Team Canada 2010

[Bruins]

Post your picks.

[Bruins]

Nash - Crosby - Iginla
Marleau - Thornton - Heatley
St. Louis - B Richards - Stamkos
M Richards - Getzlaf - Perry

Pronger - Boyle
Bouwmeester - Phaneuf
Green - Keith

Brodeur
Luongo

SCRATCHES:
J Carter
D Doughty/S Weber (I haven't seen a lot of Weber)

If I had to pick a 3rd goalie it would be Ward or Mason, Fleury close 3rd.

Also considered:
-S Neidermayer - I heard on CBC he's not being considered for the team, he should be.
-E Staal/V Lecavlier - Not putting up the numbers they should but both are legit #1 centres in the NHL.
-Doan/Morrow/Smyth - Don't think these type guys are necessary, a lot of Canada's stars have a mean streak.
-Regehr/other defensive stalwarts - This is a skating game.

[Penguin]

Based on the Team Canada Training Camp Invitees

Wingers (8):

Iginla
St.Louis
Perry
Heatley
Nash
Morrow
Doan
Getzlaf

Centers (4):

Lecavalier
Thornton
Crosby
Toews

Defensemen (6):
Green
Niedermayer
Pronger
Phaneuf
Bouwmeester
Weber

Goalies (2):
Luongo
Brodeur

Bench:
Lucic
Richards
Boyle
Fleury

[Penguin]

Paul Stastny is american!

[Bruins]

Paul Stastny is american!

Well he was born in Quebec so he is Canadian, but you're right he plays for USA Hockey.

[Penguin]

I had my friend correct me too.

You would rather have Brad Richards over Toews? I don't even think Brad got invited. On top of my head, I'd invite Cammalleri, Spezza, Savard and a bunch of other guys before him!

[Bruins]

I had my friend correct me too.

You would rather have Brad Richards over Toews? I don't even think Brad got invited. On top of my head, I'd invite Cammalleri, Spezza, Savard and a bunch of other guys before him!

Forgot about Marc, maybe him over Brad but not the other guys'. Brad's one of the best playmakers in the league, doesn't take penalties, plays decent defense, and can play any forward position. He's playing like he did in '04 with St. Louis and Lecavalier, remember he was Tampa's best player with Khabibulin, not Vinny or Martin.

[Penguin]

Your post made me check his stats and I had no idea he had 35 in 28 games. Glad to know he's back at the top!

[NashvilleGM]

Had this post on my blog last year (feb 23 2009):

Iginla - Crosby - Nash
Getzlaf - Thornton - Toews
Carter - Richards - Savard
Staal - Lecavalier - St.Louis

Heatley

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Green - Phaneuf
Bouwmeester - Boyle
Weber - Pronger

Niedermayer
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Roberto Luongo
Martin Brodeur
Steve Mason


new picks coming

[Bruins]

Cool site that is doing the TSN.ca player rankings for Olympic players.

Defense:
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/n ... cid=rsstsn

Goalkeepers:
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/n ... oaltenders

[CapsGM]

Ovechkin - Malkin - Semin
Kovalchuk - Datsyuk - Radulov
Zaripov - Zinovjev - Kovalev
Morozov - Fedorov - Kozlov
Frolov

Markov (if healthy) - Gonchar
Zubov - Volchenkov
Grebeshkov - Tyutin

Nabokov
Bryzgalov

[Bruins]

Ovechkin - Malkin - Semin
Kovalchuk - Datsyuk - Radulov
Zaripov - Zinovjev - Kovalev
Morozov - Fedorov - Kozlov
Frolov

Markov (if healthy) - Gonchar
Zubov - Volchenkov
Grebeshkov - Tyutin

Nabokov
Bryzgalov

Kovalchuk > Ovechkin
Datsyuk >> Malkin

[Penguin]

Offense:
Patrick Kane-Paul Stastny-Zach Parise
Dustin Brown-Tim Connolly-Brian Gionta
Erik Cole-Chris Drury-Phil Kessel
Brian Rolston-Matt Cullen-Ryan Kesler
James VanRiemsdyk, Kyle Okposo

Defense:
Brian Rafalski-Matt Carle
Erik Johnson-Jack Johnson
Ryan Whitney-Ryan Suter
Mike Komisarek

Goalies:
Ryan Miller, Rick DiPietro, Tim Thomas

[Penguin]

No Vinny, Marty and on top of that.. no Mike Green. I had no idea Seabrook was good enough for the olympics!

[Virtual Jarmo]

No Vinny, Marty and on top of that.. no Mike Green. I had no idea Seabrook was good enough for the olympics!

I like the Seabrook pick. As far as I can tell, Stevie Y and the rest of the selection committee wanted to build on current chemistry. The whole SJ line, Getzlaf and Perry, Seabrook and Keith. I think the fact that it's on a North American surface had a lot to do with it, too. If this game's in Europe somewhere, odds are Morrow and Seabrook get bypassed for St. Louis and Green or something like that.

I think the biggest snub is Doan. A Morrow-Richards-Doan line would probably go the whole tourney without getting scored on.

Either way, injuries are sure to play a factor before the tourney.

[Jets GM]

doughty over j-bo....wow.

[Penguin]

Over Double Dion too! Doan I don't mind not having cause of what he said about frenchies a while back.

Here's what I'd go with into the 1st game:

Iginla-Toews-Richards (all have amazing character and poise on the ice)
Perry-Crosby-Bergeron (they did great at the World Juniors together)
Marleau-Thornton-Heatley (chemistry from San Jose)
Nash-Staal-Getzlaf (big skilled forwards)
Sub: Morrow

Niedermayer-Pronger (reuniting the vets from Anaheim)
Weber-Boyle (should be strong on the PP)
Keith-Seabrook (chemistry from Chicago)
Sub: Doughty

1-Luongo
2-Brodeur (Marty is Marty, but I don't like his style and he won't have a defensive system like NJ)
Sub: Fleury

[WildGM]

I laugh when people comlpain that Phaneuf isn't on the team. Dion is probably the most overrated defensemen in the NHL. Dion has a great shot (When he hits the bloody net), and can hit very hard. However his other qualities are just not good enough to be a top flight defenseman. Dion's defensive coverage is just plain horrible, he doesn't think out there on the ice. Unless Phaneuf can somehow fix this, he will never be on the Canadian Olympic team.

Doughty on the other hand has proven that he deserves to be on the team. IMO he's outplayed Boumy. Drew is carrying that LA blueline. Doughty is just so poised at a young age, and it doesn';t hurt to add some youth to the team. If this guy played on the east coast, 1. No one would be complaining that he is on the team. 2. Most people would label this guy as a Norris candidate.

The one pick I dislike is the Morrow pick. What the hell is wrong with Doan? Shane has a ton of international experience, has captained Team Canada multiple times in the WHC. I just think that was a bad move by Yzerman. I feel sorry for Shane, but what can you do.

[WildGM]

Over Double Dion too! Doan I don't mind not having cause of what he said about frenchies a while back.

Here's what I'd go with into the 1st game:

Iginla-Toews-Richards (all have amazing character and poise on the ice)
Perry-Crosby-Bergeron (they did great at the World Juniors together)
Marleau-Thornton-Heatley (chemistry from San Jose)
Nash-Staal-Getzlaf (big skilled forwards)
Sub: Morrow

Niedermayer-Pronger (reuniting the vets from Anaheim)
Weber-Boyle (should be strong on the PP)
Keith-Seabrook (chemistry from Chicago)
Sub: Doughty

1-Luongo
2-Brodeur (Marty is Marty, but I don't like his style and he won't have a defensive system like NJ)
Sub: Fleury

As a Canucks fan I would love to see Luongo get the starting job, but I just don't see it happening. Unless Marty screws up like Cujo did back in '02.

[TorontoGM]

If Team Canada wants Silver, they'll put Fleury in.

[SharksGM]

Remember how great McCabe was in the Olympics? Yeah, leaving Phaneuf out is not a bad choice.

[WildGM]

Did McCabe play alot though? I don't ever remember seeing him play in the '06 playoffs.

[Bruins]

Did McCabe play alot though? I don't ever remember seeing him play in the '06 playoffs.

I thought McCabe was a the better in the pairing with Kaberle but since McCaber left TOR I can see who was the stud.

[WildGM]

Did McCabe play alot though? I don't ever remember seeing him play in the '06 playoffs.

Oh shit, I meant olympics.