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Shadow said:
Czech Republic two, Russia one. Take that, superstars!
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Fascinating game, really. I think the Czechs defended superbly in the first two periods.

What do you think of the 5+20 in the last period? I think it seemed harsh? (However, Russia got away with murder a minute earlier, so they shouldn't complain too much).
 
Shadow said:
Playing the Worlds after the Stanley Cup would mean playing them in late June/early July. I personally find it difficult to get excited about winter sports in the summer.

Really, I don't understand why the SC playoffs have to be played this late either. Cut the number of games in the regular season and finish the playoffs in April/May. (I'm allowed to have radical opinions about the NHL despite not following it much, right?).
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Shadow said:
Do you really need 82 rounds though? I've always thought that overlong seasons make each game feel less important, and matches between rival teams aren't as special when they happen six times a year.
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(Sorry North-Americans), but you got some good points Shadow.
 
Tell you why NHL playoffs are the shit..Duncan Keith gets hit in the mouth, spits out the chickletts, seven minutes later he is back on the ice and plays 29 minutes. What other sport do the players do that? MLB ptchers get a fucking blister and they are on the DL for a week.
 
Derek Smalls said:
Tell you why NHL playoffs are the shit..Duncan Keith gets hit in the mouth, spits out the chickletts, seven minutes later he is back on the ice and plays 29 minutes. What other sport do the players do that? MLB ptchers get a fucking blister and they are on the DL for a week.
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I agree about the Keith part. He was a warrior tonight. Hockey has become more and more appealing this last decade because people are realizing the grit of the sport...

However, if you've pitched with a blister before, it's horrible. You'll also see guys go on the shelf with badly cracked nails occasionally. This is because the season is 162 games long and the high salaries teams invest in their players due to no salary cap. I guess all I'm saying is don't condemn baseball or compare it to hockey in toughness... they're both entirely different for many, many reasons.
 
LooseCannon said:
The only player in the NBA I've ever seen play bleeding is Steve Nash.
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And that's why he is the shit, not to mention Canadian, so it must be the inner hockey player in him hahahaha. Congrats to the Czechs and to the Hawks!
 
JackAttack said:
I agree about the Keith part. He was a warrior tonight. Hockey has become more and more appealing this last decade because people are realizing the grit of the sport...

However, if you've pitched with a blister before, it's horrible. You'll also see guys go on the shelf with badly cracked nails occasionally. This is because the season is 162 games long and the high salaries teams invest in their players due to no salary cap. I guess all I'm saying is don't condemn baseball or compare it to hockey in toughness... they're both entirely different for many, many reasons.
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LOL...I am old enough to remember the majority of players did'nt even wear helmets. I know pitching with a blister is painful and the baseball season is twice as long but c'mon a blister is nothing compared to Forsberg playing with a foot that is never going to heal or Stevie Y winning the cup with a broken femur. I'm just saying that other sports coddle their athletes and the athletes know it and some of them will take advantage of it and milk it for all it's worth.
 
Don't discount football players; wasn't it Ronnie Lott that had a doc cut off his finger @ halftime so he could finish the game?

But, yeah, in general, hockey players are higher on the manly scale!
 
Derek Smalls said:
LOL...I am old enough to remember the majority of players did'nt even wear helmets. I know pitching with a blister is painful and the baseball season is twice as long but c'mon a blister is nothing compared to Forsberg playing with a foot that is never going to heal or Stevie Y winning the cup with a broken femur. I'm just saying that other sports coddle their athletes and the athletes know it and some of them will take advantage of it and milk it for all it's worth.
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I'm not disagreeing that hockey players or on the whole tougher during the contest, or that some sports certainly coddle their athletes at times. I'm just saying it's a lot different for every sport. Hockey has s culture of toughness unlike anything. Also, there's moments in every sport where a player overcomes a debilitating injury or ailment and carries his team. Remember Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series? Dude had a stomach virus and two bum lugs and muscled a game-winning home run off the then untouchable Dennis Eckersley. Other moments that come off the top of my head were when Jordan dropped 38 on the Jazz in the 1997 NBA finals when he had a fever of 103, and when Brett Favre had a grade 2 concussion, went back out on the field and had to decide which of two Antonio Freeman's to throw to :).

Anyway, back to hockey. GO HAAAAAAAAAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
 
Oh, I remember that Kurt Gibson homerun. That was the shit. He could barely stand his knees were so bad. Tom Brady also led the Patriots to their first Superbowl win with a 102f fever. But then there are players like Pedro Martinez and Nomar Garciaparra who notoriousl for trying to stay on the DL. Hey, LC do you remember when Malakhov was out with a knee injury and then got busted skiing?
 
German footballer Franz Beckenbauer finished the 1970 World Cup semifinal with his arm in a sling, having suffered a fractured clavicle.

Thinking back to Sunday's final, I am reminded of the 1998 Olympics. A Czech team whose only stars are Jagr and the goalie defeat a stacked Russian team by one goal. The big difference is that the Russians were actually close this time.
 
Shadow said:
Thinking back to Sunday's final, I am reminded of the 1998 Olympics. A Czech team whose only stars are Jagr and the goalie defeat a stacked Russian team by one goal. The big difference is that the Russians were actually close this time.
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That's exactly what I thought. And how 'bout them Phillys, ey? I feel bad for the Habs, but then again, now I can root for the Hawks (despite Hossa, *sigh* fucking Cup chaser) comfortably.
 
Yes, I remember Malakov. He's a fucking tool. You can't even go skiing now if you're an NHL player.

I'm definitely pulling for the Hawks now. I called them at the start of the year. On top of that, if they win, the longest active Cup drought switches over to the Leafs!
 
Wait, what? I thought the Leafs last won it in the 40's while the Hawks won it in the 60's... when was the Leafs last Win? BTW, the Bruins are not too far behind on that drought list :(
 
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