What would your All-World team be?

[RedLeaf099*]

Your best team of 22 players who do you choose?
I'll start:

Ovechkin---Crosby---Malkin
Zetterberg---Datsyuk---Stamkos
Kane------Toews----Parise
Perry-----Getzlaf----Tavares
Kesler

Weber----Suter
Keith-----Doughty
Chara----Karlsson
Subban

Price
Lundqvist

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[Trap Jesus]

Benn-Crosby-Seguin
Ovechkin-Getzlaf-Perry
Datsyuk-Toews-Kane
Zetterberg-Bergeron-Hossa
Kopitar

Suter-Weber
Keith-Doughty
OEL-Pietrangelo
Subban

Lundqvist
Quick

 

[Fish on The Sand]

My habs bias may be showing here, however its hard to believe that Pacioretty is being left off these teams in favor of guys like Hossa, Zetterberg, and Parise. This isn't 5 years ago. Subban being placed behind guys like Keith, Chara, ietrangelo and OEL is also pretty bad. As for Price being left right off one of the teams I don't even know what to say. No goaltender has been better than Price over the last 5 seasons, possible argument for Lundqvist, but that's it. Over the last 2 it is Price and a distant gap to 2nd.

 

[Trap Jesus]

My habs bias may be showing here, however its hard to believe that Pacioretty is being left off these teams in favor of guys like Hossa, Zetterberg, and Parise. This isn't 5 years ago. Subban being placed behind guys like Keith, Chara, ietrangelo and OEL is also pretty bad. As for Price being left right off one of the teams I don't even know what to say. No goaltender has been better than Price over the last 5 seasons, possible argument for Lundqvist, but that's it. Over the last 2 it is Price and a distant gap to 2nd.

For me, a lot is about fit. Zetterberg and Hossa are IMO the best defensive wingers in the world (that also possess an offensive game), and that's why I picked them.

Subban is still not well-rounded enough (relatively speaking) for me to put him in a top 6 rotation, but he's a must for the PP and offensive situations. Notice how I left Karlsson off entirely. Pietrangelo was questionable for me with a down year, but he's too talented to leave off IMO.

I opted for Lundqvist's consistency and Quick's ability to steal games as a combo. Not against putting Price on, but his play in the playoffs for the most part has left something to desire. And Price being the best goalie over the last 5 years is an absolutely absurd claim, c'mon.

 

[Ghost Bear]

Ovechkin - Crosby - Perry
Benn - Malkin - Stamkos
Parise - Toews - Kane
Pacioretty - Getzlaf - Voracek

Suter - Weber
OEL - Doughty
Keith - Subban

Price
Lundqvist

 

[tade]

Well, good, we have done this multiple times but what about the best possible line-up from this WHC?

Kovalchuk - Crosby - MacKinnon
Hall - Malkin - Tarasenko
Panarin - Giroux - Voracek
Duchene - Kopitar - Seguin

Barkov / Forsberg

OEL - Hamhuis
Barrie - Burns
Josi - Jones

Faulk / Klingberg / Krug

Rinne
Bobrovski
Pavelec

 

[Ghost Bear]

Kovalchuk - Crosby - MacKinnon
Hall - Malkin - Tarasenko
Panarin - Giroux - Voracek
Duchene - Kopitar - Seguin

I see what you did there.

 

[tade]

I see what you did there.

I forgot Jagr, he should be somewhere there.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

For me, a lot is about fit. Zetterberg and Hossa are IMO the best defensive wingers in the world (that also possess an offensive game), and that's why I picked them.

Subban is still not well-rounded enough (relatively speaking) for me to put him in a top 6 rotation, but he's a must for the PP and offensive situations. Notice how I left Karlsson off entirely. Pietrangelo was questionable for me with a down year, but he's too talented to leave off IMO.

I opted for Lundqvist's consistency and Quick's ability to steal games as a combo. Not against putting Price on, but his play in the playoffs for the most part has left something to desire. And Price being the best goalie over the last 5 years is an absolutely absurd claim, c'mon.

Subban not well rounded enough but OEL is? That's ridiculous.

Price being the best in the last 5 years is absolutely not absurd. he's the only goaltender in the last 5 years to receive first place Hart trophy votes, and he's done it twice. Then there is this year where he will win it going away. So yes, in the last 5 years Price has had Hart consideration in 3 of them (not counting the 2013 season where he just had 1 3rd place vote, but the 11 and 14 seasons where he had a 1st place vote in each), combined with 0 for Lundqvist and Quick. I can buy the consistency argument for Lundqvist ( it is still pretty weak since Price has outperformed him in at least 3 of the last 5 seasons, and the last 2 by very substantial margins), however Quick is just a bad option and is impossible to justify. Quick barely even hung on to the starter's job last season and this year Quick's inability to make the playoffs this year says all you need to know about his ability to steal games. The difference between price and Quick is so immense that it would be akin to selecting Henrik Sedin over Sidney Crosby at center.

 

[ulvvf]

I see a lot of team without Erik Karlsson? If anyone is a lock, he is.

Datsuyk - Crosby - Sequin
Ovechkin - Bäckström - Malkin
Voracek - Giroux - Perry
Tarasenko - Kopitar - Zetterberg
Kane

Hedman - Karlsson
Doughty - OEL
Josi - Subban
Vatanen

Price
Rask

 

[tony d]

Ovechkin-Crosby-Kane
Benn-Malkin-Perry
Nash-Stamkos-Kessel
Pacioretty-Toews-Hossa

Weber-Karlsson
Doughty-Subban
Keith-Suter

Lundqvist
Price

 

[aphyro]

Sedin- Malkin - Sedin
Ovechkin - Crosby - Zetterberg
Giroux - Bäckström - Toews
Datsyuk - Kesler - Jagr

Weber - Karlsson
Hedman - OEL
Suban - Doughty

Lunqvist
Rask

 

[MNRube]

Ovechkin - Getzlaf - Perry
Girioux - Crosby - Stamkos
Kane - Toews - Malkin
Zetterberg - Kopitar - Datysuk
Parise/Pacioretty

Suter - Weber
Keith - Doughty
Karlsson - Subban

Price
Rinne

 

[Hammer Time]

Benn - Crosby - Seguin
Ovechkin - Bäckström - Malkin
Tavares - Giroux - Perry
Zetterberg - Datsyuk - P. Kane
Toews/Kopitar

Karlsson - Doughty
Keith - Weber
Giordano - Subban
Suter

Price
Lundqvist
Rask

 

[tade]

Sedin- Malkin - Sedin
Ovechkin - Crosby - Zetterberg
Giroux - Bäckström - Toews
Datsyuk - Kesler - Jagr

Weber - Karlsson
Hedman - OEL
Suban - Doughty

Lunqvist
Rask

No homerism here, not at all. I am shocked how you missed Price as he's clearly No1 among goalies nowadays. Or Tavares / Kane among forwards.

Ovechkin - Crosby - Kane
Tavares - Toews - Perry
Stamkos - Malkin - Giroux
Backstrom - Getzlaf - Seguin
Benn / Voracek / Tarasenko

Keith - Subban
Karlsson - Doughty
Weber - Suter
Giordano / OEL / Carlson ...

Price
Lundqvist
Quick / Rask

This is for sure more accurate than your, sorry for this, but non-sense full of old stars from Sweden.

 

[aphyro]

No homerism here, not at all. I am shocked how you missed Price as he's clearly No1 among goalies nowadays.

Ovechkin - Crosby - Kane
Tavares - Toews - Perry
Stamkos - Malkin - Giroux
Backstrom - Getzlaf - Seguin
Benn / Voracek / Tarasenko

Keith - Subban
Karlsson - Doughty
Weber - OEL
Giordano / Carlson / Josi ...

Price
Lundqvist
Quick / Rask

This is for sure more accurate than your, sorry for this, but non-sense full of old stars from Sweden.

Belive what you want old stars they still get the job done bro

I'm not that one that hyping the canadians player like you guys do

 

[tade]

Belive what you want old stars they still get the job done bro

I'm not that one that hyping the canadians player like you guys do

Yeah and they just absolutely dominated last 2 Olympics, including your team in Sochi. "Hype" is very well deserved because they have no competition when its true best on best. The team (more likely teams) Canada is able to build with their players depth, it's just ridiculously good.

 

[aphyro]

Yeah and they just absolutely dominated last 2 Olympics, including your team in Sochi. "Hype" is very well deserved because they have no competition when its true best on best. The team (more likely teams) Canada is able to build with their players depth, it's just ridiculously good.

Dominated well newflash for you Zetterberg dident play, Bäckström dident play and an all Canadian ref team

Just laughable

Edit: Still mad cuz we beated you?

 

[tade]

Dominated well newflash for you Zetterberg dident play, Bäckström dident play and an all Canadian ref team

Just laughable

Edit: Still mad cuz we beated you?

lol again this? there is no real discussion with you.

 

[aphyro]

lol again this? there is no real discussion with you.

Again this? You started to be rude with me... and it was a joke with an all Canada ref team, that is something you never will see in any other sport.

 

[tade]

Again this? You started to be rude with me... and it was a joke with an all Canada ref team, that is something you never will see in any other sport.

Yes, I remember how you used this against some Finland guy a few days ago. No, I wasn't. I think to say "non-sense" is not being rude, and I said "sorry that I have to say this". But enough, I am leaving this.

 

[aphyro]

Yes, I remember how you used this against some Finland guy a few days ago. No, I wasn't. I think to say "non-sense" is not being rude, and I said "sorry that I have to say this". But enough, I am leaving this.

Yes? why did you even felt the need to bring it up? if you dont agree with me... you are free to make your own dream team i don't care but there was mine. If i would have been "homer" or what ever you called me i would only have put Swedish player in that roster.

 

[ZDatsZuke]

Ovechkin - Giroux - Patrick Kane
Voracek - Datsyuk - Zetterberg
Sedin - Sedin - Perry
Parise - Bergeron - Tarasenko

Karlsson - Doughty
Subban - Hedman
Letang - Weber

Lundqvist
Price
Bobrovsky

 

[ulvvf]

11 player from canade, some guys here have to stop believing everything NA press is writing and start watching other countries players. 11 players of 22 players from one country is just silly.

Yeah and they just absolutely dominated last 2 Olympics, including your team in Sochi. "Hype" is very well deserved because they have no competition when its true best on best. The team (more likely teams) Canada is able to build with their players depth, it's just ridiculously good.

Hype is very much driven by media, just look how they hype unproven NA talents like crazy every year.

Olympics is one thing, btw it is not best of the best there either, so many key-players for other countries where missing. But either way as aphyro said, they had there own refs, so it do not count, and in this olympics they so called "dominated" in, they where close to go out against Latvia and had big problems with norway. That is not really any sign of domination exactly, but either way it do not count since they had NHL refs.

Btw if they now have such much better deph than other top countries, why haven't they reach semi-final in 5 years in WC (probably will this year)? At least most of their best that can play do play in WC, while for example sweden, most do not play even if they can play, and still sweden have much better results than Canada in the last years. Canada is good , but they are not as good as the hype. The hype is there to serve the NA ego and also the teams and NHL are making big money on it. But I repeat, Canada is a good hockey country, but so are Russia, sweden, finland, Czech and USA. I do not think this biased hype shows other countries any respect, when this hype continues even when they beat Canada. When that happens, you do have to start question the hype, especially when it happens 5 times in a row

 

[Peen]

I don't see why you attacked him for saying Zetterberg when most other people had Zetterberg as well. That's unfair @ tade

Sedins were top ten this season in points. Personally wouldn't make my team, but it's not far fetched in any way to have them there lol..

Only hedman is a bit of a stretch from my perspective, as there's better LD'S