If there was a Best on Best THIS year...

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

The 2026 Olympic thread is kinda clunky. Who knows what will happen between now and then.

Let's pretend that there is a best-on-best tournament happening this year. What would your team be? I'll start off with USA, because I think they are the best on paper.

Robertson - Matthews - Eichel
Gaudreau - J Hughes - M Tkachuk
B Tkahuck- T Thompson - Tuch
Larkin - Beniers - Connor

Zegras


Slavin - Fox
Q Hughes - McAvoy
Werenski - Hanifin

Trouba

Oettinger
Swayman

I'd be interested to see Russia, but I don't have time right now to put one together.

B Tkahuck - Matthews - M Tkachuk
Gaudreau - J Hughes - Eichel
Robertson - T Thompson - Tuch
Larkin - Pavelski - Connor

Guentzel


Slavin - Fox
Q Hughes - McAvoy
Werenski - Hanifin

Trouba


Hellebuyck
Oettinger

[Rtown]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

it saddens me that we are robbed of these because the NHL can't get it's #### together.

I don’t know. I’m probably in the minority but I’m not. I said at the last olympics that I didn’t want 97 sitting in a stall between Sid and Bergeron learning how to be a winner. Look at what 2002 did for Jarome’s career. Once he’s off the Oilers? Fine. Send them then.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Rtown

I don’t know. I’m probably in the minority but I’m not. I said at the last olympics that I didn’t want 97 sitting in a stall between Sid and Bergeron learning how to be a winner. Look at what 2002 did for Jarome’s career. Once he’s off the Oilers? Fine. Send them then.

The reason why people want to see best-on-best is for the fun of the hockey and to see who would win, not so McDavid can learn anything.

Besides, doesn't Kevin Lowe know a little bit about winning? McDavid already learned from the best!

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

B Tkahuck - Matthews - M Tkachuk
Gaudreau - J Hughes - Eichel
Robertson - T Thompson - Tuch
Larkin - Pavelski - Connor

Guentzel


Slavin - Fox
Q Hughes - McAvoy
Werenski - Hanifin

Trouba


Hellebuyck
Oettinger

I wouldn't envision any scenario where Johnny & Chucky aren't on the same line, after the way they tore up the NHL in '21-'22...

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

I wouldn't envision any scenario where Johnny & Chucky aren't on the same line, after the way they tore up the NHL in '21-'22...

Same with Robertson and Pavelski, you'd have to think they'd play together if Pavelski made the team. I'd put Larkin at C.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

I wouldn't envision any scenario where Johnny & Chucky aren't on the same line, after the way they tore up the NHL in '21-'22...

Fair, I just like the idea of the two brothers playing together and being centered by a good friend of theirs.