WJC: 2022 Team Canada Roster Talk

[snipes]

I don't think I can recall a team at this level with this many elite shooters. Wright, McTavish, Bedard, Guenther, Stankoven and Cuylle can absolutely rip the puck at an NHL level.

Bourgault has an absolutely filthy shot as well. 22 goals in 24 games this year.

 

[JackSlater]

If I had to guess, the lines and pairings will end up looking something like this...

Perfetti McTavish Guenther
Johnson Wright Sourdif
Neighbours Bourque Bourgault
Cuylle Greig Stankoven
Bedard, Desnoyers

Power Zellweger
Guhle O'Rourke
Sebrango Cormier
Seeley, Lambos

 

[MXD]

Cutting Lapierre and Savoie has some serious Silver Medal Energy.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Cutting Lapierre and Savoie has some serious Silver Medal Energy.

Lapierre honestly wasn't that impressive in either game this weekend. Savoie should have atleast had his shot to make the team.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Glad to see Bedard make the team. Always a treat to see a novelty like a 16 year-old in a 19 year-old's tournament. He left them no choice. For some reason I have a feeling though that this team will underperform and Cameron is going to get a ton of flak for it (I don't know why, I just have a feeling that it's one of those years).

Why do they keep bringing in these Tim Hunter-style dinosaurs, memories of Vancouver 2019 faded very quickly apparently; it’s not 2006 anymore. If you bring your best players and they lose (like last year say) I can live with that, but to intentionally handicap yourself by leaving skill players at home (or not even to camp in some instances) at the expense of players like Desnoyers and Cullye is poor roster construction-philosophy to me. It’s not as if there was a lack of two-way players either, Wright, Neighbours, and Greig all offer options in that respect

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Why do they keep bringing in these Tim Hunter-style dinosaurs, memories of Vancouver 2019 faded very quickly apparently; it’s not 2006 anymore. If you bring your best players and they lose (like last year say) I can live with that, but to intentionally handicap yourself by leaving skill players at home (or not even to camp in some instances) at the expense of players like Desnoyers and Cullye is poor roster construction-philosophy to me. It’s not as if there was a lack of two-way players either, Wright, Neighbours, and Greig all offer options in that respect

Eh Desnoyers is a really really good player that I think a lot of people just don't know who he is. He isn't some unskilled mucker.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Eh Desnoyers is a really really good player that I think a lot of people just don't know who he is. He isn't some unskilled mucker.

I watch a fair amount of Q and I wouldn’t have had him there, but I hope he performs well…. He’s not had as good a season but for a player of that type of role I would have brought l’Heureux instead

 

[Mehar]

It probably won't matter because Canada is so deep, but Cuylle is such a bizarre pick with so many better options available. Fills the size quota, but I don't think he's useful when the pace picks up. Lapierre (imo) was the best player the last time this age group played together. He should have been on the team as an extra at least.

I do not understand it as well. Lapierre should have made it over Cuylle. The only real head scratcher for me. However, I give Hockey Canada the benefit of the doubt.

 

[57special]

Did it ever come out why they snubbed Clarke? Too bad Savoie isn’t there either but oh well - still a strong roster, hard to call it strongest possible under the circumstances but gold is still well within reach with that top 6.

I thought there was a comment about his defense not being trusted by the coaches. He obviously scores a lot, but Zellweger looks fantastic, and players like ROR are PPG and play solid D.

I think Lambos played his way onto the team. Solid, but again, is no slouch offensively...more or less PPG on his team.

It does seem odd that he wasn't even given a chance, though.

 

[jj cale]

On TSN they seemed to think it would be Power and Zellweger together and Guhle-Lambos.

 

[Mathieukferland]

On TSN they seemed to think it would be Power and Zellweger together and Guhle-Lambos.

I can live with that, Zellweger was good in Texas. I guess him and Clark were competing for the same spot

 

[waitin425]

I predict Bedard forces his way onto the top 6 by the end of the tournament. Would love to see him with McTavish and Perfetti. Drop Guenther to second line with Wright and Johnson/Neighbours

 

[jj cale]

I predict Bedard forces his way onto the top 6 by the end of the tournament. Would love to see him with McTavish and Perfetti. Drop Guenther to second line with Wright and Johnson/Neighbours

I could see it happening. We can't expect too much out of Bedard though, if he manages to be consistently effective offensively for us and come up with a big goal or 2 while not being a detriment defensively we should be happy with his contributions as 16 year old player.

 

[kyle44]

Looks like Bordeleau tested positive for COVID. Hopefully Johnson is in the clear.

 

[hockey20000]

no savoie is a mistake the dude is lighting up the chl and may even pass wright by end of season for no 1 pick with the way shane has looked thisyear

 

[thestonedkoala]

When was the last time a team had 2 defensemen playing for one team, especially Canada? If Hunt didn't get hurt, there was a chance, Minnesota could have had 3 defensemen playing.

 

[jj cale]

Looks like Bordeleau tested positive for COVID. Hopefully Johnson is in the clear.

This is concerning now.

 

[Statsy]

no savoie is a mistake the dude is lighting up the chl and may even pass wright by end of season for no 1 pick with the way shane has looked thisyear

Shane has picked it up recently and now has 30 points in 22 games. If you were to extrapolate that over an 82 game schedule, you would be looking at an 112 point season. If you were expecting more scoring than that, then that’s fine, but don’t act like Wright is having a terrible season.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Shane has picked it up recently and now has 30 points in 22 games. If you were to extrapolate that over an 82 game schedule, you would be looking at an 112 point season. If you were expecting more scoring than that, then that’s fine, but don’t act like Wright is having a terrible season.

The OHL plays 68 games, so he's on pace for 93 points there. He did start slow and has been picking it up though, so we should see him trend up to the 100 point pace for the season.