Olympic Defense Pairings

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Here's my best guess for Defense pairing for every team in the Olympics

(Not totally sure for Suisse, Italy, Germany and Kazakhstan)

Canada
Pronger-Redden
Regehr-Blake
Foote-Bouwmeester
McCabe

Czech
Kubina-T. Kaberle
Spacek-Kuba
Zidlicky-F. Kaberle
Malik

Sweden
Lidstrom-Jonsson
Ohlund-Norstrom
Backstrom-Havelid
Tjarnqvist

Slovakia
Chara-Visnovsky
Meszaros-Suchy
Jurcina-Strbak
Majesky

Russia
A Markov-D.Markov
Volchenkov-Vishnevsky
Gonchar-Kasparitis
Kulyash-Tyutin

Finland
Salo-Timonen
Numminen-Lydman
Nummelin-Niemi
Berg

USA
Rafalski-Schieder
Liles-Hatcher
Leopold-Hedican
Chelios

Germany
Ehrhoff-Seidenberg
Schubert-Goc
Renz-Sulzer
Schauer-Kopitz

Switzerland
Streit-Steinegger
Seger-Keller
Blindenbacher-Vauclair
Bezina

Latvia
Ozolinsh-Skrastins
Lavins-Ignatjevs
Tribuncovs-Saviels
Pujacs-Rekis

Italy
Nardella-Helfer
Borgatello-Strazzabosco
Ramoser-Signoretti
Trevisani

Kazakhstan
Troshchinskiy-Tregubov
Pupkov-Argokov
Vassilchenko-Shemelin
Kovalenko-Koledayev

Thoughts?

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[Jimmi McJenkins]

No one has any problem with these pairs I came up with???

 

[Seiza]

Sweden
Lidstrom-Jonsson
Ohlund-Norstrom
Backstrom-Havelid
Tjarnqvist

Guess you mean Bäckman and not Bäckström. Other than that I think your pairings look good, I would use the following pairings though:

Lidström - Norström
Öhlund - Jönsson
Bäckman - Hävelid
Tjärnqvist

 

[Joe MacMillan]

Finland
Salo-Timonen
Numminen-Lydman
Nummelin-Niemi
Berg

Replace Niemi with Berg and put Lydman in the 3rd pairing with Berg and Nummelin in the 2nd with Numminen. Lydman is much better in his own end than Nummelin.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Guess you mean Bäckman and not Bäckström. Other than that I think your pairings look good, I would use the following pairings though:

You're so right, my bad.

And thanks, I just used my best judgement

 

[stv11]

For Switzerland :

Streit - Keller
Seger - Steinegger
Blindenbacher - Bezina
Vauclair

But Vauclair might miss the games and be replaced by Forster or Hirschi (I'd take Hirschi over Bezina anyway)

 

[Ban Hammered]

I doubt Chelios will be the 7th defenseman considering he is the U.S Captain


I'd put them like this
Chelios-Schneider
Rafalski-Hatcher
Liles-Hedican
Leopold (only because he isn't playing so great this year according to his own coach)

 

[Flash Walken]

I'm almost positive that blake and foote will be paired together. They have been at the previous two olympics, and have only been on the ice for 2 goals against in both combined olympics. That's stunning.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I'm almost positive that blake and foote will be paired together. They have been at the previous two olympics, and have only been on the ice for 2 goals against in both combined olympics. That's stunning.

Yeah I thought that, but I figure Foote would need someone with really good speed paired with him, because he's not the fleetest of foot (not that he's slow) on the international ice surface

 

[SwisshockeyAcademy]

No one has any problem with these pairs I came up with???

Jimmy I've got a real problem with this!! Just kidding , looked like you were hoping someone would pick you apart. I've got to say I'm curious to see if Foote /Blake works out. Foote and Blake have both been a bit ragged this year so the jury is out. For Latvia I belive Ozolinsh and Ignatjevs are both out. Maybe a Latvian poster can confirm this. If Bob Nardella is in Italy's top pairing , they are in more trouble than I thought. Not a bad effort Jimmy.

 

[artilector]

For Russia,
A.Markov-D.Markov
Gonchar-Volchenkov
Tyutin-Kasparitis (Rangers' connection)
Kulyash-Vishnevsky

..and try not to use the last pair!

 

[Aki Berg]

Finland
Salo-Timonen
Numminen-Lydman
Nummelin-Niemi
Berg

You know absolutely nothing about Finnish hockey.

You shouldn't be allowed to include anything about Finland in any of your posts, again.

 

[DayWalk3r]

You know absolutely nothing about Finnish hockey.

You shouldn't be allowed to include anything about Finland in any of your posts, again.

 

[Ovechkin_mvp]

For Russia,
A.Markov-D.Markov
Gonchar-Volchenkov
Tyutin-Kasparitis (Rangers' connection)
Kulyash-Vishnevsky

..and try not to use the last pair!

Good one, yet I would rather have

A. Markov - Volchenkov
Gonchar - D. Markov

Volchenkov is such a force on the blue line, he would compliment greatly A. Markov's offence

 

[C-J...*]

Guess you mean Bäckman and not Bäckström. Other than that I think your pairings look good, I would use the following pairings though:

Lidström - Norström
Öhlund - Jönsson
Bäckman - Hävelid
Tjärnqvist

Yup, Nik usually plays with Norström in the big tournaments.

God how I miss Johnsson, Ragnarsson and Kronwall...