Who Would Make Canada's Roster If There Was Olympics This Year?

[Miro4Norris]

Marchand - Crosby - MacKinnon
Point -McDavid-Stone
Bedard-Stamkos-Marner
Benn-Danault-Konecny

Toews-Makar
Theodore-Pietrangelo
Morrissey-Hamilton

Hart

Don't think MacKinnon, Mcdavid or Marner would fit well on the same line they're all carrying the puck so much alone

Nova Scotia line would be just perfect roled

I think Bedard is already in.

Kyrou -38 on borderline playoff team??? OUT

 

[ORRFForever]

Canada had a sub gen of forwards after McDavid’s cohort that produced lots of busts and not a lot of ones that look particularly high end. Like 98-01 birth years. However if Bedard’s cohort changes that then they’ll be fine long term for any real or fictional best on best competition.

Agree 100%.

There is just too many top end prospects for us NOT to have a new generation soon. Especially if some of the "busts" start to produce (LAF QB), we will be set.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Marchand - Crosby - MacKinnon
Point -McDavid-Stone
Bedard-Stamkos-Marner
Benn-Danault-Konecny

Toews-Makar
Theodore-Pietrangelo
Morrissey-Hamilton

Hart

Don't think MacKinnon, Mcdavid or Marner would fit well on the same line they're all carrying the puck so much alone

Nova Scotia line would be just perfect roled

I think Bedard is already in.

Kyrou -38 on borderline playoff team??? OUT

I like this team, tempting not to put McDavid and Bédard together right away though

 

[EquivalentStay]

Your 4th line is painful - I can't believe any of the 3 would play on Team Canada but, as you said, Canada's in a rut. All we can hope is the newest generation steps up - we'll go from having an old team to having a very young one.

You were also steadfast in your hatred for Marner and that he shouldn't be on the team, so I don't know if you're one to judge here.

 

[SOLR]

Canada had a sub gen of forwards after McDavid’s cohort that produced lots of busts and not a lot of ones that look particularly high end. Like 98-01 birth years. However if Bedard’s cohort changes that then they’ll be fine long term for any real or fictional best on best competition.

Dach and Lafreniere are not busts yet; sometimes, it takes a little more time. I think many players who are currently 21-23 will emerge around 25 as important players.

 

[ORRFForever]

You were also steadfast in your hatred for Marner and that he shouldn't be on the team, so I don't know if you're one to judge here.

LOL. Very true.

Dach and Lafreniere are not busts yet; sometimes, it takes a little more time. I think many players who are currently 21-23 will emerge around 25 as important players.

Hope so.

I like this team, tempting not to put McDavid and Bédard together right away though

I hope Badard becomes the kind of player so many expect. What a 1 - 2 punch for Canada.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I would disagree with defenseman, Canada has the top 2 defensemen from the last two cup winners and doesn’t have anyone atrocious in their own zone à la Quinn Hughes or Seth Jones that they need to shelter

I wouldn't have Jones on my U.S. team at this point. That ship has sailed. I think your evaluation of Quinn Hughes is wrong though. He's a tremendous player who would be even better on the international stage with a complimentary partner like Slavin.

 

[Mathieukferland]

I wouldn't have Jones on my U.S. team at this point. That ship has sailed. I think your evaluation of Quinn Hughes is wrong though. He's a tremendous player who would be even better on the international stage with a complimentary partner like Slavin.

Oh I wouldn’t have him on my team either I hate the way he plays, but the fact he was one of the first 3 players named to the Olympic team shows how management views him, and guérin is still there, which is… concerning.

As for Hughes yes obviously a one of the best puck distributing defenseman but ever since Tanev left for Calgary he has become atrocious in his own zone, weak in puck battles, cheats up ice when the weak side defenseman on breakouts, and defends from the boards to middle as supposed to what should be the reverse

 

[WarriorofTime]

Dach and Lafreniere are not busts yet; sometimes, it takes a little more time. I think many players who are currently 21-23 will emerge around 25 as important players.

Busts is a harsh word but they and others from those ages are not trending to be superstars.

Granted with the sheer numbers, it’s likely some unexpected late bloomers will emerge to produce some good (real or hypothetical) best on best forward talent.

 

[wetcoast]

Canada could have the better defense. It’s definitely close, but USA doesn’t need to pick players like Hughes and Jones. We have the depth to role 6 very good defensemen without them.

Slavin-Fox
Werenski-McAvoy
Hanifin-Pesce
Carlson

And honestly, how much better defensively is someone like Hamilton than Hughes? They both struggle defensively compared to the best defensemen in the league and it’s why they aren’t amongst the best defensemen in the league.

Sure Hughes won't be mistaken for Slavin out there any time soon but he also isn't Al Iafrate 2.0 either.

He happens to be much better defensively than I thought he would turn out to be but he has limitations sure.

The thing is that Hughes is much better overall than you are making him out to be here.

 

[wetcoast]

Dach and Lafreniere are not busts yet; sometimes, it takes a little more time. I think many players who are currently 21-23 will emerge around 25 as important players.

Fair enough but along with Byfield who might end up having some sort of career between the 3 of them I fully expect zero best on best appearances for Canada.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Our lack of goaltending makes me very relieved that it's not an Olympic year.

 

[jj cale]

He wouldn't be on it right now but he soon will be...................Owen Power. maybe as soon as next year if there was a tournament.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sure Hughes won't be mistaken for Slavin out there any time soon but he also isn't Al Iafrate 2.0 either.

He happens to be much better defensively than I thought he would turn out to be but he has limitations sure.

The thing is that Hughes is much better overall than you are making him out to be here.

Didn’t say he wouldn’t make the team. I said we can put together a roster without him, so the idea that the USA needs to rely on Hughes is bogus. I’d probably have him in the place of Carlsson for now. Could also move him up to the Hanifin spot too.

 

[ORRFForever]

Delete

 

[WarriorofTime]

It is dead in here, WT. We need you to start one of your patented slightly ambiguous anti-Canadian threads to liven things up. A couple thread ideas...

1) U.S. Hockey Has Left Canada In Their Dust.
Who's Next To Pass Canada By?

2) In 2023, Could Canada Beat South Korea's B Team?

3) Does USA Hockey Pity Hockey Canada?

4) Canadians : Have You Ever Met One You Actually Like?

5) Canadians : What Kind Of Animal Manure Do You Think They Smell Like? (poll)

Work your magic, my friend. Get this place rockin !

I’ve never said or implied any of those things, so not sure what I’ve done to offend you.

 

[ORRFForever]

I’ve never said or implied any of those things, so not sure what I’ve done to offend you.

I was just teasing, my friend. Just TRYING to be funny.

I will erase my post. My bad.

 

[SOLR]

Fair enough but along with Byfield who might end up having some sort of career between the 3 of them I fully expect zero best on best appearances for Canada.

I had Byfield pencilled as a bust "likely" before his draft. I think Lafreniere will make it, the LW is very bare. Far from prime yet. Dach is 50-50, he needs to come out of his shell this year.

 

[SOLR]

Busts is a harsh word but they and others from those ages are not trending to be superstars.

Granted with the sheer numbers, it’s likely some unexpected late bloomers will emerge to produce some good (real or hypothetical) best on best forward talent.

Not trending yet at least. I think this could change on a dime, as the talent reset happens in the next few years. Lots of talent from the 2003 to 2007 draft period is fading, and there is a soft draft period from 2008 to 2012. This means the 2019-2020s will emerge a bit by default if not next year, the year after as they enter their prime and the soft period guys decline gain momentum.

 

[ORRFForever]

I had Byfield pencilled as a bust "likely" before his draft. I think Lafreniere will make it, the LW is very bare. Far from prime yet. Dach is 50-50, he needs to come out of his shell this year.

More of a Ranger article than a LAF article but it is an interesting perspective...

Where does Alexis Lafreniere fit in the Rangers lineup?​

MSN

 

[McJedi]

This is a baffling take

Makar is much better than anyone Canada has had on defense in the last 25 years.

 

[Fatass]

Dach and Lafreniere are not busts yet; sometimes, it takes a little more time. I think many players who are currently 21-23 will emerge around 25 as important players.

These two would be no where near a Canada lineup.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Makar is much better than anyone Canada has had on defense in the last 25 years.

You think he is "much better" than Chris Pronger?

 

[SOLR]

These two would be no where near a Canada lineup.

I think this is an extreme view at this point. You are telling me that if Lafreniere suddenly gets to a 70-point+ pace (and this could happen simply by getting PP time) he won't be one of Canada's top 4 LW? Dach has a bigger uphill challenge because of his position, but I could see a 25 years old Dach being a big asset because of his size if his play keeps improving.

 

[Fatass]

I think this is an extreme view at this point. You are telling me that if Lafreniere suddenly gets to a 70-point+ pace (and this could happen simply by getting PP time) he won't be one of Canada's top 4 LW? Dach has a bigger uphill challenge because of his position, but I could see a 25 years old Dach being a big asset because of his size if his play keeps improving.

The thread title is for “this year”. Which was last season, considering the title date of January 2023. Lafreniere and Dach, as of now, would be nowhere near a Canada team.