EPT"Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau is 1-7 in Game 7s with the Ducks and Washington Capitals"
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fLyiNgDroNe
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"Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau is 1-7 in Game 7s with the Ducks and Washington Capitals" | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7361 Posts
On April 28 2016 01:15 mahrgell wrote: Uhm... not so sure about international tournaments. There are a couple of issues right now with the ones existing. Half the tourneys lack full rosters, because several leagues (mostly NHL) don't let their players (or at least only a few) play. This kills any excitement. Like whenever one of the big nations loses, it is just "yeah, they only played with random dudes, all the good ones were at home". And the smaller hockey nations would probably love to see their "stars" to play for the national team amongst their local league players. But that won't happen most of the time. Then there are like a ton of cups, championships and what not, pretty much like in Starcraft. I really prefer the very clear cut system of footie. There is a continental championship every x(=4) years, there is a world cup every y(=4) years, there are qualifiers for those in between, and sometimes a friendly. That's it. And not this mess like in hockey. Oh, and don't get me started on this nonsense like Worldcup of hockey or however it is called this autumn. Such retarded bullshit. Could have called it the NHL player nations championship or something like that. And the ads for it are even more retarded... Yeah, it is about the crest on the front. Sure thing bro. McJesus will be so proud to fight for Team North America against Team USA and Team Canada. And the Euro mix team of the remains... Beh. Leave me alone. So in the end most of the international games are just failing because of the NHL not letting players play (and then making up their own donkey tourney). In the end this leaves the Olympics as only relevant international tourney, and somehow I can't give a damn about team events at the Olympics. Probably because in many sports is just a random event with lower competition. And still I watch it, because it is the only somehow reasonable international hockey you can get. Oh, and cheering order is: Germany(obv) > Czechia(proximity, Jagr bonus) > Finland/Sweden(likable nations) > other Euros(underdogs, proximity) > Canada(I'm forced to) > USA (being prefered only to russia can not really be called a preference) > Russia(sorry, don't like them) But some individual players may change that. Oh, and a last point against international games: They usually end up weird, because teams suddenly basically field 12 forwards, that would usually be a first (scoring) line on a club team. This somehow destroys the usual strategic structure of a team. Or you have issues like a German team... Do you now field Kuhnhackl on your 3rd or 4th line, playing the same role as he does in the NHL and let him do what he does best? And have some DEL first liners play first line as well? Or do you now suddenly give a Kuhnhackl a completely different role by letting him play 1st, because he is probably among the most talented forwards(okay, we have Draisaitl)? I 2nd most of that. I do watch the World Championship if i have time, but it's nothing in comparison with Olympics. Didn't even know about the Worldcup of Hockey in autumn. ^^ Cheering order would be Germany -> Switzerland (Germany 2) -> Sweden -> Canada -> Rest of the World -> USA -> Russia. Of course this is subject to change with playstyle/ who plays and stuff. I can get behind every team if I really like what i see Whats the football (soccer) cheering order for you NA people? | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4113 Posts
I mean how can one not like Datsyuk or Geno or Ovechkin?! Weird. | ||
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JimmiC
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Kyhron
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On April 28 2016 22:34 JimmiC wrote: For me it is pretty much I cheer for upsets and than if I get watching and a team plays an exciting style I will cheer for them even if they are a power (Germany in the last and Spain before that). Most people here will also cheer for what ever country their grandparents or parents came from. I'm a 5th generation Canadian so that draw is not as much but I do have some English roots (Irish and Scottish too) so I do follow them and a decade ago they had a player Hargraves who grew up in the city I did so there was that. I cheer for Germany because Klose has been fun to yell the last 12 years and because Germany has the most fun style to watch. Then Nederlands next for the same reason > England because of Rooney > Canada > underdogs > Portugal > Spain > USA whoo Oshie | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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Harris1st
Germany7361 Posts
On April 29 2016 13:08 Blisse wrote: I cheer for Germany because Klose has been fun to yell the last 12 years and because Germany has the most fun style to watch. Then Nederlands next for the same reason > England because of Rooney > Canada > underdogs > Portugal > Spain > USA whoo Oshie I hope we can keep up our playstyle. I'm really excited for our Championship roster this year. Also #BraGer 1:7, #NeverForget haha :D Greiss is doing amazing from what i read the other day! Go Islanders! | ||
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GolemMadness
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Hot damn. | ||
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Blisse
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Ducks coach gets fired, I'm happy I hopped off the ducks bandwagon a few years back Blues lose a gross one in Dallas, they need to readjust and take shots from the slot. They primarily took point shots against Chicago because of the crazy shot blocking but Dallas is way leakier. Pls Hitchcock. Draft day is today!! Let's go Leafs~ end the Edmonton reign of terror. I'm okay with #2 or #3, just not #4 pls, we deserve a release from the pains of Carlyle | ||
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Flaccid
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Blisse
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https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-draft-lottery-won-by-maple-leafs/c-280526766?tid=277764372 YEAHHHHHHHHHH | ||
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JimmiC
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CorsairHero
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those guys just had to win those 3 games against california at the end -_- | ||
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xDaunt
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DeepElemBlues
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On May 01 2016 10:34 xDaunt wrote: Caps may be ready for their annual spring swoon now. Pens are really taking it to them. caps looked like they were getting outplayed for 50 minutes of the game but for 49 of those 50 minutes they were doing real good at blocking off the fat rebounds holtby was giving up and generally not letting the penguins get guys free 5-10 feet in front of the crease, right down the middle. both pens goals the caps defense either didn't show up in the middle or lost inside position to the middle. you also can't be lazy and let geno scoop up a free puck in the corner and turn towards the net uncontested, bad things are gonna happen to your team. caps defense was very lazy at times tonight. a lot of guys having pucks wander off their sticks or go through their legs etc. for both teams tonight too. | ||
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