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1qqaaz · 10-03-2021, 01:42 AM

Between Price, Hart and Binnington, Canada's goaltending looks suspect at best. The three of those guys averaged like 90.0% last season.

getbak · 10-03-2021, 02:40 AM

I doubt any Flames will make Team Canada, but I wonder if any will even make the 50 player short list that needs to be announced in a couple of weeks? I assume Monahan is the most-likely and Mangiapane would be a long shot.

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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Between Price, Hart and Binnington, Canada's goaltending looks suspect at best. The three of those guys averaged like 90.0% last season.

Good thing the reigning Vezina Trophy winner is available.

At this point, you have to assume that barring injury, Price and Fleury will be the top 2 and the third spot is the only one that's up for grabs.

The Cobra · 10-03-2021, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by FanIn80

Team Canada's middle is going to be:

McDavid
MacKinnon
Crosby
Monahan

With Mangiapane on Monahan's wing.

(I have a dream...)

But a nightmare for Canada LOL.

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GioforPM · 10-03-2021, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by getbak

I doubt any Flames will make Team Canada, but I wonder if any will even make the 50 player short list that needs to be announced in a couple of weeks? I assume Monahan is the most-likely and Mangiapane would be a long shot.

I think none, of course, but IMO the player mostly likely to be considered would be Tanev, just as a defensive specialist RHD.

Roof-Daddy · 10-03-2021, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dino7c

Flames are going to have a lot of players at the olympics

Which players do we think are going to make it?

USA

Gaudreau
Tkachuk
Hanifin?
Does Coleman have an outside chance?

Russia

Zadarov?

Sweden

Lindholm
Markstrom
Backlund?

powderjunkie · 10-03-2021, 09:00 AM

USA has a definite edge in goaltending...Gibson/Hellebuyck have a floor much higher than the CAD guys, and their ceiling is just as high.

D is pretty close to a toss-up

Slavin-Carlson
Werenski-Jones
Hughes-McAvoy

McDonagh-Fox
Pesce - could see him paired with Slavin

Makar is probably the best overall, and a Theodore-Pietrangelo pairing probably has the edge over any of the above, but the margins are pretty slim.

Compared to 2014 where Weber, Doughty, Keith were in their prime + Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, Vlasic, Hamhuis, Subban

vs. Suter...McDonagh, Faulk, Fowler, Shattenkirk, Orpik, Martin, Carlson (age 24, career high 37 pts at that point)

Only Suter could have made TC then...much closer this time.

dino7c · 10-03-2021, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Which players do we think are going to make it?

USA

Gaudreau
Tkachuk
Hanifin?
Does Coleman have an outside chance?

Russia

Zadarov?

Sweden

Lindholm
Markstrom
Backlund?

Yep, these guys...Zadorov is in for sure though

I've see Rasmus on most projections too

So 5+ assuming everyone is healthy...pretty good I think

Oh, and Eichel

MoneyGuy · 10-03-2021, 11:04 AM

I cheer for Canada no matter who is playing for us or the enemy. 🇨🇦 all the way.

Enoch Root · 10-03-2021, 11:14 AM

I would think these guys for sure:

Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Zadorov, Lindholm, Markstrom

Possibles:

Backlund, Andersson, Valimaki (not sure what the Finnish D looks like - more likely a long shot)

Longshots (no chance, but might get consideration):

Hanifin, Coleman, Tanev

powderjunkie · 10-03-2021, 01:08 PM

My Sweden:

Forsberg- Backstrom-Nylander
Landeskog-Zibanejad-Lindholm
Olofsson-Pettersson-Hornqvist

Lots of options to fill out the rest; I wonder if they'd move Pettersson to the wing to roll both EE and Backlund at C.

Arvidsson-Backlund-Jarnkrok
W Karlsson-Eriksson Ek- M Johansson
Silfverberg-Wennberg-Rakell
Fast-Rask-Lindblom-Sundqvist

Rasmus will have to have a great year and for EK to have his inevitable injury. I'm not even sure if Dahlin is a lock for the 6 D (lots of LHS, and Ekholm is more used to off-side)

Hedman Klingberg
Brodin E Karlsson
Lindholm Ekholm

Dahlin Larsson
OEL Andersson
Forsling Boqvist
Brannstrom

Markstrom
Lehner
Ullmark

powderjunkie · 10-03-2021, 01:15 PM

FIN could have a very good top 6, but the bottom half falls off quite a bit

Laine - Barkov - Rantanen
Teravainen - Aho - Donskoi
Hintz - Granlund - Kapanen
Kakko - Kotkaniemi - PullRV

Lehkonen
Tolvanen
Haula
Armia

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Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Possibles:

Backlund, Andersson, Valimaki (not sure what the Finnish D looks like - more likely a long shot)

I might be missing someone, but Finnish D is kinda up for grabs:

Lindell- Heiskanen
???-Ristolainen
???-???

Maatta
Valimaki
Vatanen - not sure if he's really fallen off, or if staying in EU was his choice...
Jokiharju
Juolevi
Nutivaara
Heinola

transplant99 · 10-07-2021, 08:41 AM

Nothing to surprising here

Quote:

Chris Johnston
@reporterchris

Finland's first three players for the Beijing Olympics: Sebastian Aho, Aleksander Barkov and Mikko Rantanen.

Quote:

IIHF

Say hello to your first 3️⃣
@Trekronorse
Men's #Olympic Players:

@GabeLandeskog92

@MikaZibanejad

Victor Hedman

Quote:

Chris Johnston
@reporterchris

Czech Republic's first three players for the Beijing Olympics: David Pastrnak, Ondrej Palat and Jakub Voracek.

OILFAN #81 · 10-23-2021, 12:40 AM

"Hockey Canada has submitted a "long list" of six goaltenders under consideration for the Olympics, sources told Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. The six are Carey Price (Montreal), Marc-Andre Fleury (Chicago), Darcy Kuemper (Colorado), Jordan Binnington (St. Louis), Carter Hart (Philadelphia) and Mackenzie Blackwood (New Jersey)."

TheScorpion · 10-23-2021, 12:53 AM

Adam Ruzicka will almost certainly be going for the Slovaks, maybe Marty Pospisil too.

Samonadreau · 10-23-2021, 01:11 AM

Blackwood with a big asterisk depending on Vaccine status.

Also every time this thread gets bumped i start reading it like its not a year old thread

Funkhouser · 10-23-2021, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

"Hockey Canada has submitted a "long list" of six goaltenders under consideration for the Olympics, sources told Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. The six are Carey Price (Montreal), Marc-Andre Fleury (Chicago), Darcy Kuemper (Colorado), Jordan Binnington (St. Louis), Carter Hart (Philadelphia) and Mackenzie Blackwood (New Jersey)."

Not a lot of confidence in these names
If Price was good to go, I would be more relieved…without him every one of them has red flags.

I can’t remember such a weak group of goalies for Canada.

powderjunkie · 10-23-2021, 11:25 AM

Have to say we're 4th of the big boys when it comes to goaltending:

Vasilevskiy (Varlamov/Shesterkin/Khudobin/Bob/Samsonov)

Hellebuyck/Gibson (probably Demko for the experience)

Lehner/Markstrom (Ullmark)

codynw · 10-23-2021, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by powderjunkie

Have to say we're 4th of the big boys when it comes to goaltending:

Vasilevskiy (Varlamov/Shesterkin/Khudobin/Bob/Samsonov)

Hellebuyck/Gibson (probably Demko for the experience)

Lehner/Markstrom (Ullmark)

Canada literally has the most recent Vezina trophy winner and a guy who just carried a mediocre Habs team to the Stanley Cup final.

powderjunkie · 10-23-2021, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by codynw

Canada literally has the most recent Vezina trophy winner and a guy who just carried a mediocre Habs team to the Stanley Cup final.

Except one of those guys is injured+ with no timetable for return (AFAIK), and the other is about to turn 37, has lost the net to an aforementioned Swede in each of the last two playoffs*, and is off to a very rough start this year.

* to be fair it's not like MAF pooped the bed; he didn't allow >3 goals in any game in either of those playoffs.

Vasi won the Conn Smythe. Hellebuyck had better playoff numbers than MAF (of course he didn't have to face TB)

MrMike · 10-23-2021, 08:52 PM

I hate to say it, but if Mike Smith is hot and healthy I would actually maybe possibly consider him for that type of tournament