[eXon]

The 2012 World cup in hockey coming up soon, and Im wondering if any of you guys have a tournament bet on this one, Looking at the rosters, Im thinking Sweden or Finland could win this one but not sure yet.

[aznbluff]

USA has a very weak roster when comparing Olympic squads between the powerhouse countries.

Canada has one of the weakest bluelines they've iced in the last little while, including an undrafted kid. Also have a below average goaltending tandem.

Latvia and Switzerland are icing near full strength rosters is you want some undervalued second tier teams.

Finland and Sweden are both looking strong and deep in all areas. Russia loaded at forward but weak as ever on defense.

Slovakia and Czech republic look to be two teams to fade

[gti175]

Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers
Matt Hackett, Minnesota Wild
Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes

Defencemen:
Jay Bouwmeester, Calgary Flames
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Marc Methot, Columbus Blue Jackets
Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs
Luke Schenn, Toronto Maple Leafs
P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens
Marc-Édouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks

Forwards:
Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
Alexandre Burrows, Vancouver Canucks
Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Evander Kane, Winnipeg Jets
Andrew Ladd, Winnipeg Jets
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers
Ryan O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche
Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
Ted Purcell, Tampa Bay Lightning
Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
Jeff Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes
John Tavares, New York Islanders

Only team to content with this team is sweden

[eXon]

Thanks for the inputs, I'm looking to lay a few hundred on two teams, so Ill probably go with either Sweden + Canada or Finland + Canada