OT: NHL Players Allowed to play in Olympics

[ClydeLee]

This. Anyone that thinks that it was a nice consolation for the Bruins to make it to the Finals and come up short is nuts. Silver medals in a team sport is like a participation ribbon in youth sports.

They have a Prince of Wales trophy.

Slovakia and Pittsburgh are the real first losers in these relevant topics.

Silver medal concept goes well back in sports concepts, to compare it as equal to participation trophies is an amusing over compensation.

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[ruprecht]

This. Anyone that thinks that it was a nice consolation for the Bruins to make it to the Finals and come up short is nuts. Silver medals in a team sport is like a participation ribbon in youth sports.

Glad you're not my coach. Although my quick tempered dad was my hockey coach, so..........

 

[Franko725]

Glad you're not my coach. Although my quick tempered dad was my hockey coach, so..........

Sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate as well in the typed word. Hang out around here long enough and you will note a lot of sarcasm in my posts.

That being said, I still believe that Team USA was not satisfied with a silver medal last time regardless of what they said publicly. They were there to win, not to come in second.

 

[DMelt36]

All it takes is for one of the Hawks top guns to get hurt & you'll change your tune.

No, I won't.

I want to see the best athletes when I watch the Olympics. That means NHL players.

 

[ruprecht]

Sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate as well in the typed word. Hang out around here long enough and you will note a lot of sarcasm in my posts.

That being said, I still believe that Team USA was not satisfied with a silver medal last time regardless of what they said publicly. They were there to win, not to come in second.

Copy that.

 

[DewsSox79]

i love watching the worlds best play for their country, but im not a fan of the possible injury. certain guys you worry about are the ones with high ice mins on their nhl squads.

 

[icehogfan08]

I will be playing for team Serbia

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I have no problem with the Hawks players and other NHL players playing in the olympics. It's an equal chance that a Blackhawks player gets injured as to a Penguins or Bruins player. The top teams in the league have the top talent. Those players are going to be on olympic squads. All the top teams have pretty much the same number of guys in the olympics. Therefore, same odds of an injury.

Tell me....how many guys were injured last time around? If I recall right not many and zero Blackhawks.

It's like an all-star game that matters. Who wouldn't want to watch that?

 

[ClydeLee]

I have no problem with the Hawks players and other NHL players playing in the olympics. It's an equal chance that a Blackhawks player gets injured as to a Penguins or Bruins player. The top teams in the league have the top talent. Those players are going to be on olympic squads. All the top teams have pretty much the same number of guys in the olympics. Therefore, same odds of an injury.

Tell me....how many guys were injured last time around? If I recall right not many and zero Blackhawks.

It's like an all-star game that matters. Who wouldn't want to watch that?

Baseball fans... But I agree with the rest.

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[TheChicagoFan]

Baseball fans... But I agree with the rest.

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Except in baseball it only matters for the 15 or so teams actually in the race at the point in the season. The rest of the fans know their team won't gain or lose anything by the all-star game. Also with a fan vote there is collective bitching over which players make it.

Not like that in the Olympics. Also, it's the fucking olympics. Everyone wants to see the best players. Sidney Crosby, Toews, and Lundqvuist on one side. Kane, Quick, and Parise on the other. It's interesting.