Team Canada

No way Matt Murray makes team Canada he's been one of the worst goalies in the NHL this season, Carey Price hasn't been great either, and most likely wouldn't be the starter, Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury both good candidates.

P.K. Subban and Mark Giordano are locks on the blue-line, and with the way Shea Weber has played since his return from injury he would have a good chance as well. Also Letang is playing well and would have a good chance.

Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin are locks for the team as well. Claude Giroux also a very good chance. The way Jeff Skinner has played this season he will surely be in the conversation.

Ya I hear you on all those. For me gio was toughest to not have on the team cause I went with a younger, quicker puck moving group, but obviously he has strong case. Giroux and subban I have off simply because I dont like how they fit, reason why Giroux has played practically no international for Canada and subban doesn't get as much ice as a guy of his calibre deserves. Shea Weber continues his play he will over take parakyo no doubt, but as of now he just hasn't played enough for me. Goalies is where Canada is weakest. Murray I have simply cause his clutch performances in playoffs and price is a hope to get back to where he belongs cause he should be Canada most talented guy. Fleuryafter last season of course but I left him off cause he is very streaky and can be either amazing or awful. But he was close too.

I also wouldnt say some guys are locks. Benn hasn't been great and the game is evolving away from him. Seguin and skinner have good chances to make team but in no way is Seguin a lock. Only locks would be mcdavid, mckinnon, Crosby, hall, doughty, Reilly

I don't see Canada only having 6 "locks" and Rielly isn't one of them.

Canada loves to select players who have played on Team Canada before, electing them over comparable players who have not played before. Another is that Canada loves an even LHD/RHD split.

Here is my breakdown.

Players who were on both the Sochi Olympic team and Canada cup team:
Keith*, Weber*, Doughty, Getzlaf, Toews, Tavares, Benn*, Pietrangelo, Price, Bergeron, Vlasic, Crosby, Stamkos*

* means the player was named to both teams, but was injured for one of the tournaments.

Of these players, the only ones I could see NOT making the team are Toews, Getzlaf, and Pietrangelo.


Here are other players who have been on team Canada that I think have a very good chance of making the team:
Marchand, Holtby, Seguin, Giroux, Subban, Burns. (Seguin was named to the world cup team but was hurt)

Then we add in sure-fire players of McDavid, Hall, Scheifele, MacKinnon, Giordano.

This makes the line-up:
Marchand - Crosby - Bergeron
Benn - McDavid - Seguin
Hall - MacKinnon - Stamkos
Giroux - Tavares - Scheifele
X
X

Vlasic - Doughty
Giordano - Weber
Keith - Subban
Burns/Pietrangelo
X

Holtby
Price
X

That leaves two extra forward spots, a LHD, and the 3rd goalie. I think we'd see two of O'Reilly, Toews, Stone, Duchene, Couture, and Getzlaf as forward, each would be returning (except Stone). Rielly would probably be the LHD, and Fleury or Dubnyk (Crawford if healthy) as the goalie.

HM: Letang, Point, Marner, Monahan, Huberdeau, Skinner.