Lines from the World Cup

[yvresgyros]

My friends and I are planning to have a hockey pool for the Olympics.

We got the rosters and all of course but what would help would be the likely pairings. Gagné will not have Forsberg as his center for sure and maybe your production declines a wee bit if Draper is feeding you.

So what I'm asking of you experts out there is if you remember the lines that were used at the last World Cup so we can forecast.
Not a wishlist here and i know that Lemieux is obviously not around, neither is Niinima. But this exercise would help a lot still to project the possibilities.

Thanks a lot!

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[Canada_87]

Canada's World Cup lines:

Lemieux - Sakic - Iginla
Gagne - Richards - St. Louis
Smyth - Lecavalier - Heatley
Draper - Thornton - Doan

Niedermayer - Regehr
Hannan - Bouwmeester
Brewer - Foote (I think)

 

[Art Vandelay]

I'll take a shot at Sweden

Markus Näslund - Peter Forsberg - Daniel Alfredsson
Henrik Zetterberg - Mats Sundin - Fredrik Modin
Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Mikael Samuelsson
P.J. Axelsson - Samuel Påhlsson - Jörgen Jönsson




Nicklas Lidström - Mattias Öhlund
Christian Bäckman - Mattias Norström
Niclas Hävelid - Kenny Jönsson

Henrik Lundqvist
Mikael Tellqvist
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Spares:
Stefan Liv
Daniel Tjärnqvist
Mika Hannula



Lines at the 2004 World Cup: (3rd and 4th lines arent 100%)

Fredrik Modin - Mats Sundin - Daniel Alfredsson
Henrik Zetterberg - Peter Forsberg - Markus Näslund
Marcus Nilson - Samuel Påhlson - Tomas Holmström
P.J. Axelsson - Jörgen Jönsson - Andreas Johansson

Nicklas Lidström - Kim Johnsson
Mattias Norström - Mattias Öhlund
Marcus Ragnarsson - Daniel Tjärnqvist/Dick Tärnström

 

[larsmark]

I don't get the lines Sweden played in World Cup. Look at the defencive pairings? What is the idea of playing two strong defencemen defensivly in the same pairing and two offensive in the same? Just plain stupid Hardy.

I hope they go with a lethal first line with Forsberg, Alfredsson and Näslund or Forsberg, Alfredsson and Zetterberg.

 

[big_steve]

Canada's World Cup lines:

Lemieux - Sakic - Iginla
Gagne - Richards - St. Louis
Smyth - Lecavalier - Heatley
Draper - Thornton - Doan

Niedermayer - Regehr
Hannan - Bouwmeester
Brewer - Foote (I think)

I thought that Brewer and Foote made up the top pairing. Meh, I guess it doesn't really matter.