Olympics: Shootout - Pick Your Players

[DemolitionMan]

Shootout lineups

I was wondering what each team's shooutout lineup would be and who has the best one.

 

[DougieSmash]

For Finland, i think Olli, T. Ruutu and Jussi... oh, wait, M. Koivu.

 

[Shellz]

USA

Zach Parise
Patrick Kane
Jack Johnson


All very very good.

 

[HockeyAndTheSox]

1. Alexei Kovalev
2. Jason Spezza
3. Ryan Shannon
4. Jarkko Ruutu
5. Daniel Alfredsson
6. Mike Fisher

I really wish the shootout was out of 5.

Didn't realize Ottawa was a national team

 

[Siberian]

Russia

Against an NHL goalie

1. Datsyuk
2. Kozlov
3. Morozov

Against non-NHL goalie

1. Datsyuk
2. Kovalchuk
3. Kozlov

 

[FiLe]

For Finland, i think Olli, T. Ruutu and Jussi... oh, wait, M. Koivu.

Nope.

J.Ruutu, Selänne, Immonen.


And no, I'm not going to go THERE.

 

[obscene]

For Finland it doesn't matter; they have 97 guys who are good at it.

 

[Kamzik]

For Slovakia Miroslav Satan has had great success in shootouts, he has had NHL seasons with 70 percent success rates. Zigmund Palffy is another player who has been good in shootouts. I guess for the third spot, one of Marian Gaborik or Marian Hossa.

So my three would be Miroslav Satan, Zigmund Palffy, and Marian Hossa.

 

[KopitarFAN]

USA

Zach Parise
Patrick Kane
Jack Johnson


All very very good.

This.

 

[LannysStach]

just as a reminder . . .

No Olympic men's hockey game has gone to a shoot-out since Gretzky didn’t skate against Hasek in 1998.

And before that, there’d only been 3 all-time. They’re pretty rare.

And there’s no way the Gold Medal game will feature two teams who both can’t score a single goal in 20 min. of 4-on-4.

 

[BobbyFischer*]

Crosby
Getzlaf
Nash

 

[Kitten Mittons]

USA

Zach Parise
Patrick Kane
Jack Johnson


All very very good.

You have to put Pavelski there - he's so clutch in the SO.

 

[Tavaresmagicalplay*]

Crosby
Getzlaf
Nash

I would do this:

______
Teows
Crosby

I don't know who shoots first. Could be those 2 guys or could be a guy like Iginla if he gains some momentum within the tournament.

 

[Sky04]

Crosby
Getzlaf
Nash

Crosby
Toews
Getzlaf

 

[Frank the Tank]

Remember it is 5 shooters in the Olympics.

Crosby
Perry
Toews
Getzlaf
Nash

All of these players are >40% shooter in the NHL shootout the past two seasons. I would keep on switching the angle for the goaltender by alternating L and R shooters. I thought about going with the clutch Toews or Crosby in the 5th spot, but sometimes the 5th player does not get a chance to shoot and thus you want your goals early.

 

[LiveeviL]

For Sweden I would consider these for sure
Peter Forsberg
Henrik Zetterberg
Daniel Alfredsson

Then:

Nicklas Bäckström
Loui Eriksson


With Sedins in if someone of the above have a bad day.

 

[LannysStach]

Remember it is 5 shooters in the Olympics.

Nope.

This time, it's 3 shooters first, then the tie breakers.

http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/home/men/format.html

quote:

If the result is still tied after 3 shots by each team the procedure shall continue with a tie-break shoot-out by one player of each team, with the same or new players with the other team starting to take the tie-break shots.
The same player can also be used for each shot by a team in the tie-break shoot-out.
The game shall be finished as soon as a duel of two players brings the decisive result.

(editor's bold and italics)

 

[bictron]

Crosby
Toews
Boyle

 

[Sentinel]

Russia: Datsyuk, Morozov, Kozlov
Canada: Crosby, Getzlaf, Toews
Slovakia: Hossa, Gaborik, Satan
Sweden: H. Sedin, Zetterberg, Alfredsson

 

[KickHisAssZegrass]

Nice to see Getz getting some shootout love. I'm assuming you guys saw that move against the Lightning last night?

 

[Hero]

Russia: Datsyuk, Morozov, Kozlov
this one is incredible, all are very good in the SO

 

[NinthSpoke06]

This.

I'd like to see Phil Kessel in there...and thats saying something because I am not a big Phil Kessel fan.

 

[Noeller]

It's embarrassing to me, that the IIHF would allow it's biggest games to be decided by a shoot out. Ugh.

 

[13 others]

If i was Babcock Id make this order

Toews
Getzlaf
Crosby

 

[syz]

Theo Fleury
Ray Bourque
Joe Niewendyk
Eric Lindros
Brendan Shanahan

oh wait

"That's not.. Raymond Bourque, is it?"
"No no, he's just going to clean the snow for Gretzky."