Olympic (boring) vs NHL (Not as boring)

[izzy75]

I read this on eyeontheprize:

I love Olympic hockey
Nice, clean, skillful, speedy hockey. No goons, no fights, no dirty hits, no useless post-whistle scrums. Just people playing the game. Wish the NHL would be similar.

Personally, I find the lack of grit and anger in Olympic hockey a reason a I tune out. I'm glad we won. Love it that Price is getting the kudos he deserves. But holy god, if this is where hockey is heading, I'm finding another sport to watch.

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[Blind Gardien]

Well, this was a good game, but it took a while to get here. The SWE-FIN game on the otherhand was not so good. It's basically a mixed bag. But then so is the NHL regular season... you can get good entertaining games, and then we play New Jersey and...

Anyway, I don't think the Olympics is "special" enough that it's worth interrupting the NHL for, at least.

 

[Alexdaman]

I'll that I will say is that hockey at the Sochi games were much less vibrant than the Vancouver games. Must be the crowds, the small arena and the empty seats.

 

[Aceekay]

By all means if you don't like to watch players play ****ing hockey then watch another ****ing sport!

 

[Shaby23]

The game had a very fast pacing and lots of action. Dunno what you want more?

Anyway, I don't think the Olympics is "special" enough that it's worth interrupting the NHL for, at least.

It's because your country is not playing.

 

[Kriss E]

Booo...no fighting..

 

[Adriatic]

That's what tournaments are. The games are not wild, they are played safe because there is no tomorrow. All single-game elimination tournaments are played like this. It's like most game 7's in the playoffs, tension is high and teams are very cautiaus.

 

[SherbrookeW]

This hockey is superior to the normal NHL brand that anyone who would rather watch the NHL instead has defined himself as a non-hockey fan, and should go right back to roller derby.

 

[Wats]

I dunno how any Habs fan can find the Olympic hockey boring after watching the Habs play this season.

 

[Habskrieg]

I'm loving this Olympic hockey style. I'd rather have slightly smaller rinks. But this high paced and attempts to make good plays had me on the edge of my seat. I could easily see myself more into the games with this style.

The biggest problem I have with the NHL and that is slowly making me want to quit it is how inconsistent the rules are. And by that I mean how officiating is different the first 2/3 of the regular season, the last 1/3 and the playoffs. It's as if watching different sports... When one thing is not tolerable in the middle of the season, but it's very ok during the playoffs, that's some outright Pejorative Sluration.

 

[Nedved]

it's nice feeling like it's ours to lose

 

[Habs_Apostle]

it's nice feeling like it's ours to lose

Yeah, it's a feeling foreign to Habs' fans. We better enjoy this!

 

[ClasslessGuy]

What I like about Olympic hockey:

- No trapezoid
- Point system

 

[izzy75]

This hockey is superior to the normal NHL brand that anyone who would rather watch the NHL instead has defined himself as a non-hockey fan, and should go right back to roller derby.

I truly hope comments like this are in the minority

 

[Uber Coca]

What I like about Olympic hockey:

- No trapezoid
- Point system

Yeah, same for me. I'd add that hybrid size rinks could be interesting,too. The bigger the ice, the less goons or untalented hockey players, IMO.

 

[habitue*]

This 1-0 game was far more interesting than any 7-5 or 6-4 games we saw this year in the NHL.

Perfect game by BOTH teams, almost.

Look at the game itself, not at the score.

 

[JAVO16]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

 

[Compile]

I truly hope comments like this are in the minority

The Raptors play tonight if you want high scoring.

 

[HuGo Sham]

I had a deja-vu moment today. Today's game brought back memories of how much I hated return of NHL in 2010. This tourney has been kind of underwhelming and I missed the Habs, but as of today - and the next two games, it's brought back the breathtaking speed and nature of the game when played by great players. I don't miss the NHL right now

 

[Burke the Legend]

Olympics so boring. Can't forcheck and can't check aggressively in corners, risk:reward ratio too low on big ice. So more trap, more dump and chase, more endless cycling around perimeter, trying to thread it through a forest of shot blockers or throw it into crease from corner.

 

[LeMAD]

Way too much trap in olympic hockey. I also prefer the NHL.

 

[habitue*]

Way too much trap in olympic hockey. I also prefer the NHL.

Who would not trap ?

It's a one-game deal all the time. It's Playoffs hockey without the seven-game chances.

 

[overlords]

Way too much trap in olympic hockey. I also prefer the NHL.

I think a nice compromise between big ice sized rinks but the same proportions of zones as the NHL.

I liked that you could actually gain the zone with the olympic rinks without having to dump it in 90% of the time, but most teams were just sitting on their goalie any time they faced any adversity, which was lame.

Neither is perfect, both can be improved.

 

[habsterr]

Neg-No fighting, less hitting, less battling in corners
Pos-No trapezoid rule

 

[vokiel]

The Canada - USA game was boring as hell. It felt like an NHL game in slow motion. There's just too much space. They should add a 4th forward on each side to make it exciting. 3 - 1 - 2.. Next thing you do is you remove the equipment, the skates, the sticks, the ice and replace the puck with a ball and I'm pretty sure most Europeans will just 'looove' it.