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Russia 2 Canada 0...Canada goes home

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-Machu

The Beauty of IR

 
Why are you posting the score in the subject of your email?

I had this game DVRed and was set to watch it tonight. Thought I would be safe skipping the news websites and reading up on my photography hobby.

Thanks for ruinning my evening buddy!

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I am not surprised.....that is what happens when you do not play with your heart. At least the girls did a great job and played with their hearts.
Nicolas (A Canuck)
 
Now Wayne will have more time to do his commercials.
I guess you never have enough money.

jojo

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Time is a great healer, but a lousy beautician.
 
They seem like a bunch of spoiled, violent whiners.

The amateurs always seemed very honored, rather than bothered.

Some of the players from the U.S. team complained that they had to buy their own plane tickets. Give me a break.
 
The pros do not even have enough time to practice together before the olympics with their grinding schedules, thus how can they even be called teams? Get the young althetes in their who have the time, energy and motivation . . . then we'll see some action!

Dump the pros!
 
Up untill 1998, all players under the communist system were considered amatuers, so the USSR could use the best players they had. The best Canadians, Americans, Swedes etc. are pros, and therfore were not allowed to compete. In 98 the rules were changed to level the field. I agree that the juniors were great to watch, but they were at a big disadvantage.

I read this recently while checking out the hockey standings. Just thought I would share.
 
Lawless said:
Up untill 1998, all players under the communist system were
considered amatuers...
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Historicaly true, but no longer so.

Not only do they all play in the NHL but also in all the European (including Rusian) profesional leagues now.

I would rather see young amateurs who have spent enough time together to deserve being called a "team" play in the olympics as well.
I feel the same way about basketball in the summer games.
 
Lawless said:
I agree that the juniors were great to
watch, but they were at a big disadvantage.
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I disagree . . . the U.S. amateurs in Lake Placid beat the pros from Russia.

Take some juniors, give them a month or two with practice, they would at least go out an look energetic, unlike the current Team Canada. For teams, like Russia, Austria or Sweden, who can come to game and compete, I am happy for them.

The Canadian team never even practised together, not once, that I know of, because of the NHL schedule nearly overlapped the Olympics they had just time enough to get jet lagged before their first match. Without any practise as a team, there can be no teamwork . . and thus, their just a bunch of overpaid pros who want the added glory.

Hopefully Canada will realize this problem and changes things before Vancouver 2010.
 
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