GDT: Gold medal game CAN-RUS part 3

[Beau Knows]

Sorry but it's customary to stand and listen to the winners anthem isn't it? Maybe there was some miscommunication, that would be understandable. But if Kovalchuk just led all of his players off knowing that they were meant to stay, well that is pretty disrespectful.

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[SEALBound]

If that is how it played out...the blame shifts to Faisel's boneheadedness. YIKES!

Professionals would have recognized "huh...its a little out of order" and stayed to respect the anthems.

 

[Insta]

Everyone is angered about respect of the Anthem.

Make a list of the Canadian players that moved and voice your displeasure on there twitter account!

To fail to do so makes anyone complaining hypocrites.

I will complain to neither.

Nonsense again. The Canadian players removed their hats and respectfully sang along.

 

[evermix*]

Do wish they'd rethink that closing ceremony to begin with. Between handing out medals, the trophy, tournament all star team and the anthem it just takes too long when you're the losing team.

Funny, this wasn't all the other previous years.

 

[KPower]

Everyone is angered about respect of the Anthem.

Make a list of the Canadian players that moved and voice your displeasure on there twitter account!

To fail to do so makes anyone complaining hypocrites.

I will complain to neither.

Wtf are you talking about?

 

[oilerbear]

Spezza and Seguin were the best offensive talent on the team.

Czh; Swe; Czh; Rus
Hall 3G 2A
Eberle 1G 3A
Seguin 3G 0A

Lat; Ger; Sui; Fra; Aut; Blr
Hall 4G 3A
Eberle 4g 5A
Seguin 6G 0A

Tyler can sure score against europes lower teams!

 

[Beau Knows]

Czh; Swe; Czh; Rus
Hall 3G 2A
Eberle 1G 3A
Seguin 3G 0A

Lat; Ger; Sui; Fra; Aut; Blr
Hall 4G 3A
Eberle 4g 5A
Seguin 6G 0A

Tyler can sure score against europes lower teams!

Wow only 3 goals in 4 cherry picked games, terrible...

 

[oilerbear]

Wtf are you talking about?

Brothers in arms is acceptable!
Been a while since we won.
Boys were pretty still.

They are usually moving around cause it is a different anthem playing.
My fault they only disrespect other nations anthems.

The bare ice at the end i did not see.
It does look bad!

When i looked at other WC Ceremonies.
they all seem to drag out.

But the tourney was over before the anthem!

Fasel can get them for the Ceremony!

Blank Ice looks real Bad!

 

[Davebo*]

This was about KHL/NHL.

Not country to country.

No. It's about a lack of respect.

 

[oilerbear]

Wow only 3 goals in 4 cherry picked games, terrible...

Hall out performs 5pt to 3 against the best europe teams
and out performs 7 pt to 6 against the dregs.

Since the 12-13 lockout:
PPG rank in the league.
#4 Tavares 1.05 PPG
#7 Stamkos 1.01 PPG
#5 Getzlaf
#9 Giroux .98
#10 Seguin .97
#10 Hall .97 even while he was Eakined - krueger /Nelson 1.05 PPG

 

[oilerbear]

No. It's about a lack of respect.

Yet we let Cherry bad mouth Europeans on T.V.

We are a respectful Country!

 

[cbj21]

Looks like both the 2 Jacket players left the ice, Anisimov and Bobrovsky.

If you walk off by a mistake then get back out again, no excuse!!

 

[Knave]

Looks like both the 2 Jacket players left the ice, Anisimov and Bobrovsky.

If you walk off by a mistake then get back out again, no excuse!!

It's easy to follow someone though (which is why I wouldn't blame most of those who left the ice).

I'm not going to condemn anyone - it was good to see that Ovechkin, Malkin, Kulikov and Tikhonov (am I missing anyone?) all had enough sense and strength of character to stay out there.

 

[leova]

As a Russian, I find this EXTREMELY disgraceful and disrespectful
ZERO class, and its not like they haven't played in other WC's before...

The only saving grace is that my Captain, Ovechkin, stayed on and did his best to keep some teammates on the ice as well.

Kovalchuk is a *******

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

As a Russian, I find this EXTREMELY disgraceful and disrespectful
ZERO class, and its not like they haven't played in other WC's before...

The only saving grace is that my Captain, Ovechkin, stayed on and did his best to keep some teammates on the ice as well.

Kovalchuk is a *******

I hate Kovalchuk, he's a loser and all about the money.

Kudos to Ovi and the boys who stayed.

 

[cska78]

congrats to Canada, sorry for team Russia walking off - very unsportsmanlike!

We stood no chance, it's a pity....

 

[canuck2010]

congrats to Canada, sorry for team Russia walking off - very unsportsmanlike!

We stood no chance, it's a pity....

You don't need to apologize, I don't find it a big deal that some left however I do commend those that did stay. Doesn't surprise me that Ovi stuck it out.

 

[Macman]

You don't need to apologize, I don't find it a big deal that some left however I do commend those that did stay. Doesn't surprise me that Ovi stuck it out.

I give him props for staying a bit longer, but nobody "stuck it out." They all left before the anthem.

 

[playasRus]

All it takes is one guy really to walk off, then other guys would be like, well why am I staying. And even I found it took a while to get to the anthem.

 

[Hobby Bull]

It was on TSN 1

No, it wasn't. It looks like you're in Winnipeg. TSN 1 was showing NASCAR.
TSN was a national disgrace. I watched the game via stream.

 

[Rocko604]

Was giving Russia the benefit of the doubt that the organizers/producers rushed them off the ice, but the Russian GM put that rumour to bed and took full ownership. Good on him and good on Ovy, Malkin and the other players that stayed on and tried to get the rest back on the ice.

IMO, this is being blown a little too out of proportion. They ****ed up, they admit it and are sorry. Good enough for this Canadian.

 

[Quinning]

Kovalchuk is such a loser.

 

[BigBen]

Ya it's being totally blown out of proportion, I'm sure a few guys accidentally followed others and the first few to go might not have known. Get over it, it's not a big deal.

 

[WindsorGirl]

Apparently some in Russia think it's a big deal:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/521073.html

Too funny!

 

[Cellee]

No, it wasn't. It looks like you're in Winnipeg. TSN 1 was showing NASCAR.
TSN was a national disgrace. I watched the game via stream.

TSN 1 was not showing racing. Despite having them, I don't check standard def channels. If standard def is TSN 3 as mentioned already in this thread, then it is not TSN 1