tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950036247778728553.post5231379690878488655..comments2023-07-23T10:50:50.656-04:00Comments on Winter of (dis)Content: No NHL hockey = we talk about the Olympics insteadEternal Pessimisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17121586401142752670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950036247778728553.post-43129507237955232452009-08-06T19:04:17.825-04:002009-08-06T19:04:17.825-04:00Yay Grrrreg! I always appreciate your thoughts! =)...Yay Grrrreg! I always appreciate your thoughts! =) <br /><br />I see where you're coming from, but I think if the World Championship was a given even a fraction of the attention that the World Cup for football was given, then there would be excitement. I want the Worlds to be like the World Cup for football. Right now, nobody gives a damn about the Worlds because they schedule it at a stupid time and I think they have it too often. Make it more like the World Cup in football, and schedule it at a time when there is playoffs, and it could be really awesome. Granted, it won't be as awesome as the World Cup for football in some ways because there are just a lot less countries who actually play hockey, but I think the Worlds should be where it's at. <br /><br />That's just me.Eternal Pessimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121586401142752670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950036247778728553.post-37897915923541748082009-08-06T14:58:34.812-04:002009-08-06T14:58:34.812-04:00I'm sorry I missed this post. It's a topic...I'm sorry I missed this post. It's a topic I like.<br /><br />I'm all for the participation of NHLers in the Olympics. Sure it's a pain for the nhl because of the schedule, and yeah some players will probably get hurt, or finish the season exhausted. But I don't care. It's only once every four years, and I think it's worth the trouble. I love hockey at the Olympics.<br /><br />First, it's pretty much the only time when they actually broadcast hockey games around here. (it's also one of the rare occasions I have to watch the French national team, by the way. Sure, they suck, but it's still fun)<br /><br />Then I love to see the best players in the world competing for their national team. There's something really special about this. They all seem to really really enjoy it, and I love to see some lines that we'll never see in the nhl. Ovechkin with Malkin, Kovalchuk, Datsyuk and Markov? For a game that ractually matters? *cough All Star Game cough* It sounds pretty exciting to me.<br /><br />And finally, I believe it's actually a great promotion for the nhl. The nhl seems to be trying to appeal to European audiences these days (the next season will again start with games scheduled in Europe) Then why deprive those fans of such a great occasion to see their best players play for their national team? As I said, in France for instance, hockey gets virtually no exposition beyond the Olympics. I think it's a little stupid to miss this chance. It's annoying me when the nhl doesn't seem to care at all about its overseas fans. I'd be really disappointed if the nhl doesn't send its players after Vancouver.<br /><br />And please don't answer me that there's always the world championships. The Olympics are waaaaay more exciting. ;)Grrrreghttp://softeuropean.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950036247778728553.post-16253161238233955072009-08-05T13:08:19.977-04:002009-08-05T13:08:19.977-04:00You were (close to being an Olympic skiier)?! That...You were (close to being an Olympic skiier)?! That is awesome!<br /><br />And I think I agree with you. I'm kinda getting jaded about the Olympics thing in general... I dunno. I'm a cynical person to begin with ;)Eternal Pessimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121586401142752670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950036247778728553.post-22018060048470895712009-08-04T21:02:20.132-04:002009-08-04T21:02:20.132-04:00I'd rather have the 3 player rule over a full ...I'd rather have the 3 player rule over a full roster. The NHL is also contemplating stopping this NHL roster thing because of the pain in the ass season it forces on them (not to mention they're probably losing money during that break). The players, obviously, have something to say about that... But I still miss hearing about the garbage man, the dentist, and the accountant stunning the world stage with their hockey prowess though. Usually an Olympic athlete is one who was training for that moment all their life, using local/national/world championships as markers for progress, still gets considered an amateur if they sign contracts with sponsors, and who knows, in hockey it could even lead a player to go full pro instead of what usually happens to Olympic athletes (finish school, go on to their other career choice or continue in some form with sports as either a trainer or a broadcaster).<br /><br />And it ain't our problem if national pride isn't enough to get people to go cheer for their team. Canada doesn't have that problem as Canadians always travelled to the ends of the earth to watch and support their hockey teams at every level. It's the reason why the WJC is planning to be in Canada more than before, because the Canadians always fill up the arenas.<br /><br />On another note, I was very close to being an Olympic skiier ^_^ Only problem was money... so I tore up the free chocolate bar races instead.Number31https://www.blogger.com/profile/04754429306690847476noreply@blogger.com