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SherVaughn30 said:
Wouldn't the Russian Players have to form their own team and name with no support from Russia's government? Czechia I'm not sure about.
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Czechia has won as many bests on best as the USA and Sweden.

And they’ve won more than Finland and Russia, if you don’t count them as the Soviet Union.
 
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twabby said:
Matthews was great until the last play. Great setups all game and great looks in OT.

Hughes was a disappointment all tournament, and Eichel had a bad final game.

They'll need to find some replacements for Kreider/Nelson/Trocheck for the Olympics. Guys were unplayable.

They really could have used Quinn Hughes, though I thought outside of Fox their defensemen were largely good.

Hellebuyck the choker still a thing until it isn't.
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Keller - Thompson - Robertson was right there.

I wonder how different the rosters would have been if they weren't picked so early.
 
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The problem with some of those smaller countries is that they aren’t going to have enough NHL contracted players to participate in an event like this. If they want to expand a “4 Nations” type tournament they’ll have to group some nations/players together if they keep it NHL only.

Side note: Matthew Tkachuk should not have played that game last night. He was clearly hurt and they said a groin injury I believe. Pretty difficult to try and skate with a groin issue. Can’t believe the Panthers let him even attempt to play.
 
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hb13xchamps said:
The problem with some of those smaller countries is that they aren’t going to have enough NHL contracted players to participate in an event like this. If they want to expand a “4 Nations” type tournament they’ll have to group some nations/players together if they keep it NHL only.

Side note: Matthew Tkachuk should not have played that game last night. He was clearly hurt and they said a groin injury I believe. Pretty difficult to try and skate with a groin issue. Can’t believe the Panthers let him even attempt to play.
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Yep I already mentioned that. It’s an NHL event….no KHL or Euro league guys….if you can’t fill a squad….can’t play. Will be interesting to see what they do for the next one after the Olympics.

Side note: I don’t think the Panthers had a voice in it.
 
Corby78 said:
I believe he is now 0-8 in deciding games. Not good for a top 5 player in the NHL.
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I'm starting to doubt AM34 is going to hit 1000 goals. ;)



just so many concerns about health and longevity, can he get back to one-year-ago AM69GF or will it be AM34GF62GP
Can he stay healthy enough for 600? 650? me gots many doubts mon, get the feeling he's done before 15 seasons
 
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hb13xchamps said:
The problem with some of those smaller countries is that they aren’t going to have enough NHL contracted players to participate in an event like this. If they want to expand a “4 Nations” type tournament they’ll have to group some nations/players together if they keep it NHL only.

Side note: Matthew Tkachuk should not have played that game last night. He was clearly hurt and they said a groin injury I believe. Pretty difficult to try and skate with a groin issue. Can’t believe the Panthers let him even attempt to play.
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This is why I ultimately landed on "glad no Caps are in the tourney." Any of our guys who might have made a national team would be completely irreplaceable if they came out with a lingering injury.
Every year after the Cup is won, we hear about all the guys who played hurt the playoffs -- this year we'll probably add the real stories of guys who got banged up in this tournament.
 
Midnight Judges said:
Eh, Matthews is dealing with some sort of injury. I thought he actually made some decent defensive plays.
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Exactly, the first game against Canada, the huge hit by McAvoy was a direct result of Matthews back pressure on McDavid and forcing him towards the boards and right into McAvoy. His finishing was definitely hindered by whatever injury he has, but I came away impressed with Matthews overall game. Obviously he completely f***ed up on the winning goal.
 
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It's a better "mid-season exhibition" than the crusty old ASG, but they should've started it the day after the Super Bowl. That's my main gripe.

And yes, it would be good to have Russia there and one other. Maybe a Global team made up of players from all the remaining countries.
 
CapitalsCupReality said:
Holy crap!
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g00n said:
It's a better "mid-season exhibition" than the crusty old ASG, but they should've started it the day after the Super Bowl. That's my main gripe.

And yes, it would be good to have Russia there and one other. Maybe a Global team made up of players from all the remaining countries.
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6 teams would be fine. I could see the owners rebelling with major injuries unless the tv revenue somehow offsets their concerns
 
Right as I made my mid game USA bet, they showed Matt Tkachuk was injured and not skating. I knew right then my bet and our glorious hopes were in trouble.
 
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