Sweden vs Finland vs USA

[QJL]

USA > Sweden > Finland

Matthews and Eichel are the 2 best players here, they are WAY ahead of the pack. A few tiers above.

Matthews and Eichel are “WAY“ ahead of Barkov? Definitely not.

And I’m an American admitting it.

 

[34]

Matthews and Eichel are “WAY“ ahead of Barkov? Definitely not.

And I’m an American admitting it.

Barkov is a great player, but Matthews and Eichel are Above him.

No slight at Barkov either, he is top tier.

 

[amnesiac]

Which roster is currently better?

USA:

Pacioretty - Matthews - Kane
Connor - Eichel - Wheeler
Goudreau - Miller - Rust
Tkachuk - Larkin - Oshie

Hughes - Carlson
Suter - DeAngelo
Yandle - Fox

How did you forget Jones, Slavin, McAvoy?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

USA may have a nice team on paper but we all know if these 3 teams played each other the US would not win a single game.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

How on earth do you pick Yandle and DeAngelo over Jones and Slavin????

Fix their D and it's USA pretty easily.

 

[Gurglesons]

The US roster a travesty. No Jake Guentzel, but Bryan Rust.

JT Miller at center over players like Trochek and Brock Nelson?

No Atkinson on the RW? Literally the entire bottom four D who would not be on the roster.

What the f*** is this?

Gaudreau - Eichel - Kane (I want to put Debrincat here, but Gaudrau deserves it for a legacy pick)
Connor - Matthews - Wheeler
Guentzel - Larkin - Atkinson
Tkachuk - Nelson - Oshie

Hughes - Jones
McAvoy - Carlson
Slavin - Pesce

 

[SotasicA]

I was going to say USA, but Sweden's D is pretty sick. Both teams would win about half the time, but Sweden wins the decisive game in OT.

Finland clearly in last place. Only two good forward lines and the worst D group, with guys like Maatta and Jokiharju making the team. In real life they'd obviously get best goaltending, and that's the most important position, but for some reason that aspect is ignored here... so, sucks for them, I guess.

 

[SotasicA]

How on earth do you pick Yandle and DeAngelo over Jones and Slavin????

Fix their D and it's USA pretty easily.

Yes, I feel Seth Jones would tip the balance. The best possible US roster would beat Sweden most of the time.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Barkov is a great player, but Matthews and Eichel are Above him.

No slight at Barkov either, he is top tier.

Lol, nope. Maybe when they contend for Selke and get 96 points.

 

[kthx]

Finland looks weakest out of the bunch but we got the best coaching so w.e

 

[biturbo19]

Sweden>USA>Finland, but only because the rosters chosen there have a worse defence than USA could actually put on the ice.