OFFICIAL MEN'S OLYMPIC HOCKEY THREAD
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Colin Parkinson
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ha, slowly the office wheels begin to churn again, the downtown slowed to a crawl during the game.
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We're on EX; I now know how many people you can cram around an iphone streaming the game in assorted levels of standing, squatting and kneeling so that they can all see the damn screen. LOTS. More than 1 phone streaming too. I took an elbow to the head when it finally ticked down. Alas, they won't let me out of the EX let alone for the rest of the season due to my 'hockey' injury. 
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Crantor said:
Do they really lose millions are have they lost sight of the long term benefits of having their players showcased to the rest of the world in Olympic level hockey? I'm sure, in the long run, they are gaining both in domestic fans and international fans and players who work just that much harder to make it to the NHL.
Yep. Some do. 2 weeks of no revenue in their stadiums. No revenue from advertising. How much do you think Tavares is worth? He's still going to be making his money but will not be playing for the rest of the season and might end up costing his team even more if they don't get to or get far in the playoffs. Playoff games are worth a lot.
So yeah.
Edit to add: his contract is 5.5 million this year. Factor in how many games he will now miss, not counting the medical support he will be gaining and the lost revenue (potentially) from the playoffs and re org they will need to do. That's how much the islanders are out.
So yeah.
Edit to add: his contract is 5.5 million this year. Factor in how many games he will now miss, not counting the medical support he will be gaining and the lost revenue (potentially) from the playoffs and re org they will need to do. That's how much the islanders are out.
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Crantor said:
That comes under the heading of "hazards of the Job", don't you think? If the fans are only showing up for 2 or 3 players on a team, I'd say said team has bigger problems.
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Fun fact: for $22 you can sit behind the bench at an Islanders game. For $50 you can coach the team for a period.
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Stanley Cups won in the past 25 years: New York Islanders 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Kat Stevens said:
No it isn't. Olympic hockey is not in the contract. The NHL does not have to release their players but they did. This time. They only decided on that 8 months ago. They will be reviewing it again. And they will cite these types of injuries as a reason not to. It was a risk to send them. For some the risk doesn't pay off. Team owners could care less about the Olympics. I'm sure the owners of American teams aren't thrilled with releasing their Canadian or Russian players. Same with Canadian owners releasing their American or European players. No return on any of that and risk losing them to injuries with no compensation.
They might have bigger problems but this just compounds those issues.
We can argue all we want but the owners will petition to keep their players out of the Olympics. The players will petition to play as they see Olympic gold as on par or better than a Stanley cup.
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Garth Snow should be more worried about him having to repay season ticket holders after he's built a team that's 13 points out of the playoffs where no one wants to play.
These players have insurance on their contracts, and on LTIR the team isn't on the hook for very much of a salary after the insurance kicks in. Yes its a hit to them back home, but when most players indicate they'd leave to go play in the Olympics anyways, I think we have our answer. Injuries happen. Its a sport on slippery ice with sharp blades of steel, carbon fiber sticks and where people are actively encouraged to hit each other. Could have easily have happened in practice back in the US.
These players have insurance on their contracts, and on LTIR the team isn't on the hook for very much of a salary after the insurance kicks in. Yes its a hit to them back home, but when most players indicate they'd leave to go play in the Olympics anyways, I think we have our answer. Injuries happen. Its a sport on slippery ice with sharp blades of steel, carbon fiber sticks and where people are actively encouraged to hit each other. Could have easily have happened in practice back in the US.
Quirky
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lestock said:
Canada would have played with the same passion if they were in the Bronze game. It has nothing to do with "teaching N/A's how to play on big ice", the US just didn't care plain and simple. After Kane missed the penalty shot and Finland scored within 11 seconds it was over. No none wants to play for 3rd, especially for a team like the US who had higher expectations.
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Sat down to watch the Bronze medal game but the US team didn't show up.... :facepalm: ;D
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lestock said:
Well, it seems even the US players themselves agree that they didn't play to win.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2014Sochi/Hockey/2014/02/22/21488731.html
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1969919-olympic-hockey-2014-what-went-wrong-for-team-usa?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_c4
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Canada destroyed the US team mentally and physically with their game yesterday. They weren't used to playing at such a high pace. Finland came out to play, and showed they wanted the game more. Canada could have beat the US 5-0 if Quick/US defense played like they did against the Finns.
