Olympics: 2014 — Canada Roster Discussion (Part XVIII) (St. Louis in for Stamkos)

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Continued from here

Goalies

Player|NHL Team
Carey Price|Montreal Canadiens
Roberto Luongo|Vancouver Canucks
Mike Smith|Phoenix Coyotes

Forwards

Player|NHL Team
Sidney Crosby|Pittsburgh Penguins
John Tavares|New York Islanders
Jonathan Toews|Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Getzlaf|Anaheim Ducks
Corey Perry|Anaheim Ducks
Rick Nash|New York Rangers
Patrick Sharp|Chicago Blackhawks
Jamie Benn|Dallas Stars
Matt Duchene|Colorado Avalanche
Patrice Bergeron|Boston Bruins
Jeff Carter|LA Kings
Chris Kunitz|Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Marleau|San Jose Sharks
Steven Stamkos*|Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin St. Louis*|Tampa Bay Lightning

*Stamkos is unable to participate due to injury. St. Louis was named as his replacement on Feb 6th, 2014

Defense

Player|NHL Team
Duncan Keith|Chicago Blackhawks
Alex Pietrangelo|St.Louis Blues
Shea Weber|Nashville Predators
Jay Bouwmeester|St.Louis Blues
P.K. Subban|Montreal Canadiens
Marc-Édouard|Vlasic San Jose Sharks
Dan Hamhuis|Vancouver Canucks

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[MessierII]

I wonder how Marty would do on Sids line?

 

[HockeyThoughts]

I wonder how Marty would do on Sids line?

I think we'd see Sidney Crosby score goals at a ridiculous pace. As we've witnessed with both Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis is an amazing set-up man.

 

[RebelMe]

Great news that Marty is in. And those of you who don't like it - dont get too angry, you are still the odds on favorite and this choice is not harming your chance to win in any way...In other words, the impact is not nearly as big as the Czech decision to leave Hudler home and take Erat instead.

 

[Trap Jesus]

My projected depth chart for game 1:

Kunitz-Crosby-Nash
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry
Sharp-Toews-St. Louis
Marleau-Bergeron-Carter
Benn
Duchene

Keith-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Hamhuis-Weber
Subban
Vlasic

Luongo
Price
Smith

 

[JackSlater]

Curse Crosby for conspiring to keep Giroux off the team. Reminds me of when Gretzky did the very same thing to Yzerman in 1991.

 

[Mizral]

Martin St. Louis*|Tampa Bay Lightning

*Stamkos is unable to participate due to injury. St. Louis was named as his replacement on Feb 6th, 2014

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Yzerman for making the right call. I know he obviously wanted to take him before and I almost couldn't believe he was left off the team. With the way Olympic hockey is played his game is going to be at it's best. In an interview recently he mentioned his speed and quickness will be the biggest factor and I couldn't agree more.

Crosby + Kunitz + St. Louis .. would be incredible! Sharp would also work in a pinch but I think they want to keep him with Toews.

 

[Shockmaster]

My projected depth chart for game 1:

Kunitz-Crosby-Nash
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry
Sharp-Toews-St. Louis
Marleau-Bergeron-Carter
Benn
Duchene

Keith-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Hamhuis-Weber
Subban
Vlasic

Luongo
Price
Smith

Team Canada would be smart to swap St. Louis and Nash in that line up.

 

[Babs]

I wonder how Marty would do on Sids line?

I don't think Marty will play on Syd's line, they will slot Carter in there. St.Louis shoots left as do Kunitz and Crosby and Carter's a pure sniper.

PROBABLE LINES
Kunitz(L)-Crosby(L)-Carter(R)
Nash(L)-Getzlaf(R)-Perry(R)
Tavares(L)-Toews(L)-Sharp(R)
Marleau(L)-Bergeron(R)-St-Louis(L)
Duchene(L)-Benn(L)

I'd like to see:
Kunitz-Crosby-Tavares
Nash-Getzlaf-Perry
St.Louis-Toews-Sharp
Benn-Bergeron-Carter
Marleau-Duchene

Not only does Tavares have the most points on this team since 2011-2012 (192) but he has the most goals (82). Him and Crosby together would be sick on big ice.

 

[Ironslave]

Kunitz/Duchene- Crosby- Carter
Benn- Tavares- St. Louis
Sharp- Toews- Nash
Marleau- Getzlaf- Perry
Bergeron

 

[MessierII]

I don't think Marty will play on Syd's line, they will slot Carter in there. St.Louis shoots left as do Kunitz and Crosby and Carter's a pure sniper.

PROBABLE LINES
Kunitz(L)-Crosby(L)-Carter(R)
Nash(L)-Getzlaf(R)-Perry(R)
Tavares(L)-Toews(L)-Sharp(R)
Marleau(L)-Bergeron(R)-St-Louis(L)
Duchene(L)-Benn(L)

I'd like to see:
Kunitz-Crosby-Tavares
Nash-Getzlaf-Perry
St.Louis-Toews-Sharp
Benn-Bergeron-Carter
Marleau-Duchene

Not only does Tavares have the most points on this team since 2011-2012 (192) but he has the most goals (82). Him and Crosby together would be sick on big ice.

Marty shoots left but is a right winger through and through. Some of the best lines in the league the past few years have had the same handedness.
Sedin Sedin Burrows all lefts
Perry Getzlaf Ryan all rights

I'd rather have St louis on that right side than Tavares. That's for sure.

 

[Tripod]

I was looking for Carter's point totals...then realized why I didn't see him. He is on page 2 the Canadian top point getters...tied with Scott Hartnell for 42nd place. Of course Rick Nash is 83rd!!!!!!!! Tyler Bozak has 2 more points than Nash in 6 less games. Let that sink in for a second.

 

[MessierII]

My take

Kunitz Crosby St Louis
Nash Toews Sharp
Tavares Getzlaf Perry
Benn Bergeron Marleau

 

[Video Coach]

Kunitz - Crosby - Carter
Tavares - Getzlaf - Perry
Marleau - Toews - Nash
Benn - Bergeron - St Louis
Sharp
Duchene

Keith - Weber
Boumeester - Pietrangelo
Vlasic - Doughty
Subban
Hamhuis

Price
Luongo
Smith

 

[nwaZ*]

I was looking for Carter's point totals...then realized why I didn't see him. He is on page 2 the Canadian top point getters...tied with Scott Hartnell for 42nd place. Of course Rick Nash is 83rd!!!!!!!! Tyler Bozak has 2 more points than Nash in 6 less games. Let that sink in for a second.

Yeah I agree. Boz' should be on there, he's producing better and his defensive play is elite.

 

[Frank the Tank]

I was looking for Carter's point totals...then realized why I didn't see him. He is on page 2 the Canadian top point getters...tied with Scott Hartnell for 42nd place. Of course Rick Nash is 83rd!!!!!!!! Tyler Bozak has 2 more points than Nash in 6 less games. Let that sink in for a second.

Good thing these upcoming Olympics hockey games are not an all-star game then.

1) How many times have we heard Canadian fans complain that they picked too many centers that are forced to play out of position? That has been addressed.

2) Canada will have to kill penalties against elite PP units. They selected forwards who have demonstrated an ability to play the PK successfully (and you need 4-6 of them).

3) Babcock asked for a versatile line-up full of players that can skate and play a 200ft game. They addressed as best as possible.

This means that the top-14 scoring forwards for Canada will not be selected. Other factors must be considered and none of these decisions have been made lightly.

 

[frankthetank91]

Kunitz-Crosby-St.Louis
Sharp-Toews-Nash
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry
Benn-Bergeron-Carter
Marleau, Duchene

Could go any way seriously impossible to predict. So many combos would work. I like Benn alot better than Marleau so I hope he's the one who plays more. If Kunitz doesn't produce early on I hope they sit him. It's weird that the individually worst player on the roster is on the 1st line. But being with Crosby makes any player go super saiyan.

 

[86Habs]

Kunitz/Duchene- Crosby- Carter
Benn- Tavares- St. Louis
Sharp- Toews- Nash
Marleau- Getzlaf- Perry
Bergeron

This is how I see it. People have to realize that Tavares is, in all likelihood, going to play center on this team. I'm also interested to see how Kunitz performs against top competition, beginning with the Finland game. He'll start on Crosby's wing, but I don't think he ends up there when all is said and done. Duchene would, IMO, be a good fit with Crosby.

 

[malkshake]

Happy for St Louis but I really feel like James Neal suited this team better. Would like to have seen the lines something like:

Kunitz - Crosby - Tavares
Sharp - Toews - Nash
Perry - Getzlaf - Neal
Duchene - Bergeron - Carter
Marleau/Benn

 

[Sky04]

If Crosby can turn on his shooter mentality, St.louis with him is going to be very dangerous. If not slot Carter or Marleau up to the 1st line, St.louis can fit anywhere in the top-3 lines.

Kunitz-Crosby-St.louis
Benn-Tavares-Marleau
Duchene-Getzlaf-Perry
Nash-Toews-Sharp
Bergeron-Carter

 

[TOML]

Kunitz-Crosby-Carter
Marleau-Getzlaf-Perry
Benn-Toews-Sharp
Nash-Tavares/Bergeron-St. Louis/Duchene

Keith-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Hamhuis-Weber
Vlasic-Subban

pp1 Carter-Crosby-Kunitz-Pietrangelo-Kieth
pp2 Perry-Getzlaf-Marleau-Weber-Doughty

sh1 Bergeron-Benn
sh2 Toews-Carter

Luongo
Price
Smith

 

[WayneSid9987]

I like Nash in the checking role like he was in 2010 where he excelled.
Possible RW'ers for Sid: MSL, Carter, Duchene.

Theres also a possibility that Tavares gets moved there and you move Bergeron in at 4th line C but i wouldn't start out that way. Let Tavares play his natural position.

 

[Stuzchuk]

FORWARDS:
Chris Kunitz / Sidney Crosby / Martin St. Louis*
Jamie Benn / Ryan Getzlaf / Corey Perry
Matt Duchene / John Tavares / Patrick Sharp
Patrick Marleau / Patrice Bergeron / Jonathan Toews
(swap Bergeron/Toews depending on the side of the ice the face off is from)
x-Jeff Carter / x-Rick Nash

DEFENSEMEN:
Duncan Keith / Shea Weber
Alex Pietrangelo / Jay Bouwmeester
P.K. Subban / Drew Doughty
x-Marc-Edouard Vlasic / x-Dan Hamhuis

GOALTENDERS:
Roberto Luongo
Carey Price
x-Mike Smith

 

[zombie kopitar]

Yah MSL!! if he wasn't on the team karma was gonna bite them in the ass fo real. Good call Stevie

 

[compan]

Olympic Hockey Pool, I have 3 offensive positions towards Canada.

1. Crosby
2. Toews
3. Getzlaf/Tavares

I cannot decide on the 3rd.

Getzlaf or Tavares????? I'd like goals since I feel Crosby/Toews may give me a little more on the assist side.