The Olympians

[Redder Winger]

Some Olympians with Red Wings connections:

Sweden:
Dick Axelsson
Staffan Kronwall

Russia:
Alexei Marchenko
Pavel Datsyuk

Slovenia
Jan Mursak

Germany
Brooks Macek - ???

USA
Chad Billins


Switzerland:
No Jorel Van Whoever
No Damien Brunner

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[The Zetterberg Era]

Don't forget Rasmus Dahlin

It will be an interesting tournament to watch in my opinion.

 

[jkutswings]

Sorry, but without NHL players, I probably won't even watch. It's a shame, because ice hockey was the lynchpin that got me to watch the Winter Olympics to begin with, but it is what it is.

Go Datsyuk, I guess, but it's not on my radar anymore.

 

[Konnan511]

I'm really sad Sergei Mozyakin never played in the NHL.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

So what are the rosters anyway? I’ll think about watching if there’s anyone of note for both Canada or USA.

 

[Konnan511]

So what are the rosters anyway? I’ll think about watching if there’s anyone of note for both Canada or USA.

USA is a bunch of scrubs.
Canada has a bunch of meh players and players who might have been good.
Russia is stacked.
Sweden has a nice roster (for not having any current NHL players)
Finland is meh, but better than USA.

 

[Flowah]

Given the rosters, I'm rooting for Korea.

 

[lilidk]

USA is a bunch of scrubs.
Canada has a bunch of meh players and players who might have been good.
Russia is stacked.
Sweden has a nice roster (for not having any current NHL players)
Finland is meh, but better than USA.

the best world players are in NHL , everybody equal, don't forget 1980 when USA were meh compare to others , but they wan

 

[SpookyTsuki]

the best world players are in NHL , everybody equal, don't forget 1980 when USA were meh compare to others , but they wan

I mean there’s a chance but it probably won’t happen.

Russia is stacked.

 

[Redder Winger]

Don't forget Rasmus Dahlin

It will be an interesting tournament to watch in my opinion.

Yeah, I would rather see NHLers, but I'm still going to tune in.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Sorry, but without NHL players, I probably won't even watch. It's a shame, because ice hockey was the lynchpin that got me to watch the Winter Olympics to begin with, but it is what it is.

Go Datsyuk, I guess, but it's not on my radar anymore.

The time zone difference makes it even less appealing.

 

[Winger98]

I still remember a few Olympics before the NHL started sending people, and I enjoyed it more. I have 8 months of NHL hockey to watch NHLers.

 

[jkutswings]

I still remember a few Olympics before the NHL started sending people, and I enjoyed it more. I have 8 months of NHL hockey to watch NHLers.

That's cool; you're perfectly entitled to that opinion. But what I loved about NHL players at the Olympics was that it was essentially an extended version of what an All Star game SHOULD be: elite talent, playing with high intensity, in a condensed format. (And on a large surface, to further shift the balance away from physical play and towards puck possession.)

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I mean there’s a chance but it probably won’t happen.

Russia is stacked.

That is still Russia's B squad. I get that they are sending more prominent players, but stacked isn't the word for that bunch of players.

How many players make that team if the NHL is allowing players to go? Probably five or six, so this is still a seriously downgraded Russian squad.

The back-end is pretty suspect as is the foot speed in all honesty. They should win, but they are far from the machine of glory years past. They will have some tight games for sure in my opinion.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

That is still Russia's B squad. I get that they are sending more prominent players, but stacked isn't the word for that bunch of players.

How many players make that team if the NHL is allowing players to go? Probably five or six, so this is still a seriously downgraded Russian squad.

The back-end is pretty suspect as is the foot speed in all honesty. They should win, but they are far from the machine of glory years past. They will have some tight games for sure in my opinion.

They are stacked compared to the other rosters. Which is all that matters. Sweden or someone else can win. Doesn’t matter if Czech Republic wins. The fact is the Russians are stacked compared to other countries

Honestly looking at the rosters. It looks like just datsyuk would make them stacked

 

[Redder Winger]

They are stacked compared to the other rosters. Which is all that matters. Sweden or someone else can win. Doesn’t matter if Czech Republic wins. The fact is the Russians are stacked compared to other countries

Honestly looking at the rosters. It looks like just datsyuk would make them stacked

Datsyuk and Kovalchuk are old men on a huge ice surface.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Datsyuk and Kovalchuk are old men on a huge ice surface.

What’s your point? Datsyuk is still a second liner in the nhl if not a first. Kovalchuk would still be able to score. They’re playing against people that can’t make the nhl not much different