Ongoing NHL thread - Part III

[jstewismybastardson]

"Beat his ass" lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I didn't mean to touch a nerve, maybe I worded it poorly. What I was trying to say is that I don't think Carey Price will be rehabbing like a madman in order to be ready for the World Cup of Hockey tourney. If he's tabbed as the number 2 goalie behind Holtby for the tourney, I think he'll be just fine. Regarding the tourney itself, I still don't know which team I'm supporting. I mean my support is usually for Team Canada, but the U23 team will likely have the most Flames players along with a bunch of other young stars that I enjoy watching in the NHL.

Nerve not touched, it's just pretty well-known that players always want to represent their country. This might not be the Olympics, and yes with shit like Team Europe and Team U-23 it has a certain absurdity to it, but it still may be the start of something big, something that doesn't require stopping the league for 3 weeks in February to compete in. I think Price has a lot of pride stemming from his performance in Sochi and I don't think he'd be very happy if he was 100% healthy and able to show that he's back in form and the team tells him to sit out so they have a .5% better chance of nabbing a top 3 pick.

Then again, it wouldn't be the first time the Habs have railroaded the best goalie in the league out of town

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

If Team Canada is really going to include rat marchand for his "leadership", then I'm cheering for Horvat and the kids.

...

This is joke, yes?

This not serious?

Can't be...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

...

This is joke, yes?

the world cup of hockey? Yes

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

the world cup of hockey? Yes

So was the Canada Cup a joke, too? I'm trying to understand here...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

So was the Canada Cup a joke, too? I'm trying to understand here...

when they get this euro stars and u23 shit figured out ill start tuning in ... no comparison to Canada Cup in any form

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

when they get this euro stars and u23 shit figured out ill start tuning in ... no comparison to Canada Cup in any form

I could do without the stupid elements but you're really not going to tune into a tournament that the best hockey players will be playing competitively in?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

if i watch i will cheer for euro stars team to win it all ... maybe they can play the champions league song for them at anthem time ... or some kind of remixed mashup of euro anthems as performed by Mr Worldwide ... it would be fitting imo

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I could do without the stupid elements but you're really not going to tune into a tournament that the best hockey players will be playing competitively in?

is it in august or september? Ill be drinking a beer by the lake

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

is it in august or september? Ill be drinking a beer by the lake

If you insist.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

If you insist.

i insist lol

 

[KennyBanyeah]

FIFA World Cup makes a fuck ton for FIFA and not a heckuva lot for the players. Guess they're miserable at those tournies too?

Maybe he didn't want to smile so much considering he was an owner and thus profiting and would seem ill-mannered?

Also, the lockout started days later so it was kind of a shitty mood all around.

The players will make money off of the WC just like the owners so why wouldn't they be happy with the tournament? It also more closely follows the Canada Cup mould of multi-game knockouts which alone make it better than the Olympics in my eyes.

Stop right there. The FIFA World Cup has a shitload of history. The IIHF World Cup is brand new with a completely fucked up tournament format (based purely on marketing). These aren't really comparable.

Also, I'm not a big soccer guy but I believe in the early days of the FIFA Cup there were plenty of players, and I believe even some big soccer nations, who just skipped the thing some years.

Basically every NA player and most of the NHL Euros care 10x more about winning the SCF than this tournament or even the Olympics. I can see Price being happy to ease his way onto next season, rather than risk injury before the season in a contrived tournament that really means nothing.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Stop right there. The FIFA World Cup has a shitload of history. The IIHF World Cup is brand new with a completely fucked up tournament format (based purely on marketing). These aren't really comparable.

Also, I'm not a big soccer guy but I believe in the early days of the FIFA Cup there were plenty of players, and I believe even some big soccer nations, who just skipped the thing some years.

Basically every NA player and most of the NHL Euros care 10x more about winning the SCF than this tournament or even the Olympics. I can see Price being happy to ease his way onto next season, rather than risk injury before the season in a contrived tournament that really means nothing.

You kinda just made the point for me, though - even the mighty soccer World Cup had its doubters in the early going and today if a player misses out on it it haunts him forever. Everything has to get a start somewhere.

And of course most if not all players would rather win the Cup than this tournament or the Olympics (although some Euro boys might want Olympic gold over the Cup), but it's definitely worth trying to create a non-Olympic tournament where the best in the game can represent their country. I mean, what exactly is the argument against it?

 

[dash]

I do agree with BBB on a couple of things, I'll be tuning in because a) I'm a hockey fan and b) you do want to see the best hockey players on the planet ply their trade. That said, it's a good thing the games aren't being played in the middle of the night like they were in Sochi because I don't think I would be getting up/staying up to watch them.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Anyway, Price was on the ice today taking light drills so unless he totally re-injures himself he'll be back in a month or so. It seems highly unlikely, but if the Habs win even half their games until then they'd still be in a playoff race and then they get the best deadline acquisition you can get.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Anyway, Price was on the ice today taking light drills so unless he totally re-injures himself he'll be back in a month or so. It seems highly unlikely, but if the Habs win even half their games until then they'd still be in a playoff race and then they get the best deadline acquisition you can get.

What does David Clarkson have to do with Montreal's success?

 

[tducey]

I can't understand the flak the World Cup is getting. To me it's a great idea and I'll definitely be tuning in.

 

[forty_three]

The letters in the name "Phil Kessel" can be rearranged to spell Shekel Lips.

And Kills Sheep

And Hell Spikes.

 

[Comeds]

I don't think the Jets can be happy with this start.......

 

[dash]

I don't think the Jets can be happy with this start.......

I was wondering if I should start a Paul Maurice death thread @Comeds