Slacker Dan Hamhuis Chosen for Canada's Olympic Team-It Is To Laugh!

[bill barilko]

I guess they couldn't find any other marginally talented players or maybe they spun a wheel in some back room.

Sochi 2014 - CBC Sports - Canadian Olympic men's hockey team includes some surprises

 

[damngrumpy]

The only players that concern me are the people on the Vancouver Canucks
I wouldn't chose one of them to be a stick boy. We will see what they come
to the rink with though I hope they prove me wrong.
I think professional coaching and management staff know a little more than
the average person who should be on the team.

 

[Cannuck]

The only players that concern me are the people on the Vancouver Canucks
I wouldn't chose one of them to be a stick boy. We will see what they come
to the rink with though I hope they prove me wrong.
I think professional coaching and management staff know a little more than
the average person who should be on the team.

In Bill's case, they know a heluva lot more

 

[Zipperfish]

He shoots left.

 

[bill barilko]

Tanev is many times more talented.

 

[BornRuff]

I think professional coaching and management staff know a little more than
the average person who should be on the team.

Selecting a team that will actually be competitive in a serious competition is a bit different than just picking a Canadian All Stars team. There are definitely other players with more talent than some of the guys selected, but I guess they see these guys as being able to fill all the different necessary roles.

That being said though, this isn't a really a science. For all the work that this management staff put into selecting this team, a lineup selected by any of the eleventy billion commentators or any random fan could easily end up being as good or better when all is said and done.

 

[damngrumpy]

I have seen a lot of hockey in my time and four decades ago I did play by play in the
junior ranks of hockey. Yes it was a long time ago but until the last few years I didn't
lose any interest. I find now there is too much interference from people who know
little about the game for for some reason want to civilize it. These Doctors with their
correct pronunciations of everything is a dead give away.
To make it politically correct and change the intent is to sanitize it to the point its not
worth watching.

 

[Kreskin]

He and Bieksa have been dreadful lately.

 

[BornRuff]

I have seen a lot of hockey in my time and four decades ago I did play by play in the
junior ranks of hockey. Yes it was a long time ago but until the last few years I didn't
lose any interest. I find now there is too much interference from people who know
little about the game for for some reason want to civilize it. These Doctors with their
correct pronunciations of everything is a dead give away.
To make it politically correct and change the intent is to sanitize it to the point its not
worth watching.

Lol, a bit off topic, but I'll go with it.

I have watched hockey all my life and I still play(beer league of course though). I really do think some of the changes that have been implemented and that are being proposed are necessary due to the evolution of the game.

The speed of the players has increased dramatically since even the late 90's. The NHL has significantly reduced obstruction and opened up the ice for longer passes.

The old game used to be pretty much constant hooking, holding, and pinning people against the boards, which lends itself to a bit of a different type of athlete than today's game.

When people can skate faster, the collisions are harder, so it makes sense to be a bit more cognizant of head impacts.

You also see fighting becoming more and more of a sideshow. There used to be much less of a gap between the guys who could/would fight and the guys who could actually play the game at NHL standards. That meant that more fights actually evolved out of the gameplay. Now it seems more and more often that fights are just between two guys who play 2 minutes a night and are only fighting to justify their spot on the roster. Often if just feels like they are slowing down the game.

If I want to see professional fighters fight, put em in a ring and let them fight for real. If I am going to watch a hockey game, I want to see hockey.

 

[Zipperfish]

Tanev is many times more talented.

Well, maybe you can find Stevie Y's emial and let him know. :lol:

 

[talloola]

Lol, a bit off topic, but I'll go with it.

I have watched hockey all my life and I still play(beer league of course though). I really do think some of the changes that have been implemented and that are being proposed are necessary due to the evolution of the game.

The speed of the players has increased dramatically since even the late 90's. The NHL has significantly reduced obstruction and opened up the ice for longer passes.

The old game used to be pretty much constant hooking, holding, and pinning people against the boards, which lends itself to a bit of a different type of athlete than today's game.

When people can skate faster, the collisions are harder, so it makes sense to be a bit more cognizant of head impacts.

You also see fighting becoming more and more of a sideshow. There used to be much less of a gap between the guys who could/would fight and the guys who could actually play the game at NHL standards. That meant that more fights actually evolved out of the gameplay. Now it seems more and more often that fights are just between two guys who play 2 minutes a night and are only fighting to justify their spot on the roster. Often if just feels like they are slowing down the game.

If I want to see professional fighters fight, put em in a ring and let them fight for real. If I am going to watch a hockey game, I want to see hockey.

good post, someone who sees the game realistically, as it has actually evolved.
BUT the guys who can't play, and only get 2 minutes a night is diminishing,
as many of the so-called fighters, or the players who will fight to
even the score when their own top end players are hit, are better players now, and can contribute, just a few 'knuckle draggers' left out there.

Tanev is many times more talented.

as canuck fans, we all love tanev, but he needs more experience, and perhaps next time around he
will be right up there.

i am very satisfied with the list of 25 who were chosen, and of course that isn't etched in stone, as
there are still others waiting in the wings if there are injuries etc. they had to pick stamkos,
as, if they didn't he could not replace another player, unless there was a injury, and even then, it
would have to be a forward, so this way, he can be dropped down if he is still not fully healed, and
another player can replace him.

i like the addition of marleau, and the subtraction of thornton.

 

[Mowich]

Lots of talk about Mighty Mouse not making the team... and for Martie's sake, I do wish he had been selected though I understand how the selection process worked and why he was left off...........as were many other talented players. Just hope they got it right.

 

[Zipperfish]

Lots of talk about Mighty Mouse not making the team... and for Martie's sake, I do wish he had been selected though I understand how the selection process worked and why he was left off...........as were many other talented players. Just hope they got it right.

Yeah, as one wag put it--for Canada you're basically choosing between Ferraris and Lamborghinis and leaving the Mercedes at home.

 

[Cannuck]

The most important player is the one between the pipes. While our tenders are not horrible, we definitely are weaker than the other favourites

 

[Kreskin]

It ticks me off that I wasn't selected.

 

[BornRuff]

good post, someone who sees the game realistically, as it has actually evolved.
BUT the guys who can't play, and only get 2 minutes a night is diminishing,
as many of the so-called fighters, or the players who will fight to
even the score when their own top end players are hit, are better players now, and can contribute, just a few 'knuckle draggers' left out there.

I would agree that it is diminishing, but they are still there.

As far as "evening the score", it has really been a long time since I felt like a fight actually did anything to make me feel better about a dirty incident. The guys who deserve to get their asses kicked pretty much never drop the gloves.