Neech Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 Figure we could have a thread to discuss Olympic rosters. Who will Cooper send to the pressbox in favour of Cirelli? Might be Suzuki... Will Hutson or Caufield surprise us by making the USA roster? I personally think they should bring Hutson just in case Hughes gets injured, but I hope they don't! I'd hate to cheer against him. Slaf's there, Kapanen and Laine look like locks, Texier too. Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Posting this because it’s incredible even if it has nothing to do with these Olympics 1 Quote
dlbalr Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Kapanen officially makes Finland, Laine's not on the roster though. I wondered if they might put him there as a 14th forward but his injury didn't help things. As had been reported, Caufield and Hutson aren't on Team USA while the Habs didn't have anyone who realistically had a chance to make Sweden's roster. (Yes, there's Adam Engstrom but their defensive group is stacked, there was no way he was making it.) Quote
Neech Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 USA, like Canada, has a stacked enough roster that they can afford to make some headscratching choices. Quote
GHT120 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 44 minutes ago, Neech said: USA, like Canada, has a stacked enough roster that they can afford to make some headscratching choices. At least there were no Rob Zamuner-esque selections Quote
Neech Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 6 hours ago, GHT120 said: At least there were no Rob Zamuner-esque selections Cirelli over Scheifele is close, but chalk it up to nepotism. Zamuner is just inexplicable. Quote
GHT120 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 7 hours ago, Neech said: Cirelli over Scheifele is close, but chalk it up to nepotism. Zamuner is just inexplicable. In much the same way that Montreal is close to Tokyo. 1 Quote
GHT120 Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Guess Hockey USA is sticking to a strict profile ... Jones was projected as Werenski's partner, clearly the "defenceman" of the pairing ... in that SPECIFIC context, Hutson doesn't make sense as a replacement. Quote
Neech Posted January 21 Author Posted January 21 They already had their minds made up about Hutson in the summer. Quote
Neech Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Bennett replacing Cirelli, I guess Jarvis is next up. Quote
dlbalr Posted February 5 Posted February 5 15 hours ago, Neech said: Bennett replacing Cirelli, I guess Jarvis is next up. Yep, he's in for Point. Quote
Commandant Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Love Suzuki playing with MacKinnon. But playing with Marchand makes me wanna puke. Quote
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 9 Posted February 9 2 hours ago, BCHabnut said: Is Doughty even good anymore? Both the stats and the word I've heard suggest he is a shadow of his former self. He is obviously a "reputation" choice rather than one earned by performance this season. Much like that POS Binnington, who is basically on the team because of a single, awesome gold-medal game at the Four Nations. That said, sometimes washed-up vets of high pedigree can elevate their game for short, high-impact periods of time. I've seen this many times in the playoffs. So maybe that's the idea. Quote
JoeLassister Posted February 9 Posted February 9 17 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Interesting lines We're quite far from what I had predicted. I had Celebrini - McDavid - Marner MacKinnon - Crosby - Reinhart Stone - Suzuki - Hagel Marchand - Bennett - Jarvis/Wilson Jarvis/Wilson - Horvat Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted February 9 Posted February 9 1 hour ago, JoeLassister said: We're quite far from what I had predicted. I had Celebrini - McDavid - Marner MacKinnon - Crosby - Reinhart Stone - Suzuki - Hagel Marchand - Bennett - Jarvis/Wilson Jarvis/Wilson - Horvat I wouldn’t have put the lines together the way Canada did but lines look like balanced thinking. Celebrini, McDavid, Marner would likely get matched by Tkachuk, Eichel, Tkachuk. Speed vs heavy, grindy, Wilson was put with McDavid, Celebrini to counter that IMO and Wilson has the skill to keep up with them. Wilson creates space and is impossible to out hit, out grind him. I do like that Suzuki gets to play with Mac Kinnon but I’m unsure if Marchand fits there. Quote
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 9 Posted February 9 I'm just happy Suzuki is being viewed as a major piece of the roster rather than an extra FW or a 4th line guy (not that there is any shame in being a fourth-liner on that team). He's outstanding and deserves to be treated as such. Quote
GHT120 Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Team Canada NHLers not enamoured with the Olympic Village Quote
Helmethead Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Suzuki Interview - Marchand Troll 🐀 Low key loving Marchand (at least when repping Team 🇨🇦) Quote
hab29RETIRED Posted February 10 Posted February 10 On 2/8/2026 at 5:15 PM, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Both the stats and the word I've heard suggest he is a shadow of his former self. He is obviously a "reputation" choice rather than one earned by performance this season. Much like that POS Binnington, who is basically on the team because of a single, awesome gold-medal game at the Four Nations. That said, sometimes washed-up vets of high pedigree can elevate their game for short, high-impact periods of time. I've seen this many times in the playoffs. So maybe that's the idea. And the fact his GM is the GM of the team. Having said that, Canada is no longer a goaltending powerhouse. it would be a major mistake if he is given too much rope to be the starter. The need to have the Pat Quinn approach with Joseph. Very short leash and then yank him. Quote
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/9/2026 at 6:32 PM, hab29RETIRED said: And the fact his GM is the GM of the team. Having said that, Canada is no longer a goaltending powerhouse. it would be a major mistake if he is given too much rope to be the starter. The need to have the Pat Quinn approach with Joseph. Very short leash and then yank him. Could not agree more Quote
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