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Lightning bias shines through in Team Canada’s unsurprisingly predictable roster

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02.01.2026
Hockey fans hoping Team Canada would be young and exciting, Edmonton Oilers-laden, or that management would set aside their biases for Tampa Bay Lightning players were surely disappointed by Wednesday’s roster announcement.

The official roster can be seen here, as the team is now official, though changes may occur based on injuries.

General manager Doug Armstrong, as well as head coach Jon Cooper, disappointed those who wanted to see talent like Connor Bedard or Matthew Schaefer to crack the lineup.

From an Oilers perspective, I think Zach Hyman’s exclusion hurts, not only as a Connor McDavid whisperer, but also his usefulness up and down a lineup, and his ability to play hard and clean.

Evan Bouchard can make a compelling case to be on the team, since he moves pucks extremely........

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