The Dark Ranger: TEAM CANADA and USA HOCKEY OLYMPIC ROSTER (predictions)

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. More four years ago, this site emerged as a means (or an outlet) to tell some truth'isms about the game post-lockout, rather than the crud fed to us through knuckleheads like Jimmy Dolan and his lemmings universe. Today, there are a hundred Rangers sites and is thankful and grateful to all those that have come after him, but honorable thanks go to his fellow Dark-writers, Graying Mantis and J_Undisputed. And "Let's Go Rangers!"

Bio of Graying Mantis

Graying Mantis is in fact a graying legal practitioner by day (and sometimes, alas, by night). In the cobwebs of his memory, he recalls starting to follow the Blueshirts in 1970 and remembers watching pivotal playoff games against the Blackhawks on a snow-covered Hartford t.v. channel in their 1972 march to the Finals. Giacomin, Gilbert, Ratelle, and Hadfield seen skating on a small B&W TV screens always will be among his first Ranger memories. He is grateful beyond words for the opportunity to work with his colleagues here in their never ending battle to inform and entertain. Most of all, he appreciates the chance to engage with fellow hockey fans.

Bio of J_Undisputed

"J_Undisputed is an Information Tech Professional; a student, and on and off in his dreams, Mike Richter. He caught his first glimpse of Rangers Hockey when an overtime preempted his favorite pro wrestling broadcast on WWOR-9 one late saturday night when he was 5 and he's been hooked ever since. He's been watching the Rangers for 30 years despite family attempts to make him an Islander Fan (Rest easy...they're out of the will). What started as a minor annoyance has become a life long passion (and at times, a frustration...But he wouldn't trade it for anything). Lets Go Rangers!"

Bio of General Ganz

General Ganz is a cynical yet well-informed student of the human spirit. He's a professional of sorts, with a post-graduate education, some experience working in real companies, and some limited athletic ability. The total small package. He got picked on a fair bit as a kid, and he experienced his first human-non-relation kiss in his teens. He also grew up on the other side of the tracks, thereby helping to cultivate a healthy contempt for dreamers and optimists whose rosy upbringing gave them something to smile about, even when "life produced lemons." Like it or not, his only mission is to point out the potholes you're lucky enough to miss on your drive to work. To find the blemish on your daughter's carefully-stitched (and not-yet-paid-for) wedding dress. To take that little smidgen of hope that your favorite hockey teams fill you with, and pour orange paint on it. Oh, and he is a Blueshirts fan, and takes most of his fashion direction from Ron Duguay (whose name he dropped as a way to close the deal on that first kiss).

Thursday, December 3, 2009

TEAM CANADA and USA HOCKEY OLYMPIC ROSTER (predictions)

Part-time contributor to the site - BlueNationLeafs - has assembled his version of what both Team Canada and Team USA will look like come February, 2010. Let him know your thoughts on his picks:

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Dear Dark Ranger,

Let’s put together a 4 line 6 defense and goalie team for the 2010 Olympic in Vancouver.
We’ll also include a 4 man taxi squad in case of injuries.

TEAM USA

Forwards
Parise - Stastny - Kane
Ryan - Gomez - Kessel
Malone - Drury - Brown
Kesler - Modano - Langenbrunner

Defense
Rafalski - Martin
Suter - Johnson
Whitney - Orpik

Goalies
Miller
Thomas

Taxi Squad – Anderson, Bogosian, Pavelski and Van Riemsdyk.

vs

TEAM CANADA

Forwards
Nash - Crosby - Iginla
Marleau -Thorton - Heatley
Lecavallier - Getzlaf - Perry
Carter - Richards - Doan

Defense
Niedermayer - Pronger
Keith - Weber
Regehr - Boyle

Goalies
Brodeur
Luongo

Taxi Squad – Fleury, Phaneuf, Stamkos, Toews

Notables not to make the squad – Green, Gagne, St Louis, Stall and Smyth.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHO WINS IN A DEATH-MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO? CANADA or USA ?????

- BlueNationLeafs

6 comments:

KalleDec 4, 2009 08:09 AM
I'd say Sweden wins that death match.
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jeff_brethourDec 14, 2009 11:51 PM
really like your picks besides Vinny.
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stevetreynoldsDec 22, 2009 05:27 PM
Forwards
Nash - Crosby "A" - Iginla "A"
Heatley -Thorton - ST LOUIS
PENNER - Getzlaf - Perry
MORROW - Richards - Doan "A"

Defense
Niedermayer "C" - Pronger
Keith - Weber
BOUWMEESTER - Boyle
Doughty

Goalies
Brodeur
Luongo
Fleury
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ShamiezDec 29, 2009 06:50 PM
FORWARDS

Nash.Crosby.Iginla
Marleau.Thorton.Heatley
Perry.Getzlaf.Toews
Morrow.Richards.Fischer
J. Stall

DEFENCE

Niedermayer.Pronger
Seabrook.Keith
Weber.Boyle
Boumeester

GOALIES

Brodeur
Luongo
Fleury
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The trick is to recognize a shadow when you see it!
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