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getbak · 05-30-2016, 01:53 PM

TNA is in the same group as Russia, Sweden, and Finland. Why wouldn't you cheer for them?

It's highly unlikely that they'll ever even play Canada. In order for TNA and Canada to play each other, they'd both have to finish top-two in their pools and then they'd meet either in the semi-final or final.

It's funny when you think that originally, everyone thought that the weak link for North America would be their goaltending, and Chiarelli and Bowman actually asked for an age extension for their goalies because they didn't think they'd be able to get a good enough one with the 23 year-old age limit. Now, they're the only team in the World Cup with a goalie who's still playing in the Stanley Cup Final.

It's also funny that there's been so much talk in recent years about the lack of quality Canadian goalies, and yet all 4 of the remaining goalies in the playoffs are Canadian and none of them made Team Canada.

05-30-2016, 01:53 PM	#35
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	TNA is in the same group as Russia, Sweden, and Finland. Why wouldn't you cheer for them? It's highly unlikely that they'll ever even play Canada. In order for TNA and Canada to play each other, they'd both have to finish top-two in their pools and then they'd meet either in the semi-final or final. It's funny when you think that originally, everyone thought that the weak link for North America would be their goaltending, and Chiarelli and Bowman actually asked for an age extension for their goalies because they didn't think they'd be able to get a good enough one with the 23 year-old age limit. Now, they're the only team in the World Cup with a goalie who's still playing in the Stanley Cup Final. It's also funny that there's been so much talk in recent years about the lack of quality Canadian goalies, and yet all 4 of the remaining goalies in the playoffs are Canadian and none of them made Team Canada. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!