11-12-2021, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by activeStick
Is this China themselves or more the IIHF being worried about the blowouts?
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IIHF I guess for now lol. China if they decide to pull the plug.
But I don't think they will, because honestly just sharing the ice with Team USA or Team Canada is absolutely huge for the growth of the sport there. And honestly the country needs to really measure itself against the best in the world. We have a massive competition chip on our shoulder - that's why you see us do so well in summer olympics.
So I think getting their asses handed to them by one of the big boys will be good in the long run. They'll pour even more money into hockey programs and youth development if they get trampled on ice.
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11-12-2021, 02:19 PM
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#22
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Do goal totals matter in the round robin? If they do, teams wont hold back.
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11-12-2021, 02:20 PM
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#23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
Hahaha so make it permanently 4 v 3 for China in all Canada vs. China games. Would still be a blowout for the Canadians LOL
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We could play 3 on 5 the entire game and wreck their ####.
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11-12-2021, 02:29 PM
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#24
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Would not want to ever humiliate China, that beacon of light in the dark sea of nations.
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11-12-2021, 02:35 PM
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I feel like this is China asking for NHL players not to be sent to the Olympics. Maybe they should worry less about hockey and try their best in other events. It's not like everyone expected China to be competitive in men's hockey this year against the like of Canada and USA.
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11-12-2021, 02:38 PM
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Wouldn't they be humiliated even if the NHL wasn't sending its best? Even top-end amateurs from NA and EU would destroy what passes for hockey in China.
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11-12-2021, 02:44 PM
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#27
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11-12-2021, 02:50 PM
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It seems kind of odd that they're even talking about this. Who is even worried? I can't imagine the NHL or IIHF would care, except of course they care because they're being pressured to care by Chinese officials and/or politicians.
It almost seems like China is saying "you better not embarrass us or else"
Nobody cared when the dream team was beating teams by 50 points. There are other examples too, even in hockey.
But all of a sudden China's about to get a beat down and everyone's all worried about the optics and their honour. Seems pretty lame.
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11-12-2021, 02:51 PM
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#29
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Play in the name of Taiwan! destroyyy
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11-12-2021, 02:55 PM
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NOT breaking news
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Do goal totals matter in the round robin? If they do, teams wont hold back.
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Yes, you'd want an easier QF by winning the group which could come down to goal difference.
This is just China's play to be good at everything but can't be. I'm sure when Canada hosted the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada got their asses handed to them in handball and soccer. The commies were sending pros.
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11-12-2021, 02:56 PM
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#31
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I don't think this would be 20-0. It might be 35-0.
I guess we'll get a better idea when the play the KHL teams.
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11-12-2021, 02:58 PM
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#32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaskal
Speaking as a Chinaman, I wholeheartedly think this is a bitch move and hope that they suck it up and get trainwrecked 20-0 every single game
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Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature... 
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11-12-2021, 03:01 PM
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#33
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#### 'em
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11-12-2021, 03:05 PM
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Appealing my suspension
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Not knowing the roster off hand, but if they have Canadian and American guys playing some form of pro hockey, the games likely won't get too out of hand.
Slovenia did legitimately qualify, but it's a country that has like 260 adult hockey players or something like that, and they were okay in the 2014 Olympics. Used to be everyone beating Poland 14-0 at the Olympics and them showing up with cardboard shin pads and moving tape hoping everyone would supply them with new gear.
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11-12-2021, 03:27 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Wish dot com hockey. At least they'll have good sticks.
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11-12-2021, 03:28 PM
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Losing face is like the worst thing in China.
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11-12-2021, 03:39 PM
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All I can get
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China is no good. At hockey.
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11-12-2021, 03:46 PM
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Closet Jedi
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Implement a mercy rule. 7-0 looks a lot better than 20-0 or 25-0
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11-12-2021, 03:48 PM
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Would they be that much worse than Italy when they were the home side? There have been lots of weak teams make it and not get throttled 28-0. China losing is not a big deal.
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11-12-2021, 03:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So in other words like women's hockey when Canada and the US face the rest of the world?
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The biggest problem with the woman's game (back then) was they the tie breaker was based on goal differential. So the US and Canadian teams would have to run up the score to see who would get home advantage in the finals. I think they changed the rule to just goals against - which hopefully they did in the men's too. Win 5-0 nothing and that's the end of it, just make sure you don't get scored on.
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