GT - Canada vs. USA

[Netskot]

Originally Posted by silentsim

Are you kidding?

you look even dumber then your arguments as to why Ovechkin is better then Crosby.

lol, it wasn't an argument. just because you are in love with Crosby doesn't make the fact that Ovechkin is better any different.

and while Canada did win gold, don't forget the Swiss game, the US games, the Slovakia game. games aren't played on paper.

ahh. forget it.. I knew raising this point would get all your panties in a bunch. zero objectivity.

[Netskot]

Originally Posted by flameswin

What???? All anyone's talking about is how great all our upcoming young talent is? What planet are you living on?

We struggled with our A roster to win against a young team that had no business competing! What planet are YOU living on??

[silentsim]

Originally Posted by Netskot

We struggled with our A roster to win against a young team that had no business competing! What planet are YOU living on??

You are out of your mind.

We are a relatively young team, and our best players for the most part were the young ones, not the old ones.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Netskot

We struggled with our A roster to win against a young team that had no business competing! What planet are YOU living on??

[minnow]

I wonder what kind of experience the "olympic village" will be for the athletes? I'm sure it'll be an experience like no other!

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by Netskot

But we are losing so many key players. Niedermayer, Pronger, Boyle; who will replace them? Phaneuf? Iginla will be 37 , Thornton, Marleau 35. It'll be tricky replacing so many players.

Bouwmeester, Phaneuf, and countless others I can't think of right now.

Thornton did nothing this Olympics, I don't think he'll be missed, Marleau is easily replaceable (Stamkos), we've got Taylor Hall, Seguin coming up in this draft, plus 3 other drafts to look forward to.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Netskot

We struggled with our A roster to win against a young team that had no business competing! What planet are YOU living on??

But we won. So what is your argument again? That we won't have talent to replace these players?

You do know that is ridiculous, right?

[Netskot]

Originally Posted by silentsim

You are out of your mind.

We are a relatively young team, and our best players for the most part were the young ones, not the old ones.

I disagree.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Netskot

I disagree.

Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Sidney Crosby, Rick Nash, Shea Weber

arguably our best players

all will be young enough to play in 2014

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by Netskot

I disagree.

That's because you didn't watch the games, obviously.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Perfect ending.

I enjoyed it very much, especially the fact that Ryan Kesler and Patrick Kane are losers.

I'm a traitor...and that's ok.

Haha, no, you're just like Luke Skywalker, you've picked the right side.

What an amazing ending. Just like a movie. The whole Olympics, not just the game.

[Coach]

[Netskot]

Originally Posted by Yamer

But we won. So what is your argument again? That we won't have talent to replace these players?

but not with ease as many are eluding to.

sorry for thinking Boyle, Niedermayer, Pronger, Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, Luongo won't be easily replaced.

anyone have the stats of the Canadian roster @ these Olympics?

[Netskot]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Sidney Crosby, Rick Nash, Shea Weber

arguably our best players

all will be young enough to play in 2014

arguably

[Jesse834]

Originally Posted by Netskot

but not with ease as many are eluding to.

sorry for thinking Boyle, Niedermayer, Pronger, Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, Luongo won't be easily replaced.

anyone have the stats of the Canadian roster @ these Olympics?

http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olymp...tatistics.html

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Netskot

but not with ease as many are eluding to.

sorry for thinking Boyle, Niedermayer, Pronger, Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, Luongo won't be easily replaced.

anyone have the stats of the Canadian roster @ these Olympics?

I would say that Boyle, Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, and Luongo all have a serious shot at being there

there were some pretty amazing talents, all young enough to last at an elite level for four more years, that were left OFF this team

forget about the youngins who showed up at the right team who did make it

[Netskot]

i'm willing to put this behind the fact that Canada won gold. speculating this is getting a bit annoying. I think USA, AT THE MOMENT, has just as much young talent as we do with less older pieces to replace.

remmeber we lost to them once, and won in OT another.

[Machiavelli]

“All of a sudden, he was yelling for me,” said Iginla. “He was yelling pretty urgently. It was awesome to see him get it. After he missed the third-period breakaway, going into the dressing room before overtime was pretty tough on him. But he kept battling.”

Asked what he yelled at Iginla, Crosby laughed at the question. “Iggy!” he replied.

Iginla put it on his stick, and the rest is history.

“It was a great little pass down low,” explained Crosby. “I just threw it at the net. I didn’t aim it. I just shot it. I didn’t see it go in. I just heard everybody screaming.”

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/van.../13062181.html

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by Netskot

but not with ease as many are eluding to.

sorry for thinking Boyle, Niedermayer, Pronger, Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, Luongo won't be easily replaced.

anyone have the stats of the Canadian roster @ these Olympics?

Guys like Iginla, Luongo and Marleau can be at the next Olympics. Niedermayer and Pronger were 2 of the 3 worst defensemen at this Olympics. Thornton was one of the worst 3 forwards.

[Yamer]

i just want to say it was tough to replace Mario, Yzerman, MacInnis, Shanahan, Fleury, Blake, Nieuwendyk, and Sakic as well

but we did it