Olympics: Team USA 2022

[flyerslducks]

Fox and McAvoy should anchor the top two pairings, with Weresnki, Petry, Slavin and Carlson rounding out the top six.

woooooooww....so no hughes, jones, krug, parayko.....sorry but petry should not be on the roster and slavin might have a hard time too with some up and coming dman coming

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

woooooooww....so no hughes, jones, krug, parayko.....sorry but petry and slavin should not be on the roster

Slavin absolutely should be.

 

[flyerslducks]

Slavin absolutely should be.

i would agree only because he fits a style that most of team USA doesn't but over seth jones???

i think it should be:

fox-carlson
werenski-jones
hughes-mcavoy
slavin

fix the pairing how you will idc. Time to move on from suter on team USA and there will be better options than petry

 

[flyerslducks]

my roster:

Mathew Tkachuk - Auston Matthews - Patrick Kane
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Jake Guentzel
Brady Tkachuk - Dylan Larkin - Blake Wheeler
J. Gaudreau- Vincent Trocheck - Brock Boeser

J.T. Miller - Max Pacioretty

Alex DeBrincat
Extra: Chris Kreider

Defense:

Jaccob Slavin - Charlie McAvoy
Jack Huges - John Carlson
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Adam Fox

more i think about it, the more slavin makes sense to have. Going to be tough to see which one of those 4 rhd dont make it but I can see fox gettting in for one of them. Slavin-Mcavoy would be a great shutdown pair. If only couts played for team USA, he would fit perfectly on the 4th line to shutdown the opposition

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

i would agree only because he fits a style that most of team USA doesn't but over seth jones???

i think it should be:

fox-carlson
werenski-jones
hughes-mcavoy
slavin

fix the pairing how you will idc. Time to move on from suter on team USA and there will be better options than petry

Drop Hughes. Carlson plays PP1, so Hughes most valuable part of his game isn’t needed. There can be a battle for that last spot.

 

[flyerslducks]

Drop Hughes. Carlson plays PP1, so Hughes most valuable part of his game isn’t needed. There can be a battle for that last spot.

idk i think hughes is too valuable on the pp. Would rather have hughes on pp1 and carlson on pp2

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

idk i think hughes is too valuable on the pp. Would rather have hughes on pp1 and carlson on pp2

I wouldn't take two defensemen to QB the PP who are liabilities at ES compared to the other options. You'll have six other defensemen who QB the PP for their NHL teams that can play PP2.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Fox and McAvoy should anchor the top two pairings, with Weresnki, Petry, Slavin and Carlson rounding out the top six.

No way Jones is out of the top-4.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Going to just be a Pens homer for a moment and say to watch John Marino. He should absolutely be in contention for a D-spot even if there are bigger names ahead of him right now.

 

[JiggsNY]

Team USA Looking for Olympic Buy-in

“According to USA Hockey executive director Pat Kelleher, the team is hoping to hold an orientation camp in the summer, with a roster named around Jan. 1. Bowman said there's no rush on the coach, but it goes without saying that will be another big news story.”

A summer camp will be exciting to get an idea of who’s going. Bowman and Guerin are fine choices to build the team just need to nail the coach.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Going to just be a Pens homer for a moment and say to watch John Marino. He should absolutely be in contention for a D-spot even if there are bigger names ahead of him right now.

There are too many defensemen. Someone like Petry, rather objectively having a better season, likely won't make it. I think Guentzel is going to make it from the Pens though.

 

[dortt]

May not matter. Seeing some talk of a US boycott of the games

 

[DoyleG]

May not matter. Seeing some talk of a US boycott of the games

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/us-considering-joining-boycott-of-2022-beijing-olympics.html

Check before you post.

 

[bennylundholm]

my roster:

Mathew Tkachuk - Auston Matthews - Patrick Kane
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Matthew Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk - Dylan Larkin - Blake Wheeler
J. Gaudreau- Vincent Trocheck - Brock Boeser

Jake Guentzel - J.T. Miller - Max Pacioretty

Alex DeBrincat
Extra: Chris Kreider

Defense:

Jaccob Slavin - Charlie McAvoy
Jack Huges - John Carlson
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Adam Fox

more i think about it, the more slavin makes sense to have. Going to be tough to see which one of those 4 rhd dont make it but I can see fox gettting in for one of them. Slavin-Mcavoy would be a great shutdown pair. If only couts played for team USA, he would fit perfectly on the 4th line to shutdown the opposition

I'd say Matthew Tkachuk will be too tired to produce at all in that lineup of yours.

 

[dortt]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/us-considering-joining-boycott-of-2022-beijing-olympics.html

Check before you post.

Updated after I posted

Glad to see we are backing away from that idiotic idea of a boycott. Nothing better than to win the gold on Chinese Ice

 

[flyerslducks]

I'd say Matthew Tkachuk will be too tired to produce at all in that lineup of yours.

jake guentzel comes right in

 

[Eye of Ra]

Gibson
Hellebuyck
Demko

Slavin - McAvoy
S.Jones - Carlson
Werenski - Fox
Hughes - Suter

DeBrincat - Matthews - Kane
Connor - Eichel - Keller
Guentzel - Trocheck - Boeser
M.Tkachuk - Larkin - B.Tkachuk
Gaudreau, Greenway

 

[QJL]

Current state for me

Forward locks:

(1) Auston Matthews
(2) Patrick Kane
(3) Jack Eichel
(4) Kyle Connor

Forward likely:

(5) Matthew Tkachuk
(6) Brady Tkachuk
(7) Brock Boeser
(8) Jake Guentzel

Forward on the bubble:

(9) Dylan Larkin
(10) Johnny Gaudreau
(11) Blake Wheeler
(12) Alex Debrincat
(13) Clayton Keller
(14) JT Miller
(15) Vincent Trochek
(16) Chris Kreider
(17) Jack Hughes

Forward outside shot:

(18) Bryan Rust
(19) TJ Oshie
(20) Brock Nelson
(21) Trevor Zegras
(22) Joel Farabee
(23) Jason Robertson
(24) James Van Riemsdyk
(25) Connor Garland
(26) Joe Pavelski
(27) Kevin Hayes

Defense locks:

(1) Adam Fox
(2) Seth Jones
(3) Jaccob Slavin
(4) Charlie McAvoy
(5) John Carlson

Defense bubble:

(6) Zach Werenski
(7) Jeff Petry
(8) Quinn Hughes
(9) Ryan McDonagh

Defense outside shot:

(10) Ryan Suter
(11) John Marino
(12) Brett Pesce
(13) Torey Krug
(14) Ryan Lindgren

Goalie locks:

(1) John Gibson
(2) Connor Hellebuyck

Goalie on the bubble:

(3) Thatcher Demko
(4) Jack Campbell

Goalie outside shot:

(5) Alex Nedeljkovic
(6) Spencer Knight

 

[HaveKnifeWillButcher]

Updated after I posted

Glad to see we are backing away from that idiotic idea of a boycott. Nothing better than to win the gold on Chinese Ice

Yeah, why boycott China when you can boycott the real human rights abusers in Georgia?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Current state for me

Forward locks:

(1) Auston Matthews
(2) Patrick Kane
(3) Jack Eichel
(4) Kyle Connor

Forward likely:

(5) Matthew Tkachuk
(6) Brady Tkachuk
(7) Brock Boeser
(8) Jake Guentzel

Forward on the bubble:

(9) Dylan Larkin
(10) Johnny Gaudreau
(11) Blake Wheeler
(12) Alex Debrincat
(13) Clayton Keller
(14) JT Miller
(15) Vincent Trochek
(16) Chris Kreider
(17) Jack Hughes

Forward outside shot:

(18) Bryan Rust
(19) TJ Oshie
(20) Brock Nelson
(21) Trevor Zegras
(22) Joel Farabee
(23) Jason Robertson
(24) James Van Riemsdyk
(25) Connor Garland
(26) Joe Pavelski
(27) Kevin Hayes
(28) Drake Batherson

Defense locks:

(1) Adam Fox
(2) Seth Jones
(3) Jaccob Slavin
(4) Charlie McAvoy
(5) John Carlson

Defense bubble:

(6) Zach Werenski
(7) Jeff Petry
(8) Quinn Hughes
(9) Ryan McDonagh

Defense outside shot:

(10) Ryan Suter
(11) John Marino
(12) Brett Pesce
(13) Torey Krug
(14) Ryan Lindgren

Goalie locks:

(1) John Gibson
(2) Connor Hellebuyck

Goalie on the bubble:

(3) Thatcher Demko
(4) Jack Campbell

Goalie outside shot:

(5) Alex Nedeljkovic
(6) Spencer Knight

As a Pens fan, I think you are over rating Guentzel, under rating Rust. They both should be on the bubble players. Guentzel isn't all the way back from his shoulder injury yet, and Rust gets more consistently productive every year.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

B Tkachuk - Matthews - Kane
Conner - Eichel - Geuntzel
M Tkachuk - Trocheck - DeBrincat
Rust - Pavelski - Boeser

Slavin - Fox
Carlson - McAvoy
Hughes - Pionk

Hellebuyck
Demko
Gibson

 

[HugeInTheShire]

As a Canadian this is the first time I'd ever admit to being terrified of playing this team USA
They are going to be a well oiled machine no matter who the select

 

[gotyournose]

Current state for me

Forward locks:

(1) Auston Matthews
(2) Patrick Kane
(3) Jack Eichel
(4) Kyle Connor

Forward likely:

(5) Matthew Tkachuk
(6) Brady Tkachuk
(7) Brock Boeser
(8) Jake Guentzel

Forward on the bubble:

(9) Dylan Larkin
(10) Johnny Gaudreau
(11) Blake Wheeler
(12) Alex Debrincat
(13) Clayton Keller
(14) JT Miller
(15) Vincent Trochek
(16) Chris Kreider
(17) Jack Hughes

Forward outside shot:

(18) Bryan Rust
(19) TJ Oshie
(20) Brock Nelson
(21) Trevor Zegras
(22) Joel Farabee
(23) Jason Robertson
(24) James Van Riemsdyk
(25) Connor Garland
(26) Joe Pavelski
(27) Kevin Hayes
(28) Drake Batherson

Defense locks:

(1) Adam Fox
(2) Seth Jones
(3) Jaccob Slavin
(4) Charlie McAvoy
(5) John Carlson

Defense bubble:

(6) Zach Werenski
(7) Jeff Petry
(8) Quinn Hughes
(9) Ryan McDonagh

Defense outside shot:

(10) Ryan Suter
(11) John Marino
(12) Brett Pesce
(13) Torey Krug
(14) Ryan Lindgren

Goalie locks:

(1) John Gibson
(2) Connor Hellebuyck

Goalie on the bubble:

(3) Thatcher Demko
(4) Jack Campbell

Goalie outside shot:

(5) Alex Nedeljkovic
(6) Spencer Knight

Drake Batherson is Canadian. Centres like Larkin and Miller are locks. USA doesn’t have the centre depth to not add those two players.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Current state for me

Forward locks:

(1) Auston Matthews
(2) Patrick Kane
(3) Jack Eichel
(4) Kyle Connor

Forward likely:

(5) Matthew Tkachuk
(6) Brady Tkachuk
(7) Brock Boeser
(8) Jake Guentzel

Forward on the bubble:

(9) Dylan Larkin
(10) Johnny Gaudreau
(11) Blake Wheeler
(12) Alex Debrincat
(13) Clayton Keller
(14) JT Miller
(15) Vincent Trochek
(16) Chris Kreider
(17) Jack Hughes

Forward outside shot:

(18) Bryan Rust
(19) TJ Oshie
(20) Brock Nelson
(21) Trevor Zegras
(22) Joel Farabee
(23) Jason Robertson
(24) James Van Riemsdyk
(25) Connor Garland
(26) Joe Pavelski
(27) Kevin Hayes
(28) Drake Batherson

Defense locks:

(1) Adam Fox
(2) Seth Jones
(3) Jaccob Slavin
(4) Charlie McAvoy
(5) John Carlson

Defense bubble:

(6) Zach Werenski
(7) Jeff Petry
(8) Quinn Hughes
(9) Ryan McDonagh

Defense outside shot:

(10) Ryan Suter
(11) John Marino
(12) Brett Pesce
(13) Torey Krug
(14) Ryan Lindgren

Goalie locks:

(1) John Gibson
(2) Connor Hellebuyck

Goalie on the bubble:

(3) Thatcher Demko
(4) Jack Campbell

Goalie outside shot:

(5) Alex Nedeljkovic
(6) Spencer Knight

Drake Batherson has played for Canada internationally despite being from Indiana

 

[Mathieukferland]

As a Canadian this is the first time I'd ever admit to being terrified of playing this team USA
They are going to be a well oiled machine no matter who the select

I wouldn’t say terrified, but it’s certainly the best team on paper they would have faced since the Russians in Vancouver 2010