Fox334 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Fleury didn't dress for 2010 as far as I know. He dressed against Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Lol another US f'up http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57616530-71/usa-hockey-texts-67-year-old-canadian-to-say-he-made-olympic-team/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Fleury didn't dress for 2010 as far as I know. You must be an active member of a team/relay to recieve a medal. It is a stipulation of the Olympic Charter. Only participating/competing athletes recieve medals. So if a team uses all 25 roaster spots, all 25 players must dress in at least one game to get that medal. Anyways as for the Canadian team. I am really hoping Matt Duchene makes the team in the 13 to 14th forward spot and from what is being reported he is in the running with Seguin and Benn. If Chris Kunitz makes the team I'll be: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I feel the same way if Lucic or Marchand were to make Team Canada. I cannot support a team that has those pukes representing it, even if it is Team Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 How about Shawn Thornton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Shawn Thornton would never make the team anyways..., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Finland annouced their team today. Two big surprises are that Sasha Barkov and Olli Maatta as 18 and 19 yr/olds have made the Finnish team. They probably made it due to the addition of 3 more roaster spots, but still you won't see Canada take Nathan MacKinnon for example. I am really hoping for a Finland vs. Canada gold medal game with Finland beating the Russians in the Semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Lol another US f'up http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57616530-71/usa-hockey-texts-67-year-old-canadian-to-say-he-made-olympic-team/ Oh BFD! Like u've NEVER mis-dialed or mis-texted anyone INCORRECTLY in your life??? Come back to me at the end of your life when you've never done this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Oh BFD! Like u've NEVER mis-dialed or mis-texted anyone INCORRECTLY in your life??? Come back to me at the end of your life when you've never done this before. Breathe... Relax... Go to your happy place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Team Canada announced: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2014/01/07/team-canada-olympic-roster/4354903/ Luongo starts i assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Team Canada announced: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2014/01/07/team-canada-olympic-roster/4354903/ Luongo starts i assume? Pretty good choices overall. Faster should be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Better than the mess that was Torino, but I really think Brent Seabrock should have been on this team and would have picked Claude Giroux over Patrick Marleau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Picks for Captain? I'm thinking either Bouwmeester or Marleau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Breathe... Relax... Go to your happy place... Oh SHADDAP!! Who asked u, smartass?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Picks for Captain? I'm thinking either Bouwmeester or Marleau. Jonathan Toews would be the best choice, but I am assuming it will be Sidney Crosby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Jonathan Toews would be the best choice, but I am assuming it will be Sidney Crosby. Agree on both points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 In perhaps the least surprising news of the tournament, Zdeno Chara made the Slovak team. Full roster: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=440587 Note... there is talent all over this team. I'm kicking myself to not have a ticket for their opener vs Team USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Crosby is captain imo. Seabrook should have made the team. That is the most puzzling omission. Overall well rounded team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yesterday's presentation in Toronto for the 2014 Canadian Olympic men's hockey team unvieling taken from TSN. I remember four years watching it on the NHL Network for the Vancouver version, it was a half hour one in Saskatoon during the WJC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 For captaincy: Crosby is a year older and is a better player than Toews. Toews might be more respected by some, but he needs 5+ years on Crosby for this respect to outweigh Crosby's skills. Since there is no obvious Lemieux-Yzerman-Sakic-Niedermayer-type choice this time around, might as well go with the best player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Toews is the better leader and has more team championships than Crosby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Toews is the better leader and has more team championships than Crosby. Leadership is very subjective. I don't think you can say one leader is better than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayme2015 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I would love to see Russia not make it past the quarter finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 It is very hard to predict this tournament. Based on the strength of groups my best guess for the ranking is 1) Canada, 2) Sweden, 3) Russia, 4) Finland, 5) USA, 6) Czech Republic, 7) Slovakia, 8) Switzerland, 9) Norway, 10) Latvia, 11) Austria, 12) Slovenia So you have Canada vs Switzerland/Norway Finland vs USA/Slovenia Russia vs Czech Republic/Austria Sweden vs Slovakia/Latvia. Based on that, the most likely quarter-final trip-up is either Canada or Sweden. But it is just as possible that USA and Russia switched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayme2015 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 United States There has to be serious concern about this team they won't score many but the big question is will they keep many out could be a fair amount of 2-1 type games. Canada Looks better then the 2010 team but the big issue is the weak pool there in will it go to there heads thinking there going to be easy games if so it could be a very short tournemant for them. Russis In 2010 they went with many Khl players and it did not work you would think they would learn but no they did not i would be shocked if they make it past the 1st play off round. Sweden Out of all the big teams this is the only team you can say is a lock to make the semi finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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