02-10-2025, 11:52 AM
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First Line Centre
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Our Goalies will be our downfall imo.
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02-10-2025, 11:54 AM
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#42
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Torture
Even with that fourth line - who on the roster is auditioning for their job? Seems like a pretty established group..  |
Weren't there snubs? Bedard, Bouchard, Strome, Thomas, Weegar, Thompson in net. Canadian teams are always looking for fit, you don't play well or don't 'fit' you could be off the team next year. Again, this is a bit of an experiment, there hasn't been a Team Canada in 9 years.
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02-10-2025, 12:06 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Weren't there snubs? Bedard, Bouchard, Strome, Thomas, Weegar, Thompson in net. Canadian teams are always looking for fit, you don't play well or don't 'fit' you could be off the team next year. Again, this is a bit of an experiment, there hasn't been a Team Canada in 9 years.
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Is this happening again next year?
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02-10-2025, 12:16 PM
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#44
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Originally Posted by Toonage
Its the Oilers of international play. Top heavy, questionable bottom 4 D, likely to be sunk by goaltending.
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The bottom-4 has four Stanley Cup rings, a Norris, 2 Olympic golds and a world
Cup. And that’s before you get to Morrissey and Sanheim.
Hill and Binnington are championship goalies who won’t get rattled. Maybe Thompson should’ve made it, or Blackwood, but neither of them were in net when their teams won it all.
Montembeault is only on the roster because he was already in Montreal and none of the other veterans wanted to waste two weeks that could be spent on a beach in the Bell centre press box.
This is a super short tournament, and composure is going to be key.
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02-10-2025, 01:48 PM
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#45
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Is this happening again next year?
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4 Nations? No.
It's an Olympic year next year
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02-10-2025, 01:49 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
4 Nations? No.
It's an Olympic year next year
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Is the NHL going?
Honestly the lack of real best on best National level hockey has caused my interest to drop
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02-10-2025, 01:56 PM
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#47
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Is the NHL going?
Honestly the lack of real best on best National level hockey has caused my interest to drop
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yes
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02-10-2025, 01:59 PM
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#48
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Is the NHL going?
Honestly the lack of real best on best National level hockey has caused my interest to drop
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They've already announced that players will be going to NHL in 2026. They will alternate World Cup of Hockey and Olympics every 2 years.
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02-10-2025, 03:04 PM
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#50
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
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If he was going to be 6D I'd rather he have taken the Holiday.
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02-10-2025, 03:54 PM
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#51
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Originally Posted by Locke
If he was going to be 6D I'd rather he have taken the Holiday.
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This isnt like a normal team where the "bottom pair" doesnt play...they will likely be used evenly
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02-10-2025, 03:59 PM
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#52
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Hmm as somebody who really likes the potentiall trade pieces available from Buffalo I have no concerns with Andersson playing with Dahlin.
Hopefully they build a great friendship and chemistry.
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02-10-2025, 04:11 PM
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#53
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Powerplay Quarterback
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The US roster looks pretty good, hope Canada gets good leadership from Crosby and Mackinnon to lead the way.
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02-10-2025, 04:24 PM
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#54
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by 1Nite
The US roster looks pretty good, hope Canada gets good leadership from Crosby and Mackinnon to lead the way.
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Two Tkachuks in their primes? Thats gonna be a tough ask. Especially looking at the Canadian Goaltending.
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02-10-2025, 04:28 PM
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#55
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by stemit14
That is probably the most pure skill that has ever been on any powerplay ever. Who knows if it will translate to production - there’s only one puck to go around but it would be scary to face.
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1987 had:
Gretzky, Lemieux, Hawerchuk, Goulet/Messier and Bourque/Coffey
Edit: what Eric Vail said
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02-10-2025, 04:38 PM
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#56
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Lifetime Suspension
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Someone should tell Montembeault to pull what Roy did in 2002, so that Blackwood can play.
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02-10-2025, 04:56 PM
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#57
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
1987 had:
Gretzky, Lemieux, Hawerchuk, Goulet/Messier and Bourque/Coffey
Edit: what Eric Vail said
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Players back then werent skilled like today for muliple reasons. Wayne has said it himself
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02-10-2025, 05:31 PM
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#58
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Well sure - better coaching, better training, better equipment, etc
The only thing we have, when comparing different eras, is how good the players were, relative to their own peers. And that 87 group included the two all-timers.
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02-10-2025, 06:01 PM
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#59
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Junglist
Someone should tell Montembeault to pull what Roy did in 2002, so that Blackwood can play.
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Blackwood probably isn't even first up, it would be Thompson who has the Capitals in 1st place
Pretty crazy that Blackwood has a .922 with the Avs and Thompson has a .921 with the Capitals and both are sitting at home while Montembeault is being outperformed by Dobes for Montreal
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02-10-2025, 07:23 PM
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#60
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Blackwood probably isn't even first up, it would be Thompson who has the Capitals in 1st place
Pretty crazy that Blackwood has a .922 with the Avs and Thompson has a .921 with the Capitals and both are sitting at home while Montembeault is being outperformed by Dobes for Montreal
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Yea, either would work for me (and Team Canada)
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