Team NA vs. Team Europe

[Buck Nasty]

Huberdeau - McDavid - MacKinnon
Gaudreau - Matthews - Stamkos
Marchand - Crosby - Kane
Tkachuk - Larkin - Point
Bergeron - Stone

Slavin - Makar
Werenski - Fox
Hughes - Ekblad
Rielly - Pietrangelo

Hellebuyck
Gibson
Price

Or

Ovechkin - Draisaitl - Kucherov
Panarin - Barkov - Pastrnak
Landeskog - Zibanejad - Rantanen
Kaprizov - Aho - Forsberg
Kopitar - Lindholm

Hedman - Josi
Brodin - Karlsson
Dahlin - Seider
Lindholm - Klingberg

Vasilevsky
Shesterkin
Markström

Splitting hairs. It's a 50-50 game entirely.

I think team NA is way better at Centre. Better on Defence and equal at wing.

Now do a "B" team for each. I think it will start tilting to NA pretty fast.

 

[David OSullivan]

I think team NA is way better at Centre. Better on Defence and equal at wing.

Now do a "B" team for each. I think it will start tilting to NA pretty fast.

Europe have better 2 way centers. It would be a very even game. Could go either way.

 

[Buck Nasty]

Europe have better 2 way centers. It would be a very even game. Could go either way.

Any game could go either way with world class players.

If NA played Crosby and Bergeron as their 3/4 that advantage is wiped out. Either way NA has the overall Centre advantage and its not even close. McKinnon might be the top Centre on Europe and most would play him on the wing for NA. NA also has the best 2 way wingers. Both teams are gross. NA is just grosser.

 

[David OSullivan]

Any game could go either way with world class players.

If NA played Crosby and Bergeron as their 3/4 that advantage is wiped out. Either way NA has the overall Centre advantage and its not even close. McKinnon might be the top Centre on Europe and most would play him on the wing for NA. NA also has the best 2 way wingers. Both teams are gross. NA is just grosser.

I like Europe more overall personally. But let's just agree to disagree. I can't do a crazy over and back here.

 

[Hanji]

For position players the difference is razor thin. Miniscule advantage NA, but it's a coin flip.

Goaltending would be the difference. World is significantly better in the most important position. 4-3 or 4-2 World.

 

[Buck Nasty]

I like Europe more overall personally. But let's just agree to disagree. I can't do a crazy over and back here.

Sure.

 

[AB13]

I think team NA is way better at Centre. Better on Defence and equal at wing.

Now do a "B" team for each. I think it will start tilting to NA pretty fast.

B teams then

Laine - Kuznetsov - Nylander
Meier - Bäckström - Tarasenko
Svechnikov - Pettersson - Zuccarello
Bratt - Hertl - Buchnevich
Hintz - Fiala/Teraväinen/Raymond

Heiskanen - Andersson
Ekman Larsson - Forsling
Provorov - Hronek
Ekholm - Sergachev

Andersen
Saros
Merzlikins

vs

Connor - Tavares - DeBrincat
Guentzel - Kadri - Pavelski
Kreider - Scheifele - Barzal
Zegras - Couturier - Kyrou
O'Reilly - Hughes

Chabot - Doughty
Toews - Letang
McDonagh - Carlson
Theodore - McAvoy

Jarry
Campbell
Kuemper

I think it's relatively close again honestly but I do think North America are the better team due to the defense. I think Europe have slightly better B team forwards though.

 

[Buck Nasty]

B teams then

Laine - Kuznetsov - Nylander
Meier - Bäckström - Tarasenko
Svechnikov - Pettersson - Zuccarello
Bratt - Hertl - Buchnevich
Hintz - Fiala/Teraväinen/Raymond

Heiskanen - Andersson
Ekman Larsson - Forsling
Provorov - Hronek
Ekholm - Sergachev

Andersen
Saros
Merzlikins

vs

Connor - Tavares - DeBrincat
Guentzel - Kadri - Pavelski
Kreider - Scheifele - Barzal
Zegras - Couturier - Kyrou
O'Reilly - Hughes

Chabot - Doughty
Toews - Letang
McDonagh - Carlson
Theodore - McAvoy

Jarry
Campbell
Kuemper

I think it's relatively close again honestly but I do think North America are the better team due to the defense. I think Europe have slightly better B team forwards though.

First, well done. I would also consider Batherson if he comes back from injury at the level he played earlier in the season. I'd also have Brady Tkachuk on this team.

I disagree on you about the forwards. I think they are a very well balanced team that would be HARD to play against for Europe. Especially with Brady. I think they are significantly ahead.

Defence isn't even close.