Your countries first 8

[Tutu to]

If your country needed to name 8 player right now for a 2020 World Cup who would they be? Assume the rest could be named in the summer.

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[JackSlater]

I still have the pucks that McDonalds released for the 2002 Olympics with Canada's eight selected players. It always cracked me up that they also released a solo Gretzky puck but put al of the actual players two to a puck.

I think that Hockey Canada would select: Crosby, McDavid, MacKinnon, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Tavares, Bergeron, Price. Doug Armstrong gets his own puck because he's the GM.

 

[MaxV]

Ovechkin
Kucherov
Kuznetsov
Malkin
Provorov
Tarasenko
Vasilevsky
Orlov

 

[NUhockey]

Eichel
Kane
Matthews
Gaudreau
Pacioretty
Jones
Carlson
Suter

 

[TheBeastCoast]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Crosby
Doughty
Bergeron
Price
Weber
Marchand

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Barkov
Rantanen
Aho
Laine
Teräväinen
Heiskanen
Rask
Ristolainen

 

[tobu]

Halak

Chára
Sekera
Černák
Fehervary

Tatar
Panik
Kristof

Struggle with the forwards.

 

[B Boarding]

EP40
Bäckström
Zibanejad
EK65
Hedman
Landeskog
Dahlin
Lehner

Landeskog might be a surprise for many, but Sweden doesn't have many players being able to do his job. He will be especially valuable on special teams. I believe Dahlin will take another step after another off season practice.

 

[Czechboy]

1. Pastrnak
2. Hertl
3. Krejci
4. Kempny
5. Hronek
6. Rittich
7. Vrana
8. Voracek

However, Czech federation would probably name:

1. Kovar
2. Zohorna
3. Zohorna
4. Zohorna
5. Bartosak
6. Moravcik
7. Sklenicka
8. Gulas

** I have nothing against any of the above 8. I just hate how the Czechs always put in Euro players amongst NHLer's as though the Extraliga guys are somehow going to outscore the NHL ones. Dopita was the last time this happened.lol

 

[Tutu to]

Crosby
McDavid
Mackinon
Bergeron
Marchand
Doughty
Pietrangelo
Price

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

In no particular order

Eichel
Matthews
Kane
M Tkachuk
Larkin
Jones
Gibson

I’ll only name 7. I think those guys are not debatable names to leave off the Olympic team. The others you could argue for one way or the other.

 

[gotyournose]

Crosby
McDavid
MacKinnon
Bergeron


Doughty
Weber
Pietrengelo

Price

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

In no particular order

Eichel
Matthews
Kane
M Tkachuk
Larkin
Jones
Gibson

I’ll only name 7. I think those guys are not debatable names to leave off the Olympic team. The others you could argue for one way or the other.

Carlson?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Carlson?

I don’t see him as a lock. I named seven players. It doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be on the team or that he’s not better than some listed there, but those are the seven I think are locks.

 

[LFCTML]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Crosby
Doughty
Bergeron
Price
Weber
Marchand

Pretty much this.

 

[Maverick41]

Not that Germany would be invited for a World Cup, but just for fun it would probably be something like this:

1. Draisaitl
2. Grubauer
3. Greiss
4. Kahun
5. Seider
6. Rieder
7. Holzer
8. Kühnhackl

 

[Czechboy]

Not that Germany would be invited for a World Cup, but just for fun it would probably be something like this:

1. Draisaitl
2. Grubauer
3. Greiss
4. Kahun
5. Seider
6. Rieder
7. Holzer
8. Kühnhackl

A couple more strong drafts and Germany might be getting invites... Program is on the rise. 2 NHL goalies can do a lot!

 

[Los Patos de Anaheim]

Ovechkin
Kucherov
Kuznetsov
Malkin
Provorov
Tarasenko
Vasilevsky
Orlov

Panarin??

 

[MaxV]

Panarin??

The way I understood OP, it's first 8 called up, not top 8 players. I would imagine every position needs to be represented.

 

[dombrova22]

I'm gonna put a twist to the Canadian 8.

McDavid
Crosby
Marchand
MacKinnon
Marner
Letang
Doughty
Price

 

[BigBadBoar]

Pastrnak
Krejci
Hertl
Vrana
Ondrej Kase
Hronek
Kempny
Francouz

 

[Los Patos de Anaheim]

Pastrnak
Krejci
Hertl
Vrana
Ondrej Kase
Hronek
Kempny
Francouz

There has gotta be a better option that Kase

 

[BigBadBoar]

There has gotta be a better option that Kase

It may be the most disputable name on the list but I simply like the style he plays and see him as the player that team would need.

 

[ktownhockey]

I don’t see him as a lock. I named seven players. It doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be on the team or that he’s not better than some listed there, but those are the seven I think are locks.

I am not an American but I think Carlson would be a lock. Just added to your 8 and its great lol

 

[edd1e]

Barkov
Rantanen
Aho
Laine
Teräväinen
Heiskanen
Rask
Ristolainen

I'd pick Lindell before Ristolainen