Flyers World Championship thread

[MacDonald4MVP]

Could be a good opportunity to wash the stink of this season away for some of the guys.

Click to read more...

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I'm curious to see if Gostisbehere will go for the US.

I'd imagine most of the Euro's on the roster will go.

 

[Bear12Good]

Giroux and Simmonds can accept invite?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Giroux and Simmonds can accept invite?

Who knows but I'd imagine Giroux wouldn't go with playing in the World Cup earlier in the year. He's also talked about his hernia surgery bothering him in season recently too.

 

[xxxx]

is there anyone injured?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

is there anyone injured?

Just Raffl as of right now.

 

[Appleyard]

My guess:

Canada: Simmonds, Couturier, Schenn.
USA: Gostisbehere.
Russia: Provorov, Lyubimov.
Czech Republic: Voracek, Gudas, Neuvirth.
Finland: Filppula.
Sweden: Lindblom.
France: Bellemare.

Maybe's:

Giroux, Mason.

Long-shot:

Vorobyov.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Giroux and Simmonds can accept invite?

Spending some time in Paris? And I think both are recently engaged. I think chances are they will.

 

[Appleyard]

Just Raffl as of right now.

Austria are not in it this year anyway.

 

[FLYguy3911]

With the Olympics still being a possibility, you may see bigger names than usual this year.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Austria are not in it this year anyway.

Honestly didn't know that. I'm quite surprised they didn't make the field given the amount of teams in it.

 

[Bear12Good]

Team Canada

J BENN J TAVARES T SEGUIN
B.MARCHAND Ryan O’Reilly M.DUCHENE
J CARTER C.GIROUX W.SIMMONDS
J SKINNER M SCHEIFELE B HORVAT

+ 3 spots after first SC like McDavid,Marner,Stone or Hoffman

J MUZZIN D DOUGHTY
R ELLIS P.K SUBBAN >>> after first round
D HAMILTON D SEVERSON

 

[Magua]

If Lyubimov goes for Team Russia, VandeVelde better go to Team USA!

 

[Bear12Good]

Very optimistic forwards line

J BENN C.McDavid T SEGUIN
B.MARCHAND J TAVARES M SCHEIFELE
J CARTER C.GIROUX W.SIMMONDS
J SKINNER Ryan O’Reilly M.MARNER
M.DUCHENE
B HORVAT

 

[Bear12Good]

If Lyubimov goes for Team Russia, VandeVelde better go to Team USA!

Vorobyov have better chances then Lyubimov)

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Is the Russian Pronger (Medvedev) going to be playing?

 

[Bear12Good]

Is the Russian Pronger (Medvedev) going to be playing?

Maybe)
Medvedev right now very good)

 

[Appleyard]

Honestly didn't know that. I'm quite surprised they didn't make the field given the amount of teams in it.

Their NT is a complete and utter mess right now. They should be there given strength of squad... but just getting destroyed constantly over last ~year.

 

[Hapiii]

I hope Giroux isnt going. Let him just Recover from the hip surgery and bounce back next year.

 

[GKJ]

I hope Giroux doesn't go.

He went, what, 2 or 3 times since the last Olympics? Once with Crosby on the team, so he was willing to play down the lineup, and he was still a late add-on to the World Cup team and then benched during it. I know he did no favors for himself that one time he declined to go to the orientation camp before the last Olympics.

If he wants to go, then fine, I think it's good for players if you want to wipe out part of the stench of a bad season, and play for a few weeks for a coach with a clue. See a couple towns you wouldn't otherwise get to see. Kind of been there done that too with Todd McLellan, and Ed Snider raved about how great everyone who went looked in the tournament.

I'm not one of those guys who is anti-international, and thinks the only thing that should matter if the Flyers because "that's who pays him," but I hope he passes. He's about to turn 30, he's won the tournament in the past. And unless he is burning down the league in the first half of the season, he's not making the Olympic team, especially if Babcock is the coach again because he has his people in line already, and that's assuming they go next year. Not worth it anymore. Take the extra time to get ready for next season.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

If he's healthy he should go. How can you say no to G on a good team?

 

[renberg]

is there anyone injured?

This should be the determining factor. There are guys that are playing hurt and coming off of injuries from last season that would be best served to lay back, do therapy and get healed-Ghost, G, Coots quickly come to mind. Jake may have an issue as well; there's something that isn't working in his game right now. Provorov probably will go but he's played more games in the last year than ever. Some time off would serve him well.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Apparently US men are planning on boycotting due to the women's team situation. Tough to really tell though as most of these guys don't show up in normal years anyway.

 

[Magua]

Apparently US men are planning on boycotting due to the women's team situation. Tough to really tell though as most of these guys don't show up in normal years anyway.

Chris VandeVelde is totally ready to be a scab to get onto Team USA

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Spending some time in Paris? And I think both are recently engaged. I think chances are they will.

I think they can afford to buy their own tickets if they want to visit Paris