Olympics: Your Country's 2022 Roster? (Assuming NHL participation)

[Linds]

Chris Tanev wouldn't even make Canada's C team. He's hardly a top 4 dman on a contending team nevermind making the best roster in the world.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Chris Tanev wouldn't even make Canada's C team. He's hardly a top 4 dman on a contending team nevermind making the best roster in the world.

If HFBoards was picking Team Canada we would have Chris Tanev, Tom Wilson, and Zach Hyman all headed to Beijing

 

[smitty10]

Players I do NOT want to see on Team Canada...

Tavares
Dougie Hamilton
Stamkos

Marner - maybe as the 13th forward.​

In what world is Marner not on this team? Hate on the Leafs all you want, but open your eyes. Guy is an elite playmaker and penalty killer. There is literally no reason that he won't make this team.

Imagine pacing back to back ~105 point seasons and someone saying that you aren't good enough to be on team Canada lol

 

[Bluto]

If team Canada doesn't win gold, I would consider it to be one of the biggest chokes in hockey. That team should go undefeated.
Also, good chance Eichel doesn't even play in the Olympics.

 

[LyNX27]

USA predictions-

FWDS:
Kane-Matthews-Boeser
Gaudreau-Eichel-Wheeler
Guentzel-Larkin-Miller
M.Tkachuk-K.Hayes-Pavelski
EX- Pacioretty, Trocheck

DEF:
Q.Hughes-Carlson
Werenski-Jones
McAvoy-Petry
EX- Suter/Slavin

GOALIES:
Hellebuyck
Gibson
Bishop/Demko

You're missing current Norris winner and American defenseman Adam Fox, which I'm sure would only benefit from the Olympic surface.

 

[majormajor]

USA predictions-

FWDS:
Kane-Matthews-Boeser
Gaudreau-Eichel-Wheeler
Guentzel-Larkin-Miller
M.Tkachuk-K.Hayes-Pavelski
EX- Pacioretty, Trocheck

DEF:
Q.Hughes-Carlson
Werenski-Jones
McAvoy-Petry
EX- Suter/Slavin

GOALIES:
Hellebuyck
Gibson
Bishop/Demko

The chances of Quinn Hughes playing over Jaccob Slavin ought to be very small. Team USA has no need for offensive specialists when they have so many guys that can kill it at both ends. You're also missing Adam Fox. Expect something more like this:

Slavin - Fox
Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - McAvoy
Carlson/Petry

 

[majormajor]

Players I do NOT want to see on Team Canada...

Tavares
Dougie Hamilton
Stamkos

Marner - maybe as the 13th forward.​

I'd be fine with Marner in the bottom six. But I agree that Tavares, Stamkos, and Hamilton are too one-dimensional to be useful here. They just displace better players.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Gonna take a shot at all the Big 5

Team Canada

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Huberdeau - McDavid - MacKinnon
Marner - Schiefele - Point
Barzal - O'Reilly - Stone
Tavares, Couturier

Theodore - Pietrangelo
Chabot - Makar
Giordano - Doughty
Pelech, Letang

Price
Binnington
Fleury

Team USA

Gaudreau - Matthews - Kane
Guentzel - Eichel - DeBrincat
M. Tkachuk - Hughes - Wheeler
Connor - Pavelski - Boeser
B. Tkachuk, Trochek

Slavin - Fox
Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - McAvoy
Carlson, Petry

Hellebucyk
Gibson
Knight

Team Sweden

Landeskog - Backstrom - Forsberg
Olofsson - Pettersson - Nylander
Karlsson - Zibanejad - Lindholm
Eriksson Ek - Backlund - Arvidsson
Jarnkrok, Hornqvist

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Karlsson
Ekman-Larsson - Andersson
Larsson, Dahlin

Markstrom
Ullmark
Gustavsson

Team Russia
(not familiar at all with KHL)
Panarin - Malkin - Ovechkin
Kaprizov - Kuznetsov - Buchevnich
Svechnikov - Namestikov - Tarasenko
Nichuskin - Anisimov(..?) - Gurianov
Sharangovich, KHL guy

Provorov - Sergachev
Romanov - Orlov
Gavrikov - Zaitsev
Zadorov, KHL dude

Team Finland

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
Hintz - Aho - Teravainen
Kakko - Haula - Donskoi
Kiviranta - Kotkaniemi - Kapanen
whoever

Brodin - Heiskanen
Lindell - Ristolainen
Maatta - Valimaki
Hakanpaa, i dno anymor fin D

Saros
Rask
Kahkonen

 

[Oblivion Beckons]

Team Russia
(not familiar at all with KHL)
Panarin - Malkin - Ovechkin
Kaprizov - Kuznetsov - Buchevnich
Svechnikov - Namestikov - Tarasenko
Nichuskin - Anisimov(..?) - Gurianov
Sharangovich, KHL guy

Provorov - Sergachev
Romanov - Orlov
Gavrikov - Zaitsev
Zadorov, KHL dude

Just to let you know Kuznetzov is banned from international hockey tournaments until 2023 because of his cocaine use.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Just to let you know Kuznetzov is banned from international hockey tournaments until 2023 because of his cocaine use.

Oh right.

The rail that cost a nation. Or excuse me the Olympic Athletes from Russia(OAR). Or was it the Russian Olympic Committee(ROC)

 

[cg98]

Gonna take a shot at all the Big 5

Team Canada

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Huberdeau - McDavid - MacKinnon
Marner - Schiefele - Point
Barzal - O'Reilly - Stone
Tavares, Couturier

Theodore - Pietrangelo
Chabot - Makar
Giordano - Doughty
Pelech, Letang

Price
Binnington
Fleury

Team USA

Gaudreau - Matthews - Kane
Guentzel - Eichel - DeBrincat
M. Tkachuk - Hughes - Wheeler
Connor - Pavelski - Boeser
B. Tkachuk, Trochek

Slavin - Fox
Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - McAvoy
Carlson, Petry

Hellebucyk
Gibson
Knight

Team Sweden

Landeskog - Backstrom - Forsberg
Olofsson - Pettersson - Nylander
Karlsson - Zibanejad - Lindholm
Eriksson Ek - Backlund - Arvidsson
Jarnkrok, Hornqvist

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Karlsson
Ekman-Larsson - Andersson
Larsson, Dahlin

Markstrom
Ullmark
Gustavsson

Team Russia
(not familiar at all with KHL)
Panarin - Malkin - Ovechkin
Kaprizov - Kuznetsov - Buchevnich
Svechnikov - Namestikov - Tarasenko
Nichuskin - Anisimov(..?) - Gurianov
Sharangovich, KHL guy

Provorov - Sergachev
Romanov - Orlov
Gavrikov - Zaitsev
Zadorov, KHL dude

Team Finland

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
Hintz - Aho - Teravainen
Kakko - Haula - Donskoi
Kiviranta - Kotkaniemi - Kapanen
whoever

Brodin - Heiskanen
Lindell - Ristolainen
Maatta - Valimaki
Hakanpaa, i dno anymor fin D

Saros
Rask
Kahkonen

Sharangovich plays for Belarus, not Russia

 

[majormajor]

Gonna take a shot at all the Big 5

Team Canada

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Huberdeau - McDavid - MacKinnon
Marner - Schiefele - Point
Barzal - O'Reilly - Stone
Tavares, Couturier

Theodore - Pietrangelo
Chabot - Makar
Giordano - Doughty
Pelech, Letang

Price
Binnington
Fleury

Team USA

Gaudreau - Matthews - Kane
Guentzel - Eichel - DeBrincat
M. Tkachuk - Hughes - Wheeler
Connor - Pavelski - Boeser
B. Tkachuk, Trochek

Slavin - Fox
Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - McAvoy
Carlson, Petry

Hellebucyk
Gibson
Knight

Team Sweden

Landeskog - Backstrom - Forsberg
Olofsson - Pettersson - Nylander
Karlsson - Zibanejad - Lindholm
Eriksson Ek - Backlund - Arvidsson
Jarnkrok, Hornqvist

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Karlsson
Ekman-Larsson - Andersson
Larsson, Dahlin

Markstrom
Ullmark
Gustavsson

Team Russia
(not familiar at all with KHL)
Panarin - Malkin - Ovechkin
Kaprizov - Kuznetsov - Buchevnich
Svechnikov - Namestikov - Tarasenko
Nichuskin - Anisimov(..?) - Gurianov
Sharangovich, KHL guy

Provorov - Sergachev
Romanov - Orlov
Gavrikov - Zaitsev
Zadorov, KHL dude

Team Finland

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
Hintz - Aho - Teravainen
Kakko - Haula - Donskoi
Kiviranta - Kotkaniemi - Kapanen
whoever

Brodin - Heiskanen
Lindell - Ristolainen
Maatta - Valimaki
Hakanpaa, i dno anymor fin D

Saros
Rask
Kahkonen

I just gave it a quick lookover. Brodin is Swedish.

Your Russian team is missing Kucherov, Radulov, and Zub, all of which will play at the top of the lineup. I expect both Zub and Gavrikov to play big minutes.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I just gave it a quick lookover. Brodin is Swedish.

Your Russian team is missing Kucherov, Radulov, and Zub, all of which will play at the top of the lineup. I expect both Zub and Gavrikov to play big minutes.

Yes it is. Can't believe I forgot Kuch actually, think I messed him up with Kaprizov. Could have sworn Brodin was Finnish, their defense might be an adventure.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Sharangovich plays for Belarus, not Russia

Belarus is not a real place. You can't convince me.

 

[Hiukafen]

Team Finland

Rantanen - Barkov - Laine
Hintz - Aho - Teravainen
Kakko - Haula - Donskoi
Kiviranta - Kotkaniemi - Kapanen
whoever

Brodin - Heiskanen
Lindell - Ristolainen
Maatta - Valimaki
Hakanpaa, i dno anymor fin D

Saros
Rask
Kahkonen

Brodin is Swedish. Most probably Jokiharju will be one of our TOP6 D. Other options are Nutivaara and Mikkola. Maybe even Vatanen.

I would say Granlund will be one of the forwards and most probably wearing C, atleast A. Fun fact: Granlund and Donskoi are born 1992 and they might be eldest forwards in our team. If Haula is in, then him (born 1991).

I would guess something like this:

”TEAM TORILLE”
Donskoi - Barkov - Rantanen
Teräväinen - Aho - Laine
Kapanen - Hintz - Granlund
Armia - Kotkaniemi - Kiviranta
Puljujärvi
(Kakko, Haula, Lehkonen)

Lindell - Heiskanen
Määttä - Ristolainen
Nutivaara - Jokiharju
Hakanpää
(Mikkola, Välimäki, Lehtonen)

Saros
Lankinen
Korpisalo
(Rask)

 

[cg98]

Belarus is not a real place. You can't convince me.

Well considering that he played for Belarus, I have news for you then

 

[MNRube]

Sweden & USA are stacked. They should be able to skate with Canada and I prefer both their blue lines to what Canada will bring.

Russia & Finland lack high end talent in a few spots (Russia at C & Finland at D) but can definitely compete with Canada if things go right.

 

[Czechboy]

If team Canada doesn't win gold, I would consider it to be one of the biggest chokes in hockey. That team should go undefeated.
Also, good chance Eichel doesn't even play in the Olympics.

I'd take a look at the other rosters... Canada is definitely a favorite for Gold but, outside of match with China, the games should be close. If Russia, US, Sweden or Finland beat them in an elimination/medal game I wouldn't even say it is a big upset.

 

[jfc64]

Team Sweden covid roster: (28 players)

"Giving Dahlin - Karlsson a chance early on. Bottom players can enter team seamlessly at the slightest slip from players on higher lines."

Filip Forsberg - Mika Zibanejad – Elias Lindholm
Gabriel Landeskog – Joel Eriksson Ek - Elias Pettersson
Rickard Rakell - Nicklas Bäckström - William Nylander
Viktor Arvidsson - Mikael Backlund - Patric Hörnqvist
André Burakovsky - Alexander Wennberg - Jakob Silfverberg

Rasmus Dahlin - Erik Karlsson (swedish nightmare, but for who) 20 mill pairing?
Victor Hedman – Jonas Brodin
Oliver Ekman Larsson - Hampus Lindholm
Mattias Ekholm - John Klingberg
Adam Larsson

Jacob Markström
Robin Lehner
Linus Ullmark
Filip Gustavsson

 

[Bear12Good]

Kaprizov- -Malkin-Kucherov
Panarin - Shipachyov- Buchnevich
Ovechkin- Namestnikov- Svechnikov
Guryanov-Barbashev - Radulov
Nichushkin,Kadeikin


Provorov -ZAYTSEV
Sergachev-Gavrikov
Zub-Orlov
Romanov-Voinov

Vasilevsky
Shetyorkin
Sorokin

 

[Atas2000]

Oh right.

The rail that cost a nation. Or excuse me the Olympic Athletes from Russia(OAR). Or was it the Russian Olympic Committee(ROC)

Careful there. There is always a price you'll have to pay in the future.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

If team Canada doesn't win gold, I would consider it to be one of the biggest chokes in hockey. That team should go undefeated.
Also, good chance Eichel doesn't even play in the Olympics.

Canada is the rightful gold medal favorite but not overwhelmingly so. I think you are really underestimating the talent on the other teams.

 

[sr edler]

Swedish team I would probably go

Landeskog – Zibanejad – W. Nylander
Forsberg – Pettersson – Hörnqvist
Burakovsky – Bäckström – Höglander
Eriksson Ek – Backlund – Lindholm
W. Karlsson

Hedman – Klingberg
Brodin – Ekholm
Dahlin – A. Larsson
Boqvist

Markström
Ullmark
Lehner

Not interested in: E. Karlsson (San Jose version is a washed up liability at this point), Ekman Larsson (has been suspect to say the least, the last few years), Edler (sorry but too old and slow and immobile at this point in time)

 

[Eye of Ra]

Swedish team I would probably go

Landeskog – Zibanejad – W. Nylander
Forsberg – Pettersson – Hörnqvist
Burakovsky – Bäckström – Höglander
Eriksson Ek – Backlund – Lindholm
W. Karlsson

Hedman – Klingberg
Brodin – Ekholm
Dahlin – A. Larsson
Boqvist

Markström
Ullmark
Lehner

Not interested in: E. Karlsson (San Jose version is a washed up liability at this point), Ekman Larsson (has been suspect to say the least, the last few years), Edler (sorry but too old and slow and immobile at this point in time)

höglander, eriksson ek and backlund ahead of w.karlsson? no thanks.

hampus lindholm is better than a.larsson

not seen anyone having edler on their team

 

[majormajor]

Swedish team I would probably go

Landeskog – Zibanejad – W. Nylander
Forsberg – Pettersson – Hörnqvist
Burakovsky – Bäckström – Höglander
Eriksson Ek – Backlund – Lindholm
W. Karlsson

Hedman – Klingberg
Brodin – Ekholm
Dahlin – A. Larsson
Boqvist

Markström
Ullmark
Lehner

Not interested in: E. Karlsson (San Jose version is a washed up liability at this point), Ekman Larsson (has been suspect to say the least, the last few years), Edler (sorry but too old and slow and immobile at this point in time)

I agree with you on the defense, it's stronger without OEL and Erik Karlsson (barring a big bounce back year).

But Wild Bill Karlsson is way too good to leave in the press box. He just led the NHL playoffs in 5v5 scoring and is as good as it gets defensively. I'd consider moving Zibanejad to wing and running Pettersson - Backstrom - W Karlsson - Eriksson Ek as the centers. That's a big defensive upgrade.