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Oling_Roachinen · 01-15-2018, 01:41 PM

A 33 year old Nigel Dawes is leading the league in goal scoring. He is just behind Linus Omark and Linden Vey who currently are 3rd through 5th in the scoring race. They were all trying to make/stay in the NHL at 26. They all failed. It's a league full of neverweres and hasbeens as much as Team Canada is (and I say that with respect, just using your terms). With the exception of Kovalchuk and a 40 year old Datsyuk. I mean, half of Team Canada is from the KHL....including Vey. So sort of contradictory argument to say that Team Canada is "neverweres and hasbeens" while saying we look down our noses at other leagues when most of Team Canada is filled with players from those other leagues.

Matt Ellison was invited to Team Canada training camp, did not make the team. He's a top 10 point producer in the KHL right now.

I mean, obviously Canada isn't stacked by any means and it's now close enough that it won't take a miracle for any team to beat any team, but I take Team Canada fairly easily over the Czech team.

01-15-2018, 01:41 PM	#26
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	A 33 year old Nigel Dawes is leading the league in goal scoring. He is just behind Linus Omark and Linden Vey who currently are 3rd through 5th in the scoring race. They were all trying to make/stay in the NHL at 26. They all failed. It's a league full of neverweres and hasbeens as much as Team Canada is (and I say that with respect, just using your terms). With the exception of Kovalchuk and a 40 year old Datsyuk. I mean, half of Team Canada is from the KHL....including Vey. So sort of contradictory argument to say that Team Canada is "neverweres and hasbeens" while saying we look down our noses at other leagues when most of Team Canada is filled with players from those other leagues. Matt Ellison was invited to Team Canada training camp, did not make the team. He's a top 10 point producer in the KHL right now. I mean, obviously Canada isn't stacked by any means and it's now close enough that it won't take a miracle for any team to beat any team, but I take Team Canada fairly easily over the Czech team. Last edited by Oling_Roachinen; 01-15-2018 at 01:48 PM.