USA - Canada Men's Semi Final Hockey
- Thread starter CYcoFan
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The NHL should go to this size of Ice Surface. How fun is this to watch? Give the skill players more room. Obviously, the sill level is like an All-Star game, but there are hardly any whistles in this game.
Same thing was said four years ago. If the players want to play they will, plus it is great exposure for the sport and the league.
If the KHL, Czech, and Swedish leagues continue to participate, the NHL in theory would have no choice but to send its players as well - but that's if Bettman were a reasonable man. I'm not convinced Bettman puts the league's interests ahead of his own ego.
US isn't getting any sustained time in the offensive zone. Canada's D is good and is playing with a lot more intensity.
Tavares missing the rest of the season due to an Olympic injury might make some owners rethink the issue.
Is it just me, or is it time that NBC NOT have the Olympics. It started with Matt Lauer's incessant droning on with trite crap throughout the opening ceremony. and then the odd choices of placement of events. And the standard all-USA all the time gets old too. At least I could watch curling on CNBC. And today, I cant get the hockey game.. so it is NBCSN .. which I don't get...
USA needs to pick it up, especially in the defensive zone. The Stastny/Oshie/Paccioretty(sp?) line has no interest in playing D.
People might say that Canada wants it more, but could there be something said for wanting something too much? Perhaps they want it so badly that it's made them tight and not playing to their potential. I mean, right now Canada is blanking the best offense in the Olympics.
