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[_DrMario_]

Still sounds like there could be problems.

Yeah I remember all the problems during the 2010 Olympics.

 

[zer0blivion]

Still sounds like there could be problems.

I expect the game to be called fairly. Anything less than complete impartiality is unacceptable.

 

[calder]

Yeah I remember all the problems during the 2010 Olympics.

It was a disaster in Nagano when Canada was in tough in the semi finals and the Canadian refs bailed them out. Poor Czechs got robbed.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

There's gonna be Canadian refs for the final tomorrow?

Sounds like disaster in the making.

lol

how come this has never been an issue before now? Canadians refs have been used in every final.

 

[Stuggernaut]

What are people thinking is going to happen?

A ref is going to throw his entire career away by making biased one sided calls that ruin a gold medal game? It is simply not going to happen.

The only issue here is that no matter what happens now, people will blame the refs and taint this whole game.

 

[Kazerei]

A referee and a linesman were Canadian in the USA/Canada game yesterday, but you don't hear the Americans bitching about it.

Nearly all of Canada's games had at least one Canadian official, simply because so many officials are Canadian. Some of USA's games had American officials too. There haven't been questions about impartiality until now. Sigh.

 

[Socreges]

Wait... wait a second. Canadians have, allegedly, the best players. Canadians also, allegedly, have the best refs. These refs are present both in the NHL and international competitions where Canadian players excel. Maybe, perhaps, these Canadian refs are planted in power positions (

Spoiler

by some ominous shadow hockey government??

) in order to always give the advantage to Canadian players!

 

[zer0blivion]

The officiating in the women's games was questionable, but it's been pretty solid on the men's side.

 

[GSG Flash]

Not sure why Canadian refs are suddenly such a big deal. We have the best refs in the game, and Canadians have integrity.

 

[iLLmAtlc]

Just saw the score

 

[Kazerei]

lol

how come this has never been an issue before now? Canadians refs have been used in every final.

I went and checked, and yep, in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics final hockey match, both referees and one linesman were Canadian. The other linesman was Finnish.

Sweden needs to stop whining, not even the USA whined about this crap.

 

[fallout]

Wait... wait a second. Canadians have, allegedly, the best players. Canadians also, allegedly, have the best refs. These refs are present both in the NHL and international competitions where Canadian players excel. Maybe, perhaps, these Canadian refs are planted in power positions (

Spoiler

by some ominous shadow hockey government??

) in order to always give the advantage to Canadian players!

.... Canadian refs and players are actually reverse vampires! It all make sense now.

 

[Red_Man]

Just checking in to say :lol :lol Americans. Called it. Happy for Selanne.

 

[Prax]

.... Canadian refs and players are actually reverse vampires! It all make sense now.

And where is our stanley cup then

 

[Silexx]

The officiating in the women's games was questionable, but it's been pretty solid on the men's side.

And the ref in the Women's Final was British.

 

[Bri]

I went and checked, and yep, in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics final hockey match, both referees and one linesman were Canadian. The other linesman was Finnish.

Sweden needs to stop whining, not even the USA whined about this crap.

We're used with Canadians having some advantage with refs on their side. Only makes the gold medal even more glorious.

 

[railGUN]

And the ref in the Women's Final was British.

Clearly.

 

[zroid]

Canadians and Brits have the same monarch so obvious bias there

 

[Blader]

Clearly.

:lol

 

[ColonelSkills]

And where is our stanley cup then

Generally being held aloft by Canadian players in various American cities.

 

[jorma]

Unless there's evidence of bias you or anyone can actually show us, this is a completely stupid thing to talk about.

I know a really good way to solve the issue of not having to talk about the potential bias of having referees from the same country as either of the teams playing... a way so good (and obvious!) that pretty much every international sport in existance practice it already.

 

[calder]

There haven't been questions about impartiality until now. Sigh.

One more crime against hockey for the man they call Floppa. #sad



Yes I'm still salty about forsberg, never liked him much lol.

 

[Prax]

Generally being held aloft by Canadian players in various American cities.

we have to learn that we can't annex america by implanting all our talent there

 

[ColonelSkills]

we have to learn that we can't annex america by implanting all our talent there

Hey, they pay the bills and generally make a pretty good laughing stock of themselves on a regular basis.

I'm fine with keeping them around in a court-jester sort of role.

 

[wighti]

For us Finns. Those interviews after the game with Kimmo, Teemu and everyone. Dem feels. Didn't really care for Kunnas as a reporter but his last hug with Selanne almost made it ok. Really felt sincere when Teemu talked about it being an honor to play for the national team.

 

[Cake Boss]

Where was yo intensity at US? WHERE??

 

[Circle Jerk]

Still sounds like there could be problems.

only if this is your first olympics

 

[fallout]

Where was yo intensity at US? WHERE??

They didn't have enough players from the Sens.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

They didn't have enough players from the Sens.

Ah the hotbed of intensity.

 

[fallout]

Ah the hotbed of intensity.

SO INTENSE!!!!

 

[Takao]

The US played okay in the first, but then Kane hit the crossbar on the second penalty shot ...

 

[Heshinsi]

:lol

Hopefully this guy is not out on a murder spree, he has some issues.

Congrats Finland. At least one Flame will medal tomorrow. <3 Backs. Or not.

I'm going to be watching that Canadian border control show to see if he's coming over the border to get us lol

Congrats to Finland and to one of my favourite players ever, Teemu Senate.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

One more crime against hockey for the man they call Floppa. #sad



Yes I'm still salty about forsberg, never liked him much lol.

Man fuck you, why you gotta hate on the man worth more than the collective history of either version of the jets?

 

[zer0blivion]

Did anyone see this in the women's game?

 

[Nesotenso]

It is kind of amusing that even with hockey being their biggest sport, the Canadians can't support an independent domestic league on par with the NHL.

 

[Chris R]

Silver and NO MEDAL? Shit needs to change for the USA's head office or something.

Oh well, give me back the NHL please, Avs are doing well this year

 

[Simon Belmont]

It is kind of amusing that even with hockey being their biggest sport, the Canadians can't support an independent domestic league on par with the NHL.

It's kind of amusing that you know fuck all about the NHL

 

[Buba Big Guns]

It's kind of amusing that you know fuck all about the NHL

LMAO

 

[Yawnier]

It's kind of amusing that you know fuck all about the NHL

lol

 

[Socreges]

It is kind of amusing that even with hockey being their biggest sport, the Canadians can't support an independent domestic league on par with the NHL.

.

 

[Nesotenso]

It's kind of amusing that you know fuck all about the NHL

One of the fuck alls I know is that most of the franchises still seemed to be based in the US. I am more of a soccer fan and it is a comparable situation with the Canadian federation not setting a domestic league, struggling with Canadians getting minutes in the MLS, then wondering what the fuck happened when Martinique, not recognised by FIFA, beats them. Obviously finding minutes for Canadian talent is less of an issue with the NHL.

 

[Heshinsi]

Did anyone see this in the women's game?

WTF? Tell me that was called a penalty?

 

[zer0blivion]

WTF? Tell me that was called a penalty?

IIRC, it wasn't.

Edit: Just checked again, it was in the first period and no penalty was called.

 

[Socreges]

One of the fuck alls I know is that most of the franchises still seemed to be based in the US.

Um

I am more of a soccer fan and it is a comparable situation with the Canadian federation not setting a domestic league, struggling with Canadians getting minutes in the MLS, then wondering what the fuck wanted when Martinique not recognised by FIFA beats them.

The hell are you talking about?

 

[Kabuki Waq]

One of the fuck alls I know is that most of the franchises still seemed to be based in the US. I am more of a soccer fan and it is a comparable situation with the Canadian federation not setting a domestic league, struggling with Canadians getting minutes in the MLS, then wondering what the fuck happened when Martinique, not recognised by FIFA, beats them. Obviously finding minutes for Canadian talent is less of an issue with the NHL.

Lmao wtf is this

 

[trifelife]

It is kind of amusing that even with hockey being their biggest sport, the Canadians can't support an independent domestic league on par with the NHL.

Considering Canada has 1/10th of the population of the US?

There are 60 teams in the CHL and another four in the AHL. Not sure where you'd like these "independent domestic" teams to go. Besides, even if there were such a league, the best players would still go to the NHL to face the best competition and make exponentially more money.

But yeah, amusing.

 

[Simon Belmont]

One of the fuck alls I know is that most of the franchises still seemed to be based in the US. I am more of a soccer fan and it is a comparable situation with the Canadian federation not setting a domestic league, struggling with Canadians getting minutes in the MLS, then wondering what the fuck happened when Martinique, not recognised by FIFA, beats them. Obviously finding minutes for Canadian talent is less of an issue with the NHL.

So you don't know a goddamned thing about the sport or the league, but you still feel like you're informed enough to add to the conversation. Gotcha.

 

[gutter_trash]

Is this US fans trying to feel better about their team, because Finland was outplayed badly in the semifinal. They like 1 good scoring chance.

im not American

 

[Heshinsi]

One of the fuck alls I know is that most of the franchises still seemed to be based in the US. I am more of a soccer fan and it is a comparable situation with the Canadian federation not setting a domestic league, struggling with Canadians getting minutes in the MLS, then wondering what the fuck happened when Martinique, not recognised by FIFA, beats them. Obviously finding minutes for Canadian talent is less of an issue with the NHL.

There's an NHL team in almost every major Canadian city. The US has ten times the population that we do. It only makes sense that they'd have more teams.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

There's an NHL team in almost every major Canadian city. The US has ten times the population that we do. It only makes sense that they'd have more teams.

Don't bother dude has no idea what he is talking about.