I did it with a few friends awhile back, what's your prediction for your countries roster?
Canada Forwards
Crosby
Stamkos
Nash
Giroux
Perry
Getzlaf
Toews
E. Staal
Seguin
Iginla (If retired, Sharp)
Bergeron
M. Richards
Thornton
Defense
Doughty
Keith
Letang
Weber
Staal
Pietrangelo
Seabrook
Goalies
Price
Fluery
Luongo
Picked some players because of their grit and physical play rather than their actual skill. I'm opposed to having 4 lines of pure skill and no physicality. Also factored in the international ice, so left out players like Lucic.
I don't really like Spezza but I gotta think you have to include him. Even if it's instead of Thornton.
I was thinking that, but I don't really see where he fits. I guess he could be the 13th forward instead of Thornton. If another player can step up and do just as well in the dot i'd switch Bergeron out for Tavares or Spezza.
Well, crap. I can list 46 defensemen, but cannot complete the forward corps without either adding underachievers like Berglund or Tedenby or putting a lot of faith in young guys improving or coming out guns blazing (Paajarvi, Forsberg). Freudian, get in here.
Well, crap. I can list 46 defensemen, but cannot complete the forward corps without either adding underachievers like Berglund or Tedenby or putting a lot of faith in young guys improving or coming out guns blazing (Paajarvi, Forsberg). Freudian, get in here.
I like your list. But the event is in two years and like you said we don't know how well the young players have developed by then. And by that I'd like to add a few question marks:
Nicklas Lidström and Daniel Alfredsson, will they have retired by then?
