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Originally Posted by Varius
I think Canada should have began the youth movement this year. With that in mind, here is my roster if I'm choosing Team Canada:
Center
Brad Richards
Joe Thornton
Eric Staal
Jason Spezza
Left-Wing
Simon Gagne
Alex Tanguay
Rick Nash
Brendan Shanahan
Reserve: Paul Kariya
Right-Wing
Dany Heatley
Jonathan Cheechoo
Patrice Bergeron
Jarome Iginla
Reserve: Michael Ryder
Defence
Bryan McCabe
Chris Pronger
Wade Redden
Dion Phaneuf
Dan Boyle
Jay Bouwmeester (replacement for Scott Niedermayer)
Reserve: Philippe Boucher
Goalies
Roberto Luongo
J.S. Giguere
Martin Brodeur
Possible Line combinations:
Gagne - Richards - Cheechoo
Shanahan - Thornton - Heatley
Tanguay - Staal - Iginla
Nash - Spezza - Bergeron
Pronger - Phaneuf
McCabe - Redden
Boyle - Bouwmeester
Notes:
- Scott Niedermayer I would have picked, but I didn't list him due to his injury
- I didn't list a reserve center but opted for wingers instead, because Bergeron can play C if need be
- I dded Heatley to the right side because I felt the choices for RW were much worse than the choices for LW. Far as I know, he can play either.
- Giguere has a much better Save percentage than Turco this season so that's why I went with him. He proved in the 03 Playoffs he can definately perform under pressure, I don't think it was a fluke.
What do you think ?
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Interesting lineup but I would rather have Crosby than Shanahan and would have Kariya in the starting lineup. I'd love a few Steve Sullivan-type players over Richards, Thornton but I would still have Sakic in there - he's got a deadly shot and they need some "older", experienced guys up front.
Definetly Cheechoo should be there (most pts. in the NHL since early Dec.) and I 100% agree with the defence - I don't see Blake, Foote or Pronger suited to this type of game, but they need at least one.