Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 Olympic rosters' predictions

[Cloned]

Stamkos - Toews - McDavid would be a hell of a line...

Pure speed and hands, elite sniper, elite face-off/cycle game expert.

 

[xxxx]

I would like to see a line of McDavid, Crosby, and Toews - what a line that would be. If Canada needs to score, throw this line out there and they will.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Zibby as 3rd center, Zetterberg can be there for leadership, but he has regressed even more this year.

What? Zibanejad has 28 points in 45 while Zetterberg has 57 points in 69 on a much worse team, while being better defensively too. Going by this season I'm not sure Zibanejad bumps Backlund out of the 4th center spot either.

 

[MullerBrotenVerbeek]

Does S.Korea get an autobid? If the NHL goes to 2018, what's the point? They'll lose by double digits every game.

 

[Bear12Good]

Russia

Panarin - Malkin- Kucherov
Ovechkin -Anisimov - Radulov
Kuznetzov-Shipachev -Tarasenko
Kovalchuk-Namestnikov-Dadonov
Gusev

Buchnevich or Kaprizov

Voinov- Zaitsev
Provorov - Orlov
Belov - Emelin


Bobrovski
Vasilevsky
Sorokin

 

[Bear12Good]

Canada

BENN-McDavid-Seguin
MARCHAND-CROSBY-CARTER
STAMKOS-TOWES-TAVARES
COUTURE-GETZLAF-BERGERON
Scheifele
Marner or Stone


DOGHTY WEBER
BERNS VLASIC
KEITH Letang

Hamilton or PIETRANGELO

PRICE. Dubnyk

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Granlund-Koivu-Rantanen
Laine-Barkov-Aho
Jokinen-Filppula-Teräväinen
Komarov-Haula-Armia

Määttä-Ristolainen
Lindell-Vatanen
Lepistö-Hietanen
Nutivaara

Rask
Rinne
(Saros, Koskinen, Raanta)

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Granlund-Koivu-Rantanen
Laine-Barkov-Aho
Jokinen-Filppula-Teräväinen
Komarov-Haula-Armia

Määttä-Ristolainen
Lindell-Vatanen
Lepistö-Hietanen
Nutivaara

Rask
Rinne
(Saros, Koskinen, Raanta)

Saros and Raanta should both be picked with the way they're playing this season.

 

[mattihp]

Here's my team Canada:

Matt Ellison - Gilbert Brule - Brandon Kozun
Erik Christensen - Martin St. Pierre - Kevin Clark
Rob Klinkhammer - Max Talbot - Jonathan Cheechoo
Daniel Paille - Byron Ritchie - Trevor Parkes
Steven Reinprecht




Chris Lee - Cory Murphy
Cam Barker - Micki Dupont
Shaone Morrissonn - Daine Todd

Joey McDonald
Danny Taylor
Justin Pogge

 

[xxxx]

DiDomenico is playing for the Senators now.

 

[mattihp]

DiDomenico is playing for the Senators now.

Holy moly!

Replaced him.

 

[Bear12Good]

Henrik Zetterberg-Nicklas Backstrom-William Nylander
Alexander Steen-Alexander Wennberg-Rickard Rakell
Filip Forsberg-Mika Zibanejad-Patric Hornqvist
Viktor Arvidsson-Mikael Backlund-Joakim Lindstrem
Marcus Johansson
Elias Lindholm



Erik Karlsson-Victor Hedman
John Klingberg-Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Oscar Klefbom-Jonas Brodin
Mattias Ekholm

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Here's my team Canada:

Matt Ellison - Gilbert Brule - Brandon Kozun
Erik Christensen - Martin St. Pierre - Kevin Clark
Rob Klinkhammer - Max Talbot - Jonathan Cheechoo
Daniel Paille - Byron Ritchie - Trevor Parkes
Steven Reinprecht




Chris Lee - Cory Murphy
Cam Barker - Micki Dupont
Shaone Morrissonn - Daine Todd

Joey McDonald
Danny Taylor
Justin Pogge

What if Marty St.Louis was willing to come out of retirement so he could finally be the first choice for Team Canada? He'll only be 42.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Here's my team Canada:

Matt Ellison - Gilbert Brule - Brandon Kozun
Erik Christensen - Martin St. Pierre - Kevin Clark
Rob Klinkhammer - Max Talbot - Jonathan Cheechoo
Daniel Paille - Byron Ritchie - Trevor Parkes
Steven Reinprecht




Chris Lee - Cory Murphy
Cam Barker - Micki Dupont
Shaone Morrissonn - Daine Todd

Joey McDonald
Danny Taylor
Justin Pogge

Are you joking?

Reinprecht is 41 years old. Ritchie was bad in SHL-2 and is retired. Paille, Parkes, Christensen and Clark? There is better options in NLA and KHL. Cory Murphy and Daine Todd is average in SHL. Morrisssonn is terrible in KHL.

Something like this is much better:

Justin Azevedo (KHL) - Gilbert Brule (KHL) - Brandon Kozun (KHL)
Matt Ellison (KHL) - Paul Szczechura (KHL) - Jonathan Cheechoo (KHL)
Rob Klinkhammer (KHL) - Greg Scott (KHL) - Dustin Jeffrey (NLA)
Nick Spaling (NLA) - Max Talbot (KHL) - Bud Holloway (SHL)

Chay Genoway (KHL) - Mat Robinson (KHL)
Chris Lee (KHL) - Cam Barker (KHL)
Maxim Noreau (NLA) - Jonathan Sigalet (SHL)

Danny Taylor (KHL)
Ben Scrivens (KHL)
Leland Irving (Liiga)

 

[Nordic*]

Forsberg-Backstrom-Arvidsson

Landeskog-Wennberg-Rakell

Nylander-Backlund-Hornqvist

Hagelin-Zetterberg-Silfverberg


Lindholm-Karlsson

Hedman-Klingberg

OEL-Larsson

Stralman in for Klingberg if he bounces back next season.

Landeskog will bounce back in a big way next season, thst's my logic for choosing him despite this season's mediocre performsnces.

 

[Nordic*]

Oooops, forgot Hjalmarsson.

 

[4thline]

Are you joking?

Reinprecht is 41 years old. Ritchie was bad in SHL-2 and is retired. Paille, Parkes, Christensen and Clark? There is better options in NLA and KHL. Cory Murphy and Daine Todd is average in SHL. Morrisssonn is terrible in KHL.

Something like this is much better:

Justin Azevedo (KHL) - Gilbert Brule (KHL) - Brandon Kozun (KHL)
Matt Ellison (KHL) - Paul Szczechura (KHL) - Jonathan Cheechoo (KHL)
Rob Klinkhammer (KHL) - Greg Scott (KHL) - Dustin Jeffrey (NLA)
Nick Spaling (NLA) - Max Talbot (KHL) - Bud Holloway (SHL)

Chay Genoway (KHL) - Mat Robinson (KHL)
Chris Lee (KHL) - Cam Barker (KHL)
Maxim Noreau (NLA) - Jonathan Sigalet (SHL)

Danny Taylor (KHL)
Ben Scrivens (KHL)
Leland Irving (Liiga)

Sprinkle in the potential for a couple of AHL All-stars on minor league deals (Frattin? I don't know where that data would be available) and that team could compete in an NHL less Olympics

 

[xxxx]

Sprinkle in the potential for a couple of AHL All-stars on minor league deals (Frattin? I don't know where that data would be available) and that team could compete in an NHL less Olympics

Absolutely, which is the reason why I would still definitely watch such tournament. Just to see such team would be interesting. They could also add some good juniors. If the olympics were this year, that team could have at least three or four - Patrick, Barzal, Dubois, Chabot - for example.

 

[SportsFan94]

Well that sucks, NHL players are not going. I wonder if some players will still go..thoughts?

 

[Crosbyfan]

First line:

Me
You
A Dog named Boo

 

[Eye of Ra]

1992 and 1994, Canada took medal with no NHLers.

 

[Jacksonbobson]

First line:

Me
You
A Dog named Boo

I'll see you at the rink. I'll bring the coco.

 

[JackSlater]

1992 and 1994, Canada took medal with no NHLers.

The issue is that those medals are meaningless, just like the 2018 medals will be.

 

[ThaiTanicDK]

Well that sucks, NHL players are not going. I wonder if some players will still go..thoughts?

I think Ovi is the only one that is 100% sure he wants to go. Didnt he threaten to just leave the NHL if he couldnt go to IIHF WC once? LOL.

Karlsson said he would go no matter what, but he isnt Russian so... yeah.

I think thats the only players whos said anything, the rest have been very quiet about the whole thing. They will most likely hide behind the NHLPA

 

[mattihp]

1992 and 1994, Canada took medal with no NHLers.

European hockey has gone a long way since then.