Buds Board Keepers League

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=440174

Team USA
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=111316

Goaltenders
Player Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2013-14 Team
Jimmy Howard 6'0" 218 03/26/84 Syracuse, N.Y. Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Miller 6'2" 175 07/17/80 East Lansing, Mich. Buffalo Sabres
Jonathan Quick 6'1" 218 01/21/86 Milford, Conn. Los Angeles Kings


Defence
Player Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2013-14 Team
John Carlson 6'3" 212 01/10/90 Colonia, N.J. Washington Capitals
Justin Faulk 6'0" 215 03/20/92 South St. Paul, Minn. Carolina Hurricanes
Cam Fowler 6'1" 196 03/05/91 Farmington Hills, Mich. Anaheim Ducks
Paul Martin 6'1" 200 03/05/81 Elk River, Minn. Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan McDonagh 6'1" 213 06/13/89 St. Paul, Minn. New York Rangers
Brooks Orpik 6'2" 219 09/26/80 Amherst, N.Y. Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Shattenkirk 5'11" 207 01/29/89 Greenwich, Conn. St. Louis Blues
Ryan Suter 6'1" 198 01/21/85 Madison, Wis. Minnesota Wild


Forwards
Player Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2013-14 Team
David Backes 6'3" 221 05/01/84 Minneapolis, Minn. St. Louis Blues
Dustin Brown 6'1" 212 11/04/84 Ithaca, N.Y. Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Callahan 5'11" 180 03/21/85 Rochester, N.Y. New York Rangers
Patrick Kane 5'11" 181 11/19/88 Buffalo, N.Y. Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Kesler 6'2" 202 08/31/84 Livonia, Mich. Vancouver Canucks
Phil Kessel 6'1" 202 10/02/87 Madison, Wis. Toronto Maple Leafs
T.J. Oshie 5'11" 189 12/23/86 Warroad, Minn. St. Louis Blues
Max Pacioretty 6'2" 219 11/20/88 New Canaan, Conn. Montreal Canadiens
Zach Parise 5'11" 190 07/28/84 Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota Wild
Joe Pavelski 5'11" 190 07/11/84 Plover, Wis. San Jose Sharks
Paul Stastny 6'1" 205 12/27/85 St. Louis, Mo. Colorado Avalanche
Derek Stepan 6'1" 196 06/18/90 Hastings, Minn. New York Rangers
James van Riemsdyk 6'3" 200 05/04/89 Middletown, N.J. Toronto Maple Leafs
Blake Wheeler 6'5" 205 08/31/86 Robbinsdale, Minn. Winnipeg Jets


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Most says this team is weak but even without the fancy names on paper this team does look strong and competitve for a medal.

why did you just list the USA team only

because i only find the USA team.. the others weren't announce yet right?

in fact im waiting to see the canadian roster.. afterall im cheering for canada only haha

I thought the date was January 6 for rosters...Team USA was announced today because of the Classic. They did the same thing at Fenway Park 4 years ago.

No Bobby Ryan or Erik Johnson ... oooookay.

How does pacioretty go over Ryan..

Read the Burnside article, they are open about not taking the best players available, but trying to form the best team they can (not agreeing with the selections/omissions).

imagine... callahan - backes - brown..

Cripple - Anger ball - Degenerate

Yeah ...

Mike wroteCOLONRead the Burnside article, they are open about not taking the best players available, but trying to form the best team they can (not agreeing with the selections/omissions).

Still think its retarded

Seemed worried about his skating on the big ice.

i see the big ice as their reasoning, definitely

Yah I read that too. Still a shame imo. He is very, very talented. I guess only time will tell if its the right move to make!

Orpik, Martin, Fowler, and Faulk over Byfuglien and Yandle were more surprising to me than Ryan being left off. I think sometimes too much emphasis gets put on the bigger rink, the difference is 200ft X 85 compared to 210 X 98. I don't think an extra 10 X 13 causes good players to suddenly be useless. Sure there's more room out there and it can benefit good skaters, but I think the impact of a little extra space gets overblown and doesn't have that big of an impact.

Wait...they are worried about ryans skating but orpik made the team? I think I read bylsma was involved in choosing the team? If the case martin and orpik don't shock me too much.

Faulk is the real deal and so is fowler imo.

I think Faulk and Fowler are very good young players too. I would have taken Buff over Orpik and I think Yandle would have been their best option to QB the PP and could have been used as a 7th D to deploy when the team was behind and needed offence.

I'm sure Canada will have it's share of head scratching omissions too.

Orpik is essential for their PK.

This is my Team Canada prediction (or you can call it "If I was picking the team").

Tavares - Crosby - Neal
Sharp - Toews - St. Louis
Giroux - Getzlaf - Perry
Benn - Thornton - Seguin
Bergeron - Stamkos

Keith - Seabrook
Pietrangelo - Weber
Bouwmeester - Doughty
Subban - Boyle

Price
Luongo
Fleury

Mine

Stamkos - Crosby - Tavares
Hall - Getzlaf - Perry
Giroux - Toews - Duchene
Benn - Staal - Couture
Bergeron - Thornton

Pieterangelo - Doughty
Subban - Weber
Keith - Seabrook
Letang - Bouwmeester

Price
Luongo
Bernier