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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2021 6:54:32 GMT -6
watching the u.s./canada game, i was wondering if the nhl would ever consider making the playing surface bigger? maybe not full european size but something approaching it.
i'd think it would cut down on injuries and i think it makes for a better game, but that's just my opinion.
no doubt the owners would squeal about losing a row of seats...
anyways...i missed the 1st period but it's a pretty entertaining tilt so far.
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Post by T-man2010 on Jun 5, 2021 7:01:13 GMT -6
watching the u.s./canada game, i was wondering if the nhl would ever consider making the playing surface bigger? maybe not full european size but something approaching it. i'd think it would cut down on injuries and i think it makes for a better game, but that's just my opinion. no doubt the owners would squeal about losing a row of seats... anyways...i missed the 1st period but it's a pretty entertaining tilt so far. The owners will counter with players half the size then the existing surface looks larger. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2021 7:30:50 GMT -6
the italians will be cheering for canada in the gold medal game just to say that they beat the champs in this tourney.
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Post by T-man2010 on Jun 5, 2021 8:02:24 GMT -6
the italians will be cheering for canada in the gold medal game just to say that they beat the champs in this tourney. When did Italy win a game? Or even score a goal? |
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Post by tincup on Jun 5, 2021 8:19:16 GMT -6
Can’t be any doubt Andrew Mangiapani has to be Canada’s MVP, totally different team since he showed up. And Stecher and Power playing nearly half the game. Turns out in an undermanned tournament Canada is far from the worst after all.
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Post by BigT on Jun 5, 2021 8:38:55 GMT -6
Can’t be any doubt Andrew Mangiapani has to be Canada’s MVP, totally different team since he showed up. And Stecher and Power playing nearly half the game. Turns out in an undermanned tournament Canada is far from the worst after all. That Mangiapani is one hell of a player. He alone turned team Canada’s fortunes around. Also he presence has helped guys like Power. He really got a hold of playing amongst men and started to dominate. Good for him. I thought this was the worst collection of players ever assembled. Mangiapani comes in and he was solid. Gotta give credit to Turk and the coaching staff here. They didn’t quit and this team looks like a Gallant run team. No quit. Gotta love the guy. I doubt he’s unemployed very long!!! |
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Post by shooter61 on Jun 5, 2021 14:44:27 GMT -6
we need Turk here then you might see a different team
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2021 16:10:56 GMT -6
the italians will be cheering for canada in the gold medal game just to say that they beat the champs in this tourney. When did Italy win a game? Or even score a goal? they didn't. i had a brain fart. i got italy and latvia mixed up. it's all those pizzas... |
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Post by BigT on Jun 5, 2021 16:21:42 GMT -6
we need Turk here then you might see a different team I agree. You’re hired!!! |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 5, 2021 16:26:02 GMT -6
we need Turk here then you might see a different team wish I could like this 10 more times. too bad he will be coaching elsewhere before Colliton is sent packing... |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Jun 5, 2021 16:37:19 GMT -6
we need Turk here then you might see a different team wish I could like this 10 more times. too bad he will be coaching elsewhere before Colliton is sent packing... Considering he was drafted by Detroit in the 6th round and played 9 seasons with them in the 80's and 90's, Scotty must know him well. It'd be the best move made by the Bowmans and help the team play a simple defensive system with a hard forecheck. |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 5, 2021 16:40:13 GMT -6
wish I could like this 10 more times. too bad he will be coaching elsewhere before Colliton is sent packing... Considering he was drafted by Detroit in the 6th round and played 9 seasons with them in the 80's and 90's, Scotty must know him well. It'd be the best move made by the Bowmans and help the team play a simple defensive system with a hard forecheck. I pretty much expect him to be in detroit after next season, unless he ends up somewhere else (Seattle) this summer... |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2021 16:44:07 GMT -6
Considering he was drafted by Detroit in the 6th round and played 9 seasons with them in the 80's and 90's, Scotty must know him well. It'd be the best move made by the Bowmans and help the team play a simple defensive system with a hard forecheck. I pretty much expect him to be in detroit after next season, unless he ends up somewhere else (Seattle) this summer... the rangers interviewed him in the middle of may. maybe if the hawks offered him free bus passes to every nhl city. you know...just in case he gets fired and is left on the curb again. : ) |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2021 18:38:02 GMT -6
Can’t be any doubt Andrew Mangiapani has to be Canada’s MVP, totally different team since he showed up. And Stecher and Power playing nearly half the game. Turns out in an undermanned tournament Canada is far from the worst after all. i usually pay little heed to this tournament but team canada's turnaround has been pretty cool. i was kind've hoping for germany over finland just to have a chance to see reichel in the final. the germans actually outshot the germans by a pretty wide margin...27 to 15...but they couldn't come up with the win. finland beat us in the last finals 2 years ago 3-1, so fingers crossed we get a better result tomorrow. |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 6, 2021 8:21:22 GMT -6
watching the u.s./canada game, i was wondering if the nhl would ever consider making the playing surface bigger? maybe not full european size but something approaching it. i'd think it would cut down on injuries and i think it makes for a better game, but that's just my opinion. no doubt the owners would squeal about losing a row of seats... anyways...i missed the 1st period but it's a pretty entertaining tilt so far. Love ya buddy but you just described my biggest fear!LOL! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2021 8:29:11 GMT -6
watching the u.s./canada game, i was wondering if the nhl would ever consider making the playing surface bigger? maybe not full european size but something approaching it. i'd think it would cut down on injuries and i think it makes for a better game, but that's just my opinion. no doubt the owners would squeal about losing a row of seats... anyways...i missed the 1st period but it's a pretty entertaining tilt so far. Love ya buddy but you just described my biggest fear!LOL! not a fan of a bigger ice surface? there's a snowball's chance in hell of it happening anyways. |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 6, 2021 8:43:46 GMT -6
Love ya buddy but you just described my biggest fear!LOL! not a fan of a bigger ice surface? there's a snowball's chance in hell of it happening anyways. It would certainly cut down on the physicality and favor the smaller,faster teams............depends on a guy's preference I guess. I agree though,the owners ain't giving up those $300 seats. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2021 10:24:30 GMT -6
Nothing to really say about the Canada/Germany game. All three Hawk interests are close to invisible. I will say even with little high end talent Canada does look like a Gallant coached team, high pursuit and always skating. Man, I’d like to see what he, or someone with the same philosophy, could do in Chicago. This I agree on. But that Canada team stinks like a rancid fart. I kinda feel bad for the guy trying to get another job while coaching the North Korean field hockey team!!! boy....this post didn't age well. : ) just hacking you, mate. no one saw this coming. i told the missus that tomorrow we had to delay our weekly shopping trip to the big city because the canada game's on at noon. now a couple hours ago i realized i was out 12 hours and it's on at midnight. not the first time that's happened and not the last either i'm sure. the only reason i figured it out was i stumbled on the u.s./germany game result and it clicked because i knew one game closely followed the other. the u.s. hammered them 6-1 for the bronze. reichel never made the scoresheet and the germans actually outshot the us 31-22 but to no avail. i'm always sawing logs by 9 at night, so it's going to be a struggle to stay awake until the end of the game but i'm going to give it a go. i gotta' see this one out if i can. |
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Post by tincup on Jun 6, 2021 10:37:32 GMT -6
This I agree on. But that Canada team stinks like a rancid fart. I kinda feel bad for the guy trying to get another job while coaching the North Korean field hockey team!!! boy....this post didn't age well. : ) just hacking you, mate. no one saw this coming. i told the missus that tomorrow we had to delay our weekly shopping trip to the big city because the canada game's on at noon. now a couple hours ago i realized i was out 12 hours and it's on at midnight. not the first time that's happened and not the last either i'm sure. the only reason i figured it out was i stumbled on the u.s./germany game result and it clicked because i knew one game closely followed the other. the u.s. hammered them 6-1 for the bronze. reichel never made the scoresheet and the germans actually outshot the us 31-22 but to no avail. i'm always sawing logs by 9 at night, so it's going to be a struggle to stay awake until the end of the game but i'm going to give it a go. i gotta' see this one out if i can. Good chance Kaprizov wins RoTY but that Robertson is a helluva player, always around the puck. |
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2021 11:38:45 GMT -6
This I agree on. But that Canada team stinks like a rancid fart. I kinda feel bad for the guy trying to get another job while coaching the North Korean field hockey team!!! boy....this post didn't age well. : ) just hacking you, mate. no one saw this coming. i told the missus that tomorrow we had to delay our weekly shopping trip to the big city because the canada game's on at noon. now a couple hours ago i realized i was out 12 hours and it's on at midnight. not the first time that's happened and not the last either i'm sure. the only reason i figured it out was i stumbled on the u.s./germany game result and it clicked because i knew one game closely followed the other. the u.s. hammered them 6-1 for the bronze. reichel never made the scoresheet and the germans actually outshot the us 31-22 but to no avail. i'm always sawing logs by 9 at night, so it's going to be a struggle to stay awake until the end of the game but i'm going to give it a go. i gotta' see this one out if i can. Mangiapani has really helped. It really gave them a scorer. He has 7 goals in 6 games. Right now Finland is playing shit hockey and faking injuries for calls. They play not to win. It’s hard to root for teams like that. I thought they rounded the corner and gave that up. It’s terrible for development. I don’t think I’ve ever seen 5 guys behind the goal line starting a breakout. They play it so safe. Not a fun team to watch. But good on Canada for not giving up. This game right here is why I don’t care for the international game much anymore. I think I’ll skip the rest of this and head out in the backyard and go for a swim. It’s a nice 90F here today. Kinda hard to stay in and watch tv!!! |
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Post by T-man2010 on Jun 6, 2021 13:34:21 GMT -6
Damn USA team beat Germany and robbed Reichel of a bronze medal.
Now we have to settle for a Gold from Hagel, Pirri and Beaudin instead.
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2021 13:41:04 GMT -6
I went for a dip, but my boy has been glued to the game so I came back to watch with him. OT, should be good. I’m glad the refs gave it to the Finns for dicking around and faking. Theyve been much better the last half of the game!!!
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Post by T-man2010 on Jun 6, 2021 13:55:07 GMT -6
Congrats to Canada for the GOLD!!!!
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2021 14:01:03 GMT -6
Congrats to Canada for the GOLD!!!! Gotta give Gallant a ton of credit here. He takes a shit team and makes them believe that they’re the best and they knock off all the favourites along the way. He did it with Vegas. He’s got a special gift for winning. Congratulations to team Canada, I thought they’d struggle to score a goal let alone win. Then Mangiapani comes in and looks like a 1988 version of Gretzky. Adam Henrique I know well. He led my spitfires to 2 Memorial Cups. Guys a winner. Now, back to the pool!!! |
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Post by tincup on Jun 6, 2021 16:14:22 GMT -6
Connor Brown, a set up machine. Leads the tournament in scoring, 2 goals and 14 assists. Henrique and Mangiapani 11 points each. And maybe a star is born in Owen Power, another 24+ minute game again. And sure, maybe they backed into the playoffs somewhat but I can’t call any gold medal team shitty, and even though Gallant used his players well it was the players themselves who earned this.
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2021 16:32:39 GMT -6
Connor Brown, a set up machine. Leads the tournament in scoring, 2 goals and 14 assists. Henrique and Mangiapani 11 points each. And maybe a star is born in Owen Power, another 24+ minute game again. And sure, maybe they backed into the playoffs somewhat but I can’t call any gold medal team shitty, and even though Gallant used his players well it was the players themselves who earned this. Team Canada needed like 9 things to go their way to get in. It was ridiculous how lucky they were to get in. It wasn’t that much of a team effort. Only half the team actually played. It almost cost them. Mangiapani was dead out there. So was the 4 d they only used. So the team was somewhat shitty. To only play 6 forwards and 4 d is really flirting with utter disaster. But it worked, none of the other guys wined. So all is good. But when they played 4 lines, it didn’t go very well. Power only got a chance due to Miller getting hurt. So the team as a whole wasn’t very good. The half of a team that ended up playing was good enough to win!!! |
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Post by tincup on Jun 6, 2021 16:54:55 GMT -6
Connor Brown, a set up machine. Leads the tournament in scoring, 2 goals and 14 assists. Henrique and Mangiapani 11 points each. And maybe a star is born in Owen Power, another 24+ minute game again. And sure, maybe they backed into the playoffs somewhat but I can’t call any gold medal team shitty, and even though Gallant used his players well it was the players themselves who earned this. Team Canada needed like 9 things to go their way to get in. It was ridiculous how lucky they were to get in. It wasn’t that much of a team effort. Only half the team actually played. It almost cost them. Mangiapani was dead out there. So was the 4 d they only used. So the team was somewhat shitty. To only play 6 forwards and 4 d is really flirting with utter disaster. But it worked, none of the other guys wined. So all is good. But when they played 4 lines, it didn’t go very well. Power only got a chance due to Miller getting hurt. So the team as a whole wasn’t very good. The half of a team that ended up playing was good enough to win!!! Call them undermanned or being marginal talent wise or whatever but they played 10 games in 16 days and won the tournament wearing the Maple Leaf on their sweaters, shitty is the last word I’ll use to describe them. As for their TOI, it wasn’t far off what any team playing their final game would do, you ride your top lines and top pairings. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2021 18:41:08 GMT -6
Connor Brown, a set up machine. Leads the tournament in scoring, 2 goals and 14 assists. Henrique and Mangiapani 11 points each. And maybe a star is born in Owen Power, another 24+ minute game again. And sure, maybe they backed into the playoffs somewhat but I can’t call any gold medal team shitty, and even though Gallant used his players well it was the players themselves who earned this. Team Canada needed like 9 things to go their way to get in. It was ridiculous how lucky they were to get in. It wasn’t that much of a team effort. Only half the team actually played. It almost cost them. Mangiapani was dead out there. So was the 4 d they only used. So the team was somewhat shitty. To only play 6 forwards and 4 d is really flirting with utter disaster. But it worked, none of the other guys wined. So all is good. But when they played 4 lines, it didn’t go very well. Power only got a chance due to Miller getting hurt. So the team as a whole wasn’t very good. The half of a team that ended up playing was good enough to win!!! i crashed and burned in the first period so i didn't see much of the game, but i got to hand it to you big-t. only you could take a gold medal win like this which was against all odds just a few days ago and put a negative spin on it. have you found a house in detroit yet? |
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2021 18:53:37 GMT -6
Team Canada needed like 9 things to go their way to get in. It was ridiculous how lucky they were to get in. It wasn’t that much of a team effort. Only half the team actually played. It almost cost them. Mangiapani was dead out there. So was the 4 d they only used. So the team was somewhat shitty. To only play 6 forwards and 4 d is really flirting with utter disaster. But it worked, none of the other guys wined. So all is good. But when they played 4 lines, it didn’t go very well. Power only got a chance due to Miller getting hurt. So the team as a whole wasn’t very good. The half of a team that ended up playing was good enough to win!!! i crashed and burned in the first period so i didn't see much of the game, but i got to hand it to you big-t. only you could take a gold medal win like this which was against all odds just a few days ago and put a negative spin on it. when are you moving to detroit? Nice try. I don’t think you read well. But again. Nice try!!! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2021 19:14:19 GMT -6
Damn USA team beat Germany and robbed Reichel of a bronze medal. Now we have to settle for a Gold from Hagel, Pirri and Beaudin instead. well....drew comesso got a bronze if that helps. |
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