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Who the hell in a position of influence thought it was smart for team Canada to be run by Blues guys, and team USA be run by Wild guys? Of course it's a circus
Series Talk: Four Nations Face-Off Tournament
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Who the hell in a position of influence thought it was smart for team Canada to be run by Blues guys, and team USA be run by Wild guys? Of course it's a circus
Gumballhead
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I am having a hard time getting pumped to root for my country's team, I am not a fan of any of the key US guys. And back in the day I was able to root for Brett Hull, Chelios, Roenick, those nasty Hatchers and daddy Tkachuk.
I think I'm rooting for Avs tonight. Olympics will be a different thing entirely, of course I'll root for US then because it counts and it's big for the development of the sport here. The politically charged extra noise is definitely not helping me enjoy it either.
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Gumballhead
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I'm glad you could parse that you maple syrup chugging infidel.
(how was that? just trying to get the fires lit for later)
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Also true that McDavid has been better in the playoffs than Nate and just had a run that Mack will never equal.
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Nate ended his Cup run with a ring on his finger. McDavid- not so much. Doesn't have that Dogg in him.
btw- Cale is the best player in the world. He does all that from the blue line.
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And also true that Mcdavid will never a cup.
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I dunno. He could always leave Edmonton at some point. 10+ years to go unless injuries wreck the guy.
Makar is a f***ing beast. If only he could stay healthy during the regular season it would go down as quite the career.
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Just like Bourque didn't until he got to CO right?
Bill Guerin is the GM, so of course the Wild medical staff got the nepotism selection lol. Bruins are clowns themselves, look at how butthurt they were with Swayman's negotiations. They really cry a lot for an organisation.
Tell that to all our Finns and their love for ketchup.
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Ararana
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Was thinking about tonight's game this morning. Obviously the cup win was the most important moment for this generation of Avs fans and players but with how many people are going to be watching tonight's game, so many who normally don't watch hockey, this has to be right up there in terms of being one of the most important games MacKinnon and Makar have ever played. This is, in terms of viewership, the biggest stage they've ever played on.
4.44 million viewers for last Saturday's USA vs Canada game, and that number is probably going to get smoked by tonight's game.
Only 4.2 million viewers watched the Avs hoist the cup.
4.44 million viewers for last Saturday's USA vs Canada game, and that number is probably going to get smoked by tonight's game.
Only 4.2 million viewers watched the Avs hoist the cup.
Isn't the number higher than that for both USA + Canada? I'm sure Olympic numbers will be higher too, but you're right, until this point, this is the biggest game in viewership that either will have played in
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Eichel recently won a cup and said that today's game is the biggest of his career. That's how much players care about this tournament.
Ararana
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Right, obviously the NHLers back in the olympics next year is going to be another peak.
LOFIN
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There's so much talk about what home run this has been for the NHL, how much interest it has generated outside of normal hockey fans, what the NBA should do in response etc...
All true, but it's really mostly because this is the first best-on-best tournament in 10 years. It's not like the NHL did something unique and innovative here. They just finally gave a platform for the players on international stage, a platform that they have been most responsible for taking away.
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Here's hoping that it ends up being the biggest game of the rest of his career.
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The players I like most are on Team Canada (MacKinnon, Makar, and Crosby). Wouldn’t hate it if they won.
LOFIN
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There is usually a valid reason to send players off, even if it's not an established standard. Supressing political discussion around the game when the players, coaches, and GMs of the team are talking about is, is actually in contradiction of site rules:
LOFIN
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Anyway, good luck Canada. If the rest of the world knew this game was happening we'd all want you to win. MacKinnon hat trick and no injuries plz.
