Preliminary Canadian World Championship Roster
by Scott Reynolds on Apr 17, 2010 5:52 PM MDT
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PrintThe first fifteen players for the Canadian World Championship team have been announced and the roster doesn't include any Oilers so far.. I was a little bit surprised to see that Dustin Penner either wasn't invited or didn't make the team but, really, this shouldn't be a huge shock. One player that I had thought would make the team for sure about a month ago was Sam Gagner but with his injury to end the season, it's probably prudent to have him sit out. That means the most surprising omission is probably Shawn Horcoff. I know he had tough season statistically and that the team is bringing a lot of youth to the tournament but if there's one person out there who still really believes in Shawn Horcoff as a player, it's probably Craig MacTavish. It could be that Horcoff was invited and turned it down or that the team decided they didn't need him, opting for more youth, but either way, I was certainly surprised.
The one possible exception to the no-Oiler rule is Jordan Eberle who wasn't named to the team but was invited to attend the pre-tournament camp from May 2nd to 6th. Since the roster can be as large as 25 players, I wouldn't be surprised to see Eberle make the team, but I would be very surprised to see him dress for more than one tournament game. Even if he doesn't make the team, this is a great opportunity for him to hobnob with some great NHL players, as well as some guys like Rich Peverley who have had to work extremely hard just to get a shot at the NHL.
The fifteen players (age in brackets) named to the roster are:
LW Rene Bourque (28) - Calgary Flames
LW Evander Kane (18) - Atlanta Thrashers
LW Steve Ott (27) - Dallas Stars
LW Ray Whitney (37) - UFA (Carolina Hurricanes)
RW Steve Downie (23) - Tampa Bay Lightning
RW Corey Perry (24) - Anaheim Ducks
C Rich Peverley (27) - Atlanta Thrashers
C Steven Stamkos (20) - Tampa Bay Lightning
C John Tavares (19) - New York Islanders
LD Francois Beauchemin (29) - Toronto Maple Leafs
LD Mark Giordano (26) - Calgary Flames
LD Kris Russell (22) - Columbus Blue Jackets
LD Marc Staal (23) - New York Rangers
RD Brent Burns (25) - Minnesota Wild
G Chris Mason (33) - UFA (St. Louis Blues)
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No Strudwick? No Deslauriers? Okay, what the fuck?
by Benjamin Massey on Apr 17, 2010 7:04 PM MDT reply actions
Oh, not really. There’s some fantastic talent on this team and Team Canada is often short-staffed at this tournament. I think they’re pretty decent in net and at forward. I do hope they add a couple of D though. I noticed that “Calgary’s” big three didn’t make this team either. I guess Bouwmeester, Regehr and Phaneuf didn’t like that vacation they had in February.
by Scott Reynolds on Apr 17, 2010 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions
The Olympics World Championships are always weak
This team has a real good chance at gold…. the World Championships in the year of the Olympics are always very weak for talent. The last time, Sweden won it and they didn’t have any players from their Olympic Team out there (meaning they sent a total B team of 22 players). The US Roster so far is looking similar to this (eg. depleted). The Czechs are also having a hard time getting a lot of players as guys like Kaberle and Kubina declined and others weren’t allowed by their teams (eg. Frolik, Kreps etc.) or are injured (Zidlicky, Olesz). Anyways, my point is that Team Canada has a hell of a chance with this team and I’d consider them a strong favourite once you see the other Rosters. Russia will be strong only because they have so many guys in the KHL who will show up (they’ve been done for a few weeks now).
With it being an Olympic year every team is going to be relatively weak. All of the ‘A’ guys who didn’t make the playoffs will probably have had enough. Plus the compressed schedule will mean a lot more guys nursing injuries.
So in theory a country with a lot of depth should be able to put out a better roster than most. The fact that Chorney is on the US team demonstrates that the Americans, for example, aren’t very deep.
Ya but what happened to all the players that didn’t play in the olympics like Vinny Lecavalier, Martin St.louis, Brad Richards, Steven Weiss, Nathan Horton and Mike Riberio. If they want to go youth then why wasn’t James Neal, Brandon Sutter, Tyler Bozak and Matt Moulson called. Like why Evander Kane? Personally he’s over rated. The only reason he played this year is because he is on the Atlanta Thrashers. Did they ever waste there pick. I would have selected Schenn,Kadri,Pajaarvi,Ekman-Larsson any day but at least they didn’t draft Glennie or Cowen.
Hey, don’t go badmouthing my new hero, Evander Kane, who earned that hat tip with his one-punch K.O. of the hated Matt Cooke. Kane had a pretty damn decent rookie season, 66 GP, 14-12-26, +2. Admittedly on a crappy team, which makes that +2 all the more impressive IMO. I don’t mind at all that Canada finds room for a couple of talented teenagers like Kane, Tavares and hopefully Eberle. They put Jonathan Toews and Patrice Bergeron on a similar fast track in the past, and that international experience helped both to make the Olympic roster in Vancouver. There’s method to the madness.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Apr 18, 2010 12:56 AM MDT up reply actions
I think, if anything, Evander Kane is underrated. He didn’t play on the power play all season with Atlanta. Of his 26 points, he scored 25 at EV and 1 SH and 0.38 EV points per game is a pretty good number for a rookie season. In addition to his scoring he also drew a lot of penalties. His +1.0/60 penalty ratio was the best number on Atlanta’s club and is very good. As Bruce mentioned, he was also a plus player which is no mean feat for a teenager in the NHL. Kane is already a good player in this league. He’s going to be very good.
by Scott Reynolds on Apr 18, 2010 1:14 AM MDT up reply actions
Yikes, where’d that come from?
I was just about to go on some spiel about how awesome it is that TK(ane)O made this team. Dude was in the trenches for that shit of a team, taking about 47% own-zone draws (which, admittedly, was pretty average on that loaf of a team), and came just short of drawing even with them. To be fair, he played a tonne with Colby Armstrong, whom I hold in fairly high regard as a checking presence, but: Kane doesn’t turn 19 until August. So you can take Nazem the Dream—I’ll take the kid who’s earned a spot on this WC team by making an NHL impact.
/No homo.
//Maybe a little.
by Passive Voice on Apr 18, 2010 3:10 AM MDT up reply actions
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