pwnstar Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Don't rule out the Czechs Michalek - Krejci - Jagr Elias - Plekanec - Vrbata Havlat - Fleischmann - Hemsky Hudler - Prospal - Erat Voracek/Hejduk Zidlicky - Michalek Kuba - Hejda Smid - Kaberle Polak/Rozsival Pavalec Vokoun Neuvirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rink on Renfrew Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What about hall eberle or nugent Hopkins. Those three guys In a couple years will be gems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Tuuka Rask steals the gold. Finland wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Don't rule out the Czechs Michalek - Krejci - Jagr Elias - Plekanec - Vrbata Havlat - Fleischmann - Hemsky Hudler - Prospal - Erat Voracek/Hejduk Zidlicky - Michalek Kuba - Hejda Smid - Kaberle Polak/Rozsival Pavalec Vokoun Neuvirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Burrows?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Not liking the way those bottom lines are working. The best national teams have always had guys who could play at a high level but were effective in a 3rd or 4th line role. Stamkos - Crosby - Neal Benn - Giroux - Nash E. Kane- Getzlaf- Perry (good physical line) M. Richards-Toews-J. Staal (shut down line) Coutourier Letang - Weber Doughty - Pietrangelo Keith - Seabrook Price Ward Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 If the Soviets don't put in tier-two KHLers in their Olympic squad this time, that would help. But i'm not sold on their primadonna stars and they're overall lack of drive esp. among d-men. Home ice advantage would have to be HUGE for them to win gold. Swedens defense and goaltending is tight. Forwards not so epic, but still capable. Euro rinks help guys like the Sedins. They can easily win it all. USA is Canada-lite. A lot will depend on guys jelling in time and then getting stellar goaltending. Finland is medal-capable. Sweden Finland Russia? I hope Canada doesn't fail to medal, but it wouldn't shock me if they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin6Schultz Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Parise - Kesler - Kane Kessel - pavelski - Brown Pacioretty - Dubinsky - Callahan Ryan - Backes - Oshie Stafford - Statsny - Pominville JJ - EJ Suter - McDonagh Yandle - Shattenkirk R.Whitney- Carlson Fowler - Seth Jones Quick Miller Howard Schneider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forklift_ole Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The US is going to come in with a younger, more skilled team. Their forwards are stacked, their D are big and offensively gifted, and the goaltending is solid no matter who they go with. Russia will be on home ice and they'll have a ton of skill, but goaltending will be a problem. Never count out Sweden. Finland always plays great in the Olympics. Canada is hardly a shoo-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xur Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Howard is playing like crap, and his lack of grade A defense men in front of him is starting to show his true colours. He won't make the american team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I'd say the best competition is USA by far. Some other teams might do better than expected, but USA's really been getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 A little off-topic here, but am I the only one who thinks Martin St. Louis should be on Team Canada in Sochi? I think, not one single hockey expert put him on their rosters, which is a bit surprising, considering Stamkos and him have amazing chemistry and Stamkos is pretty much a lock to make the team. I get that he's 37, but he's still productive at his age (over a point per game this season), and it's not like Stamkos is making him look good either. If anything, it's the other way around. Nash - Crosby - Neal Stamkos - Giroux - St. Louis Sharp - Toews - Eberle E. Staal - Getzlaf - Perry Is how I picture the forward group should look like. You have great chemistry throughout the entire lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Nash will be in a shutdown role on team Canada. He pretty much single-handedly shut down Ovechkin in 2010. Russia won't win, defense is too soft and meh. Not enough defense on the back-end, and you don't win games going all offense anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsasaki Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I'm getting scared thinking about a potential Brown-Backes-Callahan line. Bumps and bruises everywhere. Parise - Kesler - Kane Ryan - Pavelski - Kessel Brown - Backes - Callahan Pacioretty - Oshie - JVR Stastny Those second and third lines, not really sure if one is really better than the other, the Brown line is more of a checking line though McDonagh - Suter Yandle - E. Johnson J. Johnson - Byfuglien Shattenkirk/Carlson Quick Howard/Miller/Schneider Maybe even Anderson if he continues this play. Pretty good team, strong team defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I don't get why a lot of people have Neal on Team Canada. He has had one break out year, directly related to the fact he has played with Crosby and Malkin. His next best year was 27 goals. He didn't even put up big numbers in junior. Great player, but not nearly good enough to be on the Canadian Olympic team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I don't get why a lot of people have Neal on Team Canada. He has had one break out year, directly related to the fact he has played with Crosby and Malkin. His next best year was 27 goals. He didn't even put up big numbers in junior. Great player, but not nearly good enough to be on the Canadian Olympic team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Wilson Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Each team in the top-7 is dangerous. Any of them can give Canada a good run. It'll depend on who gels the quickest, and goaltending. In 2010, Russia and Sweden were pegged as Canada's greatest competition. Neither of those team's faired well. USA and Slovakia were considered surprises, and Finland did well. I'll take Russia and Sweden this time around. Both of those teams will be motivated after disappointing showings in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'd say Canada V2 as well, though V2's defence probably wouldn't be as strong as Sweden's, but the forwards would be comparable V1: Stamkos Crosby Nash E Staal Giroux Toews Marleau Getzlaf Eberle J Staal M Richards Neal Benn Doughty Keith Letang Weber Green Pietrangelo Boyle/Burns Luongo Price Fleury V2: Tavares Lecavalier St Louis Heatley Thornton Skinner Sharp RNH Perry Burrows Couture Clarkson B Richards/Duchene Subban Staal Seabrook Schultz Beauchemin Franson Del Zotto/Phaneuf Brodeur Ward Crawford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom52 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ovechkin, Malkin, Kovalchuk, Datsyuk...Russia is gonna be an unreal squad. Not to mention they're on home soil (ice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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