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2014 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | Salt on an international level
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This thread feels so empty without this guy:
[A]merica!
[A]sshole.
Duck Face Dustin.
I tried to mention him earlier but he took my knee out as I was posting.This thread feels so empty without this guy:
[A]merica!
No supplemental discipline BTW.
Yup. A lot of the mid-tier European talent has already bailed on the NHL. Cap era lowered salaries and owners aren't willing to write as many big contracts for Euros anymore. It will be a real test for an elite talent to turn down a top NHL salary though. A lot of big talk from Ovechkin doesn't mean he would.
The olympic issue could be a war between the PA and ownership, but owners are having less problems letting the European talent walk and are going to play hardball over it.
The olympic issue could be a war between the PA and ownership, but owners are having less problems letting the European talent walk and are going to play hardball over it.
Guys Jokinen made it to Sochi
BEST thing about Joker here is you can see a hint of dismay in his eyes at running into Gary fucking Lawless the day after flying 9000 kilometers away from Winnipeg. Poor guy.
They only have a population of 343,334 (as of 2010), so building a higher capacity stadium could be pointless after the Olympics.
One thing I completely overlooked with Shayba Arena: it can be dismantled and moved around. That's actually pretty cool. It also explains the even smaller capacity of 7,000.
Hockey gold is the one Canadians go most crazy over. We see a roster made of NHL stars that we follow outside of the Olympics and it one sport where pretty much the whole country follows. However I get the feeling that those who follow the games care about all the athletes and feel proud no matter who medals. Seeing Canada on top with 7 medals right now is great.
You have the minority who only care about gold in men hockey and see the games as a failure if they do not get it.
wsoxfan1214
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Gold - USA
Silver - Russia
Bronze - Canada
Going all Pat Foley on this bitch.
Silver - Russia
Bronze - Canada
Going all Pat Foley on this bitch.
12,000 is actually pretty big compared to a lot of the other arenas in the KHL, but that population base probably doesn't make them a consideration for a franchise.
With your point: Europeans aren't as strongly sought after as before, and there's been a strong showing from North American prospects that are probably easier to deal with than Europeans.
As much as I would like to see NHL players back for Pyeongchang in 2018, injury is a huge concern, along with the huge time zone difference and putting a stop to the NHL season for a couple of weeks.
This would be ideal, but I'd imagine the IOC wouldn't want to lose a huge part of the Winter games.
ZeroGravity
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But then you have countries like Brazil hosting who likely don't have any infrastructure to even make ice.
I believe this. It's only a minority that only cares about hockey, but it's such an elite dream team event that it attracts a lot of attention from everybody, not just olympic fans.
Winter Olympics are a big deal to a lot of Canadians though. TV ratings are extremely good, not just for hockey.
Haha, this too.
But I'm sure they'd be able to construct/configure an arena or two with enough time.
Like you said injury is always a concern. Even though it is a different sport and not the Olympics, Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hurt his wrist in the WBC before the 2013 season. Played 15 games during the season and needed surgery.
Still feeling stiffness in his wrist almost a year later and is owed 67.5M over the next 3 seasons.
ZeroGravity
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It'd still be difficult to keep the ice in playable condition during the middle of summer in a tropical country, especially when multiple games are played on the same sheet of ice during a single day. It'd be like the problems teams like Florida and Tampa have in April, only magnified.
I could definitely see this being the last Olympics with NHL players for a while. The owners aren't interested in letting them go to Korea in 2018, and none of the 2022 possibilities seem much more appealing.
Kraków, Poland
Oslo, Norway
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lviv, Ukraine
Beijing, China
Kraków, Poland
Oslo, Norway
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lviv, Ukraine
Beijing, China
The Jays asked Jose Bautista not to participate in the WBC because of injury concerns after having wrist surgery. It's a risk sending players to these events.
Because of the new agreement between the NHL and IOC to have NHL players play in Sochi, Team Canada couldn't practice on ice due to insurance issues in the summer during camp, so they played ball hockey instead. :lol
Good point.
I wouldn't exaggerate on magnified, though. Rio in July/August has lower temperatures.
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Unhandled Exception
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US gonna take home gold just to crush babby
This would be awesome for the Leafs. They need Kessel and JVR back early.
Come on Soc. Surely you know hockey better than that. Russia won't even medal.
Team USA's third line is Brown-Kesler-Kane?
I.... I can't even comprehend that. There is so much wrong with this line. I'm going to hate every single second of watching them, I'm sure. That line is too good and bad at the same time.
I.... I can't even comprehend that. There is so much wrong with this line. I'm going to hate every single second of watching them, I'm sure. That line is too good and bad at the same time.
This thread feels so empty without this guy:
[A]merica!
Cat Party already came with the wit so I'll just say this: I'm ashamed to have this trash on the team. He's a glorified third liner who plays recklessly and tries to injure other players.
Mr.Awesome
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I don't know anything about hockey but why wouldn't Kane be first line
It's so bad that's it good. Dan Bylsma is some kind of evil genius.
Because superstar Phil Kessel is on the team
Fata1moose
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:lol
equippedwithtowel
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Jazzy Network
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USA needed Okposo. Get that bum Stepan off the team. (I´m a Rangers fan)
Kane has a Conn Smythe trophy. (Again minus Toews) None of the others have one. Kane does.
MVP in playoffs > MVP In regular season
At this point he's trying to look as dopey as possible all the time right?
I hope the USA eliminates Russia and a laughing Kessel takes a cellphone photo of Ovechkin.
I'm pretty sure it just comes naturally to him.
Kuro Madoushi
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A for as...
I love Kessel and JVR but it's like cheering for a team with Marchand, or Ott, or Kaleta; therefore I hope they lose...to I dunno, the Germans or something.
In shirt, FUCK Dustin Brown.
Dammit, Quick!
I love Kessel and JVR but it's like cheering for a team with Marchand, or Ott, or Kaleta; therefore I hope they lose...to I dunno, the Germans or something.
In shirt, FUCK Dustin Brown.
Someone in a Facebook group I belong to shared this link: http://hockeyinsochi.com/index.html
Kind of cool. Barren for now, but could shape out to be neat.
Kind of cool. Barren for now, but could shape out to be neat.
I can't hold all these feelsAnyone who doesn't root for Slovakia after their home country is heartless. Gold for Demitra!
I'd love to see one of Slovakia, Czech Republic or Finland medal without coming at the expense of Canada.
On a team loaded with offensive talent...? Why?
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