Eklund
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Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: Hockeybuzz Fantasy @lucasneilson84 , ON Joined: 10.04.2013
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lame i feel:
so to get this straight a guy like Mackinnon couldnt play for Canada; but would have to play for the "young guns" team?
Odd I find.. |
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Fountain-San
Boston Bruins |
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Location: Marchand is a rat fink dweeb.., ME Joined: 02.21.2007
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I actually think it's a North American under 23 made up of players not on the US and Canadian squads and a EU All Star team made of players from countries not other wise represented.
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mlindsay
Montreal Canadiens |
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Location: ON Joined: 06.16.2010
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lame i feel:
so to get this straight a guy like Mackinnon couldnt play for Canada; but would have to play for the "young guns" team?
Odd I find.. - Lucas Neilson
I would think that the home country would get "rights" first. If not selected then they could fall to the 'young guns' |
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Fountain-San
Boston Bruins |
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Location: Marchand is a rat fink dweeb.., ME Joined: 02.21.2007
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I would think that the home country would get "rights" first. If not selected then they could fall to the 'young guns' - mlindsay
yes |
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Only the NHL can make a meaningless summer tournament even more meaningless!
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DoubleDown
Montreal Canadiens |
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Location: Not to point any fingers but Tyson Barrie has looked awful in the blue and white for the Leafs., QC Joined: 07.28.2006
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any international hockey tournament not run by the IIHF lacks any credibility. the WC will be nothing but an All-Star showcase.
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mlindsay
Montreal Canadiens |
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Location: ON Joined: 06.16.2010
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I actually think it's a North American under 23 made up of players not on the US and Canadian squads and a EU All Star team made of players from countries not other wise represented. - Fountain-San
I agree.
I thinnk the Euro "Others" team could be a pretty good squad... barring language barriers. Better than teams getting pummeled as they only have one NHLer on the roster with a bunch of other guys. |
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Fountain-San
Boston Bruins |
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Location: Marchand is a rat fink dweeb.., ME Joined: 02.21.2007
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any international hockey tournament not run by the IIHF lacks any credibility. the WC will be nothing but an All-Star showcase. - DoubleDown
indeed. |
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Fountain-San
Boston Bruins |
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Location: Marchand is a rat fink dweeb.., ME Joined: 02.21.2007
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I agree.
I thinnk the Euro "Others" team could be a pretty good squad... barring language barriers. Better than teams getting pummeled as they only have one NHLer on the roster with a bunch of other guys. - mlindsay
yeah, maybe. |
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mlindsay
Montreal Canadiens |
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Location: ON Joined: 06.16.2010
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Only the NHL can make a meaningless summer tournament even more meaningless! - Charliebox
Hey... means that long boring hockey-less summer will have a little more spice! |
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Feds91Stammer
Detroit Red Wings |
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Location: "China was as proactive as possible" - Rinosaur, SC Joined: 02.01.2012
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This isn't a (frank)ing rumor |
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Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Location: Montreal, QC Joined: 06.03.2008
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Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres |
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Location: NY Joined: 06.18.2012
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If it is North American for under 23 team, allowing Canada and US to choose the players they want first (over the under 23 team), that would make the under 23 team tons worse (taking the top 5-6 players off the under 23 team), but to not allow them to choose (for Canada and US) it would give a more equal ground.
If you allow the player to choose, they should always choose Canada or US, because if I asked you to play for your country or some random under 23 team, I think the choice should be obvious.
I like the under 23 squad and think they could do things to the vets on all the teams. The only issue may be the goalie for under 23, if there is not a good choice, then they won't be in games. But overall, I like the idea of "mixing" it up. |
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BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes |
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Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK Joined: 09.21.2009
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I like it.
The tournament doesn't really mean anything anyway, so why not make it fun?
Kopitar, Girgensons, Grabovski... Who wouldn't love cheering for that rag-tag group of players from forgotten European countries?
Better than watching Austria get poopkicked over and over and over again. |
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Hey... means that long boring hockey-less summer will have a little more spice! - mlindsay
Fair enough. The tournament with full teams would do that. No need to make it even more gimmicky with these stupid all star teams.
The only incentive players from Europe are going to have to play in this stupid thing (and forfeit their summer at home) is the cash.
It would not surprise me one bit if a bunch of guys opt out of this tournament, citing 'injuries'. |
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Fountain-San
Boston Bruins |
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Location: Marchand is a rat fink dweeb.., ME Joined: 02.21.2007
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This isn't a (frank)ing rumor - Feds91Stammer
which makes it so awesome to talk about!! |
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jake24242
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: waterloo, ON Joined: 01.25.2010
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Who is voting yes to this? The under 23 team is a joke and completely makes the tournament meaningless just a all star game where players all get a participation ribbon. |
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Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: Hockeybuzz Fantasy @lucasneilson84 , ON Joined: 10.04.2013
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I like it.
The tournament doesn't really mean anything anyway, so why not make it fun?
Kopitar, Girgensons, Grabovski... Who wouldn't love cheering for that rag-tag group of players from forgotten European countries?
Better than watching Austria get poopkicked over and over and over again. - BINGO!
some good points
i just feel if a team wants a player who is under 23 to play for their country they should get dibs on them.
canada would likely want mackinnon for example on their team. |
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DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche |
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Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB Joined: 07.24.2009
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Who is voting yes to this? The under 23 team is a joke and completely makes the tournament meaningless just a all star game where players all get a participation ribbon. - jake24242
who wouldnt want to win this prestigious candy dish looking trophy
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eichiefs9
New York Islanders |
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Location: NY Joined: 11.03.2008
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Use a 1980-era map.
US, CAN, Czechoslovakia, USSR (including Latvia/Ukraine), lump in the Scandanavian countries (SWE, FIN, NOR, DEN) and a Europen team consisting of, but not limited to, SWI, AUS, GER, SLO, FRA, POL and a team for the rest of the world aka a team that would get destroyed.
two 3 team divisions, top 2 teams from each division advance to semi's, Canada wins gold, nobody cares outside of Canada
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jake24242
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: waterloo, ON Joined: 01.25.2010
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who wouldnt want to win this prestigious candy dish looking trophy
- DDM-Coga
I dont have an issue with the old tourny its this under 23 team they need to just let them play for their country. |
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Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres |
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Location: NY Joined: 06.18.2012
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some good points
i just feel if a team wants a player who is under 23 to play for their country they should get dibs on them.
canada would likely want mackinnon for example on their team. - Lucas Neilson
So without really looking at who would be on the team, Canada would be taking the best under 23 player (or whomever Canada or US wants would be the top players on the under 23 team), but Mackinnon would not be the best player on the Canada team.
So they really can't get "dibs" on a player.
Example:
Team Canada
Mackinnon (2-3 line)
Team under 23
Mackinnon (first line) |
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Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Location: Montreal, QC Joined: 06.03.2008
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Use a 1980-era map.
US, CAN, Czechoslovakia, USSR (including Latvia/Ukraine), lump in the Scandanavian countries (SWE, FIN, NOR, DEN) and a Europen team consisting of, but not limited to, SWI, AUS, GER, SLO, FRA, POL and a team for the rest of the world aka a team that would get destroyed.
two 3 team divisions, top 2 teams from each division advance to semi's, Canada wins gold, nobody cares outside of Canada
/fin - eichiefs9
Orrr they could just do the Unified team 2.0 of 92. |
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Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres |
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Location: NY Joined: 06.18.2012
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I dont have an issue with the old tourny its this under 23 team they need to just let them play for their country. - jake24242
The point is, without an under 23 team, maybe 5-6 of them would be on their Canada or US team, where the others would not be on any team. So by adding this under 23 team, it adds more great players to play against more great players. |
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