[GDT] Team Canada Olympic Roster Announcment (8am MT)

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by nik-

Are you really complaining about our centre depth?

Thornton can play either wing as well.

[codynw]

Not truculent enough. Should have McGrattan in the lineup.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Giroux may be skilled and small but he isn't strictly a perimeter player.

Big game player. (55 points in 50 playoff games)

Plays a gritty game. (Playoff series vs Crosby)

I get that some guys are going to be left off the team but IMO that one is a pretty big omission.

There is a compelling case for sure, we are dealing with the best players in the world. However, compared to his competition like Duchene, perry, Nash or sharp, who constantly drive the centre of the ice, Giroux is a perimeter guy.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

lol zero chance? Best roster on paper...do they win? who knows in a short tournament but to say they have zero chance is just stupid

[moon]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

Lol

There isn't a roster close to this and huge question marks on every countries roster.

Who are the teams guaranteed to beat Canada?

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Thornton can play either wing as well.

One thing with Thornton is he just isn't suited to the big ice.

He was not good on the big ice in 2006, and didn't have a great 2010 tournament either.

I can see leaving him off because he has been there and hasn't produced in the past.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

No shortage of platforms to watch/listen the announcment live:

TV: TSN Sportsnet CBC News Net

Radio: TSN Radio Fan 960

Online streams: tsn.ca sportsnet.ca cbcsports.ca


Goaltenders:
Roberto Luongo
Carey Price
Mike Smith

Defencemen:
Jay Bouwmeester
Drew Doughty
Dan Hamhuis
Duncan Keith
Alex Pietroangelo
PK Subban
Marc Edward Vlassic
Shea Weber

Forwards:
Jamie Benn
Patrice Bergeron
Jeff Carter
Sidney Crosby
Matt Duchene
Ryan Getzlaf
Chris Kunitz
Patrick Marleau
Rick Nash
Corey Perry
Steve Stamkos
Patrick Sharp
John Tavares
Jonahtan Toews

Not going to read this whole thread as the debate will be endless and rather pointless, but I just wanted to throw my 2 cents into the mix.

The good (or pleasantly surprising): Benn, Duchene, Sharp

The bad: Kunitz, Rick f'ing Nash (He's no longer on the top PP in New York. Not exactly an offensive juggernaut team.)

The questionable: Hamhuis, Marleau

The guys that should have been there: Giroux, Lucic (in place of Nash, same type of player), Martin St. Louis

[sa226]

The funny thing is with all of the hand-wringing about Nash, is that it is highly likely that due to history\fit and familiarity which is emphasized in such a short tournament. We see a line of Nash\Toews\Sharp, given their skill sets that could end up being Babcock's go to\Jack of all trades line, much like Toews was in 2010.

With the obscene amount talent on this team, that would be kind of funny to see that.

Only disagreement from me is Kunitz, and would have loved to see Gio. Its been said already that Gio doesn't belong in the top six Canadian Dmen, but as far as left handed guys go, I don't know much about Vlasic, but I would definitely have him ahead of Hamhuis.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

Not sure if sarcastic or serious post? Best team on paper by a country mile.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

Spoiler!

[burn_this_city]

Maybe puckluck should put some pubes on the line if he thinks Canada has no chance at winning.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

I'm not going to say you're stupid, because that would be mean, but this post is a bit s....illy.
Of course they have a chance to win gold. Likely the best chance of all countries.

[BurningSteel]

Where's Jarome?

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

This team has 0 chance at gold. Team Canada fails once again. How do you leave the best play maker in the world off the team? Thornton deserves to be there. This team screams 4 first pp units. Hardly any team oriented players.

Catastrophize much?

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by BurningSteel

Where's Jarome?

In Boston, getting ready to win his first Stanley Cup hopefully beating the Canucks in the finals.

[cDnStealth]

I hope St. Louis and Giroux continue to tear it up over the next few weeks to show Team Canada what a mistake they made. It's still a great team but it could have been better.

[Flash Walken]

Someone let me know when we're done piling on?

This thread was promising until it got pucked.

[868904]

Originally Posted by Reaper

In Boston, getting ready to win his first Stanley Cup hopefully beating the Canucks in the finals.

As sweet as that would be, I think it would be sweeter if the Canucks missed the playoffs.

I don't want that team anywhere near the Stanley Cup.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by blankall

While Giroux definitely should have been on the team, there's too much Carter hate.

He's a leading scorer in the league over the last five years. And he makes extremely timely goals. Big ice surface or not, you still need big players to park themselves in front of the net.

Correct. Only 3 Canadian players have scored goals at a higher rate than Jeff Carter this decade, and they are all on the team as well:

Stamkos - .646
Crosby - .545
Perry - .500
Carter - .454
Neal - .444
Sharp - .443

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by 868904

As sweet as that would be, I think it would be sweeter if the Canucks missed the playoffs.

I don't want that team anywhere near the Stanley Cup.

I want the Bruins to beat the Canucks in the finals followed by Iginla wearing the Stanley Cup as a strap-on where he violates the entire city of Vancouver finishing by wiping the cup off on the fabric of BC Place.