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Nurse has be fine not great problem is sorely on the coaching staff want him to be something he not and takes away what makes nurse good Morrisey should be on Canada but the rumors of nurse being on Canada is just team Canada looking on what route they wanna go when it comes to the defense
Yeah if this is our team, this might be the worst team we’ve iced. No Morrissey or Theodore is crazy. Also Hyman Marchand and Reinhart in the top 6? Oh no. This is looking like that cup that happens during the playoffs that the players who didn’t make the playoffs play in, if they even feel like it. Edit: just checked. Hyman has 4 points in 13 games this year. Might as well put Reaves on the first line
I'd have him as an extra mostly because I think he'd have to be in my top 6 to get the most use out of him, I don't trust him as much as a pure 4th liner, but we'll see!
Brodin not being on the Sweden team is the one thing I disagree with. Just because he isn’t flashy doesn’t mean he’s not a top end defenseman for Sweden. He’s constantly underrated
Hyman McDavid Marner Mckinnon Crosby Marchand Bedard Point Reinhart Stone Scheifele Last spots could be ORielly,Suzuki,Barzal,Horvat,Lafreneire maybe if wanted not just skill Lowry/Wilson. Toews Makar Morrissey Bouchard Theodore Petriangelo Theres alot Ekblad,Nurse,Rielly,Doughty,Hamilton,Letang,Weegar. Goalies Hill Binnington Montembeault
Brodin likely would have been my extra D if Karlsson wasn't forced on there, but depending on how he plays throughout the next month he could certainly be there
I really like the concept of the Tkachuk, Matthews, Tkachuk line. What a nightmare for the opposing team to deal with. Matthews shot and 2 gritty Tkachuk brothers hitting everything in sight. If either Florida or Ottawa could find some way to make a trade to unite both Tkachuks that would be awesome.
I just have a feeling Canada looks a LOT different than people are expecting, Sanheim would be okay, Nurse would be crazy (But this is Don Sweeney we're talking about HAHA)
I know this was 13 days ago, Sanheim has really turned a corner. He has been really good this year. He has logged 30+mins 3-5 times, I wouldn’t worry about Sanheim, does anyone play goalie in Canada anymore? That’s what I’d be worrying about.
@@unholyhairdo64 ya he's definitely looked good still doubt he makes the team but yes goaltending is definitely the glaring issue and only seems to be getting worse every day
I think people are underrating Robert Thomas pretty heavily here. One of the best playmaker Canada has to offer with decent defensive metrics. I think Thomas brings a more unique skill set than someone like Scheifele
If this was the year 2017 or so the defensive pairing of Hedman and Karlsson would be so damn good. They don't really defend that well anymore though especially Karlsson.
I think Travis Konecny is knocking on the door. He is having a better year than quite a few of the guys on team Canada. It’s a shame Russia doesn’t have a team. The NHL shouldn’t be punishing players because what their respective Gov’t is doing on the world stage. God knows I love my country, but the US would barely play in The Olympics and these sort of tournaments if we play that game.
Putin has waged the biggest armed conflict since 2WW and majority of russians are supporting him. So it only makes sense to punish the whole nation because this level of aggression and imperialism hasn´t been seen for a very long time.
I see Finland using Aho in a more offensive role with Barkov being the more defensive position at 2C, but as you see in my lineup I don't care about that lol
I'd love to see a superline with both Crosby and Mcdavid on it. It would be like when Gretzky and Lemieux played together in whatever tournament that was. Line 1 should be McDavid-Crosby-Marner.
@anul6801 he may be old but he's still one of the best. You act like he's washed up or something. He's one of the most consistently good players ever. 19 straight seasons above a point a game. 3 stanley cups and 2 conn smythes. He scored 42 goals last season, what are you even talking about?
Grav W having Sanderson on Team USA and coincidentally he's struggled since Zub got injured and he's been paired with the anchor slap shot man Travis Hamonic
This sounds funny, but I didn't want to include Robo in the USA lineup, but instead in the Team Philippines lineup, just for the sake of his Filipino heritage. But realistically, because of the difference in schedule, yeah, he stays in the USA squad.
I have brodin with hedman. Or Ekman-larsson. And also forsling with dahlin since dahlin is totally lost in his own zone at times. I need balance. And ekholm and andersson as 3rd pair. Karlsson is an extra at best. Have no idea why sweden choose 3 defensemen as their first 6 knowing damn well how many defensemen sweden can choose from
I think team Canada goalies will be Binnington Kuemper and Flurey, this is his last dance and he has experience in one gold in 2010 but as the third string and he failed in the world juniors to win a gold medal, but his experience is too far overlook
Dont think William Eklund will make the roster, and not Gus Nyquist. Not Adam Larsson either. If Mika Z and Elias P dont step up, we will have no chance to win the tournament... Thank you for this!
Yeah your defense makes sense to me...Nurse over Morrissey 5 pts & a -4 for good old Nurse while Morrissey is just sitting on 16pts thru his first 13 games... 🙄
Canada and states are so strong, will they care though, goalies suck in Canada now though, too expensive in Canada to be a goalie, I feel that's what's happening.
Carlson is better in every way than Trouba. Miller is a force on the ice and better than half the players on the US roster, even more so than Larkin and Trocheck. There's no way I put Caufield in over Kane, he's way too easy to out muscle off the puck by elite players on the opposing team, and both Kane and Carlson have the experience of being in the trenches over the last decade or so.
of ALL the proposed Canadian rosters i've seen... everyone is stacking only skill players, and that never works. Tom Wilson 100% should be on this team. Power forward, can open the ice for people. Elite penalty killer. You can't bring all skill, you need some real bite to win. With how bad Canadas goaltending will be, you'll need some threatening presence on the team to keep people from crashing the net hard.
Line 1 = Reinhart-McDavid-MacKinnon Line 2 = Marchand-Crosby-Scheifele Line 3 = Lafreniere-Point-Bedard Line 4 = Stone-Suzuki-Marner D Line 1 = Toews-Makar D Line 2 = Morrissey-Bouchard D Line 3 = Rielly-Pietrangelo G Line 1 = Talbot G Line 2 = Binnington Captain = Crosby Assistant = McDavid Assistant = Makar.
Marchant sucks bad this year, so no. I don't agree, your Canadian picks are so ba. Mckinning will be second center, Crosby will be #3. Easier to find wingers.
This Canada team looks so weak especially compared to the states. And I’m Canadian. Would literally take any of their goalies over ours. Their defence looks better. Forward group looks to have a lot more depth too
4 Nations is stupid. Just bring back World Cup. Let Russia play, or let their players form team not tied to Russia like Players from Russia Team with own logo only Russian players outside Russia. Do Team Euro again, as well as NA Young Stars. Now that is something I will watch.
► THE 4 NATIONS TOURNEY IS COMING QUICK! So you already know it's predictions time!
► What are YOUR thoughts on my roster picks and surprises?
► What do Y'ALL agree and disagree with? And what would YOUR rosters look like? Let me know!
Also hoping you guys enjoy the new description format, tried to make it a lot cleaner and easier to navigate!
Nurse over Morrissey is insane
Lowkey nurse has been great, not better than Morrissey though.
Nurse has be fine not great problem is sorely on the coaching staff want him to be something he not and takes away what makes nurse good
Morrisey should be on Canada but the rumors of nurse being on Canada is just team Canada looking on what route they wanna go when it comes to the defense
Yeah if this is our team, this might be the worst team we’ve iced. No Morrissey or Theodore is crazy. Also Hyman Marchand and Reinhart in the top 6? Oh no. This is looking like that cup that happens during the playoffs that the players who didn’t make the playoffs play in, if they even feel like it.
Edit: just checked. Hyman has 4 points in 13 games this year. Might as well put Reaves on the first line
LMAOOOOO @@Venxm_Hockey
I just have a feeling these GMs think a LOT more highly on Nurse than most of us do
JT miller extra forward is madness after a 99, 82, and 102 point seasons
And the fact he can play PK, PP, Top 6, bottom 6. Most versatile player on the Canucks. Ridiculous
I'd have him as an extra mostly because I think he'd have to be in my top 6 to get the most use out of him, I don't trust him as much as a pure 4th liner, but we'll see!
Brodin not being on the Sweden team is the one thing I disagree with. Just because he isn’t flashy doesn’t mean he’s not a top end defenseman for Sweden. He’s constantly underrated
Brodin was one I had a toughhhh time leaving out, he probably would have been my extra D if I wasn't forced to have E Karlsson in there
Faber and Boldy being off USA is almost impossible, especially considering the fact that Guerin is the GM for USA
Elias Lindholm will probably make team Sweden. Two way player who can play center or wing in any line
Hyman McDavid Marner
Mckinnon Crosby Marchand
Bedard Point Reinhart
Stone Scheifele
Last spots could be ORielly,Suzuki,Barzal,Horvat,Lafreneire maybe if wanted not just skill Lowry/Wilson.
Toews Makar
Morrissey Bouchard
Theodore Petriangelo
Theres alot Ekblad,Nurse,Rielly,Doughty,Hamilton,Letang,Weegar.
Goalies
Hill
Binnington
Montembeault
Fun lineup my man!!
Bouchard is garbage. Dobson Dunn, Weegar are better. Bouchard can't play defense.
larsson over brodin is an insane take
Brodin likely would have been my extra D if Karlsson wasn't forced on there, but depending on how he plays throughout the next month he could certainly be there
@ idk think leaving one of the best and most consistent defensive Dman for the past 5 year off the list for adam larsson is wild
Crazy to not even consider Clayton Keller for Team USA. Underrated player since day one. I don’t get wanting Tuch over guys like JT, Kane, and Keller
I really like the concept of the Tkachuk, Matthews, Tkachuk line. What a nightmare for the opposing team to deal with. Matthews shot and 2 gritty Tkachuk brothers hitting everything in sight. If either Florida or Ottawa could find some way to make a trade to unite both Tkachuks that would be awesome.
Me too! I could see USA wanting to put the Tkachuk play styles on both top 6 lines, but having them together is just too fun to pass up
@@GravitehHockey Keith was a monster when he played. He was one of my favourite players growing up. And both his sons are amazing players too.
If Sanheim and Nurse make Team Canada we are finished. I could probably name 10 defenseman that are not on this roster and better than both of them
I just have a feeling Canada looks a LOT different than people are expecting, Sanheim would be okay, Nurse would be crazy (But this is Don Sweeney we're talking about HAHA)
@GravitehHockey ya Sweeney and Dubas having a major say on players is not something I'm looking forward to at all
I know this was 13 days ago, Sanheim has really turned a corner. He has been really good this year. He has logged 30+mins 3-5 times, I wouldn’t worry about Sanheim, does anyone play goalie in Canada anymore? That’s what I’d be worrying about.
@@unholyhairdo64 ya he's definitely looked good still doubt he makes the team but yes goaltending is definitely the glaring issue and only seems to be getting worse every day
I think people are underrating Robert Thomas pretty heavily here. One of the best playmaker Canada has to offer with decent defensive metrics. I think Thomas brings a more unique skill set than someone like Scheifele
Oh man he was SO close to my extra forward pick, I would not be surprised if he makes it!
If this was the year 2017 or so the defensive pairing of Hedman and Karlsson would be so damn good. They don't really defend that well anymore though especially Karlsson.
I think Travis Konecny is knocking on the door. He is having a better year than quite a few of the guys on team Canada. It’s a shame Russia doesn’t have a team. The NHL shouldn’t be punishing players because what their respective Gov’t is doing on the world stage. God knows I love my country, but the US would barely play in The Olympics and these sort of tournaments if we play that game.
Putin has waged the biggest armed conflict since 2WW and majority of russians are supporting him. So it only makes sense to punish the whole nation because this level of aggression and imperialism hasn´t been seen for a very long time.
As if NHL had any morals, They just had to choose from having 3 nation tourney with Russia or 4 nation tournament with Sweden and Finland.
Aho over Barkov as the 1C would be horrendous 20:50
I see Finland using Aho in a more offensive role with Barkov being the more defensive position at 2C, but as you see in my lineup I don't care about that lol
I'd love to see a superline with both Crosby and Mcdavid on it. It would be like when Gretzky and Lemieux played together in whatever tournament that was. Line 1 should be McDavid-Crosby-Marner.
Mcdavid-Crosby-MacKinnon would be nuts
87 cup...
Crosby is so old now. I prefer not.
@anul6801 he may be old but he's still one of the best. You act like he's washed up or something. He's one of the most consistently good players ever. 19 straight seasons above a point a game. 3 stanley cups and 2 conn smythes. He scored 42 goals last season, what are you even talking about?
@@lenkennedy9214 he would just drag McDavid down with his slow speed. I rather prefer MacKinnon who can keep up with the speed.
Marner will be 1st Line. Grav you need to remember whenever it’s contract year players pop off
I can´t wait to see both Tkachuks in action on the same team 😁😁😁 it will be fun to watch
Theodore will make it over Nurse
Normally I like your takes but these are brutal I can’t lie
Edit: nevermind, didn’t realize this was looking in the view of GMs
Yep got to keep that in mind! As you could tell my Grav GM rosters look quite a bit different haha
Grav W having Sanderson on Team USA and coincidentally he's struggled since Zub got injured and he's been paired with the anchor slap shot man Travis Hamonic
Canada's forward group is sick
Great Video, as usual, Nathan
Jack Hughes and CC13 would feed families
Grav no. MacKinnon is too dominant at center to not let him run his own line.
Trouve over Carlson for “defensive game” what are we doing 😭
Trust me NOT WHAT I WOULD DO! haha
Bruh how is Werenski not here
What do you think about Koneckny making the team?
No jt miller on usa?
This sounds funny, but I didn't want to include Robo in the USA lineup, but instead in the Team Philippines lineup, just for the sake of his Filipino heritage.
But realistically, because of the difference in schedule, yeah, he stays in the USA squad.
there is no team philippines my man
I'd take Lidstrom over Karlsson on Sweden's defence.
No tage Thompson on USA is crazy
i would bring lundestrom for center depth for sweden
I have brodin with hedman. Or Ekman-larsson. And also forsling with dahlin since dahlin is totally lost in his own zone at times. I need balance. And ekholm and andersson as 3rd pair. Karlsson is an extra at best. Have no idea why sweden choose 3 defensemen as their first 6 knowing damn well how many defensemen sweden can choose from
I think team Canada goalies will be Binnington Kuemper and Flurey, this is his last dance and he has experience in one gold in 2010 but as the third string and he failed in the world juniors to win a gold medal, but his experience is too far overlook
I do believe Sweden will use both the Lindholms from Boston. Just a feeling
I wouldnt
Canadian goaltending looks weak. For Sweden I'll take Edvinsson over Larsson.
Dont think William Eklund will make the roster, and not Gus Nyquist. Not Adam Larsson either.
If Mika Z and Elias P dont step up, we will have no chance to win the tournament...
Thank you for this!
Ngl nurse wearing team canada jersey goes hard 🔥
The only way a Nurse makes Canada's team is in health care !
Hagel lol. Right
Did Tage Thompson die or something
Zach Hyman is NOT going to make this team the way he’s playing right now🤣🤣🤣🤣
If nurse is on team canada im cheering for the US
🤣
Hyman must be a joke. There has to be better options. Based on one good season when all shots went in. This season tells his true level.
no clayton keller?
Yeah your defense makes sense to me...Nurse over Morrissey 5 pts & a -4 for good old Nurse while Morrissey is just sitting on 16pts thru his first 13 games... 🙄
Do you think Canada names Doughty even though he’s injured?
Canada and states are so strong, will they care though, goalies suck in Canada now though, too expensive in Canada to be a goalie, I feel that's what's happening.
Carlson is better in every way than Trouba. Miller is a force on the ice and better than half the players on the US roster, even more so than Larkin and Trocheck. There's no way I put Caufield in over Kane, he's way too easy to out muscle off the puck by elite players on the opposing team, and both Kane and Carlson have the experience of being in the trenches over the last decade or so.
how are Strome and Thompson still getting disrespected
Why no Boldy or faber
He did put Boldy and Faber on his.
of ALL the proposed Canadian rosters i've seen... everyone is stacking only skill players, and that never works. Tom Wilson 100% should be on this team. Power forward, can open the ice for people. Elite penalty killer. You can't bring all skill, you need some real bite to win. With how bad Canadas goaltending will be, you'll need some threatening presence on the team to keep people from crashing the net hard.
Thought Wilson was American... Too lazy to look it up....
@berryscott3590 he's from the Toronto area
What about Werenski?
McKinnon is a good defender thought lol
Needs Brett Pesce
No way Bedard or Morissey are left off
If nurse is on team Canada , we will lose.
Sanheim-Bouchard oof.
Line 1 =
Reinhart-McDavid-MacKinnon
Line 2 =
Marchand-Crosby-Scheifele
Line 3 =
Lafreniere-Point-Bedard
Line 4 =
Stone-Suzuki-Marner
D Line 1 =
Toews-Makar
D Line 2 =
Morrissey-Bouchard
D Line 3 =
Rielly-Pietrangelo
G Line 1 =
Talbot
G Line 2 =
Binnington
Captain =
Crosby
Assistant =
McDavid
Assistant =
Makar.
Tom Wilson over Hyman
Where is tom Wilson and why is Hyman in the lineup. 7:37
exactly, I would also imagine to see Wilson there
Hyman is a joke right ?
Marchant sucks bad this year, so no. I don't agree, your Canadian picks are so ba. Mckinning will be second center, Crosby will be #3. Easier to find wingers.
Marchand is already on the team. It's been announced in the summer
Without Russia this is just an exhibition tournament.
No one cares
I agree. Many of the top players in the league are Russian FFS.
id rather not see Russia considering the world situation right now
@@AbolishedEmu Kind of odd to exclude Russia, but to permit the USA to participate.
@gabrielrockman no its not. Russia is basically WWII Germany right now.
Nurse is a good joke
I miss Russia 😐
They need add in a black guy.
This Canada team looks so weak especially compared to the states. And I’m Canadian. Would literally take any of their goalies over ours. Their defence looks better. Forward group looks to have a lot more depth too
Goat
I like it
Canada goaltending is awful 😖
Canada must keep the puck on the other end of the rink. But thats a normal situation for canada.
4 Nations is stupid. Just bring back World Cup. Let Russia play, or let their players form team not tied to Russia like Players from Russia Team with own logo only Russian players outside Russia. Do Team Euro again, as well as NA Young Stars. Now that is something I will watch.
Thomas is better than at least five of your forwards.
Canada goalie are weak
lots of bad takes...as usual