Team Snub Canada/U.S.

[TT1]

swap Galchenyuk for Gallagher, Galchenyuk should have been on team NA but there's no way he'd be put on RW over a natural RW like Gallager.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

swap Galchenyuk for Gallagher, Galchenyuk should have been on team NA but there's no way he'd be put on RW over a natural RW like Gallager.

I debated on guys like Gallagher, Johnson, Eberle, etc. I'd probably take Galchenyuk out and put Johnson in, but I like the rest of the wings.

 

[TT1]

yea Johnson is also a good choice, not the best 4th line option tho

 

[Nordic*]

Just threw this together - quick mock all-snub team. Might have missed some guys, if I missed your favourite it's because I hate your team.

Hall-Johansen-Perry
Kessel-Spezza-Stone
Couture-O'Reilly-Simmonds
Neal-Brassard-Galchenyuk
Little/Hoffman

Letang-Subban
Brodie-Faulk
Seabrook-Giordano
Yandle

Fleury/Luongo/Jones.

What do you think? Medal threat?

I'd rate this team third in the world cup, behind Canada and U-23 North America.

Crazy how much talent Canada left behind.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

That team would only manage in WHC.

 

[Iceman]

yea Johnson is also a good choice, not the best 4th line option tho

....but does USA have 2 better top 6 centers? I certainly don't think Kesler is the ideal top 6 center in an international tournament.

 

[TT1]

....but does USA have 2 better top 6 centers? I certainly don't think Kesler is the ideal top 6 center in an international tournament.

yea hes not, dunno how USA can justify not having TJ as one of their top 6 forwards

 

[tade]

Team Canada II

Hall - Brassard - Perry
Couture - Spezza - Stone
Neal - Johansen - Toffoli
Marleau - O'Reilly - Little
Nash

Giordano - Letang
Brodie - Subban
Hamhuis - Seabrook
Barrie

Fleury
Luongo
Mason

 

[bert]

Team Canada II

Hall - Brassard - Perry
Couture - Spezza - Stone
Neal - Johansen - Toffoli
Marleau - O'Reilly - Little
Nash

Giordano - Letang
Brodie - Subban
Hamhuis - Seabrook
Barrie

Fleury
Luongo
Mason

This team could easily win the world cup. Unbelievable how deep Canada is.

 

[Kyle93]

http://www.thescore.com/news/1035083

John Scott also shares that same idea.

 

[tade]

This team could easily win the world cup. Unbelievable how deep Canada is.

Yup, the depth of Canada is simply incredible.

Canada "C"

Schwartz - Turris - Eberle
Simmonds - Eakin - Schenn
Huberdeau - Ribeiro - Sharp
Ladd - Henrique - Gallagher
Skinner

Campbell - Hamonic
Alzner - Hamilton
Bouwmeester - Ellis
Tanev

Elliott, Jones, Dubnyk

Canada "D"

Lucic - E. Staal - Williams
Spooner - Kadri - Doan
Hoffman - Zajac - Fabbri
Jenner - J. Staal - Smith
Killorn

Del Zotto - Boychuk
Phaneuf - Spurgeon
Scandella - Green
Myers

Talbot, Allen, Reimer

Canada "E"

Domi - Vermette - Iginla
Cammalleri - Bozak - Ward
Beleskey - Horvat - Pearson
Reinhart - Pageau - Brouwer
Ennis

Garrison - Ceci
Beauchemin - Klein
Coburn - Daley
Stone

Smith, Ward, Pickard

Canada "F"

E. Kane - B. Richards - Tanguay
Perron - S. Bennett - Chimera
Strome - Fisher - Bailey
Pouliot - Cizikas - Shaw
Perreault

Russell - Franson
M. Staal - Demers
Dumba - Savard
Methot

Kuemper, Johnson, Hammond

Canada "G"

Purcell - Desharnais - J. McGinn
Cogliano - Colborne - Clutterbuck
Kunitz - Sheahan - Richardson
Helm - Tierney - Wilson
Read

de Haan - Severson
McNabb - C. Miller
Beaulieu - Gudbranson
B. Hutton

Bernier, Scrivens, C. Hutton

*Players who are on Team NA are excluded from these teams. Only NHLers.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Benn, Sharp and Marleau spent decent chunks of their careers as centers

These players did not line-up at center that frequently when they were selected for the 2014 team. Semantics aside, Canada definitely selected more than one winger.

 

[Nordic*]

Even with Canada being depleted by the U-23, they could still ice 4 full teams that could easily be the 4 teams reaching the semi-finals.

That's pretty scary.

They could probably ice 6 teams with overall better skaters than Finland, for instance.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Even with Canada being depleted by the U-23, they could still ice 4 full teams that could easily be the 4 teams reaching the semi-finals.

That's pretty scary.

They could probably ice 6 teams with overall better skaters than Finland, for instance.

They had their A-team and couldn't win Finland's B-team in regulation.

 

[Nordic*]

They had their A-team and couldn't win Finland's B-team in regulation.

1: they didn't.

2: I said skaters. That doesn't neccessarely mean they will perform great as a team.

 

[tade]

They had their A-team and couldn't win Finland's B-team in regulation.

lol. A-team is the Olympic/World Cup team so no they did not have A-team. Overall, it was "B" forwards and about "E" defensemen.

They still beat Finland in the game that actually matter, a final game, in pretty comfortable manner.

+ If you want refer to someone as A-team then you can say it about Finland. They basically had their A-team (minus a few players).

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

lol. A-team is the Olympic/World Cup team so no they did not have A-team. Overall, it was "B" forwards and about "E" defensemen.

They still beat Finland in the game that actually matter, a final game, in pretty comfortable manner.

+ If you want refer to someone as A-team then you can say it about Finland. They basically had their A-team (minus a few players).

I wasn't talking about WHC.

 

[Ilyeu]

Why would Team USA leave out Galchenyuk, Kessel and Matthews? That's some major potential right there.

 

[SullivanT]

Why would Team USA leave out Galchenyuk, Kessel and Matthews? That's some major potential right there.

Matthews is on team north America as would be Galchenyuk but he didn't make the team. Kessel who knows the team USA really missed alot of talent I said if usa made another team with the left overs it would probably beat the team they made for the tournament or should I say the Columbus Blue Jackets

 

[Ilyeu]

Matthews is on team north America as would be Galchenyuk but he didn't make the team. Kessel who knows the team USA really missed alot of talent I said if usa made another team with the left overs it would probably beat the team they made for the tournament or should I say the Columbus Blue Jackets

You'd think they would try some new talent, considering the current talent has no winning pedigree at the senior level. Winter Olympics in Vancouver may have felt like yesterday, but that was a long time ago and sport careers don't last very long. This entire lineup feels it's going backwards instead of forwards.

 

[tade]

I wasn't talking about WHC.

Sorry then. I am confused, what were you talking about?

 

[Kojo]

I can't wait to watch them lose. Russia is underrated and could win this tournament quite easily.

 

[Kojo]

one on one Subban would destroy Doughty.

In a sanctioned fight.

Not like I care anyway. But it is what it is.

One other thing, Carey Price is most likely not going to play in your stupid tournament Garry Bettman.

 

[LaP]

Subbans not a top 5. Crazy to think they valued centres that much more.

He won a Norris and was nomiated for another one in the last 4 years ...

 

[LaP]

One other thing, Carey Price is most likely not going to play in your stupid tournament Garry Bettman.

I really hope he is not going. He needs to be ready for next season.