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Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 10:12 PM ET
What ever happened to these guys?
0:36-0:43 is the best part.



They're better than Barry Melrose and Steve Levy, that's for sure.

- Wetbandit1



Boy did that make me laugh.
I'm mesmerized.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 20 @ 10:15 PM ET
I mean....i guess Canada had to have something....after having 0 teams in the playoffs last year
- feetontheair22

Placed 4th in the World Juniors last year. They have the best team here but it's not like the US and Basketball
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Sep 20 @ 10:15 PM ET
Matthews>>>>>>eichel
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 10:17 PM ET
O'Reilly is floating out there.

Im concerned.
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Sep 20 @ 10:19 PM ET
O'Reilly is floating out there.

Im concerned.

- Der Kaiser

Buffalo sports teams suck.

The peguals are not concerned.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 10:20 PM ET
Buffalo sports teams suck.

The peguals are not concerned.

- Carubba-Kaleta

Gallysano is turning over in his grave.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Sep 20 @ 10:22 PM ET
Placed 4th in the World Juniors last year. They have the best team here but it's not like the US and Basketball
- sbroads24

Actually, the US got better challenges in the Round Robin of the Olympics than Canada has versus the Czechs or the US in the World Cup. The Australians had the lead in the 4th quarter, and the games against Serbia and France were one possession games. They also only beat Spain by 6 in the semis. The gap in international basketball is a lot smaller.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 20 @ 10:23 PM ET
I still prefer this one.

http://youtu.be/4zOtYb5YgCA

- buffalofan19


Yeah, except those guys were actually paid by the IIHF to be the commentators. the "WOO!" is just magnificent. It's like that guy who was at the BBC for an unrelated job interview and they thought he was on-air talent and they brought him out and put him on the air and started asking him questions. Where it's like 2 drunk fans stumbled into the booth and just rolled with it.

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
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Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 20 @ 10:25 PM ET
Actually, the US got better challenges in the Round Robin of the Olympics than Canada has versus the Czechs or the US in the World Cup. The Australians had the lead in the 4th quarter, and the games against Serbia and France were one possession games. They also only beat Spain by 6 in the semis. The gap in international basketball is a lot smaller.
- buffalofan19

LeBron James, Steph, and others bowed out.

That's literally the world's 2 best players.
Wetbandit1
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Sep 20 @ 10:26 PM ET
Boy did that make me laugh.
I'm mesmerized.

- Der Kaiser


The first time I heard it was on WGR(the Ennis call with the woo! And the Segween one), and I had no idea what it was from, thank God for Google. I watch it every couple of weeks and it never fails to make me laugh. There are a couple of other ones. They're on the IIHF's YouTube page under the 2015 WC's. I think there are 3 or 4 total.
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Sep 20 @ 10:27 PM ET
Gallysano is turning over in his grave.
- Der Kaiser

Larry Quinn masterbates to the Sabres misfortunes.
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Sep 20 @ 10:30 PM ET
Ek's obsession with Matthews is bordering in creepy..
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 10:31 PM ET
LeBron James, Steph, and others bowed out.

That's literally the world's 2 best players.

- sbroads24

I left out the one possession gold medal games in Beijing and London, and the bronze medal in Athens for that very reason.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 10:33 PM ET
Larry Quinn masterbates to the Sabres misfortunes.
- Carubba-Kaleta

It's time for Tortorella and his coaching career to walk off into the woods.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Joined: 10.07.2010

Sep 20 @ 10:34 PM ET
Ek's obsession with Matthews is bordering in creepy..
- feetontheair22


I always knew he was a nerd, but seeing him on that podcast sitting next to that Jillian woman Gerbe was stalking just made it so much more clear. Although he did have a good idea and panned the camera over so it just showed her, alas, he panned it back...
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Sep 20 @ 10:35 PM ET
It's time for Tortorella and his coaching career to walk off into the woods.
- Der Kaiser


Irrelevant. Canada will always win all the tournaments.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 20 @ 10:36 PM ET
It's time for Tortorella and his coaching career to walk off into the woods.
- Der Kaiser


So what? He can change into a clown suit and try and lure kids with all his money? Or should I just say the last part because he's already a clown?
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Sep 20 @ 10:43 PM ET
I'm still trying to figure out who which athlete cares the least when something goes wrong: Carey Price or Jay Cutler.
Wetbandit1
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Sep 20 @ 11:07 PM ET
I'm still trying to figure out who which athlete cares the least when something goes wrong: Carey Price or Jay Cutler.
- buffalofan19


One minor difference. Price is good.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 11:31 PM ET
I'm all for criticizing management for bad decisions, but we at least should be fair.

Canada left off guys like Subban and Hall
Sweden left off Hedman from the Olympic team
USA left off Kessel, Yandle, Ryan etc.

They all make bad decisions.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 20 @ 11:55 PM ET
I'm all for criticizing management for bad decisions, but we at least should be fair.

Canada left off guys like Subban and Hall
Sweden left off Hedman from the Olympic team
USA left off Kessel, Yandle, Ryan etc.

They all make bad decisions.

- sbroads24
Sweden still got to the gold medal game in 2014. Canada is still going to waltz through to the Finals and probably win it in 2. They made these supposed "bad decisions" in positions they were already absurdly deep in. Canada and Sweden could probably have the 3rd and 4th best defense corps in this tournament made up of guys they left off their teams. The US made them where they were already thin as it was, particularly up front. There is not one player for either Sweden or Canada that you could honestly say "that guy has no business on an International team". There are were at least 4 or 5 on Team USA, plus a coach.
sbroads24
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Sep 21 @ 12:03 AM ET
Sweden still got to the gold medal game in 2014. Canada is still going to waltz through to the Finals and probably win it in 2. They made these supposed "bad decisions" in positions they were already absurdly deep in. Canada and Sweden could probably have the 3rd and 4th best defense corps in this tournament made up of guys they left off their teams. The US made them where they were already thin as it was, particularly up front. There is not one player for either Sweden or Canada that you could honestly say "that guy has no business on an International team". There are were at least 4 or 5 on Team USA, plus a coach.
- buffalofan19

I'm sorry, but choosing Jay Boumeester over PK Subban or Henrik Tallinder over Victor Hedman is just as egregious as Justin Abdelkader over Phil Kessel.

Let's not forget about Canada adding Chris Kunitz over maybe 10 players better than him.

A bad choice is a bad choice. Acting as if it's only the US who does it is just plain false.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 21 @ 12:12 AM ET
I'm sorry, but choosing Jay Boumeester over PK Subban or Henrik Tallinder over Victor Hedman is just as egregious as Justin Abdelkader over Phil Kessel.

Let's not forget about Canada adding Chris Kunitz over maybe 10 players better than him.

A bad choice is a bad choice. Acting as if it's only the US who does it is just plain false.

- sbroads24


It isn't as egregious when you are deep enough at those positions to the point it doesn't matter.

Jay Bouwmeester is talented enough to play on Canada's roster, or anybody's roster for that matter. Kunitz is talented enough to play on Canada's roster. Kessel is talented enough to play on the US roster. Tallinder at least was talented enough at one point. Justin Abdelkader never was, and never will be, not if the US wants the rest of the hockey world to take it seriously anyway.
Wetbandit1
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Sep 21 @ 12:18 AM ET
It isn't as egregious when you are deep enough at those positions to the point it doesn't matter.

Jay Bouwmeester is talented enough to play on Canada's roster, or anybody's roster for that matter. Kunitz is talented enough to play on Canada's roster. Kessel is talented enough to play on the US roster. Tallinder at least was talented enough at one point. Justin Abdelkader never was, and never will be, not if the US wants the rest of the hockey world to take it seriously anyway.

- buffalofan19


They're like the Russians, who purposely leave NHLers off just so they can put KHLers on their roster.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
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Sep 21 @ 12:37 AM ET
It isn't as egregious when you are deep enough at those positions to the point it doesn't matter.

Jay Bouwmeester is talented enough to play on Canada's roster, or anybody's roster for that matter. Kunitz is talented enough to play on Canada's roster. Kessel is talented enough to play on the US roster. Tallinder at least was talented enough at one point. Justin Abdelkader never was, and never will be, not if the US wants the rest of the hockey world to take it seriously anyway.

- buffalofan19

It absolutely is. And when the Sabres are good, you will be the first to criticize a bad decision. As will I.

Justin Abdelkader is basically Chris Kuntiz.
Jay Boumeester might not be in the top 20 for Canadian D men.

Henrik Tallinder couldn't hold Hedman's jock.

They all do it. And when the gap between Canada, Sweden, and the US closes, which is inevitable based on what the WJC results have been (Those are the teams future players) we will realize that most team selections have head scratching decisions
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