Olympics: Shootout - Pick Your Players

[Gorgeous George]

Pick your top 3 players for the shoot-out for any nation:

Here are a few of mine....

United States

Parise
Kane
Kessel

Canada

Nash
Toews
Crosby

Sweden

Alfredsson
Forsberg
D. Sedin

Czech Republic

Elias
Havlat
Jagr

Slovakia

Gaborik
Marian Hossa
Palffy

Russia

Ovechkin
Malkin
Radulov

Finland

Selanne
T. Ruutu
M. Koivu

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[nullmeatbag]

IIRC, many of those players, including Crosby and Ovechkin have relatively poor shootout records.

 

[Addison Rae]

The Sedin's suck at shootouts.

 

[Gorgeous George]

IIRC, many of those players, including Crosby and Ovechkin have relatively poor shootout records.

I realize that Crosby isn't the greatest, but I would rather put him in than let him sit on the bench (i.e Gretzky in 98) and lose.

You would never hear the end of it.

 

[Systemfel]

Weinhandl and Zetterberg are locks for Sweden. Forsberg is awful.

 

[timw33]

The Sedin's suck at shootouts.

This.

Sedin's should be like the 7th or 8th choice.

 

[Flyers Fan Forever]

Theo Fleury
Ray Bourque
Joe Niewendyk
Eric Lindros
Brendan Shanahan

oh wait

 

[CraigC]

IIRC, many of those players, including Crosby and Ovechkin have relatively poor shootout records.

Crosby is the all time leader with 11 game deciding shootout goals and is 5/6 THIS season.

Toews has the highest career shooting % among Team Canada players 10/18.

 

[Slitty]

Russia:
Viktor Kozlov
Alexei Morozov
Pavel Datsyuk

 

[Semantics]

IIRC, many of those players, including Crosby and Ovechkin have relatively poor shootout records.

Ummmm.... Crosby has the second best career shootout percentage* of anybody on Team Canada bro, the most career goals and attempts, and he's something like 5/6 this year. Only Toews has a better record.


[*] Not counting guys with fewer than 5 shootout attempts.

 

[Gorgeous George]

Theo Fleury
Ray Bourque
Joe Niewendyk
Eric Lindros
Brendan Shanahan

oh wait

I remember the game, thinking, 'Just put MacInnis in first, and let him blast a slapshot right at Hasek's face. That's the only way we'll have a chance'

 

[Kamal007]

IIRC, many of those players, including Crosby and Ovechkin have relatively poor shootout records.

lol as someone else mentioned, Crosby has become one of the best at shootouts over the past 2 seasons.

For team Canada, I would take Crosby, Toews and Ryan Getzlaf.

 

[Shellz]

If Jack Johnson makes team USA. He would be in the shootout.

 

[Wario Lemieux*]

Pavelski would be USA's first shooter, should he make the team.

 

[Jovavic]

You don't want Nash shooting

 

[scott4683]

Is Jussi Jokinen on Finland? He is one of the best Shootout guys..

 

[mti79]

Jagr is not good at the shootout and took a lot of flak for not being in the Rangers top 3 many nights...

Gaborik is awful at shootouts percentage wise.... He even said that he overthinks it.

 

[RA9]

Canada

Crosby
Perry
Bergeron

 

[13 others]

The Sedin's suck at shootouts.

They dont just suck they are embarrassingly bad at them. Anyone have a YT of the soft "tap" 5 hole attempt?

Zetterberg would be a better choice for Sweden.

Edit: #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEB2Eiqmj2k

 

[bumperkisser]

Canada

Crosby
Perry
Bergeron

perry is awful in the shootout.. k well not awful but this season hes been AWFUL, prior to that he was average

 

[Gorgeous George]

Is Jussi Jokinen on Finland? He is one of the best Shootout guys..

I didn't see Jokinen on the roster, but he would have been one my picks just for that skill.

 

[13 others]

Dustin Brown better not shoot for the US lol!

 

[Ironslave]

Remember, there are 5 shooters in the IIHF games. There are only 3 in the NHL games as they do an "abbreviated" version of the shootout.

Canada:

Crosby
Toews
Nash
Heatley
Perry

US

Kane
Parise
Kessel
Ryan
J. Johnson

Russia:

Datsyuk
Ovechkin
Kovalchuk
Malkin
Afinogenov

Dunno the others.

 

[sabresfan129103]

Weinhandl and Zetterberg are locks for Sweden. Forsberg is awful.

i think if the game was on the line i'd want forsberg shooting.

 

[Systemfel]

Remember, there are 5 shooters in the IIHF games. There are only 3 in the NHL games as they do an "abbreviated" version of the shootout.

Pretty sure the IIHF changed it to three as well.