Your currently best national team?

[BlizzardSloth]

Switzerland:

Niederreiter - Hischier - Meier
Hofmann- Haas - Andrighetto
Bärtschi - Kurashev - Fiala
Scherwey - Suter - Malgin

Josi - Weber
Müller - Diaz
Siegenthaler - Kukan
Geering

Genoni
Hiller
Flüeler

 

[Eye of Ra]

Austria:

Vanek - M.Raffl - Grabner
Zwerger - Komarek - Schneider
T.Raffl - Hofer - Lebler
Setzinger - Baumgartner - Rossi

Ulmer - Payer
Henrich - Unterweger
Schumnig - Schlacher

Muller
Kickert


Belarus:

Kostistyn - Belevich - Kostistyn
Platt - Sharangovich - Sushko
Stepanov - Kovyshrin - Martynov
Pavlovich - Buynitsky - Komarov

Lisovets - Bailen
Khenkel - Stasenko
Korobov - Yevenko

Karnaukhov
Ospikov


Denmark:

Ehlers - Eller - Bjorkstrand
Bodker - Nielsen - Rusell
N.Jensen - Regin - True
Hardt - J.Jensen - Storm

P.Larsen - Jensen Aabo
O.Lauridsen - M.Lauridsen
Nicholas B Jensen - Bruggiser

Andersen
Dahm


France:

Roussel - Bellemare - Texier
Rech - Da Costa - Bertrand
Berthon - Leclerc - Douay
Bozon - Claireaux - Perret
Fleury, Treille

Auvitu - Manavian
Morant - Thiry
Chakiachvili - Hecquefeuille

Hardy
Ylönen


Germany:

Draisatl - Kahun - Bergmann
Rieder - Macek - Kuhnhackl
Eisenschmid - Sturm - Tiffels
Ehliz - Schütz - Hager
Plachta, Bokk

Holzer - Seider
Sezemsky/Hördler - Y.Seidenberg
Muller - Muller
Akdag - Konrad

Greiss
Grubauer
Birken


Latvia:

Balcers - Bluegers - Girgensons
Darzins - Abols - Redlihs
Karsums - Daugavins - Indrasis
Bukarts - Džeriņš - Bukarts
Kenins, H.Egle

Balinskis - Soetnieks
Zile - Kulda
Bartulis - Ciblulskis
Freibergs - Galvins

Kalnins
Gudkevskis
Elvis


Norway:

Olimb - Olimb - Zucarello
Martinsen - Haga - Thoresen
Rosseli Olsen - Reichenberg - Valkvæ Olsen
Solem - Lindström - Borvik

Norstebö - Espeland
Johanessen - Bonsaksen
Lesund - Holos

Haukeland
Volden
Arntzen


Switzerland:

Meier - Hischier - Fiala
Nino - Haas - Malgin
S.Bärtschi - Richard - Andrighetto
Hofmann - Vermin - Martschini

Kukan - Josi
Siegenthaler - Mueller
Weber - Diaz

Genoni
Berra
Stephan



Kazakstan:

Mikihalis - Starchenko - Dawes
St.Pierre - Boyd - Akolzin
Akmaldinov - Shevchenko - Sagadeyv
Asetov - Petukhov - Zhailiuov

Dietz - Maklyukov
Orekhov - Semyonov
Savchenko - Metalnikov
Sergienko

Karlsson
Kudryavtsev

 

[Lambo]

Canada beats this team 9 times out of 10.

I don t think so! Finland has enough weapons now.

 

[Lambo]

Austria:

Vanek - M.Raffl - Grabner
Zwerger - Komarek - Schneider
T.Raffl - Hofer - Lebler
Setzinger - Baumgartner - Rossi

Ulmer - Payer
Henrich - Unterweger
Schumnig - Schlacher

Muller
Kickert


Belarus:

Kostistyn - Belevich - Kostistyn
Platt - Sharangovich - Sushko
Stepanov - Kovyshrin - Martynov
Pavlovich - Buynitsky - Komarov

Lisovets - Bailen
Khenkel - Stasenko
Korobov - Yevenko

Karnaukhov
Ospikov


Denmark:

Ehlers - Eller - Bjorkstrand
Bodker - Nielsen - Rusell
N.Jensen - Regin - True
Hardt - J.Jensen - Storm

P.Larsen - Jensen Aabo
O.Lauridsen - M.Lauridsen
Nicholas B Jensen - Bruggiser

Andersen
Dahm


France:

Roussel - Bellemare - Texier
Rech - Da Costa - Bertrand
Berthon - Leclerc - Douay
Bozon - Claireaux - Perret
Fleury, Treille

Auvitu - Manavian
Morant - Thiry
Chakiachvili - Hecquefeuille

Hardy
Ylönen


Germany:

Draisatl - Kahun - Bergmann
Rieder - Macek - Kuhnhackl
Eisenschmid - Sturm - Tiffels
Ehliz - Schütz - Hager
Plachta, Bokk

Holzer - Seider
Sezemsky/Hördler - Y.Seidenberg
Muller - Muller
Akdag - Konrad

Greiss
Grubauer
Birken


Latvia:

Balcers - Bluegers - Girgensons
Darzins - Abols - Redlihs
Karsums - Daugavins - Indrasis
Bukarts - Džeriņš - Bukarts
Kenins, H.Egle

Balinskis - Soetnieks
Zile - Kulda
Bartulis - Ciblulskis
Freibergs - Galvins

Kalnins
Gudkevskis
Elvis


Norway:

Olimb - Olimb - Zucarello
Martinsen - Haga - Thoresen
Rosseli Olsen - Reichenberg - Valkvæ Olsen
Solem - Lindström - Borvik

Norstebö - Espeland
Johanessen - Bonsaksen
Lesund - Holos

Haukeland
Volden
Arntzen


Switzerland:

Meier - Hischier - Fiala
Nino - Haas - Malgin
S.Bärtschi - Richard - Andrighetto
Hofmann - Vermin - Martschini

Kukan - Josi
Siegenthaler - Mueller
Weber - Diaz

Genoni
Berra
Stephan



Kazakstan:

Mikihalis - Starchenko - Dawes
St.Pierre - Boyd - Akolzin
Akmaldinov - Shevchenko - Sagadeyv
Asetov - Petukhov - Zhailiuov

Dietz - Maklyukov
Orekhov - Semyonov
Savchenko - Metalnikov
Sergienko

Karlsson
Kudryavtsev

I would take Albertshauser and Tim Stützle in team Germany.

 

[TheTwelfth]

In a best-on-best tournament happening right now where you pick the players for your team, how would it look?

Finland for me:

Laine-Hintz-Rantanen
Teräväinen-Aho-Kakko
Haula-Barkov-Kapanen
Granlund-Koivu-Donskoi


Lindell-Heiskanen
Heinola-Ristolainen
Nutivaara-Niku


Rinne
Rask

Vatanen would get in over all of these. Even Määttä is ahead of Niku and Heinola.

Russia:

Radulov - Kuznetsov - Ovechkin
Panarin - Malkin - Kucherov
Dadonov - Namnestikov - Tarasenko
Kovalchuk - Barbashev - Svechnikov

Sergachev - Provorov
Zadorov - Zaitsev
Orlov - Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vasilevsky

Kaprizov? Gusev?

 

[JackSlater]

Quick Canada roster off the top of my head:

Stamkos McDavid MacKinnon
Marchand Crosby Bergeron
O'Reilly Scheifele Stone
Hall Tavares Marner
Point, Toews

Rielly Doughty
Giordano Burns
Morrissey Pietrangelo
Parayko, Chabot

Price
Holtby
Binnington

 

[karhukissa]

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
(Any team would struggle against this line, just look at the size and skill. Top-5 sniper in the NHL and top-5 playmaker combined with top-15 winger)

Teräväinen - Aho - Granlund
(Carolina connection which destroyed many top teams last season combined with highly skilled Granlund)

Donskoi - Hintz - Kakko
(Solid 3rd line, Hintz has been the best forward for Dallas and everyone knows Kakko's upside. Donskoi is the weakest link by far but is a solid 3rd liner for any NHL team)

Haula - Koivu - Kapanen
(Purely defensive line, very good PK guys. Also includes one of the fastest skaters in the league and Koivu is really good at faceoffs, also huge leader)

Heiskanen - Lindell
(Lindell is amazing defensively, gives more space for Heiskanen to do his thing)

Risto - Nutivaara
(Nothing special, solid NHL players but nothing more or less)

Vatanen - Niku or Heinola
(Weakest link of the team. Heinola has huge upside but if this tournament was held tomorrow..)

Rask
Rinne
Raanta
(This part wouldn't be a problem)

1. Canada
2.USA
3. Sweden or Finland

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Debrincat - Eichel - Kane
Gaudreau - Matthews - Kessel
Tkachuk - Larkin - Atkinson
Connor - Trocheck - Wheeler

Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - Carlson
Slavin - Trouba

Gibson
Bishop
Hellyebuck

 

[Maverick41]

Germany:

Draisatl - Kahun - Bergmann
Rieder - Macek - Kuhnhackl
Eisenschmid - Sturm - Tiffels
Ehliz - Schütz - Hager
Plachta, Bokk

Holzer - Seider
Sezemsky/Hördler - Y.Seidenberg
Muller - Muller
Akdag - Konrad

Greiss
Grubauer
Birken

Nice work, but personally I would make a few changes (in some cases just in position or line).

Bergmann - Draisaitl - Kahun
Eisenschmid - Michaelis - Macek
Rieder - Sturm - Kuhnhackl
Bokk - Hager - Tiffels
Plachta, Stützle (yes, he is already good enough)

Sezemsky - Holzer
J.Müller - Seider
Abeltshauser - Y.Seidenberg
Akdag - Gawanke/M.Müller/Mebus
(Kälble might also be an option)

Grubauer
Greiss
Niederberger

Once you get beyond the few star players there are another 10-20 players at a similar level of the ones listed here and they are basically interchangeable depending on the coaches preferences.

 

[Playmaker09]

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Tavares - McDavid - Marner
Hall - MacKinnon - Stone
O'Reilly - Toews - Point

Giordano - Doughty
Morrissey - Burns
Rielly - Pietrangelo

Price

 

[kudla]

USA forwards:

DeBrincat - Matthews - Kane
Gaudreau - Eichel - Kessel
Connor - Larkin - Wheeler
Tkachuk - Hayes - Guentzel/Pavelski

 

[Lambo]

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
(Any team would struggle against this line, just look at the size and skill. Top-5 sniper in the NHL and top-5 playmaker combined with top-15 winger)

Teräväinen - Aho - Granlund
(Carolina connection which destroyed many top teams last season combined with highly skilled Granlund)

Donskoi - Hintz - Kakko
(Solid 3rd line, Hintz has been the best forward for Dallas and everyone knows Kakko's upside. Donskoi is the weakest link by far but is a solid 3rd liner for any NHL team)

Haula - Koivu - Kapanen
(Purely defensive line, very good PK guys. Also includes one of the fastest skaters in the league and Koivu is really good at faceoffs, also huge leader)

Heiskanen - Lindell
(Lindell is amazing defensively, gives more space for Heiskanen to do his thing)

Risto - Nutivaara
(Nothing special, solid NHL players but nothing more or less)

Vatanen - Niku or Heinola
(Weakest link of the team. Heinola has huge upside but if this tournament was held tomorrow..)

Rask
Rinne
Raanta
(This part wouldn't be a problem)

1. Canada
2.USA
3. Sweden or Finland

Very strong team. If someone injured you can add Kotkaniemi,Armia or Lehkonen easily.

 

[Siludin]

Team USA is at their best in an era with no best-on-best national tournament. Absolutely nuts.

 

[Hockey Stick]

In a best-on-best tournament happening right now where you pick the players for your team, how would it look?

Finland for me:

Laine-Hintz-Rantanen
Teräväinen-Aho-Kakko
Haula-Barkov-Kapanen
Granlund-Koivu-Donskoi


Lindell-Heiskanen
Heinola-Ristolainen
Nutivaara-Niku


Rinne
Rask

That's Roope Hintz over Aho and Barkov?

 

[Hockey Stick]

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Tavares - McDavid - Marner
Hall - MacKinnon - Stone
O'Reilly - Toews - Point

Giordano - Doughty
Morrissey - Burns
Rielly - Pietrangelo

Price

I like that Morrissey pick, sleeper for sure

 

[Puckstuff]

1. Stamkos-McDavid-Seguin
2. Mackinnon-Crosby-Marner
3. Marchand-Bergeron-Stone
4. Hall-Tavares-Point

 

[Backcheckmonster3]

That's Roope Hintz over Aho and Barkov?

To have 4 good lines, yes. With play-styles i think would go well together.

 

[emptyNedder]

Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - Carlson
Slavin - Trouba

Pesce is underrated again. He was better last year than all but Carlson using Evolving-hockey WAR—he is the #1 USA d-man for 16-17 through 18-19.

Using Hockey-Reference Point Share he was only behind Carlson and McDonagh last season.

All this while playing more than half the season on the left side.

All the players listed in this and other USA rosters are excellent D-men with strong reputations. Pesce is just as good but doesn't have the reputation—yet.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Here's my current U.S. team (more the names rather than actual lines/pairs they would play on):

Goaltenders (x3):

John Gibson
Ben Bishop
Connor Hellebucyk

Defensemen (x8)

Ryan Suter-John Carlson
Charlie McAvoy-Jacob Trouba
Jaccob Slavin-Brett Pesce
Seth Jones-Zach Werenski

Forwards (x12):

Matthew Tkachuk-Jack Eichel-Patrick Kane
Johnny Gaudreau-Auston Matthews-Cam Atkinson
Kyle Connor-Dylan Larkin-Blake Wheeler
Brady Tkachuk-Vince Trocheck-Alex DeBrincat

 

[snu22fint]

To have 4 good lines, yes. With play-styles i think would go well together.

This would probably work well agains most teams, but if you wanna beat Canada I think a super 1th line would be better beacuse then you have at least one line that could match any of the lines that canada can bring out.

Then you can only pray that this line have some huge chemestry and somehow dominates.

The rest of the players should simply focus on skating as fast as humanly possible to draw some penelties. A hot goalie would also help. So just go with current form rather than reputation. Then I think you will have a chance although small.

Goes for all teams except Canada.

 

[Hockey Stick]

To have 4 good lines, yes. With play-styles i think would go well together.

No I get that 100%, just wanted to make sure that's who it was.
Canada does the same thing playing Crosby with Bergeron and Marchand

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Pesce is underrated again. He was better last year than all but Carlson using Evolving-hockey WAR—he is the #1 USA d-man for 16-17 through 18-19.

Using Hockey-Reference Point Share he was only behind Carlson and McDonagh last season.

All this while playing more than half the season on the left side.

All the players listed in this and other USA rosters are excellent D-men with strong reputations. Pesce is just as good but doesn't have the reputation—yet.

He can swap with Trouba then.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Laine-Barkov-Rantanen
Teräväinen-Aho-Granlund
Donskoi-Hintz-Kakko
Haula-Koivu-Armia

Lindell-Heiskanen
Nutivaara-Ristolainen
Määttä-Vatanen

Rask
Rinne

 

[Erikfromfin]

Laine-Barkov-Rantanen
Teräväinen-Aho-Granlund
Donskoi-Hintz-Kakko
Haula-Koivu-Armia

Lindell-Heiskanen
Nutivaara-Ristolainen
Määttä-Vatanen

Rask
Rinne

This is pretty accurate except Filppula would find a way to the team

 

[Czechboy]

Canada has been done a bunch, so I'll do Czech Republic:

Palat-Krejci-Pastrnak
Kubalik-Hertl-Voracek
Vrana-Necas-Kase
Nosek-Faksa-Frolik
Sobotka

Kempny-Gudas
Simek-Hronek
Hajek-Rutta
Polak

Rittich
Mrazek
Francouz

This is technically very close. I say technically because Czechs love to not bring NHL players in favour of Euro players. So I'd expect Milan gulas in there somewhere. Probably in top 6 as well. A goalie to be from Europe and at least 1 D as well. Note that I hate this strategy but it happens every time. I think they'd find room for kovar and Jaskin as well.

We are obviously not on par with the big 5 but this is the best our goaltending has looked in years. Our centre depth is also stronger than usual with Hertl, Krejci, faksa and I'd out nosek in there. Let Necas fly on the wing.

The D is the big weakness and I'd expect Hronek to play about 25 minutes a night. Polak is retired from national team unfortunately. If I'm being honest I can't even think of who our 7th d would be as we don't have another one on the NHL and I don't think we have one making major waves in Europe either. Probably jerabek/nakladal... Someone like that. My choice would be Masin or Zboril but czechs tend to not like ahl players.

Ftr... I'd love to watch the Czech team you made here. I think that team could win most world championships. But not a best on best.

Would like Simon somewhere as well.