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NHL February 2014 |OT| The A on Dustin Brown's jersey stands for Asshole

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Freyjadour

Member
Kave_Man said:
As much as I wanted Subban to play and felt he should have played was he really shafted when the team won gold and only gave up 3 goals?
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If he had played his off position in place of Bouwmeester Canada might have won Super Gold. Now we'll never know.

FUBAR McDangles said:
I honestly have not seen much at all of Tarasenko outside of games against the Wild/Olympics this year and while he will probably develop into a permanent top-six guy if he isn't already there, do you really think he'll be better than a guy like Backes or Oshie? Different play styles aside, I mean.

Pretty much the same situation with Schwartz, although I did see a few games of his while he was in college and I was not very impressed. I honestly forgot you guys had Rattie. He could definitely be something.

Defense of the Blues is fantastic. I saw Schmaltz play in person the other weekend(I think I came back and discussed that with you but I'm not sure) and think he could be something for sure. I've always liked Allen and have quickly developed a man crush on Sobotka this year. Oshie is one of my favorite players, and Backes is up there as well. Except when they're playing Minnesota :lol

If not for being an in-division "rival" I would probably be cheering on the Blues quite a bit.
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Sorry missed this.

Absolutely. Schwartz fits this team like a glove. Hits, battles hard for the puck, defensively sound. He's right behind Backes at #55 in overall points in the league. Tarasenko is a little further behind due to having a much slower start to the season, but he's turned things up a lot in the last several months. Adjusting to the NA game was a process for him, understanding the system and what was being asked of him. Protected minutes with shit linemates was an issue until more recently.

Steen Oshie
Schwartz Tarasenko
Jaskin Rattie

Should be fantastic in years to come.
 
D

Dubbedinenglish

Banned
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MSL on the shoulders of Smith... #DED
 
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Quick

Banned
Back to NHL salt.

FUCK THE DUCKS
FUCK THE BRUINS
FUCK THE BLUE JACKETS
FUCK THE RED WINGS
FUCK THE STARS
FUCK THE PANTHERS
FUCK THE LIGHTNING
FUCK THE RANGERS
FUCK THE ISLANDERS
FUCK THE DEVILS
FUCK THE WILD
FUCK THE SHARKS
FUCK THE PENS
FUCK THE HURRICANES
FUCK THE BLACKHAWKS
FUCK THE BLUES
FUCK THE AVS
FUCK THE CAPS
FUCK THE SABRES
FUCK THE KINGS
FUCK THE PERDS
FUCK THE YOTES
FUCK THE FLYERS
FUCK THE CANUCKS
FUCK THE OILERS
FUCK THE FLAMES
FUCK THE HABS
FUCK THE SENS
FUCK THE JETS
 
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Acid08

Banned
Red_Man said:
Never really noticed him, which is good for him with the style he plays. Was a good counter to Doughty.
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Yeah that's why he was there. To do the white things and not make mistakes. His presence helps let Doughboy do his thing without worries.
 
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Acid08

Banned
Razorskin said:
I played beer pong with his brother and met him a few times, great quiet guy.
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Nice! He has been one of my favorite Sharks for years. Just always makes good plays and consistently shuts down top competition. Wish we had a real #1 guy for him to play with.
 
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calder

Member
Razorskin said:
Some of those posts in the Olympic thread... glad it's over.
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Lol yeah. It was a struggle at times.


Jets having an outdoor practice on the river like a block away. Really would have loved to go but I was so tired I wanted to go back to bed more. Looks fun, shame it's not as warm as last weekend.
 
Z

zroid

Banned
NHL teams without any medalists:

Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
 
S

Smiley90

Stop shitting on my team. Start shitting on my finger.
Canada's defense was sooooooooo fucking good, hard to believe. Damn. And that's without Subban, amazing Shutdown D was more valuable.
 
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SuperSonic1305

Member
If you made a second team canada with guys who were left out they still would have won. Good ol Canadian boys Reimer, Phaneuf Lupul and Kadri would be shoe ins.
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
A big part of Canada's amazing defence was how well the forwards back checked and clogged the neutral zone and blue line.

Canada never trailed in the tournament & allowed only 3 goals in 6 games, fewest by any gold-medal winner in the modern era (since 1956).
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Cool. All of this on the terrifying big ice too.

Smiley90 said:
And that's without Subban, amazing Shutdown D was more valuable.
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Keep pushing the anti-Subban agenda.

http://bit.ly/1m375dk

Better shutdown then most guys on the team, and that's from a Vancouver fan.
 
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Heretic

Member
Red_Man said:
A big part of Canada's amazing defence was how well the forwards back checked and clogged the neutral zone and blue line.

Cool. All of this on the terrifying big ice too.


Keep pushing the anti-Subban agenda.

http://bit.ly/1m375dk

Better shutdown then most guys on the team, and that's from a Vancouver fan.
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They took Subban just so Canada wouldn't have to deal with another Bobby Ryan scenario.
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
This is some guy in Winnipeg, I can only assume it's Calder in a drunken stupor looking to take care of Pavelec

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Lone_Prodigy

Member
Guess all the "big ice" buildup was really just media hype. For all the comparisons to 2006, the media failed to mention that players like Draper, Redden, Foote, McCabe, and Smyth were on it: old and slow players who were even more ineffective on a bigger ice surface.

But I guess if Canada didn't win gold everyone would be moaning about how Giroux was left at home and Subban was benched in favour of Hamhuis.
 
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pringles

Member
Lone_Prodigy said:
Guess all the "big ice" buildup was really just media hype. For all the comparisons to 2006, the media failed to mention that players like Draper, Redden, Foote, McCabe, and Smyth were on it: old and slow players who were even more ineffective on a bigger ice surface.

But I guess if Canada didn't win gold everyone would be moaning about how Giroux was left at home and Subban was benched in favour of Hamhuis.
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Draper wasn't slow in 06. He wasn't even slow when he retired. He was comparable to Bergeron back then.
 
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