Any hockey fans out there?

[seeth07]

Generally with you on FIN stepping up in internationals, but man is their D-Corps in rough shape with the injuries for this tournament. Their bottom 5 D are like 3rd pair guys in the NHL (or 2nd pair guys on mediocre teams, sorry Utah fans).

That's a tough hill to climb when the USA/CAN 7th D-men are Norris candidates.

Can't wait though.

That is exactly where I'm coming from with my statements. Defensive cores wins in hockey over the long run. This is a short enough event that perhaps some weird stuff can happen - you only get three games to determine if you are good enough. All teams but Finland have an amazing top 4 D core while USA/Canada that extends down to the top 6/7

 

[seeth07]

Last weekend I was in Iowa where I can sports bet so I did a round robin bet for the 6 games. Tonight I took Sweden with the +1.5 spread. Will it be the Gus Bus in the net and can he be remarkable stopping the Mac attack? I know I would be terrified having to face both of those players at once.

 

[Wild Bill]

I'm in the minority, but I think this tournament is stupid, to put it lightly.
Why the hell are we putting it in the middle of the regular season? I understand international competition is huge, and guys want to play for their country, but why are we sending them off to do it while guys are busting their asses to try and put their teams in contention for a cup run?
Once every 4 years with the Olympics is enough the way it is.
This could have been done in late summer/early fall before the season started to give guys a chance to heal up before playing for the team that pays their salary.
And as far as competition goes, no international hockey tournament is legit unless the Ruskies are lacing up their skates.