Imagining Beijing 2022: Canada

GIVEN THAT DOUG Armstrong was GM of the champion World Cup squad in 2016 and he’s since added a Stanley Cup to his resume in St. Louis, he’s my imaginary pick to construct the 2022 Canadian team. As always, Canada boasts unrivalled forward depth, with legit frontline stars all the way down to the fourth line and some not even making the team, but the blueline doesn’t look as formidable as those of previous best-on-best Canadian teams. FORWARD LINE 1 > J. Huberdeau (28), C. McDavid (25), N. MacKinnon (26) McDavid and MacKinnon are the two fastest players of their generation with the puck on their stick. They’d be a joy to watch. The cerebral, underrated Huberdeau complements any line he plays on. FORWARD LINE 2 > B. Marchand (33), S. Crosby (34), P. Bergeron (36) This…

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The Hockey News (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 1, 2020

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