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[Not really racist!]

give the captaincy to pastarocket.... he stopped taking notes!!!

wannabe analyst turned hockey pro
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[dbaz]

c - crosby
a - toews
a - weber/bouwmeester/keith

dunno which dman gets the a

[m3thods]

Originally Posted by pastarocket

Give the captaincy to Toews. Captain Serious is clutch. Nothing against Crosby, as we all know he was clutch in 2010. -need a more serious dude to keep the team focussed now that we're playing all road games.

I don't think road games have anything to do with the captain selection. Personally I'd give it to Toews as well. More cup rings than Sid


#alliceishomeice

[slicrick]

not that Hamhuis doesn't deserve the spot but even though they probably wouldn't be playing together I would have taken Seabrook, just my opinion

[dbaz]

i think most people forget that a couple years ago hamhuis and weber played together, and i think they were more looking for a d partner for weber than they were for keith. hes was also the best dman on the international ice for canada during the world championships

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by m3thods

Thornton is way too slow. Watch him in the last 2 Olympics. His game is to slow it down so he can see passing lanes and protect the puck in the process. That's harder to do with more ice.

I think with Carter they were looking for a sniper not named Neal. Given he also plays center, he wins out over Neal. Richards is made redundant with Toews.

Edit:

So who takes captaincy? Sid 100%? Maybe Captain Serious? Who are your picks if different? Discuss!

I think the way Thornton can distribute the puck would make up for his lack of speed , they were too strong down the middle though
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[ScizzMoney]

I'd like to see Toes get the C.
I'd give A's to Crosby and Keith.

[OGCStrike]

theres a lot of chemistry set with this roster for Canada.

Kunitz - Crosby - ?
Sharp - Toews - ?
? - Getzlaf - Perry

they prob considered chemistry as a higher priority than picking the best players.
Now its just a matter of who fits in better with which line with the other forwards.

[XplicitLuder]

Originally Posted by Not really racist!

give the captaincy to pastarocket.... he stopped taking notes!!!

wannabe analyst turned hockey pro
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when he doesn't write it notes style it doesn't aggravate me! It's a miracle!
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[spideyv2]

Originally Posted by murd0c

Canada is going for size this year, hopefully that's a good idea with such a wife open ice
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Can confirm, I am wife
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[m3thods]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

I think the way Thornton can distribute the puck would make up for his lack of speed , they were too strong down the middle though
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I can buy that, and I really like Jumbo as a player, but then you're bringing on what's essentially a stationary player who is dishing pucks to people. Hockey Canada's MO was to get fast up front (not sure if we did that wholly with the Ducks guys, but they're not exactly Thornton slow either). Too risky to have someone who can't skate.

They could've moved Tavares to the wing to accommodate the move. That said though, Thornton doesn't make it ahead of Giroux for these Games.

[Mike Oxbig]

Marc-Edouard Vlasic was the draft pick from Calgary that was traded for Kippersoff

[m3thods]

^ I think it worked out just fine for both teams. No cup run without Kipper (and Marek Malik ).

[Mike Oxbig]

Kipper was playing lights out during the cup run in 04

Keith-Doughty
Hamhuis -Weber - The Predator pairing
Bouwmeester-Subban
7th Marc-Edouard Vlasic / Pietrangelo (unless Subban screws up)

[m3thods]

^ You do realize that Bouwmeester is on the team because of his chemistry with Pietrangelo, right? He's a great skater and D-Man, but without Pietrangelo he's not on this team.

MEV and PK are likely 7 and 8, and depending on the type of team they're playing one of them will sit.

[Mike Oxbig]

Yes, i am aware but leaving Subban off the starting line up will cause the hockey world to go mad. Besides Keith & Hamhuis, Subban is probably the third best skating defenceman

[m3thods]

PK will likely start out as a PP specialist. Perhaps he's the next Doughty, but there's no way he's taking Pietrangelo's spot beside JayBo.

Like someone said above- PK will likely get misconducted out of the lineup lol

Edit: Have you seen Pietrangelo play? The guy is slick as fuck. That's why he was generally regarded as a lock by every media outlet for the team. There's a reason that PK was a bubble guy up until this week, and it isn't his skating ability.

[XplicitLuder]

Stamkos - Crosby - Kunitz
Duchene - toews - sharp
Nash/Tavares - getzlaf - perry
Benn - Tavares/Nash - carter

Bergeron/marleau

That's how my forwards would look like. I don't have em in any any specific position (if someone is on the right but will actually play left side) apart from the centre.
I'm prob wrong but it's exciting being armchair GM
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[jeedee]

Keith-Doughty
Hamhuis-Weber
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo

[Mike Oxbig]

Stamkos - Crosby - Kunitz - 1st unit
Sharp - toews - carter - clutch line
Benn - getzlaf - perry - power forward line
Duchene - Tavares - Nash - D splitting 1on1 do it all alone line

bergeron/marleau spare... not sure if marleau can be clutch without jumbo joe

Keith-Doughty
Hamhuis-Weber
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo

[JKam]

lol @ leaving Bergeron as a spare. PK specialist, faceoff master, best 2 way forward on the team.

I'd leave Duchene as a spare and move Tavares to wing.

[jeedee]

Originally Posted by JKam

lol @ leaving Bergeron as a spare. PK specialist, faceoff master, best 2 way forward on the team.

Wouldn't be surprised if he takes Jeff Carter's spot

[Mike Oxbig]

Thanks toews

Does sharp pk?

Originally Posted by JKam

lol @ leaving Bergeron as a spare. PK specialist, faceoff master, best 2 way forward on the team.

I'd leave Duchene as a spare and move Tavares to wing.

[m3thods]

Yes Sharp pk.

[jeedee]

How Deep Is Team Canada? | All Won Media

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OFFICIAL ‘A’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Kunitz – Crosby – Stamkos
Benn – Toews – Carter
Sharp – Getzlaf – Perry
Marleau – Tavares – Nash
Duchene – Bergeron
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Defence
Keith – Weber
Doughty – Pietrangelo
Subban – Vlasic
Hamhuis – Bouwmeester
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Goalies
Luongo – Price – Smith
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THE ‘B’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Couture – Thornton – St. Louis
Hall – Giroux – Eberle
Neal – Staal – Little
Skinner – Seguin – Iginla
Lucic – M. Richards
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Defence
Seabrook – Letang
Phaneuf – Franson
Garrison – Girodano
Green – Boyle
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Goalies
Fleury – Harding – Crawford
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THE ‘C’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Kane – Nugent-Hopkins – B. Richards
MacArthur – Spezza – Turris
Ladd – O’Reilly – Simmonds
Moulson – Ribeiro – Lupul
Perron – Burns
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Defence
MacDonald – Campbell
Demers – J. Schultz
Bieksa – Methot
Myers – Wideman
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Goalies
Mason – Bernier – Elliot
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THE ‘D’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Burrows – Johnasen – Doan
Schwartz – Roy – R. Smith
Raymond – Kadri – Williams
Dupuis – Mackinnon – Parenteu
Penner – Santorelli
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Defence
Wiercioch – Girardi
Boychuk – Benoit
M. Staal – Philips
Coburn – Brodie
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Goalies
Ward – Brodeur – Holtby
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THE ‘E’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Marchand – Hodgson – Versteeg
Huberdeau – J.Staal – Stewart
Hartnell – Schenn – Read
Chimera – Helm – Ward
Peverly – Morrow
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Defence
R.Murray – Ference
Beauchemin – Del Zotto
Gelinas – Alzner
Russell – Hamilton
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Goalies
Reimer – Talbot – Dubnyk
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THE ‘F’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Drouin – Cammalleri – Chiasson
Smyth – Gagner – Setoguchi
Whitney – Fisher – Gallagher
Bailey – Cogliano – Ryder
King – Shaw
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Defence
Morris – Dillon
Sarich – Rielly
Muzzin – Ellis
Scandella – Irwin
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Goalies
Giguere – Emery – Scrivens
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THE ‘G’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Killorn – Lecavalier – Fehr
Brassard – Bozak – Monohan
Descharais – Ennis – Brouwer
Scheifele – Vermette – Richardson
Bertuzzi – Boyes
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Defence
Clintsome – Spurgeon
R.Murphy – Barrie
Jackman – Hickey
Tanev – B.Smith
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Goalies
Jones – Biron – J.Allen
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THE ‘H’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Upshall – Zajac – Clarkson
Heatley – Briere – Horton
McGinn – Cizikas – Smith-Pelly
Eakin – Stajan – Downey
Kassian – Perreault
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Defence
Howden – Gudbranson
Harrison – Robidas
Olsen – Hannan
Schenn – Stanton
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Goalies
Peters – Hutton – Tokarski
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THE ‘I’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Conacher – Strome – Tanguay
Bournival – Stoll – Abbott
Greening – Bolland – Kennedy
Hoffman – Toffoli – Cleary
Bickel – Colborne
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Defence
Engelland – Hamonic
Brewer – Stuart
McQuaid – Pysyk
Daley – Stone
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Goalies
Deslauriers – Subban – Poulin
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THE ‘J’ SQUAD
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Forwards
Clowe – Klinkhammer – Frattin
Foligno – Horcoff – Talbot
Glencross – Couturier – Ott
Mantha – Winnik – Holland
Bissonnette – McDavid
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Defence
Regehr – Ceci
Gorges – Schlemko
Allen – N.Schultz
Bortuzzo – Despres
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Goalies
Elis – LaBarbera – McElhinney

Team Canada could have 10 teams that are better than Norway and Slovenia