They might not play against each other again, so they are not taking any chance.
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2014 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | Salt on an international level
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They might not play against each other again, so they are not taking any chance.
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SALTTTTTTTTT OH YES
And that only professional team should be written as "professional" because it is on life support and players got maybe 1 salary since September.
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USA gotta stop dumping, Russia not trapping like Slovakia
If you can try and stop it before the refs do, but most likely they let it go while the fists are flying, if someone falls they break it up, if it's more grappling they'll step in and go, okay.
It's a good way to get the "bad blood/frustration" out, and it let's people know there are repercussions for poor play. Fighting is almost always consensual and no one really holds a grudge after. You go and sit in the penalty box, or go in the dressing room. It's less accepted in international play, than in the NHL/Juniors/college level.
Every time I see Nichushkin play, I get more depressed that Bergevin didn't trade to move up and draft him. He's exactly what we need.
In the NHL (North American League) they let them go most of the time, people usually fight when a guy on the opposing team makes a dirty hit, or if you're getting blown out to try and get your guys in the game. Players say it's used as a sort of self policing system, which can be argued.
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wheeler, pssh dress stepan!
ZeroGravity
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Tapped his toe, goes down.
Gentle Rodriguez
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I'm new to hockey and this entire sentence doesn't make sense to me, well except PP.
Unhandled Exception
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I'm trying not to laugh but..
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Power Play.
When a team commits a penalty that team loses a player and the other team has a two minute man advantage.
PP = Powerplay, usually teams have two different groups of 5 players that make up two power play units. Russia's top power play unit had Ovechkin and Kovalchuk who have two of the best shots in the entire world, Datsyuk who is arguably the best stick handler and play maker in the world, and Markov on the point who is one of the best power play quarterbacks in the tournament. When I said it was disgusting, I was just referring to how much talent is on it.
Of course
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RangersFan
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watching carlson and martin let radulov just walk into the crease like that makes me glad for the first time orpik is there. mcd suter and orpik shifts are the only ones where i'm not holding my breath.
Pretty sure Putin will make them play 55 mins\
Edit :lol at Emelin & Patches jawing at each other
Dubbedinenglish
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Barkov done for the the tournament, Finnish team doctor said surgery is unlikely but needs further evaluation. FUCK ME. Team can never catch a damn break.
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Those wings on the Russian sweaters just make me think of the collectors edition wings in Diablo 3. Look just as dumb.
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