Post 4 nations/ Olympics angle

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Following the 4 nations last year , Edmonton got smoked first 2 games back. Colorado lost 2 their first back. Tkachuk teams both lost. Penguins lost handily first 2 back.

Thinking it will be the same for the heavy olympians teams this year. Here’s a breakdown of each team.

Anaheim Ducks​

Lukas Dostal, G (CZE)
Mikael Granlund, F (FIN)
Radko Gudas, D (CZE)
Jackson LaCombe, D (USA)

Boston Bruins​

Henri Jokiharju, D (FIN)
Joonas Korpisalo, G (FIN)
Elias Lindholm, F (SWE)
Hampus Lindholm, D (SWE)
Charlie McAvoy, D (USA)
David Pastrnak, F (CZE)
Jeremy Swayman, G (USA)

Buffalo Sabres​

Rasmus Dahlin, D (SWE)
Tage Thompson, F (USA)

Calgary Flames​

Martin Pospisil, F (SVK)

Carolina Hurricanes​

Sebastian Aho, F (FIN)
Frederik Andersen, G (DEN)
Nikolaj Ehlers, F (DEN)
Seth Jarvis, F (CAN)
Jaccob Slavin, D (USA)

Chicago Blackhawks​

Teuvo Teravainen, F (FIN)

Colorado Avalanche​

Joel Kiviranta, F (FIN)
Gabriel Landeskog, F (SWE)
Artturi Lehkonen, F (FIN)
Nathan MacKinnon, F (CAN)
Cale Makar, D (CAN)
Martin Necas, F (CZE)
Brock Nelson, F (USA)
Devon Toews, D (CAN)

Columbus Blue Jackets​

Elvis Merzlikins, G (LAT)
Zach Werenski, D (USA)

Dallas Stars​

Radek Faksa, F (CZE)
Thomas Harley, D (CAN)
Miro Heiskanen, D (FIN)
Roope Hintz, F (FIN)
Esa Lindell, D (FIN)
Jake Oettinger, G (USA)
Mikko Rantanen, F (FIN)

Detroit Red Wings​

Dylan Larkin, F (USA)
Lucas Raymond, F (SWE)
Moritz Seider, D (GER)

Edmonton Oilers​

Leon Draisaitl, F (GER)
Connor McDavid, F (CAN)
Josh Samanski, F (GER)

Florida Panthers​

Uvis Balinskis, D (LAT)
Sam Bennett, F (CAN)
Gustav Forsling, D (SWE)
Anton Lundell, F (FIN)
Eetu Luostarinen, F (FIN)
Niko Mikkola, D (FIN)
Brad Marchand, F (CAN)
Sam Reinhart, F (CAN)
Matthew Tkachuk, F (USA)
Sandis Vilmanis, F (LAT)

Los Angeles Kings​

Joel Armia, F (FIN)
Drew Doughty, D (CAN)
Kevin Fiala, F (SUI)
Adrian Kempe, F (SWE)
Darcy Kuemper, G (CAN)

Minnesota Wild​

Matt Boldy, F (USA)
Joel Eriksson Ek, F (SWE)
Brock Faber, D (USA)
Filip Gustavsson, G (SWE)
Quinn Hughes, D (USA)
Marcus Johansson, F (SWE)
Nico Sturm, F (GER)
Jesper Wallstedt, G (SWE)

Montreal Canadiens​

Oliver Kapanen, F (FIN)
Juraj Slafkovsky, F (SVK)
Nick Suzuki, F (CAN)
Alexandre Texier, F (FRA)

Nashville Predators​

Filip Forsberg, F (SWE)
Erik Haula, F (FIN)
Roman Josi, D (SUI)
Juuse Saros, G (FIN)

New Jersey Devils​

Jesper Bratt, F (SWE)
Nico Hischier, F (SUI)
Jack Hughes, F (USA)
Jacob Markstrom, G (SWE)
Timo Meier, F (SUI)
Simon Nemec, D (SVK)
Jonas Siegenthaler, D (SUI)

New York Islanders​

Bo Horvat, F (CAN)
Ondrej Palat, F (CZE)

New York Rangers​

J.T. Miller, F (USA)
Vincent Trocheck, F (USA)
Mika Zibanejad, F (SWE)

Ottawa Senators​

Lars Eller, F (DEN)
Nikolas Matinpalo, D (FIN)
Jake Sanderson, D (USA)
Mads Sogaard, G (DEN)
Tim Stutzle, F (GER)
Brady Tkachuk, F (USA)

Philadelphia Flyers​

Rasmus Ristolainen, D (FIN)
Travis Sanheim, D (CAN)
Dan Vladar, G (CZE)

Pittsburgh Penguins​

Sidney Crosby, F (CAN)
Erik Karlsson, D (SWE)
Rickard Rakell, F (SWE)
Arturs Silovs, G (LAT)

San Jose Sharks​

Macklin Celebrini, F (CAN)
Philipp Kurashev, F (SUI)
Pavol Regenda, F (SVK)
Alexander Wennberg, F (SWE)

Seattle Kraken​

Oscar Fisker Molgaard, F (DEN)
Philipp Grubauer, G (GER)
Kaapo Kakko, F (FIN)
Eeli Tolvanen, F (FIN)

St. Louis Blues​

Jordan Binnington, G (CAN)
Philip Broberg, D (SWE)
Dalibor Dvorsky, F (SVK)
Colton Parayko, D (CAN)
Pius Suter, F (SUI)

Tampa Bay Lightning​

Oliver Bjorkstrand, F (DEN)
Erik Cernak, D (SVK)
Zemgus Girgensons, F (LAT)
Jake Guentzel, F (USA)
Brandon Hagel, F (CAN)
Victor Hedman, D (SWE)
Pontus Holmberg, F (SWE)
J.J. Moser, D (SUI)

Toronto Maple Leafs​

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D (SWE)
William Nylander, F (SWE)
Auston Matthews, F (USA)

Utah Mammoth​

Clayton Keller, F (USA)
Olli Maatta, D (FIN)
JJ Peterka, F (GER)
Karel Vejmelka, G (CZE)

Vancouver Canucks​

Teddy Blueger, F (LAT)
Filip Hronek, D (CZE)
David Kampf, F (CZE)
Kevin Lankinen, G (FIN)
Elias Pettersson, F (SWE)

Vegas Golden Knights​

Rasmus Andersson, D (SWE)
Jack Eichel, F (USA)
Noah Hanifin, D (USA)
Tomas Hertl, F (CZE)
Mitch Marner, F (CAN)
Akira Schmid, G (SUI)
Mark Stone, F (CAN)
Shea Theodore, D (CAN)

Washington Capitals​

Martin Fehervary, D (SVK)
Logan Thompson, G (CAN)
Tom Wilson, F (CAN)

Winnipeg Jets​

Kyle Connor, F (USA)
Connor Hellebuyck, G (USA)
Josh Morrissey, D (CAN)
Nino Niederreiter, F (SUI)

 

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Breakdown of players playing most amount of games ( bronze or gold medal games)

Carolina - 3
Colorado- 6
Florida - 7
Minnesota-3
St. Louis-3
Vegas - 5

I’ll fade Edmonton, only mcdavid in medal round but they were so bad last year out of the break.


Utah, LA Kings and Anaheim on the radar for Wednesday

Feel free to chime in with any extra thoughts.