BobbyClarkeFan16 said:
Last time I checked, Team Canada rather handily beat your beloved Russians. So, Canadian Hockey must be doing something right. Oh yes, they took it to the next hockey "Gods". Russian hockey isn't pure magic. The fact that they're hiring Canadians to help re-organize Russian hockey speaks in volumes. And if you really believe that Malkin is the 2nd coming, then I know the person who is gonna put him in his place. His name is Jeff Carter and he dominated against Malkin at the 04-05 WJC. As for cold war mentality, it's not that at all. Listen to the Russians. They whine and complain about everything. I'll state one name and it is everything that is wrong with Russian hockey. Alexei Yashin. As for Toronto and Russian speaking populations, etc.....lets remember that Russians came HERE to get away from the regime over THERE. Key word. They came HERE. They aren't Russian anymore. They're Canadian. Welcome to North America. If you don't like it here, pack your stuff and go back to Russia then. Get used to TSN playing CANADIAN games over RUSSIAN games. It is CANADA's sports network, not RUSSIA's.
I generally agree that TSN has no obligation to show Russia's games or anyone's games other than Canada's... and even then they dont really have to. Then again, I personally like to see competative games rather than the Americans humilate 2-3 weak teams.
Anyways, I just have to interject on this post full to the brim, and in fact overflowing with biggotry. The post by the Russian guy who sparked so much discussion was pretty bad in certain aspects and not in accordance with social diplomacy, yet this is far worse.
First of, beating the Russian Juniors without Malkin (and a score of other things like wingers centering lines) 8-1 in exhibition is like beating the 83-84 Oilers during preseason with Gretzky not playing or beating the 72' edition of the Russians in a training match after the actual series when Kharlamov was in the hospital courtesy of Mr. Clarke. (Who I notice this poster is a fan of
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Secondly, like it or not, Russians are to hockey what Brazilians are to football. They may not win every time as a time, they may not be the most useful players outthere... yet generally speaking or stereotypically they are the ones with the most skill + flair and are usually the most fun to watch for an unbaised unbiggoted unxenophobic fan of hockey.
There is only one man employed in Russian hockey who is of any importance that is Canadian that I can name. Mr King is doing a fine job coaching Metallurg Magnitigorsk I must say. Other than that, I cant name any, I would be VERY impressed if you could without doing some research. Thats not saying much, I can only name a handful of Russians that are majourly involved in Canadian hockey: just that there is no reorganization of Russian hockey by Canadians.... thanks for lying.
Mr. Yashin is a fine hockey player, his season and career totals are quite impressive. He has captained both the NHL teams he has played for in the Ottawa Senators and the New York Islanders. From what I hear he is doing a mighty fine job as the captain of the Isles. He has also been a model player for team Russia: playing in every single World Championship he could unlike many and working hard in each one for his country. What you're judging him by is the negative spin put on him by the media due to difficulties with his club. No he is not lazy, he hasn't really had the chance to perform in the playoffs on a decent team, and you're just saying Yashin is whats wrong with hockey because such is the trend and considered fashionable.
Jeff Carter is gonna put Malkin in his place. Ok, I'll write that down and see if it comes to pass. Regardless, I like how you generalize that all Russians are whiners that complain over nothing. Interestingly, it makes me want to consider you an idiot who dosen't deserve to be a Canadian as we are a multicultural nation.
No matter where a person lives and no matter where he came from YOU personally have no right to tell them if they are Canadian, Russian, or from Myanmar with roots in Ghana. There documents tell one story, but really its their freakin desicion. Just because they live in Canada, they dont have to support Canada... if they left Russia some quite time ago... presumably thats one of the reasons they left.
Wow, I don't have the time to even start telling you where you're wrong with this post. I don't think you'd hear it anyway, it seems you're way too far gone for logic. I suppose 70 years of Soviet propaganda will do that to a person.
