Team Canada/USA if we went by stats

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Team Canada
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Corey Perry
L2: Patrick Sharp - Ryan Getzlaf - Martin St. Louis
L3: Alexander Steen -John Tavares - Bryan Little
L4: Taylor Hall - Joe Thornton - Jordan Eberle
D1: Duncan Keith - PK Subban
D2: Brent Seabrook - Jay Bouwmeester
D3: Cam Fowler - Alex Pietragelo
G1: Josh Harding
G2: Carey Price
G3: Jonathan Bernier
Reserves: Jonathan Toews & Jason Garrison

Team USA
L1: Brandon Saad - Phil Kessel - Patrick Kane
L2: James van Riemsdyk - Joe Pavelski - Kyle Okposo
L3: Zach Parise - David Backes - TJ Oshie
L4: Nick Foligno - Ryan Kesler - Blake Wheeler
D1: Dustin Byfuglien - Kevin Shattenkirk
D2: Keith Yandle - Ryan Suter
D3: Ryan McDonagh - Torey Krug
G1: Ben Bishop
G2: Ryan Miller
G3: Jonathan Quick
Reserves: Jason Pominville & either Andy Greene or James Wisniewski

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

BTW, the Doobster's main motivation for posting this is to promote Kuni/2014 for Sochi. Statistically, he's the best Canadian left winger in the NHL right now.

2013-2014 - Regular Season - Left Wing - CAN - Summary - Points - NHL.com - Stats

In fact, the best left winger in the entire NHL right now.

2013-2014 - Regular Season - Left Wing - Summary - Points - NHL.com - Stats

 

[puckhead]

BJ MacDonald scored 46 goals once.


/counterpoint

 

[Maverick426h]

BJ MacDonald scored 46 goals once.


/counterpoint

And if BJ MacDonald can score 46 with Gretzky dishing him the puck, Chris Kunitz can do it with Crosby.

Crosby has assisted on 14 of Kunitz's 21 goals.

I guess Team Canada should utilize them both, since they're clearly unstoppable together.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

BJ MacDonald scored 46 goals once.


/counterpoint

Once, but not as of now.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Stats show steen has represented sweden at iihf tournaments before and is therefore swedish lol

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Stats show steen has represented sweden at iihf tournaments before and is therefore swedish lol

True, how about we sub in Jaden Schwartz or James Neal?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Team Canada
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Corey Perry
L2: Patrick Sharp - Ryan Getzlaf - Martin St. Louis
L3: Alexander Steen -John Tavares - Bryan Little
L4: Taylor Hall - Joe Thornton - Jordan Eberle
D1: Duncan Keith - PK Subban
D2: Brent Seabrook - Jay Bouwmeester
D3: Cam Fowler - Alex Pietragelo
G1: Josh Harding
G2: Carey Price
G3: Jonathan Bernier
Reserves: Jonathan Toews & Jason Garrison

Team USA
L1: Brandon Saad - Phil Kessel - Patrick Kane
L2: James van Riemsdyk - Joe Pavelski - Kyle Okposo
L3: Zach Parise - David Backes - TJ Oshie
L4: Nick Foligno - Ryan Kesler - Blake Wheeler
D1: Dustin Byfuglien - Kevin Shattenkirk
D2: Keith Yandle - Ryan Suter
D3: Ryan McDonagh - Torey Krug
G1: Ben Bishop
G2: Ryan Miller
G3: Jonathan Quick
Reserves: Jason Pominville & either Andy Greene or James Wisniewski

I actually like this USA roster better than the one Poile picked. Scary isn't it?:

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I actually like this USA roster better than the one Poile picked. Scary isn't it?:

Thanks. It's not perfect but it's fair IMO.

 

[Slimpikins]

And Bobby Ryan still didn't make the US team.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

And Bobby Ryan still didn't make the US team.

LOL

 

[esls79]

Exactly what stats are being used, because for US born players only Kane, Kessel, Okposo, and Pavelski have more points than Bobby Ryan this season? Both Oshie and Wheeler have fewer points than does Ryan.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Exactly what stats are being used, because for US born players only Kane, Kessel, Okposo, and Pavelski have more points than Bobby Ryan this season? Both Oshie and Wheeler have fewer points than does Ryan.

Stats by position.

 

[esls79]

Stats by position.

Exactly, how do Oshie and Wheeler end up ahead of Bobby Ryan?

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Exactly, how do Oshie and Wheeler end up ahead of Bobby Ryan?

True Ryan should be there in place of Wheeler, Wheeler in place of Oshie, & Oshie in place of Pominville.

 

[dash]

Here's some stats:

1. Five guys with the first name "Ryan" made Team USA
2. Zero guys with the surname "Ryan" made Team USA

/It's not much of a stat, mind you.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Here's some stats:

1. Five guys with the first name "Ryan" made Team USA
2. Zero guys with the surname "Ryan" made Team USA

/It's not much of a stat, mind you.

It's a fun factoid tho.

 

[mattola]

for fun I bolded the choosen ones from this thread that made the teams

Canada 12 of 25 from the stats
USA 14 of 25 from the stats

Team Canada
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Corey Perry
L2: Patrick Sharp - Ryan Getzlaf - Martin St. Louis
L3: Alexander Steen -John Tavares - Bryan Little
L4: Taylor Hall - Joe Thornton - Jordan Eberle
D1: Duncan Keith - PK Subban
D2: Brent Seabrook - Jay Bouwmeester
D3: Cam Fowler - Alex Pietragelo
G1: Josh Harding
G2: Carey Price
G3: Jonathan Bernier
Reserves: Jonathan Toews & Jason Garrison

Team USA
L1: Brandon Saad - Phil Kessel - Patrick Kane
L2: James van Riemsdyk - Joe Pavelski - Kyle Okposo
L3: Zach Parise - David Backes - TJ Oshie
L4: Nick Foligno - Ryan Kesler - Blake Wheeler
D1: Dustin Byfuglien - Kevin Shattenkirk
D2: Keith Yandle - Ryan Suter
D3: Ryan McDonagh - Torey Krug
G1: Ben Bishop
G2: Ryan Miller
G3: Jonathan Quick
Reserves: Jason Pominville & either Andy Greene or James Wisniewski

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

for fun I bolded the choosen ones from this thread that made the teams

Canada 12 of 25 from the stats
USA 14 of 25 from the stats

I think there less controversy if you go by stats.

 

[mattola]

I think there less controversy if you go by stats.

maybe in your world or maybe in the Doobsters.. but I think there is MORE controversy if you go just by stats. stats dont tell all when you are building a team.