2 months in, what does Team Canada look like?

[destructivedevil97]

So here we are two months in to the season, and some possible locks for Team Canada are slumping and or injured. Here is who I think will make the team for this years olympics.
Forwards:
Crosby
Toews
Stamkos
Tavares
Bergeron
St Louis
E. Staal
Getzlaf
Perry
Duchene
Benn
Couture
E. Kane
J. Carter

Defenseman:
Weber
Keith
Subban
Doughty
Pieterangelo
Boumeester
Vlasic

Goalies:
Luongo
Price
Fleury

Which picks do you guys disagree or agree with? Obviously, its November right now and the olympics don't roll around until February so alot could and will change by then.

[The Hockey Hitman]

[Username]

Tavares-Crosby-Nash
Stamkos-Spezza-MSl
Duchene-Toews-Couture
M. Richards-Bergeron-Carter
E. Staal, Kane

Doughty-Weber
Keith-Subban
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Vlasic-Letang

Luongo
Price
Smith

[kovalchuk17]

Giroux slipping out is the only major change.

[The Hockey Hitman]

Giroux slipping out is the only major change.

Despite his early season struggles, I'd be shocked if Giroux didn't make Team Canada.

[Pengwin7]

^Agree.
I think the Canada GM brass all understand that Giroux is struggling due to lack of production from linemates. Philly has minimal offensive skill to support him right now.

Giroux playing with talent is a top 20 NHL player.
He's on Team Canada if healthy.

[27Blue]

Jamie Benn is gonna be on this team.
Still can't believe some of the names invited to camp over him.


and we aren't even one month in yet...

[Big Ev]

Dony see Giroux being there. Jusy too much poor play and not enough work ethic over the last two years. Not a Team Canada guy right now

No chance for spezza unless several centers are injured.

[dodospice]

If I was building Team Canada I'd have it look like this.

John Tavares-Sidney Crosby-Rick Nash
Matt Duchene-Steven Stamkos-Martin St.Louis
Jamie Benn-Jonathan Toews-Eric Staal
Logan Couture-Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry
Claude Giroux, Taylor Hall (14th)

Duncan Keith-Shea Weber
Drew Doughty-Alex Pietrangelo
Marc Staal-Kris Letang
P.K. Subban, Brent Seabrook (8th)

Roberto Luongo
Carey Price
Jonathan Bernier

People I had a hard time excluding: Patrice Bergeron, Mike Richards, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jay Bouwmeester, Braden Holtby, Marc-Andre Fleury

Now this isn't what I think Hockey Canada would do but it's the route I would go if I could assemble Team Canada.

[LawMan]

Stamkos-Crosby-MSL
Best passer in the game with the Best sniper. MSL will make the team in his own right and if he makes the team you'd be crazy to not play him with Stamkos for chemistry reasons.

Giroux- Tavares- Couture
Another studly line. I know Giroux has been garbage but I think with some talent he can produce. 3 centres on this line but Giroux and Couture each have some wing experience at least.

Bergeron- Toews- E. Staal
Shutdown line. I would be quite happy putting this line up against any 3 forwards in the world, able to minimize threats while creating their own scoring chances.

Benn- Getzlaf- Perry
High energy Benn with the elder statesmen who have won gold before and who are still getting it done.

13th forward- Nash if he can get healthy for sure. He can fill either a power forward or defensive checking line roll.
Duchene or maybe Seguin if Nash falters

Defence- (Shooting side)
Keith (L) - Weber (R)
Beasts and Locks. Great shutdown pairing

Bouwmeester (L) - Pietrangelo (R)
Great pairing. Play together every night which is even more important in D-men IMO.

Doughty (R) - Subban (R)
Both have to be on this team. PK will be the lone D-man on the PP I suspect.

7th- fight between Vlassic, and Phaneuf dark horse Franson.

Goalies
Luongo- Elder statesmen, who is playing his normal October. Won Canada gold in 2010 he will be the first game starter.
Price- the heir apparent. Has looked very good early on.
MAF- Has been lights out, has great numbers on a Penguins team that doesn't play the best defence.
HM- Crawford is the only other guy who I think has a shot.
Smith has been beyond awful, Holtby is turning it around but way to young IMO and won't beat out both MAF and Crawford.

[Pengwin7]

^Good stuff.
I think Toews & Bergeron will both get their own lines.
Toews as C2, Bergeron as C3.
I'll be surprised if Tavares plays center.

Tavares(L)-Toews(L)-Giroux(R)
Couture(L)-Bergeron(R)-E.Staal(L)

I'd also prefer to see Matt Duchene on Line 4 over Jamie Benn.

[VintageVibe]

If I was building Team Canada I'd have it look like this.

John Tavares-Sidney Crosby-Rick Nash
Matt Duchene-Steven Stamkos-Martin St.Louis
Jamie Benn-Jonathan Toews-Eric Staal
Logan Couture-Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry
Claude Giroux, Taylor Hall (14th)

Duncan Keith-Shea Weber
Drew Doughty-Alex Pietrangelo
Marc Staal-Kris Letang
P.K. Subban, Brent Seabrook (8th)

Roberto Luongo
Carey Price
Jonathan Bernier

People I had a hard time excluding: Patrice Bergeron, Mike Richards, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jay Bouwmeester, Braden Holtby, Marc-Andre Fleury

Now this isn't what I think Hockey Canada would do but it's the route I would go if I could assemble Team Canada.

I agree with dodo's list. I would just take one of Giroux and Hall out and put Bergeron in. And switch Couture and Staal. Benn - Toews - Couture ... That would be one scary 2-way line.

[habs83]

Tavares-Crosby-Nash
Giroux-Stamkos-St-Louis
Perry-Getzlaf-Benn
Bergeron-Toews-E. Staal
Duchene

Keith-Seabrook
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Subban-Weber
Doughty

Price
Luongo
Crawford

I believe in chemistry for a short tournament like the Olympics, especially on defense. And Bouwmeester skating abilities will be great for the bigger ice.

[JagrBomb]

no point predicting the whole team since anything can change in a few months, but here are my locks. I've also bolded the guys who can play like ass for the next few months until the olmypics and still make the team.

Crosby
Toews
Stamkos
Tavares
Bergeron
E. Staal
Getzlaf
Perry
Nash


Weber
Keith
Doughty
Pieterangelo

[The Hockey Hitman]

On Claude Giroux: "Just too much poor play and not enough work ethic over the last two years."