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edslunch · 02-20-2026, 09:58 AM

If you could put any one of the Olympic teams into the Stanley Cup playoffs, which of them would be the favourites to win it? Assume only one team is added at a time, and ignore that players on the Olympic team would not be available for their NHL teams. Basically just a team ranking exercise.

I imagine the current semi-finalists are better than any NHL team. Czechia? Not sure. Haven’t really seen much of the other teams.

02-20-2026, 09:58 AM	#1
edslunch Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Exp:	Which Olympic hockey teams would be Cup favourites? If you could put any one of the Olympic teams into the Stanley Cup playoffs, which of them would be the favourites to win it? Assume only one team is added at a time, and ignore that players on the Olympic team would not be available for their NHL teams. Basically just a team ranking exercise. I imagine the current semi-finalists are better than any NHL team. Czechia? Not sure. Haven’t really seen much of the other teams.