Nich said:i am starting to wonder if half of you even watch hockey games, or just like crosby more because his name is easier to spell.
CCCP said:I am not a CAPS fan, but I would take AO over Crosby! In fact, AO is the only reason i go to CAPS games!!!
Ok, let's use your logic here. Crosby was watching Olympics on tv, and i bet he was biting his toe nails when he saw AO sending team Canada home!!!
Oh, yeah, I forgot, if Crosby was on team Canada, they would've won the gold medal.
66-87-29 said:Pens he was meaning. I'll bet 1 million dollars he means Malkin. Canada he's number 1, as with Pens anyway. I'll bet money superfan is russian.
Nich said:i am starting to wonder if half of you even watch hockey games, or just like crosby more because his name is easier to spell.
SUPERFAN-1 said:Just so you all understand the Russians forwards, as a rule, are the best in the world.
Furthermore most euros at the forward position are better than those of North America. There are a few exceptions but they ensure the rule.
If the NHL would adopt the larger ice surface, the inferior skating of most North Americans would be exposed. I for one prefer the European style of play to the NHL's version. It is a faster game without all the clutching and grabbing and other such interference. Further, it puts a premium on players skating ability and puck movement and exposes players that do not skate well.
So I hope it is clear what my position is and why I know euros are better.
SUPERFAN-1 said:I for one prefer the European style of play to the NHL's version. It is a faster game without all the clutching and grabbing and other such interference. Further, it puts a premium on players skating ability and puck movement and exposes players that do not skate well.
So I hope it is clear what my position is and why I know euros are better.
CCCP said:I am not a CAPS fan, but I would take AO over Crosby! In fact, AO is the only reason i go to CAPS games!!!
Ok, let's use your logic here. Crosby was watching Olympics on tv, and i bet he was biting his toe nails when he saw AO sending team Canada home!!!
Oh, yeah, I forgot, if Crosby was on team Canada, they would've won the gold medal.
ChitownExile said:Nobody knows what Crosby would have done on the Olympic squad because he didn't play. AO got a bronze.
CCCP said:Well, all i know is that Crosby was not good enough to play at the Olympics!!!
AO did not get a bronze.
ChitownExile said:You're right. I forgot that they lost. Those silly Russians. I thought they were best in the world, to quote Superfan.
Anyhow, Sidney, it can be said, certainly didn't make the team because he wasn't good enough. The Canadians wanted to go with grit and experience and were vastly overwhelmed as a result. In hindsight, it is pretty apparent that Sid SHOULD have been on the team.
Oh, now you know better than The Great One himself who should or shouldn't have been on the team?ChitownExile said:Sid SHOULD have been on the team.
CCCP said:Oh, now you know better than The Great One himself who should or shouldn't have been on the team?
Bottom line: Sid was watching Olympics on tv while AO was sending team Canada home!!!
ChitownExile said:Yup. Me and Wayno talk about it constantly while we have pizza and beers.
What was your point again? Russia didn't win anything either.
CCCP said:I'll try to explain my point 1 more time:
1. Russia 2, Canada 0.
2. AO GWG.
3. Sid watches on tv.
CCCP said:I am not a CAPS fan, but I would take AO over Crosby! In fact, AO is the only reason i go to CAPS games!!!
Ok, let's use your logic here. Crosby was watching Olympics on tv, and i bet he was biting his toe nails when he saw AO sending team Canada home!!!
Oh, yeah, I forgot, if Crosby was on team Canada, they would've won the gold medal.
ShadowFax said:What does Crosby not being in the Olympics have to do with anything.
CCCP said:Absolutely nothing! That was my response to the person who started this thread. My comedy? Dude, this is not an improv!
The Albino said:There's more to a hockey game than the highlight reel.
Both are very impressive players, Ovechkin is definitely the flashier of the two and was the better player this season. But the poise and skill Crosby showed at the age of 18 is something that can't be ignored.[/QUOTE
Please explain why that every time some mentions Crosby’s name he is only 18 years old. Well Wayne were only 17 when he entered pro hockey and not one person used that as an excuse. Ovechkin and Crosby were in the NHL as rookies and that is a fact. Guess you would have made excuses when Gordie Howe was still playing completive hockey at 50 years while the others were in there 20’s and 30’s. Drop the damn stick of him being only 18 years because it shows he is inferior to Ovechkin. Further Ovechkin was just a child of 16 when he played in the Russian Elite, which by all accounts is the second best hockey league.
Just admit that Ovechkin has the ability to do more with less talent around him than Crosby is. When the caps finally get all their young players on the same page and acquire one or two missing parts, Ovechkin will start to destroy the record books. The only one that will be left at the end of his career will be Wayne’s total number of points. That record will never be approached.