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Toronto Maple Leafs: Projecting a 2020 World Cup Team Canada Roster

By Jordan Maresky

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 05: #4 Tyson Barrie (CAN) celebrates his goal with teammates during the Ice Hockey World Championship between Czech Republic and Canada at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, on May 05, 2017. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 05: #4 Tyson Barrie (CAN) celebrates his goal with teammates during the Ice Hockey World Championship between Czech Republic and Canada at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, on May 05, 2017. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 19: Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues holds the Stanley Cup as he arrives at the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 19: Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues holds the Stanley Cup as he arrives at the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Goalies

Jordan Binnington

As the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Binnington is one best goaltenders in the NHL today. Leading the St. Louis Blues in the net through their playoff push last year, Binnington showed he was cool, calm, and collected under pressure – the same characteristics needed to be a teams’ number one in a best-on-best tournament. Third in goals-against average over the last two seasons (stats; NHL.com), Binnington will backbone Canada to the top.

Carter Hart

One of the best up and coming goaltenders in the league, Hart was the saviour in net the Flyers desperately needed. The soon-to-be 22-year-old is the youngest starting goaltender in the league and still managed to come in 9th in wins and 2nd in goals-against average among all starters this year (stats: NHL.com).

Carey Price

Price had one of the best seasons ever by a goaltender in 2014-15. Winner of the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Trophy, and the Vezina Trophy, Carey Price was flat out dominant that season. While he has been around an average goaltender the last few seasons, Team Canada executives still remember Price’s beast season and his dominance in net for Team Canada, granting him a spot on 2020 World Cup Roster.

Some of the most dominant runs in the NHL by goaltenders have come from Canadain puck-stoppers. With three of them on the roster, Canada will be virtually holeless.

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Team Canada has an incredible amount of options they can opt to create their international roster. One could argue you could make a potent team out of the ‘Honourable Mention’ players who could further compete against other countries.

Either way, Canada has a superstar roster and does not look to be dethroned from the king of the hockey world any time soon.

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