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World Cup rosters being announced

Some notable additions/omissions:

-Patrick Laine makes Team Finland, Puljujarvi does not
-No Jagr for the Czech Republic, as he declined the invite
-No Kovalchuk or Radulov for Russia, because Russia gonna Russia
-They did invite Slava Voynov though, so the NHL has a decision there to make on how to handle that
 
This is the schedule for when the full roster will be announced today:

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The NHL is trying to establish the World Cup as a premier, best-on-best tournament. And they're announcing the rosters of the 3 teams that will likely be of most interest to fans after 5 pm on a long-weekend Friday. It's amazing this league hasn't been forced to fold yet.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Peter D. said:
How is Vasilevskiy eligible for Team Russia if he is under 24?
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The U24 team is only for North Americans.
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Anyone else kind of really want to see a U24 team from the whole world at this tournament though? Not sure who would staff it and it would severely dampen the effectiveness of some of the teams with smaller player pools, etc., but there are some very interesting names that would probably give make them the team to watch.
 
herman said:
Anyone else kind of really want to see a U24 team from the whole world at this tournament though? Not sure who would staff it and it would severely dampen the effectiveness of some of the teams with smaller player pools, etc., but there are some very interesting names that would probably give make them the team to watch.
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Thought this would be neat to see a line-up for, I might be missing someone but this is a rough guess:

Landeskog-McDavid-MacKinnon
Gaudreau-Kuznetsov-Kucherov
Forsberg-Barkov-Monahan
Saad-Couturier-Larkin

Rielly-Ekblad
Lindholm-Klingberg
GhostBear-Parayko
Maatta-Ristolainen

Mrazek
Gibson
Vasilevskiy/Murray

I just had to include another defence pairing because I couldn't leave those 2 off, but even then a guy like Seth Jones wouldn't make the cut. That 2012 class man.

That team would compete with Canada for sure.
 
Deebo said:
Michalek is good enough for the Czech team but is a spare part for the 30th place NHL team.
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Though, to be fair, with Jagr saying no and Elias retiring, they didn't have a lot of other options with more than a couples seasons in the NHL or this level of international experience. Basically, it was Michalek, Fleischmann, Tlusty, or Hudler - not exactly the most inspiring group.
 
bustaheims said:
Deebo said:
Michalek is good enough for the Czech team but is a spare part for the 30th place NHL team.
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Though, to be fair, with Jagr saying no and Elias retiring, they didn't have a lot of other options with more than a couples seasons in the NHL or this level of international experience. Basically, it was Michalek, Fleischmann, Tlusty, or Hudler - not exactly the most inspiring group.
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Yeah, also, I don't necessarily get the sense that players are buying into this tournament so that might be making it hard to recruit.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
herman said:
Anyone else kind of really want to see a U24 team from the whole world at this tournament though? Not sure who would staff it and it would severely dampen the effectiveness of some of the teams with smaller player pools, etc., but there are some very interesting names that would probably give make them the team to watch.
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Thought this would be neat to see a line-up for, I might be missing someone but this is a rough guess:

Landeskog-McDavid-MacKinnon
Gaudreau-Kuznetsov-Kucherov
Forsberg-Barkov-Monahan
Saad-Couturier-Larkin

Rielly-Ekblad
Lindholm-Klingberg
GhostBear-Parayko
Maatta-Ristolainen

Mrazek
Gibson
Vasilevskiy/Murray

I just had to include another defence pairing because I couldn't leave those 2 off, but even then a guy like Seth Jones wouldn't make the cut. That 2012 class man.

That team would compete with Canada for sure.
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Looks about right. Maybe Eichel in there somewhere over Couturier?

I was semi-hoping for a Laine - Matthews - Puljujarvi line. But maybe in a couple of years.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I would take Lindholm-Klingberg over Kronwall-Hjarlmarsson, but OEL-Karlsson/Hedman-Stralman is a hell of a top-4.
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The first roster without a Leaf, and the first one where there's legitimately good players left off the roster for reasons other than "Russia being Russia."
 
Not super-impressed with their forwards. Yeah, it's a good group but they don't really have that one guy who scares you.
 
bustaheims said:
Deebo said:
Michalek is good enough for the Czech team but is a spare part for the 30th place NHL team.
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Though, to be fair, with Jagr saying no and Elias retiring, they didn't have a lot of other options with more than a couples seasons in the NHL or this level of international experience. Basically, it was Michalek, Fleischmann, Tlusty, or Hudler - not exactly the most inspiring group.
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That's kind of the point I was trying to make, they don't have very many options these days. They aren't very deep any more.
 
Deebo said:
That's kind of the point I was trying to make, they don't have very many options these days. They aren't very deep any more.
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Fair enough. I felt the same way. I looked at their roster and thought that coudl easily be a bottom 5 team in the NHL.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Not super-impressed with their forwards. Yeah, it's a good group but they don't really have that one guy who scares you.
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I've seen a lot of people who love that team, but with the Sedin's and Zetterberg all turning 36 years old soon and very clearly declining the forward group isn't what it once was.
 
Per the earlier observation re: Russia tabbing Slava Voynov for their backend --
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/russias-slava-voynov-may-banned-world-cup/

Just because Slava Voynov was named to Russia?s World Cup of Hockey roster Friday doesn?t necessarily mean he?ll be permitted to participate in the tournament.

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Both the NHL and the Players? Association, which run World Cup jointly, are reviewing the matter.

"We will obviously have to review his status with the Players' Association prior to the start of the tournament in September," Bill Daly, the NHL's deputy commissioner, stated. "It is not my current expectation that this player will be deemed eligible to play in the World Cup of Hockey."
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Team Europe:

G Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks (Denmark)
G Thomas Greiss, New York Islanders (Germany)
G Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders (Slovakia)

D Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins (Slovakia)
D Christian Ehrhoff, Chicago Blackhawks (Germany)
D Roman Josi, Nashville Predators (Switzerland)
D Luca Sbisa, Vancouver Canucks (Switzerland)
D Dennis Seidenberg, Boston Bruins (Germany)
D Andrej Sekera, Edmonton Oilers (Slovakia)
D Mark Streit, Philadelphia Flyers (Switzerland)

F Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Philadelphia Flyers (France)
F Mikkel Boedker, Colorado Avalanche (Denmark)
F Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (Germany)
F Marian Gaborik, Los Angeles Kings (Slovakia)
F Jannik Hansen, Vancouver Canucks (Denmark)
F Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (Slovakia)
F Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (Slovenia)
F Nino Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (Switzerland)
F Frans Nielsen, New York Islanders (Denmark)
F Tobias Rieder, Arizona Coyotes (Germany)
F Tomas Tatar, Detroit Red Wings (Slovakia)
F Thomas Vanek, Minnesota Wild (Austria)
F Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers (Norway)

North America:

G John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
G Connor Hellebuyck, Manitoba Moose (AHL)
G Matt Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins

D Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers
D Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers
D Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets
D Ryan Murray, Columbus Blue Jackets
D Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
D Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs
D Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets

F Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers
F Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres
F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
F Auston Matthews, Zurich SC Lions (Swiss NLA)
F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
F J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
F Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames
F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers
F Brandon Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets
F Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets

USA:

G Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning
G Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
G Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils

D Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets
D John Carlson, Washington Capitals
D Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche
D Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets
D Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
D Matt Niskanen, Washington Capitals
D Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild

F Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings
F David Backes, St. Louis Blues
F Ryan Callahan, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Brandon Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
F Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
F Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks
F T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals
F Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
F Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
F Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
F Derek Stepan, New York Rangers
F James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs
F Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets

Canada:

G Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
G Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
D Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
D Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings
D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
D Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

F Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
F Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
F Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche
F Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
F Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
F Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
F Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
F John Tavares, New York Islanders
F Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks
F Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
 
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