Olympics: 2014 - Canada Roster Discussion (Part IV)

[Descendent*]

Your 2014 Olympic Gold Medal Team

Put together the roster you'd like to see in a Gold Medal Final in the 2014 Olympics. Country doesn't matter and don't care about extra players or why someone was left off your team. It's your team..

Team Canada

Sharp Crosby Perry
Benn Stamkos Giroux
Hall Tavares Eberle
Seguin Toews Lucic

Keith Weber
Doughty Letang
Pietrangelo Girardi

Price

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[saskriders]

Would be cool to see a Price-Halak matchup in my opinion

 

[CanadianFlyersFan18]

Put together the roster you'd like to see in a Gold Medal Final in the 2014 Olympics. Country doesn't matter and don't care about extra players or why someone was left off your team. It's your team..

Team Canada

Sharp Crosby Perry
Benn Stamkos Heatley
Hall Tavares Eberle
Seguin Toews Lucic

Keith Weber
Doughty Girardi
Pietrangelo Staal

Price

Giroux has to be on the team. Most likely over Lucic, Heater, etc

 

[Descendent*]

Giroux has to be on the team. Most likely over Lucic, Heater, etc

I agree.. fixed.

 

[sepHF]

Guys who I think have a better chance of being on the team than Sharp :

Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Eric Staal, Iginla, St.Louis, Nash, Bergeron.

Hall, Seguin, Lucic (because of intl ice) are all going to be hard pressed to make the team as well.

 

[Descendent*]

Guys who I think have a better chance of being on the team than Sharp :

Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Eric Staal, Iginla, St.Louis, Nash, Bergeron.

QUOTE]

None of those players made my team. I won't get into the debate as to why.

 

[The Gourmet]

Heatley will not be on the team.

 

[Descendent*]

Heatley will not be on the team.

Wouldn't hurt my feelings.. but I really like Lucic.

 

[StringerBell]

Stamkos-Crosby-Perry
Eberle-Tavares-Giroux
Richards-Toews-Nash
Benn-Staal-Iginla
Bergeron

Pietrangelo-Weber
Keith-Doughty
Hamhuis-Subban
Letang

Price
Luongo

 

[JayP812]

Parise-Kesler-Kane
Ryan-Stastny-Kessel
Paciorrety-Backes-Callahan
Pominville-Pavelski-Brown

Suter-Yandle
McDonaugh-Carlson
Johnson-Johnson

Quick
Miller
Howard

 

[Descendent*]

Parise-Kesler-Kane
Ryan-Stastny-Kessel
Paciorrety-Backes-Callahan
Pominville-Pavelski-Brown

Suter-Yandle
McDonaugh-Carlson
Johnson-Johnson

Quick
Miller
Howard

US goalie depth is awesome.

 

[buckridesagain*]

Can't have Perry without Getzlaf.

 

[Inflict]

Neal - Crosby - Giroux
Nash - Stamkos - Eberle
Sharp -Towes - Iginla
Kane - Tavares - Perry

13th forward Spezza

Weber - Doughty
Boyle - Letang
Keith - Seabrook

7th defender Hamhuis

Price
Fleury
Smith


It may be a stretch to say that Iginla will still be productive at his age, but he has yet to disappoint. If he retires or his production drops, I would probably add Jamie Benn in his place. Same goes with Boyle. If he retires, I would replace him with Pietrangelo. Plus there are a ton of centerman that are left out such as Getzlaf, Seguin, Thorton, Stall brothers, Richards, Henrique, Bergeron, etc. It's really hard to pick a team with so much depth and my opinion will probably change in the coming years. But this is the team I predict.

 

[sepHF]

Wouldn't hurt my feelings.. but I really like Lucic.

I do too but I don't think he'd be as effective on international ice.

 

[McJC]

Out of all the Oiler young guns, Hall should be considered first IMO. He brings a factor only few possess. Not to mention he's a natural LW which Canada only has a few of.

 

[JetsHomer]

How are people getting the defence wrong.

Weber, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Keith and Letang are all going to make it. Seabrook will probably be 6th d.

Seventh d is a fight between Staal, Subban, Hamhius and Girardi

 

[Ampersand]

Neal - Crosby - Giroux
Nash - Stamkos - Eberle
Sharp -Towes - Iginla
Kane - Tavares - Perry

13th forward Spezza

Weber - Doughty
Boyle - Letang
Keith - Seabrook


7th defender Hamhuis

Price
Fleury
Smith


It may be a stretch to say that Iginla will still be productive at his age, but he has yet to disappoint. If he retires or his production drops, I would probably add Jamie Benn in his place. Same goes with Boyle. If he retires, I would replace him with Pietrangelo. Plus there are a ton of centerman that are left out such as Getzlaf, Seguin, Thorton, Stall brothers, Richards, Henrique, Bergeron, etc. It's really hard to pick a team with so much depth and my opinion will probably change in the coming years. But this is the team I predict.

Neal won't be in over Benn, book it. So keep Iggy in and replace Neal, Iginla's age, experience, and skill will be essential IMO.

 

[Tryblot]

Guys who I think have a better chance of being on the team than Sharp :

Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Eric Staal, Iginla, St.Louis, Nash, Bergeron.

Hall, Seguin, Lucic (because of intl ice) are all going to be hard pressed to make the team as well.

He didn't make it in 2010. He definitely won't be there in 2014.

 

[Inflict]

Neal won't be in over Benn, book it. So keep Iggy in and replace Neal, Iginla's age, experience, and skill will be essential IMO.

I chose Neal because of his chemistry with Crosby. Benn may very well make the team as he has enough talent.

 

[Joe Sakic]

God these are making me so excited for the Canada vs USA game(s).

Some of the best hockey ever played.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Tavares - Crosby - Giroux
Toews - Stamkos - Perry
Hall - RNH - Eberle
Kane - Bergeron - Seguin
Neal

Keith - Weber
Doughty - Letang
Staal - Pietrangelo
Subban

Price
MAF
Ward

?

 

[The Nuge]

Stamkos - Crosby - Nash
Tavares - Toews - Giroux
Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
Benn - Getzlaf - Perry
Lucic

Weber - Pietrangelo
Doughty - Letang
Keith - Seabrook
Schultz (who knows... If his game translates, it'll be hard not to)

Fleury
Price
Luongo

 

[Inflict]

He didn't make it in 2010. He definitely won't be there in 2014.

St. Louis is one of the most underrated players in the NHL. The reason why Stamkos got to 60 goals is because of St. Louis. He was extremely close to making my roster, but I had to cut him due to his age.

 

[RonSwanson*]

US goalie depth is awesome.

Don't forget about Cory Schneider either.

 

[InjuredChoker]

St. Louis is one of the most underrated players in the NHL. The reason why Stamkos got to 60 goals is because of St. Louis. He was extremely close to making my roster, but I had to cut him due to his age.

Nah.

St. Louis assisted on something like 20 of he's goals or so. Might have been even less. Iirc, Teddy Purcell assisted on at least as many Stammer's goals as St. Louis.

St. Louis was one factor but not THE factor.

Or that's the way I see it.