Right now, what's your Team Canada roster?

[Oilers1*]

Has Bertuzzi played himself out of contention?

Is Crosby one of Canada's twelve best forwards right now?

Who are Spezza and Heatley pushing aside?

Are any of Tampa's Big Three on the bubble?

Is an old warrior like Yzerman still a, 'lock'?

Has McCabe barged his way in?

Is grit and heart enough to get Smyth and Doan on the roster? Or does Gretz go top-heavy with all skill?

The depth right now in Canadian hockey is sick, there are going to be some really good players watching from home.

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[barfy2000]

This is my list. Slightly based on play so far this season, slightly with what theyve done for Canada in recent years. Take it with a grain of salt. Further changes will obviously come.


Forwards:

Joe Sakic
Mario Lemieux
Jarome Iginla
Joe Thornton
Simon Gagne
Ryan Smyth
Shane Doan
Dany Heatley
Jason Spezza
Vincent Lecavalier
Brenden Morrow
Kris Draper
13th - Brad Richards

Defense:

Ed Jovanovski
Rob Blake
Chris Pronger
Bryan McCabe
Wade Redden
Scott Neidermayer
7th - Dion Phaneuf

Goalies:

Roberto Luongo
Martin Brodeur
3rd - Manny Legace

 

[Bruins4Ever]

Doan-Thornton-Gagne
Iginla-Spezza-Heatley
Lemieux-Staal-Marleau
Smyth-Richards-Tanguay

HM: Recchi, Murray, Sullivan, Lupul, Crosby, Stillman, Briere, Lecavalier

Redden-Jovanovski
Pronger-Hannan
McCabe-Neidermayer

HM: Stuart, Boynton, Blake, Van Ryn, Regehr

Luongo
Theodore

HM: Brodeur, Raycroft, Leagce, Turco

 

[ryz]

I can't believe you guys have McCabe on there. Canada has more than enough offence without him and he cannot play defence against world class competition. The guy is a -6 on a team with a winning record. No way I take him over a Regehr or Hannan.

 

[Pangu]

I hope Gretz does not put Yzerman on. The guy has had a great career, but there are just too many great centers in our country to have him to take a spot.

 

[Gallagbi]

Bert - Thornton - Ignla
Mario - Sakic - Spezza
Richards - Lecavalier - Gagne
Doan - Marleau - Draper

X - Heatley

Pronger - Blake
Jovo - Redden
Bouwmeester - Jackman

X- Stuart

Luongo
Raycroft
X- Ward

 

[CH Wizard]

Mara was born in Boston, why is he eligible to play for Canada?

 

[Gallagbi]

Mara was born in Boston, why is he eligible to play for Canada?

He isn't

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=140271&hubname=

 

[benji]

Doan-Thornton-Gagne
Iginla-Spezza-Heatley
Lemieux-Staal-Marleau
Smyth-Richards-Tanguay

HM: Recchi, Murray, Sullivan, Lupul, Crosby, Stillman, Briere, Lecavalier

Redden-Jovanovski
Pronger-Mara
McCabe-Neidermayer

HM: Stuart, Boynton, Blake, Van Ryn

Luongo
Theodore

HM: Brodeur, Raycroft, Miller, Turco

Mara and Miller are both American.

 

[Bruins4Ever]

Mara and Miller are both American.

Crap, I was 100% sure both were Canadian, I'll edit.

 

[canucksfan]

Goalies
Brodeur
Luongo
Theodore

Defencemen
Pronger
Redden
Jovo
Blake
Niedermeyer
Bouwmeester
Regehr

Forwards
Doan
Gagne
Heatley
Thornton
Sakic
Iginla
LeCavailer
Lemieux
Richards
Smyth
Spezza
Staal
St.Louis

 

[boredmale]

I hope Gretz does not put Yzerman on. The guy has had a great career, but there are just too many great centers in our country to have him to take a spot.

all Signs point to Yzerman and Lemieux getting honorary spots no matter how they play(although i think lemieux deserves it)

 

[gted85]

Lemieux-Sakic-Iginla
Gagne-Spezza-Heatley
Lecavalier-Thornton-Richards
Smyth-Staal-Doan
-Bertuzzi

Pronger-Blake
Jovo-Redden
Neids-Foote
-Bouwmeester

Brodeur
Luongo
-Theodore

edit...forgot a player

 

[Pokecheque]

It doesn't matter who you ice, you're dogmeat when you face Team USA.

Didn't know Mara was American. Thanks for the info!

 

[revolverjgw]

Geez I hope Yzerman isn't given a free pass. It'll be too competitive for us to afford handing out ''honorary spots''.

 

[barfy2000]

I can't believe you guys have McCabe on there. Canada has more than enough offence without him and he cannot play defence against world class competition. The guy is a -6 on a team with a winning record. No way I take him over a Regehr or Hannan.

Regehr is hurt. Why would I want him on my team right now?

And Hannan is a ghastly -10. By far the worst on his team. Which just so happens to be a team that is 8-5-1. Actually, as of this post, Scott Hannan's -10 is the worst in the entire league. Worse than anyone on Atlanta, Columbus, Washington or Pittsburgh.

I dont know about you, but I'd rather have the guy who is -6 and has put up 15 points so far than the guy who is -10 and has put up 3. Easily.

 

[Gallagbi]

Hannan has looked brutal during the brief stint he had with team Canada. Regehr was hit and miss in the World Cup as well, but was head and shoulders above Hannan.

 

[BiggMac99]

No love for Paul Kariya.

 

[wilka91*]

shouldn't this thread be in the International Hockey forum???

 

[ppil]

If he's healty for the tournament, Nash will be on this team no question about it. Yzerman will be too but i could easely see him using an injury to let Gretzky pick an other guy but if yzerman want to go there he will.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Doan-Thornton-Gagne
Iginla-Spezza-Heatley
Lemieux-Staal-Marleau
Smyth-Richards-Tanguay

HM: Recchi, Murray, Sullivan, Lupul, Crosby, Stillman, Briere, Lecavalier

Redden-Jovanovski
Pronger-Hannan
McCabe-Neidermayer

HM: Stuart, Boynton, Blake, Van Ryn, Regehr

Luongo
Theodore

HM: Brodeur, Raycroft, Leagce, Turco

Wow, No Joe Sakic? not even a HM.

 

[Phanuthier*]

Iginla
Thornton
Gagne
Lecavlier
Marleau
Richards
Heatley
Tanguay
Sakic
Smyth
Doan
Morrow
Spezza


Pronger
Blake
Foote
Redden
Niedermayer
Bouwmeester
Regehr

Brodeur
Luongo
Extra: Theodore

 

[Phanuthier*]

If he's healty for the tournament, Nash will be on this team no question about it.

The thing that might keep Nash off there is that his ankle injury is considered to be a season long, chronic injury such that, even when he returns, he would be having trouble with it.

Otherwise, I think Nash would have been a shoe-in. There's alot of good candidates, so that just might keep him out.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Where is DANIEL BRIERE On your lists?

You people amaze me....

He's one of the top scorers in the league right now, and finished in the top 30 last year. He currently has 10 goals and 16 pts. Great chemistry with Heatley as well....some of your other pics could certainly be replaced by Briere.

 

[ladybugblue]

I seen Legace listed several times but he cannot be added as he wasn't on the original list.