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View Poll Results: 2002 + 2010 Olympic Golds for 2004 Stanley Cup Win?
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Every time!
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62.24% |
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Probably, yeah.
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14.54% |
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It’s a wash.
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I don’t think so.
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10.46% |
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Are you crazy!?
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02-08-2016, 11:20 AM
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#81
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Northern Crater
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I think that Mulletville should have to return 4 banners, one for each #1 overall pick.
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It's going to be poetic when they draft 1st overall this June. Five 1st overall picks in seven years to match their run in the 80s. It will also coincide with them tying the all time record for consecutive years out of the playoffs.
I think it's fair to say their former greatness will be overshadowed by their putrid present at that point.
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02-08-2016, 11:25 AM
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#82
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Franchise Player
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Not a chance I make this trade but that's purely because I am not a Flames fan.
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02-08-2016, 11:37 AM
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#83
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Rural AB
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Not sure how you trade when the organizations and players are completely different.
Selfishly deny the players that represented Canada as Canadians, not NHL players, for a team to hoist the cup?
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02-08-2016, 11:39 AM
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#84
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Northern Crater
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollin22x
Not sure how you trade when the organizations and players are completely different.
Selfishly deny the players that represented Canada as Canadians, not NHL players, for a team to hoist the cup?
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You're over thinking this.
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02-08-2016, 11:42 AM
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#85
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lubicon
Not a chance I make this trade but that's purely because I am not a Flames fan.
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Would you do if it were your team in the trade?
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02-08-2016, 12:47 PM
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#86
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Franchise Player
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I'd like to say I still wouldn't make the trade and I guess I can say that now that I think about it. Exact same situation did indeed occur and much as a cup would be nice I think the gold medals still feel better. In particular the one from 2010, winning it at home (Double gold in hockey that year which was amazing)
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02-08-2016, 03:01 PM
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#88
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I feel like this is turning into a "what do you prefer?" or "which would you rather your team win?" discussion.
Moreover it is really unfair to take events that happened years ago and try to pretend that we wipe them all from our memories. Of course everyone is going to pick stanley cup. Why? Because we didn't win one of those but we did win 3 olympic gold medals. Stanley Cup vs Olympics for loyalty and which is the better competition aside the fact is we all have those memories and as such we're going to say "I want the thing I don't have over the thing I already have and can't be taken away".
Basically, I think it's a flawed question.
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Good lord. My favorite was "I feel like this turning into a what would you prefer?" . Yes, that does appear to be the idea of the thread, lol.
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02-08-2016, 03:10 PM
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#89
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Calgary via Palm Desert
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Very easy question, YES!!!!
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02-08-2016, 03:25 PM
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#90
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Calgary via Palm Desert
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Originally Posted by drewtastic
We've had all three...why is this even a poll?!?  |
Probably because most people on here either weren't born, were really young to remember or were at an age that they couldn't truly celebrate a Stanley Cup back in 89!
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02-08-2016, 03:32 PM
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#91
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Franchise Player
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Pretty simple yes for me. The emotional investment over a course of a season to a improbable playoff run is much greater, which IMO leads to a greater reward.
The gold medal games were fun and all but they amounted to a weekend outing.
Last edited by Robbob; 02-08-2016 at 03:38 PM.
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02-08-2016, 03:36 PM
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#92
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Calgary via Palm Desert
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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
I would take the Flames winning the Cup in '04 110%.
I would take the Sabres winning the Cup (at any point) over Canada winning any medals in any Olympic event in all of history.
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Are u from Buffalo? Just curious!
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02-08-2016, 03:42 PM
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#93
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Lifetime Suspension
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2002:
-hadn't won gold in 50 years
-redemption from humiliating 4th in Nagano
-revenge against the USA who won in 96
2004:
-won it 15 years before
-played all 4 rounds so there was lots of partying anyways
Honestly I wouldn't trade 2002 for two cups. If the flames had won in '04 we still would have bragging rights over Vancouver, but not against Edmonton so things wouldn't be that different.
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02-08-2016, 03:43 PM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Every day and twice on Sundays. Hells yes.
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02-08-2016, 03:43 PM
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#95
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Since we are discussing ridiculous hypotheticals: I would not trade any Olympic golds for a Flames Stanley Cup, however I would trade the 1999 Hitmen WHL championship, my Lord Beaverbrook Social Studies 30 award, and a 2L bottle of Australian Olive Oil.
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02-08-2016, 03:50 PM
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#96
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Ass Handler
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Okotoks, AB
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####'s getting serious when the olive oil is being put in play.
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02-08-2016, 03:52 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Since we are discussing ridiculous hypotheticals: I would not trade any Olympic golds for a Flames Stanley Cup, however I would trade the 1999 Hitmen WHL championship, my Lord Beaverbrook Social Studies 30 award, and a 2L bottle of Australian Olive Oil.
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02-08-2016, 03:54 PM
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#98
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Oooh...Olive Oil to up the ante.
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02-08-2016, 04:02 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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It's not just any Olive Oil, but gold meal winning Olive Oil! Also, I just realised they don't make the 2L bottles anymore but I'm willing to up the ante to the 3L jug!
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02-08-2016, 04:04 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FireGilbert
It's not just any Olive Oil, but gold meal winning Olive Oil! Also, I just realised they don't make the 2L bottles anymore but I'm willing to up the ante to the 3L jug!
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are you aslo willing to apply it?
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