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WC: 2016 Team Canada Pt. II

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Mr Writer said:
They'll figure it today...they have to. players begin departing for Europe on Saturday/Sunday. 1st day of camp begins on Monday. game on Tuesday and then off to St. Petersburg.
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You can for sure send some guys over a day or two late.
 
Canadians who will go to the IIHF Worlds was very lucky!
St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world
 
just like last year, another 6-1 drubbing if we get Giroux and Ekblad and Muzzin and Schenn back
5-3 if Giroux and Muzzin and Ekblad take a pass

if on the other hand we add Toews and Perry and Seabrook and Muzzin, 10-0 by the end of two, men against boys, and they'll call the game on the 'mercy' rule
 
Anderson9 said:
Canada simply doesn't wanna win it this year.:facepalm:
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I don't think Hockey Canada ever enters this tournament to win. The main goal is to use it as an evaluation tournament for young talent that may play for the A team later on in their careers. Every now and again like last year several A players knocked out of the NHL playoffs will get on the bandwagon to go, but this is very rare.

Sometimes it comes down to the host city. Prague last year was viewed as a beautiful place to take the family for a spring vacation. And no doubt it is one of the best cities in the world. Saint-Petersburg is no less beautiful. Unfortunately the Western media has so vilified Russia over the last number of years to the point that most Canadians, hockey players included, will never travel to this amazing city and country. I personally have traveled to Saint-Petersburg over twenty times since the days of the Soviet Union and know how interesting and beautiful this city and its people really are.

I hope the tournament is a huge success for all involved.
 
I don't agree. I have been to Russia and the Ukraine, dated a Russian girl for 8 years, learned and mastered both Russian and Ukrainian, played hockey there, and love both countries and the people there. The western media has vilified Putin and all the corruption at the top. The western media has not vilified the people living there, nor the beauty of the country. Pro Hockey players and their support squad are much smarter than this. That's like saying wise Europeans and Russians with good support squads and decision makers around them, wouldn't travel and vacation in Banff or Whistler or Vancouver, cuz that ***** Harper is in Ottawa. Too much is being made of Prague being beautiful (and thus Crosby et al would go there, but that St. Petersburg is bad (and thus Giroux and the remaining cream of the crop will take a pass). I've been to Prague and I've spent time in St Petersburg. Both are beautiful places with gorgeous girls everywhere. If Giroux and company take a pass, it is because they are exhausted/injured or have prior commitments and short summers coming up. It is not because of this mythical "Russia" factor. They all went to Sochi and there was all the same bad Russian bs before the Olympics also, and the reality is that all the players came back from Sochi raving about the place (and indirectly Russia).
 
this attachment/photo is me two years ago, Feb. 2014

The Russian readers in the crowd can see the hockey jersey I am wearing is the Diesel hockey jersey of the Diesel hockey club in Lugansk, which is who I played hockey for two winters ago. Lugansk is a completely Russian-speaking million person city at the east end of the Ukraine. It has been dead centre in the zone of conflict for the past 23 months. This does not deter me however, I have been back to the Ukraine 13 times since September of 2014. The media vilify a lot of things. Wiser people know better and go on with their lives
 
team canada fan said:
I don't agree. I have been to Russia and the Ukraine, dated a Russian girl for 8 years, learned and mastered both Russian and Ukrainian, played hockey there, and love both countries and the people there. The western media has vilified Putin and all the corruption at the top. The western media has not vilified the people living there, nor the beauty of the country. Pro Hockey players and their support squad are much smarter than this. That's like saying wise Europeans and Russians with good support squads and decision makers around them, wouldn't travel and vacation in Banff or Whistler or Vancouver, cuz that ***** Harper is in Ottawa. Too much is being made of Prague being beautiful (and thus Crosby et al would go there, but that St. Petersburg is bad (and thus Giroux and the remaining cream of the crop will take a pass). I've been to Prague and I've spent time in St Petersburg. Both are beautiful places with gorgeous girls everywhere. If Giroux and company take a pass, it is because they are exhausted/injured or have prior commitments and short summers coming up. It is not because of this mythical "Russia" factor. They all went to Sochi and there was all the same bad Russian bs before the Olympics also, and the reality is that all the players came back from Sochi raving about the place (and indirectly Russia).
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It doesn't matter if St. Petersburg is the nicest city in the world when it comes to players accepting the invitation... all that matters is what the players think St. Petersburg is like. Perception is much more important than reality in making decisions, and perceptions around Russia are obviously quite negative.

I don't think the city or country is a big factor though. Last year was just a fluke in terms of player acceptance. The team this year doesn't look so different from many other Canadian teams in the last decade.
 
JackSlater said:
It doesn't matter if St. Petersburg is the nicest city in the world when it comes to players accepting the invitation... all that matters is what the players think St. Petersburg is like. Perception is much more important than reality in making decisions, and perceptions around Russia are obviously quite negative.

I don't think the city or country is a big factor though. Last year was just a fluke in terms of player acceptance. The team this year doesn't look so different from many other Canadian teams in the last decade.
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Prague was definitely a factor for some players last year.
 
Bear12Good said:
:):)
Roberto Luongo Corey Crawford


Rick Nash Jonatan Towes Milan Lucic
Brayden Schenn Ryan Getzlaf Jeff Carter





Dan Girardi Kevin Klein
Marc Staal Danckan Keith
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Rangers have already announced which of our players are playing in the World Championships, and none of these players were named.

Nash, Staal and Klein need rest after two long postseasons in a row prior to this one, and Girardi has a knee problem that needs rest, so none of them are really options for you guys that the Rangers would allow. I'm surprised we even allowed Brassard to participate.
 
Well, at least the dumb-dumb Salmond tweeted he arrived in Prague for the start of training camp. Now, all that has to happen is for some players to show up.
 
Mr Writer said:
Well, at least the dumb-dumb Salmond tweeted he arrived in Prague for the start of training camp. Now, all that has to happen is for some players to show up.
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And he posted a nice photo! I'd kill to see the last year's jerseys which Team Canada have used... Those were the most beautiful national jerseys I've ever seen. Just fantastic. :( Make them wear it!
 
tade said:
And he posted a nice photo! I'd kill to see the last year's jerseys which Team Canada have used... Those were the most beautiful national jerseys I've ever seen. Just fantastic. :( Make them wear it!
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Ya, it's a nice pic. I wish I was having a beer in the center of Prague right now....

They'll only pull those out when they need to goose sales and raise funds in order to justify salary increases for themselves.

I wish they would make those jerseys the fulltime jersey for all Canadian teams everywhere and for every tournament.

Unfortunately I can't make Hockey Canada do ****. And if I could, first on my list would be to hand out pink slips to a few of these dopes. Salmond would be the first to get a pink slip.
 
tade said:
And he posted a nice photo! I'd kill to see the last year's jerseys which Team Canada have used... Those were the most beautiful national jerseys I've ever seen. Just fantastic. :( Make them wear it!
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Agreed. I own one and it's by far my favourite. I don't know why we don't incorporate the black shoulders more. We played awesome in those jerseys. Undefeated World Juniors, World Championship, and Ivan Hlinka is those jerseys.

Anyways, we need to know our Dmen right away here and get the team over to Russia to adjust to the time zone difference and get camp going.
 
snipes said:
Agreed. I own one and it's by far my favourite. I don't know why we don't incorporate the black shoulders more. We played awesome in those jerseys. Undefeated World Juniors, World Championship, and Ivan Hlinka is those jerseys.

Anyways, we need to know our Dmen right away here and get the team over to Russia to adjust to the time zone difference and get camp going.
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Exactly - winning jerseys, too. All teams that represented Canada in those jereys were absolutely dominant.

therealdeal said:
I can't access Twitter at work, can anyone post that pic?
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChJX7OrU8AEVp93.jpg:large
 
Mr Writer said:
Unfortunately I can't make Hockey Canada do ****. And if I could, first on my list would be to hand out pink slips to a few of these dopes. Salmond would be the first to get a pink slip.
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Jankowski would be up there too. After the U20 debacle and terrible performance, I'll be livid if we don't send a powerhouse team on home ice to the next U20s.

I remember him snickering before the tournament about putting together a "European style" team and being proud of it. **** that build a Canadian style team that plays the game the Canadian way.
 
Sounds like Dumba as well. :shakehead

Edit: Well, someone told me that he's not actually as bad as I thought.

This looks to be the team boys, not we sit back and watch how they do! :handclap:
 
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