To Canadians:

[Mountain Dude]

Does this tourney taste a little to much like Nagano to anyone else right now?

 

[ACC1224]

Nope

 

[Burnaby_Joe*]

Nope.

 

[Westlander]

Does this tourney taste a little to much like Nagano to anyone else right now?

Nah. This team is younger, faster, and much more creative offensively. The only thing better about the Nagano team was that they weren't missing so many top defencemen like we are in this tournament. But I still like this team way more.

 

[bennysflyers16]

NOPE, Also, we have the best goalie in the tourney ! Hasek is no where to be found !

 

[Dar]

Nope, and I doubt Quinn would choose Foote to take a penalty shot over Mario even if they existed anyway.

 

[Burnaby_Joe*]

Nope, and I doubt Quinn would choose Foote to take a penalty shot over Mario even if they existed anyway.

What are you talking about? Foote is a sniper.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Not even close.

 

[HF2002]

Not at all, and it's purely mathematical.

Zamuner = Maltby
Zamuner on the ice = no gold medal

no Maltby on the ice = better players get to play
better players = better team
better team = World Cup!

 

[Sebastien Centomo]

Yes?


Er, wait... nope.

 

[Bill McNeal]

I must say, if we do manage to get by the Slovaks tonight, the Czechs scare the crap out of me. But, to win a tourney, you have to beat the best eventually.

 

[Teezax]

Well I don't see Shayne Corson in this lineup, so no worries.

 

[copperandblue]

Yes, Definately

 

[6 String Benny]

Tastes a little salty-as in Salt Lake

 

[MrMastodonFarm*]

Doesn't feel like Nagano at all.

 

[looooob]

Does this tourney taste a little to much like Nagano to anyone else right now?

not really

does that mean a win over Slovakia is a sure thing? of course not...but I'm not about to worry that every time Team Canada looks good in a prelim round that they are then going to implode (or run into an allworld Hasek)

 

[donelikedinner]

smells like chicken.
tastes like chicken.
but this ain't nagano.

every tournament is different, as each has a different meaning to players from different countries. i would expect most european players would dream of olympic gold, whereas n.a. players dream of Lord Stanley's Cup. either way, no 2 tournaments are alike and thats what makes international play so good.

 

[AGraveOne]

nope - Vokoun <<< Hasek

Could Canada lose...sure - no heart no win for the most part...but that is the only way this team will lose it.

 

[Jacques Plante]

Nope.

We have the proper Captain in Mario as opposed to Lindros...

 

[HF2002]

I must say, if we do manage to get by the Slovaks tonight, the Czechs scare the crap out of me. But, to win a tourney, you have to beat the best eventually.

So it is possible to beat yourselves....wait, that's not the good kind of beating yourself, is it?

On the plus side, unlike Nagano, the game will be played in the eastern time zone. The eastern time zone is the best time zone in the world.

 

[Schenn02]

I don't remember Nagano cuz I didnt watch hockey then but I remember we didn't play for the gold so no it doesn't remind me of Nagano.

 

[psycho_dad*]

It does not have to be Hasek. Ari Sulander stopped Canada in Nagano also. There is always a chance...tonight for the Slovaks and for Czech, USA and Finland also. Canada has 3 more games to win and each of these opponents might just get a Hasek performance. Or a Sulander performance. Few lucky bounces, flawless goaltending...

I'm expecting Canada to win this tournament but there are no sure things in life...and especially in this tournament. Sweden anyone?

 

[Big Phil]

In Nagano if you remember we beat the USA 4-1 in the preliminary round, but were outplayed by the faster younger Americans, and were saved by Roy in net. We beat Kazakstan only 4-1 and were at 2-1 very late in the second. And besides we only got 22 shots on net against the Czechs in regulation. Not enough to beat Hasek.

And that team had Zamuner, Corson, Linden, Desjardins. No Mario, no Sakic in the Czech game. Jagr was the undisputed best in the world, if not then Hasek was. This team is a little different. Its the fastest team in the tournament, the youngest team, has the best goalie by far, and has the Norris, Selke, Conn Smythe, Hart, Art Ross, Vezina, Pearson trophy winners. To me this tournament reminds me of 1991. Canada never lost in that tournament and then beat the USA. Its looking a lot like that now.

Also in 1998 it was a weird team. Bourque, Stevens, MacInnis were good but all old and slow. Gretzky was good, but a year away from retirement. Heatley, Lecavalier, Richards, Bouwmeester, Regehr, Gagne werent even drafted. And guys like Thornton and Luongo and Marleau were just barely drafted. We'll be fine, dont worry!

 

[Mountain Dude]

Good points boys, I was just looking for some more opinions.

I just reminded me with the record that we have, and the fact that we're playing so well, not that we shouldn't, but you know. I'm just paranoid though.

 

[loadie]

Nope, as long as they don't look past the Slovaks.