ATD 2021 - Bob Cole Division First Round (3) New York Americans v. (6) Team Canada

[The Macho King]

NEW YORK AMERICANS

Coach: Tommy Ivan
Toe Blake - Steven Stamkos - Gordie Howe (A)
Dany Heatley - Elmer Lach - Larry Aurie
Bob Pulford - Walt Tkaczuk - Tony Leswick
Vic Stasiuk - Eric Staal - Alexei Kovalev
Ryan O'Reilly - Ron Stewart

Zdeno Chara (C)- Tim Horton
Harvey Pulford (A)- Brent Burns
Vitali Davydov - Joe Hall
Reed Larson

Clint Benedict
Mar-Andre Fleury

PP
Gordie Howe - Elmer Lach
Steven Stamkos - Dany Heatley
Brent Burns

Toe Blake - Eric Staal - Alexei Kovalev
Joe Hall - Zdeno Chara

PK
Bob Pulford - Tony Leswick
Zdeno Chara - Tim Horton

Walt Tkaczuk - Larry Aurie
Harvey Pulford - Vitali Davydov

PK3
Toe Blake - Elmer Lach


VERSUS


TEAM CANADA

Coach: Jacques Demers
Captain: Steve Yzerman
Assistant: Viacheslav Fetisov
Assistant: Rod Langway
Assistant: Émile «Butch» Bouchard

Bert Olmstead - Steve Yzerman - Cam Neely
Alexander Yakushev - Vladimir Petrov - Pavel Bure
Vincent Damphousse - Mike Peca - Ed Litzenberger
John Tonelli - Brent Sutter - Bob Bourne
Spare: Bernie Federko - Trevor Linden

Viacheslav Fetisov - Émile 'Butch' Bouchard
Rod Langway - Dan Boyle
Phil Housley - Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Spare: Vasili Pervukhin

Vladislav Tretiak
Carey Price

Power Play
Alexander Yakushev - Vladimir Petrov - Pavel Bure
Viacheslav Fetisov - Zinetula Bilyaletdinov

Bert Olmstead - Steve Yzerman - Cam Neely
Phil Housley - Dan Boyle

Penalty Kill
Mike Peca - Brent Sutter
Rod Langway - Émile ‘Butch’ Bouchard

Steve Yzerman - Bob Bourne
Viatcheslav Fetisov - Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
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[rmartin65]

I've got a couple minutes, so I'll post a few thoughts and hope I can return as the week progresses. Here's to a good series, @Claude The Fraud !

Honestly, the difference maker (for me) is offense. Team Canada just doesn't have the firepower to go toe-to-toe with New York, and I don't think Team Canada has the defense to close that gap. New York's coaching advantage (and home ice) will ensure New York gets the matchups.

 

[tabness]

Team Canada was one of my favorite squads, as I loved not only the composition but the whole aesthetic of the team. Bummer they finished last, but I think this series will be very close.