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2014 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | Salt on an international level

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So i just heard that the referees in the final between Canada and Sweden will be from... Canada.

How is that not the most retarded thing ever? I mean... seriously? That shit would never fly in the World Cup.
I am Swedish and I applaud the decision, the best should be on the ice, that also goes for the refs. Americans might have been prefereble, but they are proffesional, origon doesnt matter. Throw a european in and we might see what we saw in the semifinal.

I cant believe that Forsberg still cries in the media and people listen. European refs are in the same class as swedish, and i would never like to see an SHL ref in the final of the olympics.
 

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Yea, because the World Cup is known for its internal purity and has never had a controversial moment of judgement. Right.

"Controversial moments of judgements" will always happen when human beings referee a game. It comes with the territory, especially when the people watching aren't objective themselves. That's a pretty good reason in itself not to have referees from the same country as the teams playing.

If one really needs more reasons than just common sense.

But i guess i'm preaching to the choir here :)
 

Slurmer

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Yea, because the World Cup is known for its internal purity and has never had a controversial moment of judgement. Right.

That being said, it is definitely BS. Not sure how that happens in a gold medal Olympic game.

Same thing in 2010 final. I don't think it will make a difference.
 

Kazerei

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So i just heard that the referees in the final between Canada and Sweden will be from... Canada.

How is that not the most retarded thing ever? I mean... seriously? That shit would never fly in the World Cup.

Can't have those European referees mucking it up

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Props to Don Cherry for predicting the Canada/Sweden final
 

calder

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Leo Komorov needs to come back to the NHL. The Jets need mor centers, and he'd be a perfect 3 or 2



Omg we need endless gifs of that slomo on kessel. ENDLESS.
 

calder

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Awesome lol. What the fuck was timonen thinking, odd it's a penalty shot but it's obviously a penalty, and it was so clear.

Jesus Kane is ice cold. My choosing him in the Oly pool was the kiss of death apparently.
 
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