Even as a Canadian Oilers fan, I'm saddened by the fact that we won't see Gaudereau on Team USA. He'd be a huge part of that team. Truly a loss for the entire sport.
When you said we have to put 97 and 98 together with someone who has hands, hockey IQ, and most importantly, play-making ability, I thought to myself...... Gretzky? That would perfectly complete the jersey number sequence! 😂
I agree with the Scotia line My lines would be Bedard-Davo-Hyman Marchy-Crosby-Mack Stammer-Point-Marner Thomas-Reino-Barzal Toews-Makar Morrissey-Bouchard Power-Dobson Skinner Hill
@michaeldahlseide763 needs role players to shut down the other top lines and kill penalties. Bennington and Montembault are better than Skinner. Hill will probably be on LTIR.
Not enough lefty forwards on your squad. Ditch a couple of those 4th or 3rs liners for somebody who is left. Weird for canads to have way more righties than lefties
@@kakarotblake Never said it's a bad pairing it's just a wimpy looser who relies on matthews for points should be paired with a winner mentality. In seriousness, Davo needs a goal scorer and they will dominate
As a Canadian, I will miss not seeing Russia. Always like watching Canada vs America and Canada vs Russia. Russia not being in the mix is not good for the game IMO
The top 6 that you mention...WOWZERS!!! Unbelievable! But for glowing hearts, I would be starstruck to see Sid, McKinnon, and McD. But realistically, someone has to take the second line. So, Sid with either McD or McK works for me.I there would be more goals from Sid and McD playing together.
my guess would be at least for the start Marchand - Crosby - Mack, all Nova Scotia line and the chemistry that they already have Hyman - McDavid - Marner, just for the chemistry that Hyman has with both of them This being such a short tourney, players familiarity with each other will matter a lot
I've always said that Hyman is crazy underrated. Remember when Kunitz played for team Canada? Everybody was saying WTF is this guy doing here? Simple, he gets puck possession, passes it off and then goes to the net. Pretty close parallel. Team Canada dominated that year, let in a total of three or four goals for the entire tournament. Crosby/McDavid/McKinnon truly shine when they have someone to get puck possession for the team. I'd also like to mention that's why Crosby is still elite, he can still dig in the corners and small areas and get himself puck possession FOR HIMSELF, even at the end of his career.
I haven't followed any of the 4 Nations discussion, but not having Russia in it does make the tournament feel a bit weird, random and meaningless (to me). You could make a decent argument that any of Russia, Canada, or US are the #1 hockey nation in the world. (Other countries like Sweden are obviously great too, but they're too small in comparison.)
@@BarDownBoys Yeah, I haven't paid attention to the discussion... maybe there are valid hockey reasons why it doesn't matter if Russia is there. I just assumed it was because of Ukraine.
@@CogNoman it’s definitely because of Ukraine and I feel the same way you do about them being excluded. They’re a classic international hockey team. But if it’s any comfort I am quite confident they would not be very good this time. Still deserve to compete though, in my opinion
@tomcooks2562 the entire tournament is a participation trophy 4 teams is a joke especially without half of the European and Russian players it's a total clown show be sweet to see some of these guys play together tho see what it could look like
The conversation I keep having with my friends, is that Crosby should 100% be captain. I keep asking them to explain to me WHY Crazy SHOULDN'T be captain, based on what he has done, and what he continues to do, and his track record of being a captain and a leader. Baffles my mind. 5000% Crosby should be the captain.
Team Canada will be so insanely stacked with forward talent, USA is not far behind. This will be fun to watch probably the best international hockey since 2010 Olympics.
Dark horse forward for the bottom 6 could be Nick Suzuki. 77 points last year 33 goals on a lottery team. And has steadily improved every season. He could be on a 80-90 point pace in February.
I only care about international hockey. I've played since I was 7 years old, i'm in my 50s and I still play 4 times a week. I love hockey. Hockey is sick, bro. And I will not watch the NHL. I may live in Toronto and the team I cheer for may have a maple leaf on its jersey, only it's red. #goCanada
Hyman Mcd Barzal Marchand Crosby Mackinnon Stamkos Point Stone Konechny OReilly Marner Giroux and Benn? Kadri? Makar Toews Morissey Doughty Theodore Pietrangelo Dunn? Letang? Fleury Binnington Hill Bedard dosent have the complete game and hes simply not good enough yet on both ends of the ice, Bouchard is way too one dimensional, and wouldnt even be getting top powerplay time, so he's obsolete. Benn is on this team incase the Tkachuks give us a hard time. its kinda the perfect team, you could throw robert thomas on it, but i wanted to respect the vets considering it was their primes where they werent allowed to compete.
Hyman deserves it. If he has another 50 goal season with McDavid then its just plain pettiness and stupidity to not pick him, plus chemistry matters which those 2 have plenty of so it just makes sense. As for the right wing Bedard just makes sense too. Imagine McDavid setting him in the slot or on a rush with Hyman in front or as third man in.
I'll watch it but on a pirated stream so to that I don't contribute to the revenue. Stonewalling so many important hockey countries was just too asinine.
@@antho.d1417 So you pick out the two worst players hahaha. Those other guys are some of the best players in the league. Of course Russia is not as good as Canada, USA, probably Sweden, but it’s not like they’re terrible
Exactly. It's not as if the hockey players started the "war". They need to rethink this. Have a Russian team and an European team sans the two teams already in it. Then you have six teams and it's automatically more competitive. Do a round robin and we're good. Not that hard to make it a better tournament.
It’s hilarious how the USA and Canada are funding the Russia Ukraine and Israel conflicts and they still get to compete. 😂 what a joke and insult to ovi and malkin. They’re still playing at a top level and won’t be around much longer to compete in these events
Crosby is still the best player in the league, despite everyone believing McDavid is the best. Crosby has 3 cups and numerous gold medals. He's still an over PPG, and a solid two-way player. I would say McDavid would be the best but he's yet to prove himself. He has potential, but Crosby has him beat in two-way play, leadership, and mental and physical strength, while still having a similarly high hockey IQ and nearly equally skilled in playmaking and scoring. Crosby hit his prime during the goal-drought era and was still able to maintain over 30 goals per season.
Crosby is my favorite player of all time but Mcdavid is the best in the league currently. I much prefer Crosbys style of game as I find it more entertaining to watch how he reads the game and generates plays but Mcdavid speed and talent is undeniably better than anyone else playing right now.
One is generational talent that plays a strong 200 foot game, great leadership and multiple cups. The other is a pretender. Even at age 38, Crosby is still a more complete player than McChokeinGame7
You mention Mcdavid being a no show in important games? Both Mcdavid and Crosby aren't even PPG in game 6's and game 7's. It is harder to win a cup now than it was 15 years ago, heck even 10 years ago. Scoring has gone up
Nah, my money is Stone will be LTIR by February
He’s a playoff player lol
Ahahahahaha
I’d love to see Barzal get a crack at playing with Mcdavid
Would’ve been great if the Oilers didn’t trade the Barzal pick for Gryffin fkn Reinhart 😂 guy didn’t even produce in the NHL
Barzal - Hyman - Draisaitl
McDavid - Bouchard
🤮🤢 filfthy disgusting pp
@@CzarrIV as an islanders fan, I have to disagree 😂
@@CzarrIVEven if we had the pick, we woulda chosen a bust, not Barzal
Brazal is so overrated.
Even as a Canadian Oilers fan, I'm saddened by the fact that we won't see Gaudereau on Team USA. He'd be a huge part of that team. Truly a loss for the entire sport.
When you said we have to put 97 and 98 together with someone who has hands, hockey IQ, and most importantly, play-making ability, I thought to myself...... Gretzky? That would perfectly complete the jersey number sequence! 😂
Underrated comment
Nah. Wilf Paiement
Usa is now missing Gaudreau 😢
Draisaitl needs to marry his Canadian fiancée asap.
She's friggin gorgeous. It's good to be Leon.
@@SalSagev-n3s Like any athlete that makes BIG dollars marries an average looking woman.
Yeah! And then becoming 3rd line center in team canada.... A unbeatable team with a 10 goal average in the offense...
Draisaitl should wear #50 after he gets married because he’s going to left with 50 percent of his money when she divorces him.
@@michaelscore6763 I cant tell if this is sarcasm or not cause obviously hed play win on McDavids line lol.
I agree with the Scotia line
My lines would be
Bedard-Davo-Hyman
Marchy-Crosby-Mack
Stammer-Point-Marner
Thomas-Reino-Barzal
Toews-Makar
Morrissey-Bouchard
Power-Dobson
Skinner
Hill
@michaeldahlseide763 needs role players to shut down the other top lines and kill penalties. Bennington and Montembault are better than Skinner. Hill will probably be on LTIR.
I think maybe Brayden point or matthew Brazal
Bedard - McDavid - Hyman
Marchand - Crosby - MacKinnon
Stamkos - Point - Marner
Barzal - Thomas - Konecny
Toews - Makar
Pelech - Hamilton
Chabot - Ekblad
Hill
Skinner
Binnington
Dobson not pelech
Not enough lefty forwards on your squad. Ditch a couple of those 4th or 3rs liners for somebody who is left. Weird for canads to have way more righties than lefties
Your defense corps stinks as well. Morrisey and Bouchard over anyone of those 4 not on th top pair
@@dudelove69 100% agree.
what is bedard doing on this team bro
Marner with McDavid would be nasty
Too much playmaking
Marner would love that. Mcdavid would do all the work while Marner floats in the slot
@@CzarrIV ya, cause that’s Marner’s style.. lol. Stupid ahh comment
@@notowie7024 both of them can score as well so how is that a bad thing
@@kakarotblake Never said it's a bad pairing it's just a wimpy looser who relies on matthews for points should be paired with a winner mentality. In seriousness, Davo needs a goal scorer and they will dominate
It's actually ridiculous how stacked Canada is.
As a Canadian, I will miss not seeing Russia. Always like watching Canada vs America and Canada vs Russia. Russia not being in the mix is not good for the game IMO
I think this video has a different tone if you talk about defence/goaltending :D ♥
You're awesome Jonathan!
The top 6 that you mention...WOWZERS!!! Unbelievable! But for glowing hearts, I would be starstruck to see Sid, McKinnon, and McD. But realistically, someone has to take the second line. So, Sid with either McD or McK works for me.I there would be more goals from Sid and McD playing together.
Could see {Stamkos - Mcdavid - Point} being an absurd line
Crosby captain and first line center. McDavid and MacKinnon as wing, a goal a shift
I’m always hyped for a tournament
My pick for the top line would be Connor Zary-Connor McDavid- Connor Bedard.
Connor Carrick - Connor Murphy
Connor brown,Connor dewar
Conor Mcgregor
Canada could put together two top tier teams but where's the fun in that.
Canada should put together two top tier teams and make them play each other for the right to represent but that would never sell
@@SalSagev-n3s We don't have enough decent goalies for ONE team! 😂
my guess would be at least for the start
Marchand - Crosby - Mack, all Nova Scotia line and the chemistry that they already have
Hyman - McDavid - Marner, just for the chemistry that Hyman has with both of them
This being such a short tourney, players familiarity with each other will matter a lot
I've always said that Hyman is crazy underrated. Remember when Kunitz played for team Canada? Everybody was saying WTF is this guy doing here? Simple, he gets puck possession, passes it off and then goes to the net. Pretty close parallel. Team Canada dominated that year, let in a total of three or four goals for the entire tournament. Crosby/McDavid/McKinnon truly shine when they have someone to get puck possession for the team. I'd also like to mention that's why Crosby is still elite, he can still dig in the corners and small areas and get himself puck possession FOR HIMSELF, even at the end of his career.
Hope you’re well, Jonathan hockey
Do we have dates
Neither player will be upset about the captain discussion
McDavid could play with anyone but would be best with someone who can snipe one timers and go to the net for tap ins.
Question: has Crosby passed Lemieux on the all timers list?
200 foot game he’s the goat
I haven't followed any of the 4 Nations discussion, but not having Russia in it does make the tournament feel a bit weird, random and meaningless (to me). You could make a decent argument that any of Russia, Canada, or US are the #1 hockey nation in the world.
(Other countries like Sweden are obviously great too, but they're too small in comparison.)
Russia wouldn’t be that competitive this year
@@BarDownBoys Yeah, I haven't paid attention to the discussion... maybe there are valid hockey reasons why it doesn't matter if Russia is there. I just assumed it was because of Ukraine.
@@CogNoman it’s definitely because of Ukraine and I feel the same way you do about them being excluded. They’re a classic international hockey team. But if it’s any comfort I am quite confident they would not be very good this time. Still deserve to compete though, in my opinion
Oddly enough Sweden is a better hockey country than Russia while Canada and USA are light years ahead of third place Sweden.
Russia doesn't deserve to be there.
mcdavid bedard would be crazyyyy
Don’t worry about MCDAVID ! Also Crosby is a hockey legend! It’s going to be 35 million watching the 4 nations cup
Stone+ crosby is also the ultimate shutdown line
a 4 team tournament with no semi finals, or a bronze medal game is a fucking joke.
A bronze medal means nothing when there's only 4 teams bud. Sorry but not everyone wants participation trophies
@@tomcooks2562Getting gold in a tournament with only four teams is pretty much a participation trophy.
It's a meaningless tournament.
@tomcooks2562 the entire tournament is a participation trophy 4 teams is a joke especially without half of the European and Russian players it's a total clown show be sweet to see some of these guys play together tho see what it could look like
Just a money grab
@@DoubleG7793Russians are a clown show.
The conversation I keep having with my friends, is that Crosby should 100% be captain. I keep asking them to explain to me WHY Crazy SHOULDN'T be captain, based on what he has done, and what he continues to do, and his track record of being a captain and a leader. Baffles my mind. 5000% Crosby should be the captain.
Team Canada will be so insanely stacked with forward talent, USA is not far behind. This will be fun to watch probably the best international hockey since 2010 Olympics.
I wanna see Coach Chippy out there.
All Nova Scotia🤘🏻
Hyman not on mcdavids line shouldn’t be on the team
canada with generational talent after generational talent after generational talent 😭 that just ain’t fair
Let's Go Team Canada!!
just one shift of bedard-mcdavid-crosby the generational line
Bedard ,Hyman , Marner as a third line
Bedsy-Davo-Point
Cute nicknames
@@steve8803 That's hockey culture gramps.
@@gunman462why assume hes a gramps? Thats just braindead
@@gunman462 Ok kid
@@gunman462 it's adorable gunmansy
Dark horse forward for the bottom 6 could be Nick Suzuki. 77 points last year 33 goals on a lottery team. And has steadily improved every season. He could be on a 80-90 point pace in February.
If you could sacrifice McDavid on this absolutely stacked Team Canada forward group for any goalie in the league, would you do it?
No Nick Suzuki ?
3:17 why does Mitch look like nuge
I only care about international hockey. I've played since I was 7 years old, i'm in my 50s and I still play 4 times a week. I love hockey. Hockey is sick, bro. And I will not watch the NHL. I may live in Toronto and the team I cheer for may have a maple leaf on its jersey, only it's red. #goCanada
MITCH MITCH MITCH MITCH!
Hyman Mcd Barzal
Marchand Crosby Mackinnon
Stamkos Point Stone
Konechny OReilly Marner Giroux and Benn? Kadri?
Makar Toews
Morissey Doughty
Theodore Pietrangelo Dunn? Letang?
Fleury
Binnington
Hill
Bedard dosent have the complete game and hes simply not good enough yet on both ends of the ice, Bouchard is way too one dimensional, and wouldnt even be getting top powerplay time, so he's obsolete. Benn is on this team incase the Tkachuks give us a hard time.
its kinda the perfect team, you could throw robert thomas on it, but i wanted to respect the vets considering it was their primes where they werent allowed to compete.
Hyman deserves it. If he has another 50 goal season with McDavid then its just plain pettiness and stupidity to not pick him, plus chemistry matters which those 2 have plenty of so it just makes sense. As for the right wing Bedard just makes sense too. Imagine McDavid setting him in the slot or on a rush with Hyman in front or as third man in.
Should have russia , czechia and team europe or at least team europe
@@yqmlife1757 team Europe or at least team Europe. I agree
@@yqmlife1757 but mostly they should have Russia ahaha
gimmick of a tournament, give me old Canada Cup any day
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I'll watch it but on a pirated stream so to that I don't contribute to the revenue. Stonewalling so many important hockey countries was just too asinine.
Really only The Czechs. Russia doesn't deserve to be there
@marting1984 …good sheep…
@@derfman1792 you're so basic.
Calling each other sheep and basic are what a couple of passive aggressive wimps would call one another. Enjoy that pile of turds you call a life.
@@marting1984 ...you're so brainwashed.
Best on best means nothing without Russia
Russia are not that good ovi kuzy malkin are too old now so their team wouldnt even be good
@@antho.d1417 Panarin, Kucherov, Kaprizov, Ovechkin, Svechnikov, Zadorov, Radulov - Vasilevsky, Shesterkin, and Bobrovsky as your 3 goalies ?
@@johnnybaxter1953 so no defense at all and ovi is washed up and radulov 😹 like cmon bro be serious not enought good nhler to compete
@@antho.d1417 So you pick out the two worst players hahaha. Those other guys are some of the best players in the league. Of course Russia is not as good as Canada, USA, probably Sweden, but it’s not like they’re terrible
Without Russia is it really even a competition lol
@@DoubleG7793 no but it upsets people to hear that. So keep saying it ahah
i want reinhart out and i dont want mark and berdard also
I’m not convinced that Crosby should even be playing in the tourney…
He’s an old head that could drag the team down
Comedian.
I don't even wanna see Marchand in Team Canada. The dude is not so goood anymore...
Stupid they don’t have a Russian team considering the talent pool to draw from…
Exactly. It's not as if the hockey players started the "war". They need to rethink this. Have a Russian team and an European team sans the two teams already in it. Then you have six teams and it's automatically more competitive. Do a round robin and we're good. Not that hard to make it a better tournament.
Mc David’s captain……
If we want team Canada to win Marchand probably can’t be in the top 6 he’s getting old now
no mcdavid and hyman,....seen it over it... i want to see what we can't typically see. bedard and mcdavid crosby
It’s hilarious how the USA and Canada are funding the Russia Ukraine and Israel conflicts and they still get to compete. 😂 what a joke and insult to ovi and malkin. They’re still playing at a top level and won’t be around much longer to compete in these events
NT tournaments with best players > Stanley Cup all day, every day.
Crosby is still the best player in the league, despite everyone believing McDavid is the best. Crosby has 3 cups and numerous gold medals. He's still an over PPG, and a solid two-way player. I would say McDavid would be the best but he's yet to prove himself. He has potential, but Crosby has him beat in two-way play, leadership, and mental and physical strength, while still having a similarly high hockey IQ and nearly equally skilled in playmaking and scoring. Crosby hit his prime during the goal-drought era and was still able to maintain over 30 goals per season.
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Team awards and team medals don’t mean anything when comparing two players and besides there hasn’t been a tournament in years
Crosby is my favorite player of all time but Mcdavid is the best in the league currently. I much prefer Crosbys style of game as I find it more entertaining to watch how he reads the game and generates plays but Mcdavid speed and talent is undeniably better than anyone else playing right now.
@@CalgaryDynastar he’s probably gonna develop into a Crosby type player once he gets into his thirties
Lol Crosby hasn’t been the best player in the league since 2018. I love Sid but McDavid is better as of right now and its not even close
Marchand sid mack
Hyman McD Reinhart
Will be the top 6
first veiw from meeee
this is not a mr beast channel. relax
@@turbokid99 bruv it was a joke innit.
@@charliekleinmanstop
@@NoPe-n1j ow mate your a joke.
One is generational talent that plays a strong 200 foot game, great leadership and multiple cups. The other is a pretender. Even at age 38, Crosby is still a more complete player than McChokeinGame7
You mention Mcdavid being a no show in important games? Both Mcdavid and Crosby aren't even PPG in game 6's and game 7's. It is harder to win a cup now than it was 15 years ago, heck even 10 years ago. Scoring has gone up
Marner is gonna be on another level this year, then he'll walk to UFA leaving Leafs with nothing
Pointless tournament without Russia or Czech, the winner of the tournament will have an asterisk beside their name
not rlly. russia is the 4th best team in this tournament
Connor Zack & Mitch