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It doesn't matter. The many leagues are pointless and worthless.
The IIHF World Championship is just an individual audition for players to show the hockey GMs what they can do so they can make the Olympic team. The competition itself is absolutely ****ing pointless."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Talent follows money.Originally posted by Serb View PostIt is the league of stinking money bags who do give a damn about anything but their revenues.
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Yeah, but the point that it is the best - by far - is what makes the World Championships next to useless. NO ONE is sending the best possible team - not Canada, not the US, not Russia, not Sweden, not Findland, etc. - so as a measuring stick of any kind, it's pointless.Originally posted by Serb View PostEven if it is the best, it's still one league among many."The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
"you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
"I wish I had gay sex in the boy scouts" - Dissident
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Zero.
And realistically, Russia could've done better if they had an all-NHL team also. For political reasons, they were pressured in doing half-KHL/half-NHL. It's no surprise that the team was hopelessly outmatched, in retrospect."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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More like 2/3 NHL and 1/3 KHL. And if anyone tell me that Morozov, Radulov or Fedorov (and the rest KHL players of our Olympic team) are out of class for NHL I'll just laugh.Originally posted by Asher View PostZero.
And realistically, Russia could've done better if they had an all-NHL team also. For political reasons, they were pressured in doing half-KHL/half-NHL. It's no surprise that the team was hopelessly outmatched, in retrospect.
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Morozov is definitely not NHL calibre. He had some really brutal plays.
Federov used to be, but is not anymore.
Radulov is NHL calibre."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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yeah, rightOriginally posted by Asher View PostMorozov is definitely not NHL calibre. He had some really brutal plays.
Sure he is not that young as he once used to be. That's why he was chosen in the team - because of his experience and leadership. He is the only guy of that age in the squad. And he is NHL calibre. He could finish his carrier there, but he wanted to do that in the same club where his younger brother plays. So he returned back home to Russia.Federov used to be, but is not anymore.
Btw, about the rest of KHLers. What about my home city team star Jaromir Jagr? He is not of NHL calibre too?
Or our team's defenceman Lasse Kukkonen who won the bronze medal with team Finland?
Both are out of class, right?
And this is just my team (one of the many in KHL). And these two are not the only one KHLers who played for their national teams at the last Olympics.
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