Canada team 1,2,3,4,5,6,7......

I wonder how many teams Canada can ice and still medal....

 

Two for sure. Three is stretching it. Past that, I don't think they have a chance.

 

Team 1

Heatley-Sakic-Iginla
Nash-Thornton-St. Louis
Doan-Draper-Bertuzzi
Smyth-Lecavalier-Richards

Blake
Foote
Neidermayer
Pronger
Regher
Redden
Jovo

Luongo
Brodeur
Turco

 

team 4

Peter Worrel
Brian McGrattan
Donald Brasher
Tie Domi
Andre Roy
Aaron Downey
Jamal Mayers
Darren Langdon
Chad Kilger
Mike Ricci
J.P. Vigier




Steve Poapst
Lyle Odelein
Andy Delmore
Jamie Allison
Todd Simpson
Mathieu Biron
Shane Hnidy



Jocelyn Thibault
Patrick Lamlime

 

Whoa, someone doesn't think very much of Mike Ricci.

 

Team 1
Heatley-Sakic-Iginla
Nash-Thornton-St. Louis
Doan-Draper-Bertuzzi
Smyth-Lecavalier-Richards

Blake-Foote
Neidermayer-Pronger
Regher-Redden
Jovo

Luongo
Brodeur
Turco

Team 2
Spezza-Staal-Crosby
Shanahan-Kariya-Savard
Marleau-Tanguay-Sullivan
Murray-Williams-Williams

McCabe-Hannan
Stuart-Brewer
Boyle-Phaneuf
Jackman

Belfour
Joseph
Theodore

Team 3
Stoll-Allison-Turgeon
Richards-Carter-Knuble
BrindAmour-Morrow-Morrison
Arnott-Comrie-Recchi

Boucher-Campbell
Bergeron-Ference
Morris-Phillips
Bouwmeester

Legace
Cloutier
Biron

Team 4
Horcoff-Lindros-Bell
Brunette-Bouchard-Cheechoo
Ryder-Lupul-O'Neil
Briere-Bergeron-Fisher

Staios-Smith
Seabrook-Rathje
Souray-McLaren
Boynton

Giguere
Garon
Fernandez


There are a lot of quality players that I'm sure I've missed, since I was going from the top of my head and looking at the scoring leaders. The fourth team could compete, and while they wouldn't likely win gold, I think they could certainly compete for bronze. There are countries that have the top end depth that Canada has, but no country has the same depth. The four teams listed above could certainly all finish in the top 8, although the top 10 is probably more reasonable.

 

I'd say 2

 

you think Belfour would be #1 in front of Joseph and Theodore?

 

actually i added mike on the team as a sniper

 

They weren't in any order. Also, there are guys on teams 3 and 4 that would be higher as well. I also didn't pay attention to position with the forwards.

 

They'd have a better chance of fielding the most amount of competitive teams if they spread the talent out a bit, instead of having one "super-team".

 

yeah i don't think they'd be favoured to win gold but i think they could ice 4 teams all of which would have a shot to win it. The problem mainly would be goaltending depth.

 

If you went with two goaltenders per team as opposed to three, there likely wouldn't be a problem. Spread the goaltending talent out a little, so you don't have Luongo backing up Brodeur. I could see possibly four competitive teams.

 

It wouldn't if you went with 2 strong goalies and then a 3rd as a safeguard that is perhaps a rookie or lesser player.

Brodeur-Luongo Fleury

Theodore-Turco Boucher

Joseph-Belfour Burke

Legace-Cloutier Auld

Giguere-Biron Garon

Osgood-Fernandez Emery

 

Boucher is american and Osgood is not very good

 

Three at most. There are only three medals to be won.
End thread

 

Booooo!

There ain't gonna be any loonies in Turin!

 

None. Trust me

 

Boldest statement I think I've ever heard on these boards. Well done!

Finland
Russia
Sweden?

 

17 teams! Maybe even 18.

 

Two for sure.You could take a team consisteting of strictly guys who are 26 and younger and it would be a great team.

 

Left over:

Madden, Ribeiro, Cammalleri, Langkow, R. Niedermayer, Torres, Horton, Perreault, Amonte, A. Carter, De Vries, Van Ryn, Sopel come to mind. Not sure about goaltenders, but I'm sure that Canada could assemble a mildly competitive 5th team.

 

If other teams can ice more than one team as well -- Canada would only medal 1 team.

 

hahaha, nice.

 

I read 4 teams and no Mike Johnson?

In the words of Dave Chappelle....

W-W-WHUUUUUUUUUUTTTT!?