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Ukraine is also a member of the IIHF and there is no way that the IIHF should allow an aggressor of a war on another member to participate in tournaments. I don't think there is any "political" spin on it beyond that fact that makes excluding Russia from these events the correct decision.

If Sweden launched an attack on Finland, I'd also want Sweden banned from international hockey events.
 
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It's a very short tournament, any half decent goalie can get hot for a few games.

Plus, we know how Sullivan led teams are when the opposition goalie is supposedly inferior. ;)
 
Ugene Magic said:
It's a war, not politics. They can kick rocks.
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US spent 2003-2020 invading, bombing and occupying other countries yet for some reason we didn’t hold that against the players.

In the Cold War the USSR was doing all sorts of bad stuff yet nobody thought “wow, let’s show them by refusing to compete with them and punish Kharlamov and Tretiak for what the communist government is doing.”

If you think Russian players are responsible then let’s protest Penguin games til Malkin is deported.
 
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Team USA has a big advantage due to goaltending imo. Canada's obscene wealth of skaters is, well, obscene.

Probably gonna come down to whichever group gels the quickest, and whether USA's goaltending really is the advantage people are making it out to be.
 
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Empoleon8771 said:
Ukraine is also a member of the IIHF and there is no way that the IIHF should allow an aggressor of a war on another member to participate in tournaments. I don't think there is any "political" spin on it beyond that fact that makes excluding Russia from these events the correct decision.

If Sweden launched an attack on Finland, I'd also want Sweden banned from international hockey events.
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Ukraine will never have hockey representation at these events. Nobody needs to worry about things being too tense or sore since they will never ever be in these tournaments.
 
Turin said:
US spent 2003-2020 invading, bombing and occupying other countries yet for some reason we didn’t hold that against the players.

In the Cold War the USSR was doing all sorts of bad stuff yet nobody thought “wow, let’s show them by refusing to compete with them and punish Kharlamov and Tretiak for what the communist government is doing.”

If you think Russian players are responsible then let’s protest Penguin games til Malkin is deported.
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The US didn't invade another IIHF member from 2003-2020. Russia did. It's really that simple.

Turin said:
Ukraine will never have hockey representation at these events. Nobody needs to worry about things being too tense or sore since they will never ever be in these tournaments.
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Irrelevant from my point.
 
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Turin said:
US spent 2003-2020 invading, bombing and occupying other countries yet for some reason we didn’t hold that against the players.

In the Cold War the USSR was doing all sorts of bad stuff yet nobody thought “wow, let’s show them by refusing to compete with them and punish Kharlamov and Tretiak for what the communist government is doing.”

If you think Russian players are responsible then let’s protest Penguin games til Malkin is deported.
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That was clearly something completely different. I'd really like your explanation occupying Iraq, Afghanistan had to do with retaliations to an attack on the US?

What the hell are you trying to say? What players were they going to keep out from those nations?

I do hold a bit of distain toward Geno for his love of a pure shit dictator.

I changed my name due to that crap.

There's a complete difference being the aggressor and being the victim.
 
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IcedCapp said:
Wonder if Sid was moved to the wing because Mac would rather play C, or if it's because his wrist is f***ed up. Makes more sense to have Sid take draws, given their respective win%
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Probably the arm issue. Looked like wrist or elbow, so makes sense re: faceoffs.

It'll be interesting to see how often Sid tries to shoot during the tourney.
 
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Sure punish people who have nothing to do with their country’s political or military decisions. Cut them off from the rest of society for something they had no control over. That will surely get them to agree with you. Totally doesn’t allow their leaders more control over them.

logic is so flawed. the US should be banned for invading Iraq by the same thinking. IIHF shouldn’t get to deem which wars are just or not.
 
IcedCapp said:
f***, Sid said he'd like Coldplay to play the Super Bowl. wtf
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lol no way... I was just complaining about this further up but in regards to Larkin having the same answer.

It is both shocking to me that anyone still listens to Coldplay and utterly unsurprising that the ones that do are professional hockey players.
 
Ok, instead of making a joke about Sid and Coldplay and ruffling some thin-skinned feathers, I'll post this instead.
The QMJHL on Tuesday announced that it's Rookie of the Year trophy, which previously did not have its own official name, will now be known as the Sidney Crosby Trophy. Crosby won the award himself in 2003-04 with the Rimouski Oceanic, a season in which he recorded 135 points in 59 games.

www.dkpittsburghsports.com

QMJHL renames trophy after Sidney Crosby

Starting next season, the QMJHL's top rookie will be the recipient of an award bearing Sidney Crosby's name.
www.dkpittsburghsports.com www.dkpittsburghsports.com
 
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I mean for the record listen to whatever you want.

But also you could do much, much, much better with very little effort. In Coldplay's case by doing something like... say... hanging out next to a screaming baby, a busy airport or perhaps a nice bog or city dump to take in the dulcet tones.
 
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wej20 said:
Did you expect Sid to be into obscure shoegaze bands?
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No, but I didn’t expect him to betray us like this

Ulf5 said:
Ok, instead of making a joke about Sid and Coldplay and ruffling some thin-skinned feathers, I'll post this instead.
The QMJHL on Tuesday announced that it's Rookie of the Year trophy, which previously did not have its own official name, will now be known as the Sidney Crosby Trophy. Crosby won the award himself in 2003-04 with the Rimouski Oceanic, a season in which he recorded 135 points in 59 games.

www.dkpittsburghsports.com

QMJHL renames trophy after Sidney Crosby

Starting next season, the QMJHL's top rookie will be the recipient of an award bearing Sidney Crosby's name.
www.dkpittsburghsports.com www.dkpittsburghsports.com
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It’s all jokes man. My feathers are all in place
 
This reminds of that tournament when it became cool to shit on Canada, (famous Madden’s statement: Canada defense lack sideway speed) …I can’t even believe that there is a reality in which the team that has Crosby, McJesus, MacKinnon is considered second or third, hack I’ll take Hagel in the short tourney over 90 percent US roster
 
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