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Are you being serious? LolBut it’s still not a must win game. I’ll pass. I’ll tune in for the actual must win games.
Are you being serious? LolBut it’s still not a must win game. I’ll pass. I’ll tune in for the actual must win games.
But it’s still not a must win game. I’ll pass. I’ll tune in for the actual must win games.
Must be tough for you. You must sleep during the regular season of the NHL and OHL!
Actually, I can count on one hand the number of NHL regular season games I watch every year. Playoffs? They are must see!
OHL however? I don’t miss a Kitchener Ranger game. Not one. Huge fan. And in years where a Ranger is part of Team Canada, I watch all those games too. Even the blowouts.
But because of this format, there are too many games that aren’t must win so when Canada plays a bottom feeder, I just don’t bother.
Must be tough for you. You must sleep during the regular season of the NHL and OHL!
So he doesn't watch game 1, 2 or 3 of a playoff series because they aren't must win? Only watches game 4 if the series is 3-0?
Even if the games aren't "must-win", they've been exciting. Look at Russia/Sweden today; that was a normal game yet it was edge-of-your-seat in the third period. If someone is waiting until the QF to watch, they're missing out.
So he doesn't watch game 1, 2 or 3 of a playoff series because they aren't must win? Only watches game 4 if the series is 3-0?
Games 1, 2 or 3 mean a lot more in a playoff series than Can/Ger, Can/Swi, or Can/Svk. And at 3-0, the Can/Fin game became a nothing game really. The round robin portion of this tourney means little to powerhouse teams. Nothing more than seeding for the medal round.
Give me the old format of the 80’s and 90’s over the current format. Sure, there may not be an actual “Gold medal game”, but the winner of the gold at least had to play every one of the top teams and every game was MUST WIN. Lose a game under that format and you needed “help” to win the gold.
Theoretically, under the current format, a team can mail it in during the round robin, squeak into the medal round after going, say, 2-2, and still win gold and possibly during the process, maybe not have to play every top team.
This year, after going 4-0 in the round robin, Canada will go through the medal round not having to play at least one of USA, Russia, or Sweden. If, heaven forbid, Canada loses to the Czech Republic in the quarter final game, they’ll be done and we won’t see Canada play ANY of the top teams from the other division.
I’m sorry, but give me the old format guaranteeing me games vs all those teams over the current format.
Year | Games | GF | GA | Dif | Avg GF | Avg GA | Avg Dif |
1987 | 27 | 211 | 59 | 152 | 7.81 | 2.19 | 5.63 |
1991 | 28 | 200 | 52 | 148 | 7.14 | 1.86 | 5.29 |
1984 | 28 | 209 | 62 | 147 | 7.46 | 2.21 | 5.25 |
1982 | 28 | 214 | 68 | 146 | 7.64 | 2.43 | 5.21 |
1993 | 28 | 191 | 50 | 141 | 6.82 | 1.79 | 5.04 |
1981 | 20 | 153 | 54 | 99 | 7.65 | 2.70 | 4.95 |
1986 | 28 | 192 | 54 | 138 | 6.86 | 1.93 | 4.93 |
1989 | 28 | 195 | 59 | 136 | 6.96 | 2.11 | 4.86 |
1978 | 25 | 184 | 63 | 121 | 7.36 | 2.52 | 4.84 |
2009 | 31 | 195 | 46 | 149 | 6.29 | 1.48 | 4.81 |
1983 | 27 | 186 | 59 | 127 | 6.89 | 2.19 | 4.70 |
2021 | 20 | 116 | 23 | 93 | 5.80 | 1.15 | 4.65 |
If you're Canadian and love OHL hockey like EvenSteven the 16-2 games are hard for the players as well. You could see on some of he Canadian players not wanting to embarrass or disrespect other players on Germany. Some fans love blowouts and others just want to see hockey at this stage. It is definitely a personal preference. After the 10th or 12th goal was enough for me but I was interested in Suzuki+Perfetti's performance along with other guys in the OHL. To criticize ones right to watch certain preliminary games is not up to me or anyone else.
If you're Canadian and love OHL hockey like EvenSteven the 16-2 games are hard for the players as well. You could see on some of he Canadian players not wanting to embarrass or disrespect other players on Germany. Some fans love blowouts and others just want to see hockey at this stage. It is definitely a personal preference. After the 10th or 12th goal was enough for me but I was interested in Suzuki+Perfetti's performance along with other guys in the OHL. To criticize ones right to watch certain preliminary games is not up to me or anyone else.
In contrast, to criticize a teams right to play in the tournament isn't up to the fans.. because.. again.. it's not about the fans
You're saying it is about the fans?Well thats one criticized opinion..
You're saying it is about the fans?
You should make you're own tournament ... that'll learn 'emShould be about better competition to start.
You should make you're own tournament ... that'll learn 'em
But you still haven't done it yet.. you're so much better at running tournaments, and coaching, and being a GM, and owning a team... yet you haven't done it yetBeen mentioned already.
Look for the response....
But you still haven't done it yet.. you're so much better at running tournaments, and coaching, and being a GM, and owning a team... yet you haven't done it yet
Who determines what's "better competition"? Hint: It's not us.
Russia just beat Germany 2-1 in a solid game. Finland/Sweden, Canada/Czech, USA/Slovakia tonight. All three should be seriously good.
The teams.
The teams.