St. Louis is the big omission for me. I used to not understand all of the Nash hate; while I still don't mind him on the team, I would have preferred Marty. I hope Hamhuis is D #8 watching from the press box.
I'd like to see Kunitz and Duchene switch in and out a fair bit in terms of playing with Sid, though they will of course shuffle things up a fair bit through the tourney.
Kunitz - Crosby - Stamkos
Nash - Getzlaf - Perry
Toews - Bergeron - Sharp
Benn - Tavares - Carter
Duchene
Keith - Weber
Bouwmeester - Pietrangelo
Vlasic - Doughty
Subban
Marleau and Hamhuis in press box
I'd alternate Price and Luongo and ride the hot hand. Surprised to see that Smith is 36th in GAA (behind Ramo) and 27th in SV %. Smith is 31, so I don't know that he'll be in the conversation next time around. I would have rather seen Bernier (25), Reimer (25), or Harding (29), (maybe even Elliott (28) or Crawford (29)) as they are much more likely to be in the picture in 4 years. I think there is very little difference among those 6 names, so I would have gone younger for a future outlook. Plus, it would be funny to watch the Leafs to miss the playoffs with an Olympic calibre goalie.
God help us in 2018 if Price has dropped off or gets injured.
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