Will Canada get a nice team at this year's WHC?

[Name Nameless]

Given roughly 75 % of the Canadian NHL-ers normally are allowed to go, unless I'm very mistaken? They should get a (ahem) somewhat better team than the one who couldn't beat a Germany who themselves needed a shoot-out to beat Norway a few days earlier...

 

[Eye of Ra]

well, i think its safe to say that rangers, dead wings cleary, oilers, montreal, canucks, ottawa, arizona and buffalo will not make the playoffs.

Players from those 8 teams can give you:

O'Reilly - McDavid - Stone
Nash - RNH - Mantha
Drouin - Athanasiou - Gallagher
Khaira - Horvat - Pageau

Staal - Green
Nurse - Tanev
Chabot - Chychrun

Random goalies.

Enough to win gold? For sure.

 

[Pouchkine]

Given roughly 75 % of the Canadian NHL-ers normally are allowed to go, unless I'm very mistaken? They should get a (ahem) somewhat better team than the one who couldn't beat a Germany who themselves needed a shoot-out to beat Norway a few days earlier...[/QUOTES

Sometimes only 4 teams are left in the playoffs by the deadline for player additions.

 

[Name Nameless]

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You have missed a right ] here, so you're post get ill formatted. You could edit it you know. Yeah, I know 75 % is probably even a low estimate.

 

[1Gold Standard]

well, i think its safe to say that rangers, dead wings cleary, oilers, montreal, canucks, ottawa, arizona and buffalo will not make the playoffs.

Players from those 8 teams can give you:

O'Reilly - McDavid - Stone
Nash - RNH - Mantha
Drouin - Athanasiou - Gallagher
Khaira - Horvat - Pageau

Staal - Green
Nurse - Tanev
Chabot - Chychrun

Random goalies.

Enough to win gold? For sure.

absolutely not. a lot of those players are either RFAs or UFAs.

check out WC Team Canada Roster thread.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/team-canada-roster.2432913/page-2

 

[1Gold Standard]

I'm just not a fan. He's a marginal B player who's probably having a peak year and won't be useful in the future. If there is a choice I would rather go with younger players. He isn't a guy that I would complain about though along the lines of Killorn.

yes, all those future hypothetical best on best tournaments we may never see. Until there's a fixed international calendar, the future is here and now. nothing to plan for.

 

[stampedingviking]

The only people who care are Russians that are finally happy a brag about something.

Says more about Canadian attitude, imo.

 

[snipes]

I think we should have a pretty strong team.

I'm almost 100 percent certain that McDavid will accept the invite, he always talks about how honoured he is to represent his country.

 

[JackSlater]

I think we should have a pretty strong team.

I'm almost 100 percent certain that McDavid will accept the invite, he always talks about how honoured he is to represent his country.

We will see. Most guys talk about being honoured to play for Canada, but plenty turn down the opportunity to play in this tournament. McDavid having already won it and saying that he didn't want to play for the Young Gunz again gives him a lifetime pass from me to not show up. Credit to him if he does though, I think he could dominate this year.

 

[snipes]

We will see. Most guys talk about being honoured to play for Canada, but plenty turn down the opportunity to play in this tournament. McDavid having already won it and saying that he didn't want to play for the Young Gunz again gives him a lifetime pass from me to not show up. Credit to him if he does though, I think he could dominate this year.

He was still a teenager last time he went and was very good, dominated in the Gold medal game offensively and especially defensively to close out the win.

Having the best player in the world over there would be a good draw, I'm fairly certain he'll show up and play for his country.

 

[De Montreal]

Brendan Gallagher will probably get an invitation. Hockey Canada like him a lot, even considered giving him a try-out at the World Cup two years ago

 

[De Montreal]

well, i think its safe to say that rangers, dead wings cleary, oilers, montreal, canucks, ottawa, arizona and buffalo will not make the playoffs.

Players from those 8 teams can give you:

O'Reilly - McDavid - Stone
Nash - RNH - Mantha
Drouin - Athanasiou - Gallagher
Khaira - Horvat - Pageau

Staal - Green
Nurse - Tanev
Chabot - Chychrun

Random goalies.

Enough to win gold? For sure.

There's also a distant chance Price recover in time for the end of the season and go there. Long shot but who knows... he love his country and he havent played a lot this year.

I wonder if Maxim Noreau get an invitation, he did very well at the Olympics I heard.

 

[torniojaws]

Wait, I thought the NHL banned players from IIHF events? Or was it just the Olympics, but not the World Championship?

Afaik the biggest issues NHL has were related to player insurances (eg. Tavares injury in 2014) and schedules? Wouldn't the insurance issue be present at the World Championship too?

 

[Vladnyc]

Wait, I thought the NHL banned players from IIHF events? Or was it just the Olympics, but not the World Championship?

Afaik the biggest issues NHL has were related to player insurances (eg. Tavares injury in 2014) and schedules? Wouldn't the insurance issue be present at the World Championship too?

Just the Olympics. There are no issues. They are made up. The NHL is run by .

 

[JackSlater]

Wait, I thought the NHL banned players from IIHF events? Or was it just the Olympics, but not the World Championship?

Afaik the biggest issues NHL has were related to player insurances (eg. Tavares injury in 2014) and schedules? Wouldn't the insurance issue be present at the World Championship too?

The federations pay for the World Championship insurance bill if I recall correctly, and that tournament is specifically included in the collective bargaining agreement. For now the NHL cannot stop anyone from going once their team is eliminated from the playoffs. The insurance issue was convenient for the NHL, but the IIHF called its bluff and offered to pay. The NHL still didn't go.

 

[Nervousbreakdown]

My version Canada 18 roster

with players eliminate after 1 round SC

Smith/Jones

MacKinnon- McDavid- O'Reilly
Huberdeau -Tavares- Stone
Hall-Scheifele-Johansen
Horvat-Monahan-Barzal


P.K. Subban-Ryan Ellis
Barrie-Hamilton
TJ Brodie- Ekblad

I Like your optimism in not picking any leafs players

 

[Urbanskog]

It's also in Denmark, a reasonable attractive destination

LOL, this is true.

If the wives want to go, it makes a difference.

Heh... Canada will play their group-stage games in the small town of Herning.

 

[JackSlater]

Heh... Canada will play their group-stage games in the small town of Herning.

Quiet. It is surely the most idyllic village in Europe and loaded with countless charming little boutiques.

 

[McVespa99]

McDavid will be on the team. Canada will win