05-14-2018, 01:18 PM
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#221
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The bottom line is all that happens is these teams get boosted up and then wrecked and relegated, and we're stuck with the same teams anyways.
Are teams really learning or improving at all by getting their faces pounded in? probably not.
Call me snobby about it, I really don't care. How long have we had the whole relegation, bringing teams up and dropping them for, and we're really not seeing where its elevating the level of play.
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It's always been promotion and relegation. But the size of the tournament has increased from from 8 to 12 to now 16.
Only Korea is really getting pounded. All other games are pretty close. Many teams such as Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Latvia and France have improved. More importantly, they are producing the odd NHLer due to development at this level.
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05-14-2018, 01:34 PM
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#222
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Good Miller: "Look at McDavid come back. O, my goodness!"
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05-14-2018, 01:37 PM
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#223
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Farther away from the Dome than I'd like
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Good Miller: "Look at McDavid come back. O, my goodness!"
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Come on now, he can be the only one shocked to see an Oiler backcheck...also possible that mcdavid thought he had a breakaway chance.
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05-14-2018, 01:52 PM
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#224
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Oh my god...
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05-14-2018, 01:52 PM
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#225
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Latvia ties it early in the third.
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05-14-2018, 01:53 PM
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#226
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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uh oh.
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05-14-2018, 01:56 PM
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#227
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
Latvia ties it early in the third.
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The Find-A-Way Latvians.
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05-14-2018, 01:57 PM
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#228
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Didn't Canada have a problem beating Latvia in the 2014 Olympics?
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05-14-2018, 01:59 PM
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#229
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The bottom line is all that happens is these teams get boosted up and then wrecked and relegated, and we're stuck with the same teams anyways.
Are teams really learning or improving at all by getting their faces pounded in? probably not.
Call me snobby about it, I really don't care. How long have we had the whole relegation, bringing teams up and dropping them for, and we're really not seeing where its elevating the level of play.
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Germany and their silver medals says hi.
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05-14-2018, 01:59 PM
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#230
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
The Find-A-Way Latvians.
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Lots -of -ways with goaltending like that.
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05-14-2018, 02:04 PM
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#231
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by direwolf
Didn't Canada have a problem beating Latvia in the 2014 Olympics?
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Yup. Same goalie for Latvia too.
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05-14-2018, 02:07 PM
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#232
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Scoring Winger
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Two pathetic penalties on Latvians in a row.
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05-14-2018, 02:08 PM
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#233
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
Yup. Same goalie for Latvia too.
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Just rewatched the highlights from that Olympic game. Yea, we're probably not gonna score again today. This is going to a shootout for sure.
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05-14-2018, 02:10 PM
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#234
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Kelowna
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Can't recall a Team Canada (With NHLers) with so little swagger
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05-14-2018, 02:11 PM
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#235
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scornfire
Can't recall a Team Canada (With NHLers) with so little swagger
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Too much Oiler stink on this roster.
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05-14-2018, 02:11 PM
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#236
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Vancouver
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Peters rolling 3 lines only now?
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05-14-2018, 02:13 PM
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#237
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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This is the Latvian goalie's second game of the tournament. His first game, he allowed 8 against Finland.
Apparently, he was born to play against Canada.
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05-14-2018, 02:13 PM
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#238
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Vancouver
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Horvat and paguea benched? Dafuq
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05-14-2018, 02:14 PM
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#239
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Canada is all over them. Can't buy a goal of course.
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05-14-2018, 02:27 PM
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#240
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
It's always been promotion and relegation. But the size of the tournament has increased from from 8 to 12 to now 16.
Only Korea is really getting pounded. All other games are pretty close. Many teams such as Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Latvia and France have improved. More importantly, they are producing the odd NHLer due to development at this level.
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Yup, these tournaments are a huge deal for the countries trying to make the top.
I still remember what it was like back in the 80's when Finland had very few NHL players and had never won a medal. Any win over one of the major countries was a huge deal back then, and making the stage where one more win would get us to the medal games was an achievement. A decade later we started to be a regular in the medal games.
The world championship tournaments and the olympics provide crucial visibility for the sport. Finland winning silver in the '88 olympics gave a big boost to the popularity of the sport here. Wouldn't surprise me if Germany's miracle run in the olympics creates their own golden generation a decade from now.
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