Canada's best team??

[bionic]

Last week the TSN Panel asked who was Canada's best team and the answers were Winnipeg, Tor and Calgary. I know I'm opening up a can of worms here but hopefully we can be civil. What team At American Thanksgiving is Canadas best chance at the cup

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[Jerzey Devil]

Did you want someone to do this for you or…

My vote would go to the Leafs.

Leafs
Jets
Oilers
Calgary
Canadians
Ottawa
Vancouver

 

[Bouboumaster]

On paper it should be Calgary, as they are a deep team with high end talent and good goaltending


In reality, it's probably the Habs (lol), in a couple of years, when they finish their rebuild.

Calgary for some reasons can't pull it together.
Same for the Sens, who had a great off-season but who are sucking as of now.
Maple Laffs and Oilers have high end talents but they have no depth and will get wrecked against deeper teams
Vancouver is a mess.
Winnipeg is probably the more balanced team but to get out of the West, they will have to go against Colorado, among others, and it ain't happening.

 

[canuckking1]

During the regular season it's still the leafs as it has been the past few years.

 

[ole ole]

Canada's best team right now are the Leafs.
But i would prefer other teams come playoff time.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Leafs.

We’ll see if the Flames or Oilers can get their poop in a group.

Jets… I just don’t trust their blueline.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Toronto, as it has been for years.

 

[the]

Leafs Nation

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Leafs fairly easily. It’s a pretty low bar though outside of maybe Winnipeg.
I wouldn’t have a Canadian team in the top 6 playoff contenders. I just don’t think any of them have the D, goalie and grit to go deep when the games get tighter.

 

[Heldig]

Leafs.

We’ll see if the Flames or Oilers can get their poop in a group.

Jets… I just don’t trust their blueline.

Do you trust the Leafs and Oilers blueline?

 

[Xirik]

As a Canadian I hate what all our teams have turned into.

Vancouver = Rebuild is a bad word! I need my money! we have chase the playoffs! Get some over 30 play thats trending downwards and get us into the playoffs

Calgary: same as above with giving a huge contract to a player who hasn't even played for you yet and still had this year on contract!

Oilers: We got Mcdavid! the rebuild is over lets go for cups! Lets do bad trades and give our homegrown players huge contracts even though they don't deserve them!

Jets: Is a Guy who gets cancer and then is cured for one year before it coming back the next year. With their captain getting older schefefe and Doobie looking somewhere else I think the disease will finally claim them

Leafs: Had a good rebuild going on but is addicted to people who wear Leaf Pajamas and leaf blankets. Stopped the Rebuild caserole before it finished baking

Senators: Had a cheap owner and has Mr. Magoo as GM.

Habs: Is behaving like a good boy but there is always a francophone player hovering around and waiting for them to give him a big contract.

 

[spiny norman]

Added poll.

 

[Three On Zero]

Leafs / Jets
Canucks / Edmonton / Calgary
Ottawa / Montreal

 

[bionic]

Canada's best team right now are the Leafs.
But i would prefer other teams come playoff time.

As a leafs fan I hate to admit this but you're right. They need to prove they can.plsy in the playoffs

 

[jetsforever]

TOR
CGY
WPG
EDM
VAN
OTT
MTL

 

[Bob Barker]

Voted Oilers. I don't know that they're the best team per se, but I focused on the criteria of "Canada's best chance at a Cup". I think I'd bet on McDavid/Draisaitl going bonkers in the playoffs again over the other options.

 

[Foppberg]

Winnipeg 1A
Toronto 1B

 

[bobholly39]

Voted Oilers. I don't know that they're the best team per se, but I focused on the criteria of "Canada's best chance at a Cup". I think I'd bet on McDavid/Draisaitl going bonkers in the playoffs again over the other options.

Toronto is the best team - but Oilers have best chance at the cup. Based exactly as you said, on McDavid + Draisaitl going crazy in playoffs, a bit like last year. I voted Oilers based on this

 

[Captain97]

For this Season I'd take the Jets

 

[Cup or Bust]

I am not sure any of them are that great at the moment. If the Oilers can make a couple decent moves I think they might be the best chance at a cup for Canadian teams though, but not without a couple more moves.

 

[Canovin]

Like last season, it's the Oilers

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I really don’t see any viable answers other than the Leafs or maybe the Jets here.
Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Montreal are all bubble team at best and not real contenders. I mean the Leafs have had their playoff struggles to put it mildly but they are right now a top 4 team so realistically it has to be them.

 

[AvroArrow]

Voted Oilers. I don't know that they're the best team per se, but I focused on the criteria of "Canada's best chance at a Cup". I think I'd bet on McDavid/Draisaitl going bonkers in the playoffs again over the other options.

Edmonton might not even make the playoffs the way they're playing.

 

[AvroArrow]

Like last season, it's the Oilers

Just like last season, Oilers are not a contender. Contender for best team in the Pacific sure, no chance at a cup. One of the worst defences in the league and no goaltending or depth scoring. It's a 2 man show.

Like last season, It's the Leafs. They're the most complete team, good goaltending, great team defence and a very good top 6 forward group. Also have cap/assets available to make a big TDL move.

 

[David Suzuki]

Toronto by a country mile.