start for team USA.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

No matter which way you slice it Canada is a wagon.

It'll be interesting to see how the defense shakes out between the old guard (Weber, Pietrangelo, Doughty) and the new guard (Makar, Chabot, Theodore, Rielly).

 

[canuckking1]

Canada isn't gonna bring that many Offensive defenceman.

 

[ViD]

Russians D, ew

If Romanov gets enough experience, this is a very solid D lineup

Sergachev - Gavrikov
Orlov - Provorov
Romanov - Zaitsev

Zaitsev might be the only questionable guy, who knows maybe Nikita Nesterov raises from the dead in Calgary or Zadorov dominates in Chicago to take his spot

 

[Sky04]

Marchand-Crosby-Bergeron
Stamkos-McDavid-Mackinnon
Huberdeau-Point-Scheifele
Couterier-O'Reilly-Stone

Don't think Marner or Hall make the cut, Canada has always favored 2 way play and centers over pure scoring wingers, the center options they have available are just too deep and are all versatile players.

 

[Sky04]

If Romanov gets enough experience, this is a very solid D lineup

Sergachev - Gavrikov
Orlov - Provorov
Romanov - Zaitsev

Zaitsev might be the only questionable guy, who knows maybe Nikita Nesterov raises from the dead in Calgary or Zadorov dominates in Chicago to take his spot

Sergachev struggles in a top-4 role right now, having him on your top pairing against the worlds best a year from now would be horrendous. Russia's defense is a giant hole, they're going to rely massively on goaltending.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

For the US:

Centers good: Eichel, Matthews and Larkin
Left Wings good: Tkachuks, Gaudreau, Connor
Defense good: Werenski, Jones, McAvoy, Slavin, Hughes, Carlson
Goalies good: Hellebyuck, Gibson

Right wings... after Kane and maybe Boeser, I'm starting to draw some blanks.