mr gib
Registered User
agreed - one more time - it could be great - however the nhl dosent appear to willing to lift a finger to get any run out of it -
Regency said:Correct me if I am wrong but didn't Canada win back-to-back silver medals in Albertville and Lillehammer before the NHL decided to send its players??
lisario said:Silver is not gold, and, quite frankly, Canada has approached every tournament since Salt Lake with a feeling of entitlement to the gold medal.
Canadian fans would be freaking out almost as much if they left with silver or bronze.
lisario said:No NHL players at the Olympics would be a disaster, because the European teams would annihilate Canada and the U.S
Czech Your Math said:So this Olympics has been a marketing disaster from an NHL perspective?
Bettman is a walking marketing disaster:
1. Expanded into markets that mostly aren't so familiar with hockey.
2. Through such expansion, significantly diluted talent on each team.
3. Has done nothing to rid NHL of the goon element, which put off those who don't enjoy pointless violence interrupting the game's flow and skill.
4. Allowed rules changes that turned game into a clutch-and-grabathon.
5. NHL shut down for full season due to labor dispute.
6. Games now on Outdoor Life Network instead of Fox or ESPN?