In net, Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo was chosen as the starter to be backed up by Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price and Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith.
The top defensive pairing was Duncan Keith and Drew Doughty followed by pairings of Marc Staal and Shea Weber, Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo, and Dan Boyle and PK Subban.
Up front it was no surprise that Sidney Crosby was centring the top line, flanked by wingers Chris Kunitz and Steven Stamkos.
Jonathan Toews was the second line centre along with wingers Eric Staal and Rick Nash. The third line was composed of Logan Couture, John Tavares, and Claude Giroux left to right and the fourth line was Patrick Sharp, Ryan Getzlaf, and Jeff Carter. Patrice Bergeron and Martin St. Louis also made the team as extra forwards.
DAN BOYLE :lawl:
BERGERON AS AN EXTRA FORWARD :lawl:
Not sure about Marc Staal getting a spot considering his eye injury/if he'll be 100%. Should be Hamhuis just sayin
Bouncing Bettys
08-28-2013 09:11 AM
Turin v2.0
Hondaracer
08-28-2013 09:12 AM
Yea never get the hype over Marc staal, I know we don't see him that often but is he that great? Posted via RS Mobile
trancehead
08-28-2013 10:04 AM
Kunitz in is a joke. crosby doesnt need to have a bum buddy 24/7
The article's fucking awful, but for anyone who's curious...
Spoiler!
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While it’s likely the Canucks are going to have more trouble scoring goals than preventing them this season — even if Roberto Luongo’s head is not in Vancouver for the short term — the lightning-rod goaltender remains the topic of conversation as the summer months close.
Having created a firestorm by not facing reality sooner than later — preferably on draft day when Cory Schneider was traded — Luongo has assured the media gong show which has been unfolding this past week on TSN and in Calgary will continue with another performance when he finally condescends to make an appearance here on behalf of the team which agreed to pay him $64 million some years ago.
There are those who would paint Luongo as the man who has been so dreadfully put upon while earning this meagre sum, but let’s try to review the facts here while grasping for perhaps a slightly differing emphasis on historical proceedings.
Having pledged their loyalty to the goaltender with their hearts, captaincy and money, the team found that he didn’t work out as well as they’d hoped as captain. Then, after taking the team to the final of the Stanley Cup with many terrifying ups and downs along the way, his performances in Boston were not what anyone would have liked.
And despite some tremendous play mixed in, he was largely viewed less well by the fan base than when the deal was signed both then and now. Along the way, Cory Schneider appeared and eventually everyone, including those writing the cheques, perceived him to be a better goaltender until he stubbed his toe a little, pulling the chute in the first two games of the most recent playoff disaster this May.
Deciding the two both needed to be starters at some stage in this opera, the Canucks tried to trade Luongo. They misapprehended the market on a number of occasions, but each time it was because they thought more highly of Luongo than did the rest of the league, so much so that they never approached him with a specific request to waive his deal until the most recent trade deadline.
The problem wasn’t disrespect, it was too much respect. Everything fell through because they thought Luongo was worth more than they were being asked to take back by anyone, including the Leafs, who asked at the last-minute for Vancouver to pick up some of his contract at the trading deadline attempt.
And, in fact, there is evidence to suggest Toronto was just messing with Vancouver, trying to make life difficult for them rather than expressing a real willingness to trade for Luongo.
To summarize, after earning and signing a deal which would pay him a monstrous amount of money — certainly more than any other team was willing to assume — Luongo played well, but not so well that a friend and rival didn’t come along and seemingly play better behind the same team. Attempts to move him were thwarted because the team showed him too much respect at first, then when the CBA landscape changes fully hit, couldn’t move him at all. So they traded the guy they could move and somehow this completely surprised Luongo?
Further, despite the fact it gives him a better chance at winning longer term by introducing some new blood up front, he was stony silent all summer despite the fact the team dispatched the owner himself to hold his hand in Florida. Then the GM and his assistant made a pilgrimage to his Florida shrine to genuflect and beg forgiveness for their sins, yet still there was silence.
There are those who would argue that Luongo is the totally blameless, aggrieved party in this whole sorry mess. And reading into his long period of silence, maybe Luongo was buying into that type of thinking as well, and in his heart of hearts, perhaps he still is.
But enough. Cut the melodrama already.
Yes, he mentally had checked out at the end of the season, and was expecting a trade, and that didn’t happen, and we understand that.
Fair enough, it was tough and very unusual. But couldn’t he have rolled with the punches a little better? Couldn’t he imagine he’d been traded — to Vancouver? After all, with Alain the goaltender roaster gone, there will be a whole new direction to this team, and some new, young faces.
To his credit, even Luongo might finally be realizing that no matter how badly he might be feeling, this diva routine is getting a little embarrassing. As badly as the Canucks management misplayed this affair — and let’s be clear, they wholly miscalculated the goalie market — his response since June has not been as professional as his worshippers would have you believe.
Let’s hope for the sake of all concerned that his previously long-admired professionalism has finally returned, marked with his own words when he said: “I just want to play hockey.”
Not sure about Marc Staal getting a spot considering his eye injury/if he'll be 100%. Should be Hamhuis just sayin
I don't think Dan Boyle should be on the team
Bergeron makes the team for the simple fact that he's a jack of all trades. He can play PP/PK, good at faceoffs, can score & pass. If any of the top 12 get injured at any point of the tournament, he can slot in with no issues.
Another guy I'd like to see make the team is Lucic. We need a big, hard nosed guy to cause chaos in front of the net.
Not really racist!
08-28-2013 11:43 AM
Gallager + Botchford articles =
5 star, 10/10 would read again
RiceIntegraRS
08-28-2013 12:31 PM
No Kris Letang on the big ice surface? Posted via RS Mobile
AzNightmare
08-28-2013 12:34 PM
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I dare someone to make this their cover photo on facebook
Another guy I'd like to see make the team is Lucic. We need a big, hard nosed guy to cause chaos in front of the net.
LOL LUCIC ON INTERNATIONAL ICE? You're kidding right? That's just a disaster waiting to happen. I don't even think he has the conditioning to play on international ice :lawl:
I'm guessing you didn't watch the 2006 Olympics. Team Canada invited a bunch of powerforwards/big guys [Bertuzzi, Rob Blake, Adam Foote just to name a few] and we placed 7th in the entire tournament.
Those big guys are more suited for NHL-sized rinks, not international.
Simply put; speed kills and we'll need fast guys for Sochi and the international ice. Not big and slow guys that try to go for the big hit, miss, and go out of position.
