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The 4 Nations Face-Off was a reminder of how incredible best-on-best hockey can be, and that was just the appetizer. Next year, NHL players will return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014 at the Milano Cortina Winter Games in February.

On Monday, the 12 teams competing in the Olympic tournament announced the first six players who will be on their rosters. For Canada, those six players are: Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart.

Now that those six names are locked in, here are six thoughts on Canada’s early roster decisions.

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1. On the Sam Reinhart selection

There was never going to be much controversy with Canada’s first six picks, because there are four locks, and Point is damn near in the class too. McDavid, Crosby, MacKinnon or Makar weren’t being left off.

And so, there was basically one spot with which to “choose” a player, and Canada “settled” for a battle-tested scorer who’s tallied 113 goals over the past two regular seasons and playoffs (combined). Oh, and that guy also finished second in Selke voting this past year, too. Not exactly a shocking pick.

If you wanted to make an argument for anyone, maybe you’d make it for Sam Bennett, whose big game moxie was on full display at the 4 Nations Face-Off when he scored one of the biggest goals of the tournament. That momentum has continued with 15 goals in these playoffs, making Bennett the favourite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Maybe you’d say Brad Marchand, who was in the initial six last year, and is the second most likely player to win the Conn Smythe right now by betting odds. Maybe you like Brandon Hagel, or Mitch Marner, or Josh Morrissey, or, or, or. But whoever your “or” is, Team Canada had at least another five or six names to choose from that would’ve been just fine. Reinhart was the right call by me, but it should be at least close enough for everyone.

2. Canada likely wasn’t that close to choosing a goalie

The 4 Nations selections for Canada’s goalie were far from obvious, though they did end up choosing the guy with arguably the most pedigree in Jordan Binnington. And, they stuck with him, while in return getting rewarded by the long-time Blues keeper, whose ability to handle pressure in big games is as good as any goalie out there.

But past ol’ Binnington, the right to play goal for Canada at the Olympics is very much an open tryout. That includes him, to be frank, as he’s not exactly a lock either. He’ll get more grace, but not infinitely so.

Logan Thompson, Adin Hill, Darcy Kuemper, Mackenzie Blackwood, and Samuel Montembeault are just some of the contenders, but they’re all in the maybe pile as of today. Only Binnington earns the coveted “probably” here.

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