Slovakia is a very "top heavy" team when it comes to superstar talent. The "Big Three" for Slovakia are Marian Gaborik, Marian Hossa, and Zdeno Chara. After those three, the talent level of Slovakia drops but they can still create a scare like they did against Team Canada in the semi-finals of the 2010 Olympics. If Slovakia can get hot goaltending from Jaroslav Halak, this team can be a dark horse team, pull an upset and compete for a medal again. Here is my projected roster for Team Slovakia in the 2014 Olympics.
Forwards
Line 1: Marian Hossa, Miroslav Satan, Marian Gaborik
Line 2: Marcel Hossa, Michal Handzus, Tomas Kopecky
Line 3: Richard Panik, Tomas Tatar, Stefan Ruzicka
Line 4: Branko Radivojevic, Martin Cibak, Tomas Surovy.
Extra Forwards: Juraj Mikus, Roman Kubumberg
Defensemen
Pair 1: Zdeno Chara, Lubomir Visnovsky
Pair 2: Andrej Meszaros, Andrej Sekera
Pair 3: Milan Jurcina, Martin Stajnoch
Extra Defensemen: Ivan Baranka, Jaroslav Obsut
Goaltenders
Starter: Jaroslav Halak
Backup: Peter Budaj
Extra Goalie: Rastislav Stana
