What's your 2022 Olympic Squad Look Like With NHLers?

[Lockin17]

*IF* the NHL allows the player to participate at the Olympics in 2022.
What would your team looks like.

Marchand - Mc david - Marner
Mc kinnon - Crosby - Point
Tavares - Bergeron - Duchene
O reilly - Scheifele - Stone

Chabot - Burns
Rielly - Doughty
Makar - Letang

Holby
Price

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[TheBloodyNine]

*IF* the NHL allows the player to participate at the Olympics in 2022.
What would your team looks like.

Marchand - Mc david - Marner
Mc kinnon - Crosby - Point
Tavares - Bergeron - Duchesne
O reilly - Scheifele - Stone

Chabot - Burns
Rielly - Doughty
Makar - Letang

Holby
Price

Can't believe you got Steve Duchesne coming out of retirement for this one.

 

[molon labe]

*IF* the NHL allows the player to participate at the Olympics in 2022.
What would your team looks like.

Marchand - Mc david - Marner
Mc kinnon - Crosby - Point
Tavares - Bergeron - Duchesne
O reilly - Scheifele - Stone

Chabot - Burns
Rielly - Doughty
Makar - Letang

Holby
Price

Not sure how any coach justifies breaking up Marchand - Sid - Bergeron...

Goalies seem to be the biggest unknown at this point.

 

[Lockin17]

Can't believe you got Steve Duchesne coming out of retirement for this one.

yeah ok i did put that S in there my bad.

 

[Tripod]

How can any team not have Couturier on it?

 

[Lockin17]

Can't believe you got Steve Duchesne coming out of retirement for this one.

Always wanted to see Mckinnon with Crosby together while having a Tim Horton coffee

 

[Erikfromfin]

Best guess Finns lineup

Patrik Laine - Aleksander Barkov - Kaapo Kakko
Teuvo Teräväinen - Sebastian Aho - Mikko Rantanen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Roope Hintz - Jesse Puljujärvi
Kasperi Kapanen - Erik Haula - Joel Armia
Julius Nättinen
Joonas Donskoi

Miro Heiskanen - Rasmus Ristolainen
Ville Heinola - Henri Jokiharju
Olli Juolevi - Juuso Välimäki
Esa Lindell - Urho Vaakanainen

Tuukka Rask
Antti Raanta
Mikko Koskinen

 

[Keeptdos]

Best guess Finns lineup

Patrik Laine - Aleksander Barkov - Kaapo Kakko
Teuvo Teräväinen - Sebastian Aho - Mikko Rantanen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Roope Hintz - Jesse Puljujärvi
Kasperi Kapanen - Erik Haula - Joel Armia
Julius Nättinen
Kristian Vesalainen

Miro Heiskanen - Rasmus Ristolainen
Ville Heinola - Henri Jokiharju
Olli Juolevi - Juuso Välimäki
Esa Lindell - Urho Vaakanainen

Tuukka Rask
Antti Raanta
Mikko Koskinen

Vatanen and Niku should probably be in the discussion, maybe over Vaakanainen and Juolevi. Also Donskoi over Nättinen and Vesalainen.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Vatanen and Niku should probably be in the discussion, maybe over Vaakanainen and Juolevi. Also Donskoi over Nättinen and Vesalainen.

Dang it totally forgot Donskoi...

 

[tsujimoto74]

M. Tkachuk - Eichel - Kane
Gaudreau - Matthews - Boeser
B. Tkachuk - J. Hughes - Guentzel
Connor - Larkin - Debrincat
Trochek/Schmaltz/Nelson

Slavin - Carlson
McDonagh - Jones
Werenski - McAvoy
Q. Hughes
Trouba

Gibson
Hellebuyck

Notable omissions:

• Kessel because he's already 32 and looks like he's on a downward trajectory.
• Oshie because he'll be 35 or 36 by the time 2022 Olympics get here. Even though he's still good now and has been great internationally in the past, his age probably catches up with him by then.
• Wheeler -- see Oshie
• Suter because he's 33 already. He's aged well so far, but I'd be surprised if he's still one of the U.S.'s best D by the time the next Olympics get here.

 

[BB88]

Best guess Finns lineup

Patrik Laine - Aleksander Barkov - Kaapo Kakko
Teuvo Teräväinen - Sebastian Aho - Mikko Rantanen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Roope Hintz - Jesse Puljujärvi
Kasperi Kapanen - Erik Haula - Joel Armia
Julius Nättinen
Joonas Donskoi

Miro Heiskanen - Rasmus Ristolainen
Ville Heinola - Henri Jokiharju
Olli Juolevi - Juuso Välimäki
Esa Lindell - Urho Vaakanainen

Tuukka Rask
Antti Raanta
Mikko Koskinen

I can't beliewe we could have a top6 like that, what a beauty.
Damm good mix of everything.

 

[Keeptdos]

Vatanen and Niku should probably be in the discussion, maybe over Vaakanainen and Juolevi. Also Donskoi over Nättinen and Vesalainen.

Now that I think more I'm not ready to give up on Granlund though I haven't been following Preds.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Now that I think more I'm not ready to give up on Granlund though I haven't been following Preds.

Players that could be in the mix

Forwards: Vesalainen, Kupari, Mi.Granlund, Borgström, Lehkonen, Lundell, Luostarinen, Heponiemi
Defenders: Niku, Vatanen, Määttä, Nutivaara, Riikola, Lehtonen, Thomson, Kivihalme, Leskinen, Mikkola, Hakanpää
Goalies: Saros, Korpisalo, Kähkönen, Lankinen

to name a few

 

[Voight]

*IF* the NHL allows the player to participate at the Olympics in 2022.
What would your team looks like.

Marchand - Mc david - Marner
Mc kinnon - Crosby - Point
Tavares - Bergeron - Duchene
O reilly - Scheifele - Stone

Chabot - Burns
Rielly - Doughty
Makar - Letang

Holby
Price

Toews will likely make the team whether people like it or not. Hes a TC mainstay and was an absolute beast in 2010 + 2014.

Goalie wise we will see what happens. I think Holtby/Price will be the guys, with Holtby starting. Who they choose for 3rd goalie will be interesting, maybe a guy like Binnington or Carter Hart if they keep it up.

Also, not convinced they take Point over Stamkos, who can play RW.

Other names to consider - Barzal, Giroux, Couturier, Hall (depends on his play), Huberdeau (can play LW, a weak position), Seguin, Benn.

 

[Lockin17]

M. Tkachuk - Eichel - Kane
Gaudreau - Matthews - Boeser
B. Tkachuk - J. Hughes - Guentzel
Connor - Larkin - Debrincat
Trochek/Schmaltz/Nelson

Slavin - Carlson
McDonagh - Jones
Werenski - McAvoy
Q. Hughes
Trouba

Gibson
Hellebuyck

Notable omissions:

• Kessel because he's already 32 and looks like he's on a downward trajectory.
• Oshie because he'll be 35 or 36 by the time 2022 Olympics get here. Even though he's still good now and has been great internationally in the past, his age probably catches up with him by then.
• Wheeler -- see Oshie
• Suter because he's 33 already. He's aged well so far, but I'd be surprised if he's still one of the U.S.'s best D by the time the next Olympics get here.

i have to say that the US as the best D in the game now.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

For the U.S. (more names than actual lines/pairings):

Goaltenders (x3):

John Gibson
Connor Hellebucyk
Ben Bishop

Defensemen (x8):

John Carlson-Charlie McAvoy
Jaccob Slavin-Brett Pesce
Seth Jones-Zach Werenski
Ryan Suter-Quinn Hughes

Forwards (x12):

Johnny Gaudreau-Auston Matthews-Patrick Kane
Matt Tkachuk-Jack Eichel-Brock Boeser
Kyle Connor-Jack Hughes-Jake Guentzel
Brady Tkachuk-Dylan Larkin-Blake Wheeler

 

[SotasicA]

We need a Team North America 23 and Under.

 

[gtrower]

M. Tkachuk - Eichel - Kane
Gaudreau - Matthews - Boeser
B. Tkachuk - J. Hughes - Guentzel
Connor - Larkin - Debrincat
Trochek/Schmaltz/Nelson

Slavin - Carlson
McDonagh - Jones
Werenski - McAvoy
Q. Hughes
Trouba

Gibson
Hellebuyck

Notable omissions:

• Kessel because he's already 32 and looks like he's on a downward trajectory.
• Oshie because he'll be 35 or 36 by the time 2022 Olympics get here. Even though he's still good now and has been great internationally in the past, his age probably catches up with him by then.
• Wheeler -- see Oshie
• Suter because he's 33 already. He's aged well so far, but I'd be surprised if he's still one of the U.S.'s best D by the time the next Olympics get here.

Need Oshie if only as a SO specialist.

 

[Voight]

M. Tkachuk - Eichel - Kane
Gaudreau - Matthews - Boeser
B. Tkachuk - J. Hughes - Guentzel
Connor - Larkin - Debrincat
Trochek/Schmaltz/Nelson

Slavin - Carlson
McDonagh - Jones
Werenski - McAvoy
Q. Hughes
Trouba

Gibson
Hellebuyck

Notable omissions:

• Kessel because he's already 32 and looks like he's on a downward trajectory.
• Oshie because he'll be 35 or 36 by the time 2022 Olympics get here. Even though he's still good now and has been great internationally in the past, his age probably catches up with him by then.
• Wheeler -- see Oshie
• Suter because he's 33 already. He's aged well so far, but I'd be surprised if he's still one of the U.S.'s best D by the time the next Olympics get here.

I'd imagine Ben Bishop as one of the 3 goalies.

 

[Voight]

We need a Team North America 23 and Under.

 

[StrangeVision]

Hopefully no one.

 

[Dominance]

We need a Team North America 23 and Under.

Lafreniere-Hayton-Dach
Farabee-Hughes-Frost
Suzuki-Glass-Thomas
Tkachuk-Byfield-Patrick
Comtois/Batherson/Mittelstadt/Poehling

Byram-Makar
Hughes-Dobson
Hague-Fox
Timmins/Bouchard

No point in projecting goalies at this stage. Probably some big misses, hopefully people can point out who I forgot.

 

[phillydownsouth]

US:

Gaudreau - Eichel - Kane
M. Tkachuk - Miller - Boeser
DeBrincat - Mathews - Guentzel
Connor - Larkin - Keller

Slavin - Carlson
Hughes- DeAngelo
Krug- Jones
Trouba
SHattenkirk

Hellebuyck
Gibson

 

[SotasicA]

That was a sick team and I'd like to see a similar concept again in the future.

Like hockey porn.

Besides, national teams and international tournaments are boring. Can't really root for any team to win because all of them have non-Blackhawks among them.

Also, why is this in the NHL sub-forum and not in international hockey?

 

[Ivan13]

MacKinnon doesn't play LW. Kakko over Mikko is also hilarious.