Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 GO SWEDEN!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Its great to have 2 Scandinavian teams in the final i guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Its great to have 2 Scandinavian teams in the final i guess. Finns deserved to win, Swedes should be going for the gold for sure and Canada vs Russia should be the bronze game after their performances today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Finns deserved to win, Swedes should be going for the gold for sure and Canada vs Russia should be the bronze game after their performances today.I agree they earned it with some help from Canada and a bit of puck luck from the boards. And they shut the game down for 20min. I wasnt implying they didnt deserve it. 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PumpkinEscobar 136 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 What I thought was funny, on the TSN site is all the Canadian fans bagging on Paterson...the defense was terrible today and I think Fucale is overrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Canada looks like a bunch of individual egos all trying to do it themselves. They have all tournament. Really disappointing. Yep, the "team" was a bunch of arrogant kids who thought they would have a cakewalk through the prelim and then just coast into the final. Canadian Hockey needs to put respect back into the game. Other countries have caught up and winning a medal means playing your hearts out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 On regulation ice i see this team doing much better. Too bad they wont get that chance together. It was annoying that the class was so low to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stillwater 186 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Yep, the "team" was a bunch of arrogant kids who thought they would have a cakewalk through the prelim and then just coast into the final. Canadian Hockey needs to put respect back into the game. Other countries have caught up and winning a medal means playing your hearts out. Obviously, you should be in charge of Hockey Canada. Drouin aside ... what other Canadian players seemed "arrogant" to you? Honestly, you've never met any of the kids on that team, yet you are able to judge them so easily? You must be incredibly intelligent and observant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 The gold medal game should be good since Swedes and Fins just loooooooooooooove each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stillwater 186 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Individualistic play ... trying to do it all yourself, can be linked to frustration more so than arrogance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 We will try to go easy on our little finnish brothers tomorow 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miksteri 55 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Individualistic play ... trying to do it all yourself, can be linked to frustration more so than arrogance. Isnt that the coaches fault for not having any control over the spoiled can'eh'dian little s***s? (i dont know if its just me or are most pro athletes bunch of arrogant aholes? at least european soccer players seem to be) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Hockey players are usually a lot more well mannered than soccer players. 2 Z Winged Dangler and frankgrimes reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stillwater 186 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Armchair internet board sports psychologists are funny. 1 marcaractac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilmrt 636 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 Team Canada can't figure out teamwork. Horrible coaching job, these are kids and that should be easy to overcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted January 4, 2014 It hurts to see Teravainen playing for the Hawks next year. Nice win, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 It hurts to see Teravainen playing for the Hawks next year. Nice win, though. We will see if this play translates to NHL ice. It is a much different game out there and he will have less time on the puck playing on smaller ice and among men. He is fairly small in stature. He will have to prove it to me in the NHL before I call him a sure thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Michael (the Red Wing) 422 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 Hockey players are usually a lot more well mannered than soccer players. lol at what level??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 Hockey players are usually a lot more well mannered than soccer players. Soccer players are just a bunch of arrogant guys, who think kicking a ball 24/7 makes them "godlike".Most overrated and uninteresting sport with a bunch of very questionable atlethes. Hockey - thanks god - is the exact same opposite, hard working talented well mannered guys. After watching the game I thought the Fins deserved to win, they were the better team and it will be a good final. Sweden - Finland is like the european version of Canada - USA. After reading some other forums I almost feel bad for the Canadian kids it's like they are public enemy #1 now, it's a freaking two weeks tournament, easing up on kids would be nice for crying out loud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PumpkinEscobar 136 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet so I think it's hardly overrated. Plus they are some of the most well conditioned athletes on the planet. Edited January 5, 2014 by PumpkinEscobar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 I don't know what is wrong but this years canadian team simply isn't any good, it wasn't a fluke that they lost yesterday and are being completely outplayed again today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet so I think it's hardly overrated. Plus they are some of the most well conditioned athletes on the planet. Maybe in Europe but not here in the States--maybe recreationally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 Maybe in Europe but not here in the States--maybe recreationally. I read somewhere that soccer is the sport in the states that has the most players on all levels but on the professional level it just isn't very popular yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 I read somewhere that soccer is the sport in the states that has the most players on all levels but on the professional level it just isn't very popular yet. It's getting there because it is so cheap moneywise to get involved in, however, for me, it's the most boring sport along with baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 I have to agree that baseball is incredibly boring and soccer is right up there. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites