No, Stamkos takes his spot.

Weed out some of the older ones.

Core

Crosby
Perry
Nash
Luongo
Boyle
Keith
Weber
Staal
Toews
- LeafMan

Ugggggggh. Our goaltending is what will sink us.

We all are.


Kunitz has been phenomenal over the past couple years.
- robin_steele264

Just last year, for half a year.

Sorry, but nothing phenomenal about 60 pts. Playing top minutes

i really am when it comes to those two

nash's experience overrides hall's youth.

young people are dumb.. there's my bias.
- Dozzer

I wasn't impressed with Nashs play in the last Olympics

Chemistry, the third great intangible myth in hockey
- 2gals1dane

call it whatever you want, the guy produced both with Getzlaf and Crosby...

No, Stamkos takes his spot.

Weed out some of the older ones.

Core

Crosby
Perry
Nash
Luongo
Boyle
Keith
Weber
Staal
Toews
Tavares
- LeafMan

Chemistry, the third great intangible myth in hockey
- 2gals1dane

Watch Edmonton play a game sometime, and you'll see what a lack of it can cause.

So what you're saying is, it'S a bad thing that Kunitz has great chemistry with Crosby and Getzlaf, who both will be on team Canada?
- Pecafan Fan

i am saying a trained monkey could have success with those guys

my cousin warren in the 93 playoffs is the perfect example.. the guy was a fourth line fighter.. but in the playoffs melrose put him up on Gretzky's line to protect Wayne.

after the first two rounds Warren was in the top 10 in scoring.

his words: "you could put a hockey trophy on the ice and Wayne could get it points"

same goes for Crosby and Getzlaf.

Kunitz is nothing more than the modern day Jari Kurri

call it whatever you want, the guy produced both with Getzlaf and Crosby...
- Pecafan Fan

and that's a tough chore...

Watch Edmonton play a game sometime, and you'll see what a lack of it can cause.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

I wasn't impressed with Nashs play in the last Olympics
- 2gals1dane

yeah his 5 points in 7 games was awful.. and the space he created for his linemates was just horrendous.

When Crosby was injured for a long time HE WAS STILL AWESOME
- robin_steele264

yup.. with Malkin.. tough go

Ugggggggh. Our goaltending is what will sink us.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Those were on the last team, then you fill in the rest, I left out Doughty but he is a lock.

i am saying a trained monkey could have success with those guys

my cousin warren in the 93 playoffs is the perfect example.. the guy was a fourth line fighter.. but in the playoffs melrose put him up on Gretzky's line to protect Wayne.

after the first two rounds Warren was in the top 10 in scoring.

his words: "you could put a hockey trophy on the ice and Wayne could get it points"

same goes for Crosby and Getzlaf.

Kunitz is nothing more than the modern day Jari Kurri
- Dozzer

This!

yup.. with Malkin.. tough go
- Dozzer

L8

and that's a tough chore...
- whipper334

my point is, why leave him off if you KNOW it's going to work?

yeah his 5 points in 7 games was awful.. and the space he created for his linemates was just horrendous.
- Dozzer

Same ice surfaces, but it will be in Russia and a lot more likely to be called closer to IIHF standards. Nash will spend half his time in the box. The only time when spending time in a box is a bad thing.

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Tavares was not part of the core from the last team

yeah his 5 points in 7 games was awful.. and the space he created for his linemates was just horrendous.
- Dozzer

On a checking line...

my point is, why leave him off if you KNOW it's going to work?
- Pecafan Fan

I agree with that for sure.

yup.. with Malkin.. tough go
- Dozzer

How come no one else did as well as Kunitz has playing with those guys?

Watch Edmonton play a game sometime, and you'll see what a lack of it can cause.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

A watch them often, for the most part it isn't lack of chemistry but lack of system

They played too many years now where one guy would take the puck and try and score then the next try. Now it will take some time to break those old habits

No, Stamkos takes his spot.

Weed out some of the older ones.

Core

Crosby
Perry
Nash
Luongo
Boyle
Keith
Weber
Staal
Toews
Doughty
- LeafMan

I believe they've announced all the centers....or they've been confirmed

Tavares was not part of the core from the last team
- LeafMan

Ohhh, I thought we were making this teams. Sorry

On a checking line...
- Big_Lightnin

i know. people always want the new guys.. all the time.. they like the new shiny objects i think

Love how French gets this going - then goes to sleep...snickering.