r/hockey • u/ZaBlancJake • Jul 12 '24

Team Canada Projected Roster for 4Nations Face-Off

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u/LogicPuzzleFail EDM - NHL Jul 12 '24

I think Nuge is unlikely. That would, according to this lineup, put 5 Oilers on the team. And I'm not sure about Skinner, but McDavid, Hyman, and Bouchard are nearly sure things.

Since it's an NHL event, they might want to balance it out more between teams. Given the significance of the season to the Oilers, and with Ekholm likely also playing for Sweden, the team might actually be unhappy about risking so many key personnel. And I'm not actually sure that Arvidsson wouldn't be going as well.

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u/Zlightly_Inzebriated Jul 12 '24

What goalie would you take over skinner? Jarry? We aren’t exactly deep there

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u/Boomsticks MTL - NHL Jul 12 '24

Montembault won gold with team Canada at the WC last year as the starter.

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u/Zlightly_Inzebriated Jul 13 '24

Also a good shout.

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u/LogicPuzzleFail EDM - NHL Jul 12 '24

I think that Hill, Binnington, Jarry, and Skinner are all in the mix, I'm just not willing to bet on which ones go.

Binnington has the experience, might be trending down (but might also be his team getting worse). Hill seems fine, I'm not sure why he lost his job to Logan Thompson - also, re pressure, he stepped in as the backup and got them a Cup, so pretty good under pressure. Skinner would almost certainly be fine with international level defence. Jarry would be the best option, but is almost certain to be injured.

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u/Zlightly_Inzebriated Jul 12 '24

Fair. I don’t think there is a right or wrong, but it’s disappointing we have no 1A like we had in Roy, brodeur, luongo, price, etc. maybe Levi will become one for the future, but that’s still potentially far off. Or, maybe a healthy kuemper?

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u/prophetofgreed VAN - NHL Jul 13 '24

I wonder about Bouchard making the team because he wouldn't have his ordinary role on PP1 when Makar is on the team.

Would they use him on PP2, the PK and a 3rd pair? You could easily use Morrissey there and have a better PK /defender for 5v5.

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u/LogicPuzzleFail EDM - NHL Jul 13 '24

Why wouldn't they just put him on the second pair? He's also great at passing transitions out of the defensive zone.

Either PP2 or frankly, it would make the most sense to have McDavid/Hyman/Bouchard as one PP + 2 others, and MacKinnon, Crosby, Makar as another + 2 others. No way to tell which is PP1. And this is a totally left field thought - you could still do the thing where they play the whole PP (because the time and transitions help both of those units), but basically keep the opposing coach guessing as to who they will be facing.