If team USA would be a NHL team, would they win the cup?

[Future GOAT]

Yes, Canada lite would have a good chance if they didn't need to worry about cap.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Here's the U.S. Team I posted in the hypothetical Olympic thread:

Goaltenders (x3):

Jonathan Quick
Cory Schneider
John Gibson

Defensemen (x8):

Ryan Suter/Nick Leddy
Seth Jones/Zack Werenski
Ryan McDonagh/Shayne Gostisbehere
Jaccob Slavin/Noah Hanifan

Forwards (x13):

Johnny Gaudreau/Auston Matthews/Anders Lee
Blake Wheeler/Jack Eichel/Patrick Kane
TJ Oshie/Dylan Larkin/Phil Kessel
Vince Trochek/Clayton Keller/Dustin Brown
Brock Boeser

 

[Iapyi]

True.

When we now read these threads here it becomes immediately in the mind that what kind idiots are pulling strings in the NHL and in The Olympic committee?

How it would be impossible to take few weeks break in a middle of season to actually check how it goes if top NHL players are arranged by their nationality, competing each others using some simple two divisions of 4 + playoffs format?

How NHL and IOC can be so f*.....* shortsighted?

I mean: EVERY SEASON.

excellent irony.

i could give some details but why waste time.

a "few weeks" break in the middle of the season? what a dandy.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Gaudreau - Matthews - Wheeler
Lee - Eichel - Kane
Tkachuk - Trocheck - Boeser
JVR - Larkin - Keller
DeBrincat

Slavin - Pesce
Werenski - Jones
McDonagh - Carlson
Leddy, Gostisbehere

Quick
Lindgren

74.9325 million. They'd have to trade some serious players this offseason though, ELC's for Sweden weren't too big of an issue, ELC's make this roster a joke.

Gaudreau(6.75)
Wheeler(5.6)
Lee(3.75)
Boeser(0.925)
Matthews(0.925)
Keller(0.885,833)
Larkin(0.925)
Eichel(0.925)
Kane(10.5)
Trocheck(4.75)
JVR(4.25)
Tkachuk(0.925)
DeBrincat(0.778,333)


Leddy(5.5)
Gostisbehere(4.5)
Carlson(3.966,667)
Werenski(0.925)
McDonagh(4.7)
Seth Jones(5.4)
Slavin(0.7425)
Pesce(0.809,167)

Quick(5.8)
Lindgren(0.7)

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

no

 

[Thread The Needle]

Why did you list the first line third?

 

[canuckslover10]

No cause they suck at the olympics so they are probably going to
suck in the nhl.

 

[Kale Hulls]

In 8 years team USA will be better on paper than team Canada.

 

[Future GOAT]

In 8 years team USA will be better on paper than team Canada.

It seems like that today, but in 8 years that actually may not be the case at all. We will see in 8 years.

 

[mikeyp24]

The OP did like the USA 3rd team haha. Based on talent and existing chemistry I'd have a Werenski and Jones pair, a Slavin and Pesce pair, and then have the final few guys of Trouba, McAvoy, Hannifan, McD, Ghost, Carlson, and a couple other battle it out. USA has by far the best defensive players in the world. Then a top 6 of Eichle, Mathews, Kane, Wheeler, Johny hockey and Kessel would put up 6 goals a game. Side note how does everyone always forget Schnieder is an American goalie the guy is a beast when he has a D playing for him although Helly and Gibson would both be great.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

USA hockey strong

 

[None Shall Pass]

Any hypothetical USA team that forgets Kyle Palmieri is just stupid.

 

[Baxterman]

The way people hype the US up as some sort of the threat to Canada that is a really terrible forward group and a very weak defense (although young).

Also hopefully they play Hellebuyck over Quick as that would show the coaching is subpar just like the team.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Where is their captain from the World Cup one year ago?