Which leads to the question of what changes should be made to the roster for the 208 World Cup (assuming they will have one). My guesses:
Returnees:
Travis Sanheim
Cale Makar
Nick Suzuki
Macklin Celebrini
Thomas Harley
Seth Jarvis
Nathan MacKinnon
Sidney Crosby
Mitch Marner
Connor McDavid
Shea Theodore
In:
Connor Bedard
Beckett Sennecke
Wyatt Johnston
Alexis Lafreniere
Dylan Guenther
Brandt Clarke
Owen Power
Mason McTavish
Matthew Schaefer
Noah Dobson
Quinton Byfield
Sam Montembeault
Out:
Devon Toews
Sam Bennett
Sam Reinhart
Bo Horvat
Brandon Hagel
Tom Wilson
Josh Morrissey
Colton Parayko
Mark Stone
Brad Marchand
Drew Doughty
Jordan Binnington
Note: I think/hope Zane Parekh will be ready for the 2030 Olympics but even that would be a stretch since team Canada really struggles to bring young players but especially young defencemen. He would have to develop really quickly into a top pairing defenceman to have a shot at a roster spot on team Canada in two years to play in the World Cup.
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