OAR has played one big6 team this tournament

[DDRhockey]

Easiest hockey tournament ever for a big 6 team. Format is a joke.

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[Spirit of 67]

Whatever. No one really cares.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Easiest hockey tournament ever for a big 6 team. Format is a joke.

This "big 6" team was probably the strongest one out of them all, though.

 

[Zine]

What planet are you on? We’ve played two big 6 teams this tourney (USA, CZE). That’s the exact same amount that Canada, USA, Finland and Sweden have played.

 

[stepdad gaary]

"big 6?" there is no big 6 other than by name this year.

 

[JackSlater]

It isn't the fault of the format that some teams lost or that teams had bad rosters. It isn't Olympic Athletes from Russia's fault either.

 

[DDRhockey]

It isn't the fault of the format that some teams lost or that teams had bad rosters. It isn't Olympic Athletes from Russia's fault either.

They can celebrate their tainted gold

 

[Pouchkine]

Clueless thread.

 

[tony d]

Personally, I think it's been a good tournament. Great story by Germany getting to the gold medal game as well.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

They can celebrate their tainted gold

How is it tainted? Because Canada choked?

 

[irunthepeg]

How is it tainted? Because Canada choked?

It's no secret that other teams took a bigger hit in terms of talent pool with the lack of NHL going to the Olympics.

 

[canuck2010]

Easiest hockey tournament ever for a big 6 team. Format is a joke.

Can they actually win a gold medal? Will they actually go down as the 2018 gold medal winner?

 

[Pouchkine]

It's no secret that other teams took a bigger hit in terms of talent pool with the lack of NHL going to the Olympics.

Who cares that's not their fault. The shame is on the nhl not anybody else.

 

[Pouchkine]

Canada had it really easy in 2002 beating a weak Finland then Belarus and a good but not great USA team.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

It's no secret that other teams took a bigger hit in terms of talent pool with the lack of NHL going to the Olympics.

That's not really relevant to the thread though?

 

[Ingvar]

It's no secret that other teams took a bigger hit in terms of talent pool with the lack of NHL going to the Olympics.

It's not our problem that no-one else has good enough players. It's not a best-on-best tournament but there is nothing tainted about Olympic gold.

 

[LiveeviL]

It is what it is. A gold is a gold. Making excuses is just lame. Just get Bettman out of office and all will be fine.

 

[NyQuil]

How is it tainted? Because Canada choked?

He's Swedish.

They choked too.

 

[NyQuil]

Canada had it really easy in 2002 beating a weak Finland then Belarus and a good but not great USA team.

That Finnish team was pretty tough.

We only won 2-1 and Selanne was beasting.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He's Swedish.

They choked too.

Yes, yes they did. I mentioned Canada because that was the semifinals.

 

[Jon Riley]

Whatever. No one really cares.

You know that's not right, right?

 

[DEVILS130]

Yea but they're playing a big 10 team in the gold medal game

 

[Pouchkine]

That Finnish team was pretty tough.

We only won 2-1 and Selanne was beasting.

Koivu was absent and it wasn't a Finnish team with much depth.

 

[NyQuil]

Koivu was absent and it wasn't a Finnish team with much depth.

They were a tough out.

I don’t care how they looked on paper.

 

[Pouchkine]

Yes I understand but that wasn't the toughest road possible. I hate the format to be honest, with only 5-6-7 max good teams it's totally idiotic that Russia and Canada only played 2 times in the last 6 Olympics. The format is a disaster.