World Cup 2016 Thread

[Doggy]

Not excited about WC at all. Probably won't watch any of it. Just skip all this hokum and let's get to the NHL season.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

I think this could have been a lot better though. You could have had near-Olympic level of effort for an international tournament. But the NHL, for whatever reason, treated it like an all-star tournament, complete with two gimmicky teams (Team NA, Team Europe, Sound familiar?). That's brought the energy down closer to all-star level.

I was at first against the notion of team whatevers but apart from ditching Switzerland (one of the four remaining Eurasian nations besides Finland, Sweden and Russia with strong enough national geopraphic game to support structures that ice hockey requires) it has been executed well enough. It is an interesting concept to forget the whole concept of natiolism for a while by mixing it up a little.

 

[Jovavic]

Team NA all the way. The Deuce will have the US-Canada game on tape delay Friday night, starts at 1am I think. USA-Europe will be live on Thursday

 

[neek21]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/what-w...p-players-dont-care-should-you-140305763.html

pretty much how I feel....a big $$ grab by the league and the NHLPA...plus 'big brother' ESPN is televising it [after leaving the league for dead years ago]...and the silly dumb-downed commercials are horrible...it will be nice to see some hockey but it's really just a glorified exhibition in my eyes...

 

[NotWendell]

Torts, you're making it really hard for me to dislike you.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/09/...tand-national-anthem-unlike-kaepernick-or-sit

(This might be the first time I've ever reposted anything from Fox News)

 

[BluejacketNut]

Wait till the team tunes him out, then you'll be reminded

 

[CBJFan827]

Torts, you're making it really hard for me to dislike you.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/09/...tand-national-anthem-unlike-kaepernick-or-sit

(This might be the first time I've ever reposted anything from Fox News)

Meanwhile I'm on the other side of this with a huge issue with it. If any players choose to sit, I will support them fully, just as I support Colin Kaepernick.

 

[Monk]

Meanwhile I'm on the other side of this with a huge issue with it. If any players choose to sit, I will support them fully, just as I support Colin Kaepernick.

And at the same time, I just can't bring myself to care one bit.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Meanwhile I'm on the other side of this with a huge issue with it. If any players choose to sit, I will support them fully, just as I support Colin Kaepernick.

It seems inappropriate to be at the Worlds playing for your country and then be unsupportive by sitting during its anthem.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

It seems inappropriate to be at the Worlds playing for your country and then be unsupportive by sitting during its anthem.

Makes sense.

Tortorella's now my second-favorite manager/head coach of an Ohio major league team (behind Francona).

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Torts, you're making it really hard for me to dislike you.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/09/...tand-national-anthem-unlike-kaepernick-or-sit

(This might be the first time I've ever reposted anything from Fox News)

While its his right to have his opinion on the subject, and he has every right to believe what he wants, if he does that he's incredibly foolish, childish, and insensitive. His job is to coach hockey and try to win games, and a peaceful protest shouldn't come in the way of that. Hopefully Kane or someone like that sits and calls his bluff.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

You can sit on the other side of the glass if protesting goes before the play on your priority list.

 

[BluejacketNut]

It seems inappropriate to be at the Worlds playing for your country and then be unsupportive by sitting during its anthem.

This.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

You can sit on the other side of the glass if protesting goes before the play on your priority list.

Literally all they do is sit during the anthem. You don't take any time away from hockey activities to "plan" this or execute it. None. It doesn't matter

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

Literally all they do is sit during the anthem. You don't take any time away from hockey activities to "plan" this or execute it. None. It doesn't matter

It creates unnecessary media and inside the scenes chatter which sure takes bit off from your team's focus which is already surrounded with more than enough without the need of someone contributing by carrying their own flag.

Personally I would find it bit hilarious if a member of a team would use a very short period tournament to project their own agenda at any given turn. Let's not stand on ceremony, gents.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

It creates unnecessary media and inside the scenes chatter which sure takes bit off from your team's focus which is already surrounded with more than enough without the need of someone contributing by carrying their own flag.

Personally I would find it bit hilarious if a member of a team would use a very short period tournament to project their own agenda at any given turn. Let's not stand on ceremony, gents.

Fair enough

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

It creates unnecessary media and inside the scenes chatter which sure takes bit off from your team's focus which is already surrounded with more than enough without the need of someone contributing by carrying their own flag.

Personally I would find it bit hilarious if a member of a team would use a very short period tournament to project their own agenda at any given turn. Let's not stand on ceremony, gents.

That's funny.

 

[CBJSlash]

Torts has every right to silently protest someone's silent protest.

 

[Crede777]

Torts has every right to silently protest someone's silent protest.

Torts doesn't silently do anything.

But I think that was just a quip. I doubt he'd do much more than yell at the player in the locker room.

 

[cslebn]

It creates unnecessary media and inside the scenes chatter which sure takes bit off from your team's focus which is already surrounded with more than enough without the need of someone contributing by carrying their own flag.

Personally I would find it bit hilarious if a member of a team would use a very short period tournament to project their own agenda at any given turn. Let's not stand on ceremony, gents.

Tim Thomas and his White House antics years ago after Boston won the cup is the perfect example of this.

 

[db2011]

Meanwhile I'm on the other side of this with a huge issue with it. If any players choose to sit, I will support them fully, just as I support Colin Kaepernick.

likewise

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

I went to the open practice this morning, and I really enjoyed it. A good amount of people showed up too (although not as full as an open TC practice for the CBJ).

On a side note, I checked out the Blue Line afterwards, and the customized WCH jerseys are outrageously overpriced....$250 for one?!?

 

[WannabeFinn]

I went to the open practice this morning, and I really enjoyed it. A good amount of people showed up too (although not as full as an open TC practice for the CBJ).

On a side note, I checked out the Blue Line afterwards, and the customized WCH jerseys are outrageously overpriced....$250 for one?!?

that's somewhere between the price of a replica and an authentic CBJ jersey, so yeah that doesn't seem too insane in terms of brand new, legitimate hockey jerseys

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

that's somewhere between the price of a replica and an authentic CBJ jersey, so yeah that doesn't seem too insane in terms of brand new, legitimate hockey jerseys

Blank authentics are $260 I believe. The customized replicas on NHL shop are between $180-200. A $60 markup is pretty insane.

 

[squarelaces]

I went today too. I'm now fired up for hockey. Torts cracking the whip and 20+ good players working hard. If the Jackets come anywhere close to that intensity we'll be fine