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SuperMatt18 · 01-08-2020, 05:25 PM

This is always a fun exercise for team Canada.

IMO Monahan is probably on the outside looking in though.

If you look at the last three seasons here are the top 22 point producers by PPG for Canadians. And you have 14 forward roster spots.

McDavid
MacKinnon
Marchand
Crosby
Stamkos
Hall
Bergeron
Huberdeau (This one surprised me)
Giroux
Scheifele
Marner
Tavares
Point
Stone
Seguin
Monahan
Perron (Also very surprising)
Couturier
Barzal
O'Reilly
Getzlaf
Toews

Personally I have the guys in bold as the locks.

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron (This one has been a staple lately)
McDavid - MacKinnon - Stamkos (Good luck stopping this)
Hall - Tavares - Marner (Chemistry from the Leafs)
??? - ??? - ???
??? - ???

That leaves 5 spots.

For that 4th line I'm going with a 200 ft shutdown line that also provides offense. Couturier is great 200ft player, O'Reilly is coming off a Conn Smythe, and Stone also has a great 200ft game and is a natural RW.

Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron (This line has been a staple lately)
McDavid - MacKinnon - Stamkos
Hall - Tavares - Marner (Chemistry from the Leafs)
Couturier - O'Reilly - Stone
??? - ???

Then for those last two spots it's down to:

Huberdeau
Giroux
Scheifele
Point
Seguin
Monahan
Perron
Barzal
Getzlaf
Toews

Personally I'm probably going with Point here as one of the two just because I think he's so well rounded, and my guess is they would go with Toews as the other extra. Just due to experience and he's been a game breaker there in the past.

Huberdeau, Giroux, Scheifele, Seguin, Monahan, Perron, & Barzal probably aren't quite good enough as 200ft players to get that spot IMO.. Getzlaf is too old.

Defense is tougher. If the tournament is today then Gio is still there IMO, especially with Canada usually wanting LD/RD pairings and LD being a bit thin for Canada right now.

Giordano - Pietrangelo
Theodore - Ellis
Reilly - Parayko
Keith - Weber

Probably something like that is what I would go with (using LD/RD restrictions)

My guess is Doughty still ends up going and he would replace Parayko because of his history with hockey canada. Letang, Burns, & Hamilton probably deserve to be on the roster too but RH D is just so stacked.

If I don't care about LH/RH then I probably replace Theodore and Reilly with Doughty and Hamilton here.

01-08-2020, 05:25 PM	#56
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	This is always a fun exercise for team Canada. IMO Monahan is probably on the outside looking in though. If you look at the last three seasons here are the top 22 point producers by PPG for Canadians. And you have 14 forward roster spots. McDavid MacKinnon Marchand Crosby Stamkos Hall Bergeron Huberdeau (This one surprised me) Giroux Scheifele Marner Tavares Point Stone Seguin Monahan Perron (Also very surprising) Couturier Barzal O'Reilly Getzlaf Toews Personally I have the guys in bold as the locks. Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron (This one has been a staple lately) McDavid - MacKinnon - Stamkos (Good luck stopping this) Hall - Tavares - Marner (Chemistry from the Leafs) ??? - ??? - ??? ??? - ??? That leaves 5 spots. For that 4th line I'm going with a 200 ft shutdown line that also provides offense. Couturier is great 200ft player, O'Reilly is coming off a Conn Smythe, and Stone also has a great 200ft game and is a natural RW. Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron (This line has been a staple lately) McDavid - MacKinnon - Stamkos Hall - Tavares - Marner (Chemistry from the Leafs) Couturier - O'Reilly - Stone ??? - ??? Then for those last two spots it's down to: Huberdeau Giroux Scheifele Point Seguin Monahan Perron Barzal Getzlaf Toews Personally I'm probably going with Point here as one of the two just because I think he's so well rounded, and my guess is they would go with Toews as the other extra. Just due to experience and he's been a game breaker there in the past. Huberdeau, Giroux, Scheifele, Seguin, Monahan, Perron, & Barzal probably aren't quite good enough as 200ft players to get that spot IMO.. Getzlaf is too old. Defense is tougher. If the tournament is today then Gio is still there IMO, especially with Canada usually wanting LD/RD pairings and LD being a bit thin for Canada right now. Giordano - Pietrangelo Theodore - Ellis Reilly - Parayko Keith - Weber Probably something like that is what I would go with (using LD/RD restrictions) My guess is Doughty still ends up going and he would replace Parayko because of his history with hockey canada. Letang, Burns, & Hamilton probably deserve to be on the roster too but RH D is just so stacked. If I don't care about LH/RH then I probably replace Theodore and Reilly with Doughty and Hamilton here.