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World Cup

hockeylover said:
Didn't you mention earlier that you hadn't watched much of the tournament? I can't figure out how someone who's watched thinks an all-star tournament would be as compelling. I think it's been quite successful from an entertainment and good hockey standpoint.
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Yup, selfish north America centric view on a global game.

Best approach.

It's more entertaining to me, all that matters. Never mind robbing Swiss, Germans, Latvians, Slovakians, a chance to watch players from their country compete. Never mind those national hockey programs working hard to develope talented hockey players who in turn will never play for the country that worked hard to develope them.

As long as hockeylover, zeke, and mizzi are entertained and the nhl makes a profit, it's all good.

Sad.
 
No one has even argued that it's not entertaining...It's been quite entertaining. Just that it doesn't mean as much. I usually cheer for Canada but here i just wish Rielly and Matthews do as well as possible and everything else is secondary. Literally first time i don't care who wins..i wonder why that is.
 
Habitants87 said:
Yup, selfish north America centric view on a global game.

Best approach.

It's more entertaining to me, all that matters. Never mind robbing Swiss, Germans, Latvians, Slovakians, a chance to watch players from their country compete. Never mind those national hockey programs working hard to develope talented hockey players who in turn will never play for the country that worked hard to develope them.

As long as hockeylover, zeke, and mizzi are entertained and the nhl makes a profit, it's all good.

Sad.
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Oh wow, you are quite worked up about this.
 
Whats sad is shitting on people who are enjoying it for enjoying it. Everyone doesn't have to be as miserable as you.
 
Habitants87 said:
Yup, selfish north America centric view on a global game.

Best approach.

It's more entertaining to me, all that matters. Never mind robbing Swiss, Germans, Latvians, Slovakians, a chance to watch players from their country compete. Never mind those national hockey programs working hard to develope talented hockey players who in turn will never play for the country that worked hard to develope them.

As long as hockeylover, zeke, and mizzi are entertained and the nhl makes a profit, it's all good.

Sad.
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You are just the worst. It's an NHLPA/NHL tournament. They don't have a responsibility to grow the game in Latvia or Denmark, that's the IIHF's job. I would have been happy with a bigger tourney but this experiment has been quite a bit of fun. Don't you have a Predators board you can pretend to be a fan at?
 
Deckie007 said:
You are just the worst. It's an NHLPA/NHL tournament. They don't have a responsibility to grow the game in Latvia or Denmark, that's the IIHF's job. I would have been happy with a bigger tourney but this experiment has been quite a bit of fun. Don't you have a Predators board you can pretend to be a fan at?
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It is the IIHF's job to grow the game of hockey, you are correct.

A good way to do that is the olympics. Which if the NHL stops allowing NHL players to go to, makes it hard to do.

Is it fun for you? Seems like it. Shame that countries like Germany or Slovakia or Denmark probably don't see a point to investing resources into hockey if they never get to see their top players play for their country anymore. Which only makes hockey worst for you and me in the long run.

But whatever, it's fun to watch. Yippee.
 
leafman101 said:
Whats sad is shitting on people who are enjoying it for enjoying it. Everyone doesn't have to be as miserable as you.
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When in ten years you don't see players coming out Germany, France, Latvia, Slovakia, and their world junior teams continue to get worst instead of getting more competitive just think back to all the fun you had watching this tournament.

I personally think that's a reason for somber reflection.
 
Habitants87 said:
When in ten years you don't see players coming out Germany, France, Latvia, Slovakia, and their world junior teams continue to get worst instead of getting more competitive just think back to all the fun you had watching this tournament.

I personally think that's a reason for somber reflection.
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Wow, that's a lot riding on a small tournament. You're a soothsayer.
 
Deckie007 said:
Wow, that's a lot riding on a small tournament. You're a soothsayer.
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He's not entirely wrong. If this tourney becomes the main reason the NHL feels confident in divorcing itself from involvement in the Olympics (the IOC would hold a fair amount of the blame to be fair, but still)....then yes, I could absolutely see interest in the game sliding backwards in a lot of the minor hockey nations. Call this the World Cup, the NHL/NHLPA Challenge Cup, whatever you want...it will never touch the global reach the Olympics has for showcasing the sport to the world. China has a KHL team this year for **** sakes. China. This type of growth is exactly what the game needs, and a direct result of being involved in the Olympics.
 
Hey, again, enjoy this tournament all you want people.

Nothing illegal with being selfish short sighted individuals who care for little but their own personal entertainment.
 
You can dislike the premise of the tournament all you want, but it's incredibly petty to shit on people for enjoying the tournament. Sports are actually entertainment, in case you forgot.
 
Is personal entertainment for Canadian hockey fans( I doubt Americans are all that impressed) more important than growing the game of hockey globally?

If it is, then yes, incredibly petty of me.
 
Habitants87 said:
Hey, again, enjoy this tournament all you want people.

Nothing illegal with being selfish short sighted individuals who care for little but their own personal entertainment.
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Yeah, this is just dickish. The NHLPA still wants to be involved in the Olympics and staggering this between the winter Olympics every 4 years is more best on best international hockey.

I'll be choked if the NHL tries to legitimately use this to replace the Olympics as the premiere hockey tournament by opting out of the Olympics and forcing this as the only game in town, but I'll reserve my hatred until then. It is excellent hockey.
 
Habitants87 said:
When in ten years you don't see players coming out Germany, France, Latvia, Slovakia, and their world junior teams continue to get worst instead of getting more competitive just think back to all the fun you had watching this tournament.

I personally think that's a reason for somber reflection.
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Hahahaha. Somber reflection, seriously? It's a hockey tournament.
 
this tournament is already legendary. we may never see a team like these young guns ever again.
 
Habitants87 said:
Doesn't really matter does it?

Zeke cares nothing about growing the game of hockey. Zeke likes north America centric hockey.

Again, why would smaller euro countries care about developing NHL level hockey talent?

They develope their talent, that talent goes to the NHL and they never play for their national team (when it matters) again.

Olympics:not allowed.

World championships: might be in playoffs.

World cup: stuck on team Europe or don't even make team Europe.

What's to stop the Swiss or the Germans or the French or the Latvians or the Austrians or Slovakians from throwing their hands up and asking what's the point?

Again, zeke doesn't care. More hockey to watch. Screw Europe.
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more euro nations are involved in this tourney than ever.
 
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