So if you have no rooting interest in a game that includes Canada do you root for them because they're neighbors, against them because they're rivals, or not care?
Prospect Info: 2018 World Junior Championships - Buffalo, NY, USA - Dec. 26th 2017 to Jan. 5th 2018
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Harbour Dog
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I tend to root against the States and Russia when I have no other invested interest in a game they're playing. Just the nature of rivalries.
Hunter Gathers
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In this and similar tournaments I will always root against Canada and Russia.
Amazing Kreiderman
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If Mittelstadt put as much effort into his pull-ups as people here do in discrediting Lias, Mittelstadt would have been a top 3 pick
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egelband
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How come? Just curious. I know Russia hacked Christmas and melted the ice caps. But what about Canada?
Irishguy42
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Hype
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I don't think it is the point that Lias was a consensus choice at 7OA.
The point is that there has been a lot of unwarranted hysteria after he was picked by many vocal posters here who despise Lias because he wasn't their choice. There have been a lot of reasonable points made explaining the thought process of this selection specifically, as well as why another prospect was not selected instead. But all to no avail as hysteria was reaching new heights almost daily. I'm very happy that it stopped and I understand some light hearted fun poking at Vilardi, Mittelstadt etc. I'm sure it is not meant to disparage these fine young men. ; )
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Canada because of the rivalry. Because of my work I have dozens upon dozens of close Canadian friends; I love the culture, the cities, mostly everything about Canada. But in hockey they can f*** right off.
The Russians, it's the rivalry combined with a whole lot more that I won't get into because it's OT.
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Mac n Gs
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Gotta agree here. I'll always root for the USA, but watching us have two kids leading the charge to a gold medal on their teams would be really fun to watch.
Ratelleitlikeitis
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My magic 8 ball has Canada and the US flip flopping positions which also made me very happy.
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Russia seems always able to make it to the semis. So, f*** Canada. USA - Sweden for gold, Russia - Czech Republic for bronze.
Harbour Dog
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Fair enough. Pretty inevitable that discussions are gonna get polarized, I probably just caught up on this one a little late.
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Pavel Buchnevich
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Throwback to the last time we had two big talents face each other at the WJC
Skjei and Buch or Buch and Duclair?
I think you are probably referring to the famous photo, but thats actually not the last time we had two big talents face each other.
eco's bones
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My thing is a lot if not most of the American and Canadian kids here are at least initially going to be playing against us in the next one, two, three, four, five years--rooting for them would be like rooting for the enemy.
Harbour Dog
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I'm gonna be out of cell service and television reception today/tonight, so here's hoping I come back to reports of duelling hattricks and pages upon pages of heaping praise from a 4-3 shootout win!
