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Originally Posted by Locke
We beat Denmark! Whoohah!!!
Its really simple. They're treating this tournament like shinny hockey. Its like a pro who goes to a beer league game, they're going to do stuff they would never do against other pros because they'd get slaughtered, but they'll try it out.
This is why they havent won it in a while.
That and too many Oilers. You're never going to win with that many Oilers on your team. They're like playing shorthanded. Negative value.
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Also, from what I've heard when the tournaments have been here in Helsinki, the NA coaches tend to let a lot of "boys being boys" stuff slide until the real games start.
Part of the attraction of playing in these tournaments I guess.