Any NHL fans in here?

puck1969

puck1969

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torontoke said:
Every player in the nhl gets paid in U.S. Currency.
That's why for the last couple yrs the Canadian teams were actually making money but now that the exchange has gone to shit again soon the weaker can markets will b whining again

The greedy players choose teams like Florida if the money is equal because they don't have personal taxes or a much lower rate.
Certain states have unfair advantages.
Toronto has a high tax rate but the teams eat some and endorsements here would put them over the top.
Most players egos can't handle the pressure of playing here.
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The pressure is the thing up in Canada. It's soooo under a microscope up there. I would think
that would motivate a player but some of the guy's who have had their asses kissed most of
their lives can't handle criticism.

WHERE THE FUCK CAN I WATCH ROAD TO THE WINTER CLASSIC?!

I've read it can be found on NHL.com and Epix online but I can't find it anywhere.
 
torontoke

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puck1969 said:
The pressure is the thing up in Canada. It's soooo under a microscope up there. I would think
that would motivate a player but some of the guy's who have had their asses kissed most of
their lives can't handle criticism.

WHERE THE FUCK CAN I WATCH ROAD TO THE WINTER CLASSIC?!

I've read it can be found on NHL.com and Epix online but I can't find it anywhere.
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It will be on YouTube right after it airs I'm sure.
 
Zig-Zag Blue

Zig-Zag Blue

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Flyers fan all my life.they came into the league the year i was born.Miss the free for all game it was.now all about the $ and with so many teams the talent pool is saturated with mediocre players
 
puck1969

puck1969

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Zig-Zag Blue said:
Flyers fan all my life.they came into the league the year i was born.Miss the free for all game it was.now all about the $ and with so many teams the talent pool is saturated with mediocre players
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Physical game is more fun to watch but I do like a mix of both. I just think with more teams some
of the smaller players are getting a chance and it's good for the league as I've said previously. The
thing that suffers is on the defensive side of the game. You can cover up most mistakes in the
offensive zone but it's hard in the defensive zone. I think that's why it takes longer for d-men to
mature.
 
torontoke

torontoke

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I think it takes longer for the d men because most of them are too big and slow to defend the quicker craftier guys with sick mitts.
With no clutching and grabbing and speed being so important it's a matter of time before wheels beats out size. And skill sets have come a long way.
Tough to compare players from the different eras but who would have more points....

Gretzkey in his prime in today's game.
Or
Crosby in the early 80's
 
rkymtnman

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puck1969 said:
The pressure is the thing up in Canada. It's soooo under a microscope up there. I would think
that would motivate a player but some of the guy's who have had their asses kissed most of
their lives can't handle criticism.

WHERE THE FUCK CAN I WATCH ROAD TO THE WINTER CLASSIC?!

I've read it can be found on NHL.com and Epix online but I can't find it anywhere.
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it's on Wednesdays on NHL network here in the US.
 
puck1969

puck1969

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torontoke said:
I think it takes longer for the d men because most of them are too big and slow to defend the quicker craftier guys with sick mitts.
With no clutching and grabbing and speed being so important it's a matter of time before wheels beats out size. And skill sets have come a long way.
Tough to compare players from the different eras but who would have more points....

Gretzkey in his prime in today's game.
Or
Crosby in the early 80's
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I think it's probably Gretzky in today's game without the clutching and grabbing but that's a really tough
question. I think with Crosby's mouth he would have to have a guy like McSorley on his line or he'd get
his ass kicked. He'd have even less respect from other players back then than he does now. Guy's back
then didn't take any shit.

I love playing the what if game.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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puck1969 said:
Yea but it started Dec. 16th. Couldn't find the first episode and Epix is the only
channel that has the first episode. NHL network has the last 3 along with Epix.
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i thought i saw this wed they were doing back to back of ep 1 and ep 2 on nhl network.
 
rkymtnman

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correction: episdodes 1 thru 4. wed @ 2pm mountain time on NHL network. 2015 road to the winter classic
 
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torontoke

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puck1969 said:
I think it's probably Gretzky in today's game without the clutching and grabbing but that's a really tough
question. I think with Crosby's mouth he would have to have a guy like McSorley on his line or he'd get
his ass kicked. He'd have even less respect from other players back then than he does now. Guy's back
then didn't take any shit.

I love playing the what if game.
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I like the what if talk to sometimes lol
But I disagree I think Crosby would have been unstoppable against those guys. But more so because back then the teams were really only two lines deep.
Inferior competition is easier to exploit.
 
puck1969

puck1969

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torontoke said:
I like the what if talk to sometimes lol
But I disagree I think Crosby would have been unstoppable against those guys. But more so because back then the teams were really only two lines deep.
Inferior competition is easier to exploit.
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Some teams for sure but the Islanders Montreal and of course Edmonton had 3 lines. I guess it's
a good point though. If you think about it though you have to look at the talent disparity between
top lines and 3rd lines in each era. No way to definitively evaluate the gap between them. We can discuss
though!
 
torontoke

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It's impossible to really compare because the equipment has come a long way too.
Paul Coffey could fly in the old led lined super tacks yet I bet he wouldn't even crack the 10 of fastest d men now a days.
Plus there's the argument about goalie equip and size to consider.
 
puck1969

puck1969

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torontoke said:
It's impossible to really compare because the equipment has come a long way too.
Paul Coffey could fly in the old led lined super tacks yet I bet he wouldn't even crack the 10 of fastest d men now a days.
Plus there's the argument about goalie equip and size to consider.
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That's it, the goalie equip. is huge compared to what it used to be. I do think Coffey would
be right there with lighter skates etc. I think there is a wide margin in training and off season
than there used to be. Take a look at the goalie equip when I was a kid! That was state of the
art shit.
 

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