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Offline newguy

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« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2002, 11:27:08 AM »
I disagree that Richter is having a great season, and yes I am looking at his numbers. Early on in the season the Rangers were one of the top teams in the NHL, so you cant say that his team sucks. I have to go to work now so I cant break it down for ya, but just compare him to the other starters:

Hasek is better
Brodeur/Cujo are better
Salo is better
Khabibulin is better

Yep, Richter was the man in the Worlds, but that was 6 years ago. Good luck against the Fins!

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« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2002, 01:02:46 PM »
As I already said I seriously doubt Russia will show good playing... That NHL "professional" team got 13th place in a 1999 World Cup in Leningrad... Fans shouted out: "Pack your bags and go back to States!!!" :( The team didn't train together at all...

Back in Soviet times there were three main advantages for our team: most of the players were from CSCA, only 1 five from Dynamo and 1 five from Spartak or Wingies, then - the team trained together 9 month a year, and, finaly - we had Tretyak. ;)

Player's motivation was extremely high, people who didn't show enough effort were out of the team immediately, forever. Vyacheslav Tikhonov was a great trainer, but he is a tyrant...
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« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2002, 02:18:34 PM »
Newguy, being a rabid Ranger fan (along with the Phx Coyotes) I could squeak about them and Coach Ron bLow all day  ;)

However, I just think that it must be an amazing feeling to play with your countrymen.  To put on your nation's sweater, be able to speak your own language on the ice and play, even though most of these guys you fight against every night in the NHL....

I'm watching the Russain-Belarus (sp?) game right now.  I think it's amazing to watch all the familiar NHL names on the same team.  I can't wait to see the first USA game.

USA!  USA!  USA!
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« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2002, 02:20:08 PM »
US guys don't like "Big ice"...be interesting to see how they do on it with good competition, no?
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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2002, 03:50:07 PM »
Actually Rip the NHL has a lot of rough and ready guys who benefit from the narrow NHL rinks, but those guys don't get chosen for Olympic teams.  Except for Canada's slothlike defense.  :)

I think Fetisov might make the difference with the Russian team.  Even if they lose it is always fun to watch that team pass the puck.

If USA chokes then I am rooting for Finland.

Yeah Dune I remember the Cup in '96.  I watched every game.  :)
Newguy has a good point about the US team's age.  Of course the same is largely true for the Canadian team.
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« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2002, 03:58:54 PM »
Ah.. I almost forgot that game... thank you for info! :D

Finns kicks your bellybutton tonight!!! ROFL:D

I think Sami Kapanen scores the first goal... :D
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« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2002, 11:38:16 PM »
Hmmm a hat trick for big John LeClair. :)
USA looked pretty good tonight.  Certainly better than a certain other North American team.

Finland played hard though, and it was a closer game than the score would make you think.  Dunham made some big saves.  I hope Finland wins their other games.

Also on the CNBC broadcast they talked about Saku Koivu and they said he is making a good recovery from his cancer.  WTG Saku.  :)
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Offline Jester

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« Reply #22 on: February 16, 2002, 12:19:36 AM »
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

USA 6 - Finland 0! LaClair HAT TRICK!!! (Tosses hat into the rink!)

KILLER bellybutton GAME! Even if Finland didn't score a goal it was one HELL of a game! FINLAN! DAMN, was on the edge of my seat the whole time. If the rest of the games are like this I may not make it through the rest of the finals! LOL!

IMO it is going to come down to USA vs. either Russia or Sweden for the gold.
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« Reply #23 on: February 16, 2002, 02:17:59 AM »
:( :(

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« Reply #24 on: February 16, 2002, 04:20:28 AM »
Sweden Won over Canada :D
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« Reply #25 on: February 16, 2002, 05:01:28 AM »
S!

Hehe, hold your horses, finnish people are always slow to warm up, but once we get started, nothing can stop us! You'll see :)
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« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2002, 06:51:29 AM »
LOL, Finns got penalties because US players ran into them. Finnish captain asked about the way the penalties were given and NHL-referee basically said (or what he meant) : "shut up, this is US' game, one more word and it's more penalties for your team..."
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« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2002, 06:55:22 AM »
....not saying that Finland would have won the match if the penalty giving would have been any where reasonable.....6-nothing tells a tale...but those referees sure left a bad taste in my mouth about it....
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« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2002, 01:03:52 PM »
Beautiful goal by Tkachuk, old-time Soviet style ;) and a stupid "kick-it-in" goal while Finns played 3 vs 5...
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« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2002, 03:54:22 PM »
Wmaker, they called 5 penalties on USA and 5 penalties on Finland.  I don't see the problem.

Boroda, I'm glad that Ukrainian boy plays for USA.  :)
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