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Post by Carson! on Feb 23, 2010 17:26:13 GMT -5
I didn't think you were calling them scrubs either, I was just trying to single out some of the 4th liners to use as an example.
As for the Russia conspiracy, I doubt it. I think he's just trying to get the scorers out more than the others. He's probably treating it like a regular NHL club where the 1-2 lines get loads of icetime and the bottom lines get barely any.
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Post by Mandoli on Feb 23, 2010 17:57:38 GMT -5
They should get more ice time, especially if they make it past Germany tonight and reach Russia. I have a feeling that the bench will be shortened by then and one or two of them will be getting little to no ice time, however, which isn't real cool. Two-way players are key for Canada to succeed. This team can't just focus on scoring.
Oh, look - USA versus the Swiss in the next round. Again.
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Post by Mr. Hockey on Feb 23, 2010 18:31:31 GMT -5
Oh, look - USA versus the Swiss in the next round. Again. The States should be happy with that match up. |
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Post by V-HAB on Feb 23, 2010 18:53:34 GMT -5
Just to add a little detail, since there are no healthy scratches in the Olympics, the teams dress 20 players (either 13 forwards and 7 defensemen or 12 forwards and 8 defensemen), so the ice-time is a little more spread out. It could make other players' ice-time seem deflated.
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Post by Mandoli on Feb 23, 2010 19:07:20 GMT -5
They dress. Doesn't mean they all get to play. Isn't there some guy from Norway who's only seen 40 seconds of ice time in three games? Now that's what I call shortening the bench.
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Post by V-HAB on Feb 23, 2010 19:24:11 GMT -5
Yeah, but the difference is that Canada has much more depth, and the spares are actually very good players (Toews and Seabrook[who was one of the best players in the loss to USA imo]). Russia actually uses 12 forwards and 8 defensemen, and uses 5-man units instead of trios and duos (every forward line has their own defenseive pairing). Whereas on a team like Norway, the difference in talent between the top guys and bottom guys is much more pronounced.
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Post by Mandoli on Feb 23, 2010 20:45:03 GMT -5
Watching this game against Germany doesn't give me the impression that Toews is the thirteenth forward. Not by a longshot. I don't think Bergeron got a single second of time in the first - even though the official Olympic site had him with a full :13 worth.
As soon as Canada ended up taking two penalties in the second, there he was. On the PK.
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Post by razer on Feb 23, 2010 22:31:13 GMT -5
Good game by Canada tonight looks like there starting to build chemsitry especially the crosby staal iginla line. Toews is way better than being a thirteenth forward hes good along the boards and down low. Hes good in the offensive zone and defensive zone he has more of a grinding type of role on the team. Thorton marleau and heatly looked better tonight as a line as well as toews morrow and richards. Now if we can get nash getzlaf and perry going we will we hard to handle. Also good game by luongo even though it was Germany LUUUUUUUUU. I told u guys no need to panic GO CANADA GO
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Post by Mr. Hockey on Feb 23, 2010 22:52:20 GMT -5
Good game by Canada tonight looks like there starting to build chemsitry especially the crosby staal iginla line. Toews is way better than being a thirteenth forward hes good along the boards and down low. Hes good in the offensive zone and defensive zone he has more of a grinding type of role on the team. Thorton marleau and heatly looked better tonight as a line as well as toews morrow and richards. Now if we can get nash getzlaf and perry going we will we hard to handle. Also good game by luongo even though it was Germany LUUUUUUUUU. I told u guys no need to panic GO CANADA GO Razer, Did you see who they were playing tonight??? It was a easy game for Canada. How many players to the Germany have in the NHL?? Tomorrow is going to tell the whole country if the boys are men. Russia is going to be a big problem for Canada. Watch and see. |
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Post by razer on Feb 23, 2010 23:00:32 GMT -5
SO what if it was Germany they only lost to sweden 2-0 in preliminary. You dont know that for sure we could be a big problem for Russia. SHOW SOME SUPPORT!!!!
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Post by Mr. Hockey on Feb 23, 2010 23:10:48 GMT -5
I'm just saying what I think. But you got to give the 1st line some credit they did play good. Also way didn't the coach make Nash take that pentaly shot, let the guy finish what he started.
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Post by V-HAB on Feb 24, 2010 0:57:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I wasn't a big fan of the penalty shot decision. In a closer game, I would've been all for it, but given the circumstances, I would've let Nash take his own shot.
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Post by Mandoli on Feb 24, 2010 1:24:19 GMT -5
Agreed on the penalty shot situation. if it was a closer game, I'd let the person who's best at it go. Since this game wasn't exactly close, I'd just let the guy who drew the shot go.
Czechs beat the Latvians in OT. Norway and Slovakia are in a close game now. A Slovakian player got hurt (concussed) and Tollefson (sp?) was kicked out of the game.
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Post by Carson! on Feb 24, 2010 16:33:06 GMT -5
Tonight's gonna be a big test. Let's get 'em boys!
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Post by V-HAB on Feb 24, 2010 17:29:23 GMT -5
"WE WANT RUSSIA!"
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