OT: Your Countries 2014 Olympic Roster

[PAZ]

I did it with a few friends awhile back, what's your prediction for your countries roster?

Canada
Forwards
Crosby
Stamkos
Nash
Giroux
Perry
Getzlaf
Toews
E. Staal
Seguin
Iginla (If retired, Sharp)
Bergeron
M. Richards

Thornton

Defense
Doughty
Keith
Letang
Weber
Staal
Pietrangelo

Seabrook

Goalies
Price
Fluery

Luongo

Picked some players because of their grit and physical play rather than their actual skill. I'm opposed to having 4 lines of pure skill and no physicality. Also factored in the international ice, so left out players like Lucic.

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[The Shermanator]

I did it with a few friends awhile back, what's your prediction for your countries roster?

Canada
Forwards
Crosby
Stamkos
Nash
Giroux
Perry
Getzlaf
Toews
E. Staal
Seguin
Iginla (If retired, Sharp)
Bergeron
M. Richards

Thornton

I don't really like Spezza but I gotta think you have to include him. Even if it's instead of Thornton.

 

[PAZ]

I don't really like Spezza but I gotta think you have to include him. Even if it's instead of Thornton.

I was thinking that, but I don't really see where he fits. I guess he could be the 13th forward instead of Thornton. If another player can step up and do just as well in the dot i'd switch Bergeron out for Tavares or Spezza.

 

[Christian Litscher]

Team USA will basically be the Avs. Since were signing Suter and Parise and all. right guys?

 

[Alex Jones]

My country doesn't have an olympic team.

 

[Hennessy]

I'm an American, but I live here and root for Tre Kronor 90% of the time, so I'm qualified.

Sweden
Sedin
Sedin
Backstrom
Eriksson
Landeskog
Zetterberg
Franzen
Weinhandl
Johansson
Hornqvist
Silfverberg

Ekman-Larsson
Enstrom
Edler
Kronwall
Murray
Hjalmarsson
Hedman
Karlsson

Lundqvist
Lindback
Fasth

Well, crap. I can list 46 defensemen, but cannot complete the forward corps without either adding underachievers like Berglund or Tedenby or putting a lot of faith in young guys improving or coming out guns blazing (Paajarvi, Forsberg). Freudian, get in here.

 

[El_Loco_Avs]

We haven't been to the olympic hockeytournament since the year before I was born.

 

[Slenke]

I'm an American, but I live here and root for Tre Kronor 90% of the time, so I'm qualified.

Sweden
Sedin
Sedin
Backstrom
Eriksson
Landeskog
Zetterberg
Franzen
Weinhandl
Johansson
Hornqvist
Silfverberg

Ekman-Larsson
Enstrom
Edler
Kronwall
Murray
Hjalmarsson
Hedman
Karlsson

Lundqvist
Lindback
Fasth

Well, crap. I can list 46 defensemen, but cannot complete the forward corps without either adding underachievers like Berglund or Tedenby or putting a lot of faith in young guys improving or coming out guns blazing (Paajarvi, Forsberg). Freudian, get in here.

I like your list. But the event is in two years and like you said we don't know how well the young players have developed by then. And by that I'd like to add a few question marks:

Nicklas Lidström and Daniel Alfredsson, will they have retired by then?

Gustav Nyqvist
Carl Hagelin
Victor Stålberg

Tim Erixon
Adam Larsson

 

[Kschey]

Poland

Oh..

We haven't been to the olympic hockeytournament since the year before I was born.

For me and Poland it's the year after my birth year

 

[Ivan13]

Poland

Oh..

I know the feeling.

 

[El_Loco_Avs]

Poland

Oh..



For me and Poland it's the year after my birth year

Poland cannot into space

 

[The Infamous Tank]

Parise-Kesler-Kane
Ryan-Stastny-Kessel
Pacioretty-Backes-Pavelski
C. Wilson-Oshie-Callahan
Pominville

Suter-EJ <-- Avs future top pairing
McDonagh-Carlson
Yandle-Bogosian
Myers

Quick
Schneider
Miller

 

[chewey]

No team for Nepal.

 

[PAZ]

No team for Nepal.

Do you not cheer for Canada in the olympics? Or any other team when it's on?

 

[Murph5]

Canada

Toews-Crosby-Eberle
Duchene-Stamkos-St.Louis
Tavares-Bergeron-Giroux
Lucic-Getzlaf-Perry
Nash-E.Staal
Keith-Seabrook
Letang-Weber
Pietrangelo-Subban
M.Staal-Doughty
Crawford
Luongo
Price

C-Toews
A-Lucic
A-Weber
A-St.Louis

 

[Qurpiz]

Finland

Filppula - M. Koivu - T.Ruutu
Korpikoski - S. Koivu - Selänne
Aaltonen - O. Jokinen - J. Jokinen
Bergenheim - Barkov - Joensuu

Pitkänen - Salo
Timonen - Vatanen
Väänänen - Järvinen (my pick) (goddman Lydman why did you have to retire)

Rask
Rinne
Niemi
Lehtonen
Raanta
Vehanen
Bäckström
Rämö

I don't know anything. Pick any three goalies and I'm pretty sure we're good

 

[Puck Poise]

Tavares-Crosby-Stamkos
Nash-Toews-Giroux
Duchene-Bergeron-Perry
Hall-E.Staal-Eberle
Getzlaf, Sharp

Keith-Weber
Pietrangelo-Doughty
Staal-Subban
Seabrook, Letang

Luongo
Price
Smith

Total homer pick putting Matty in there, but I'll remain hopeful.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Finland

Filppula - M. Koivu - T.Ruutu
Korpikoski - S. Koivu - Selänne
Aaltonen - O. Jokinen - J. Jokinen
Bergenheim - Barkov - Joensuu

Pitkänen - Salo
Timonen - Vatanen
Väänänen - Järvinen (my pick) (goddman Lydman why did you have to retire)

Rask
Rinne
Niemi
Lehtonen
Raanta
Vehanen
Bäckström
Rämö

I don't know anything. Pick any three goalies and I'm pretty sure we're good

Not a MG fan?

Tavares-Crosby-Stamkos
Nash-Toews-Giroux
Duchene-Bergeron-Perry
Hall-E.Staal-Eberle
Getzlaf, Sharp

Keith-Weber
Pietrangelo-Doughty
Staal-Subban
Seabrook, Letang

Luongo
Price
Smith

Total homer pick putting Matty in there, but I'll remain hopeful.

MSL should be there if his play doesn't drop a lot.

 

[Qurpiz]

Not a MG fan?

I think "not convinced" is the best way to put it

 

[S E P H]

Poland

Oh..

Poland
Wolski

 

[InjuredChoker]

I think "not convinced" is the best way to put it

Fair enough.

If Pitkänen is out too.. god we're screwed.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Total homer pick putting Matty in there, but I'll remain hopeful.

I don't think it's that far fetched to choose Duchene, really. He has to get off to a good start for sure. But all the Hockey Canada folks did was reiterate how they had to make changes for the big ice, add youth and speed and don't be shocked if some 2010 players didn't make it.

 

[RKB9]

Kunitz - Crosby - Stamkos
Nash - Toews - Getzlaf
Duchene - Tavares - Giroux
E Staal - Bergeron - Perry

Doughty Weber
Keith Seabrook
Letang Pietrangelo

Luongo
Price
Crawford

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

Poland
Wolski

Too bad he's a traitor to his homeland.

 

[klozge]

Germany