What will the Canadian squad look like for the brand new 4 Nations Showdown, which takes place from February 12 to 20 in Montreal and Boston? Three journalists from the National Hockey League (NHL) website. got wet seven months before the event.

Of course, this type of exercise is never unanimous. In attack, one of the things that can be debated is the inclusion of Alexis Lafrenière in the group of 13 players at the expense of Nick Suzuki.

Top players like Mark Scheifele and Ryan O’Reilly were also overlooked.

On defense, the three panelists opted for a relatively young brigade, even favoring Owen Power over veterans like Morgan Rielly, Kristopher Letang, Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore.

The Canadians’ depth is particularly poor when it comes to goalkeeping. The committee had to turn to Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill and Stuart Skinner. In this context, one wonders whether Samuel Montembeault could be considered.

Note that Canada has already confirmed the presence of six players in the tournament, namely Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point, Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand and Cale Makar.

Here is the workout compiled by the NHL website:

attacker

Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders

Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Zach Hyman, Edmonton Oilers

Alexis Lafreniere, New York Rangers

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins

Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning

Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers

Steven Stamkos, Nashville Predators

Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues

Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers

defender

Noah Dobson, New York Islanders

Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets

Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres

Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche

Guardian

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues

Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights

Stuart Skinner, Edmonton Oilers

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