bcsaberks Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Agreed. I'd think the people complaining are the ones that like a ton of hitting, fighting, and 2-1 games. The Olympics are almost like an all-star game but the players care and play hard; that's some good stuff. I just wish I had some sort of DVR/cable to record the games. Right and the bigger ice surface = more TiMe AnD SpACe. I haven't watched much international play, I wonder how they'll call interference. Hopefully closer to 05-06 than today. If NBC is smart they'll have it available online to stream after the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byebye Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Who wants to watch all the best hockey players in the world compete for a gold medal, who wants to see players bringing everything to the table for a 3 week tourney to prove to the world that they are the best? I don't know about you guys, but anytime I see that red and white on the ice I get all warm and fuzzy! I'm looking forward to the olympics alot! Some great rivalries and the next time we get to see this caliber of hockey is in another 4 years. I can look past all the hype and see it for what it really is. The greatest game ever played, played by the best players in the world! Go Canada go!!!! Also cheering for USA!(just a little bit less) enjoy everyone, the time is near, grab a beer, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm looking forward to it. http://www.sochi2014...ule-and-results I think they are 9 hours ahead of us, so most games will be early AM for us on EST. The biggest challenge is going to be staying off twitter/Internet. This is my only beef... I'd love to watch, but the time difference (and the tendency of NBC to jump through highlights of multiple live events vs airing one in its entirety in the early stages) makes it difficult to follow along. Should be a lot more entertaining and competitive than most of the Sabres games this season, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Olympic hockey is awesome. All you curmudgeons need to get off your salty high horse and just enjoy some good hockey. It's fun. This whole myth about pros ruining is just that, a myth. Back when it was amateurs only, the United States was the only country to use only amateurs. That's why the "Miracle" was what it was; American amateurs beating Russian pros. As for the three week drought, we're workin' on a six year hockey drought here in Buffalo. I'll gladly take a three week vacay from this mess. <Alex Trebek voice> No, I'm sorry; that's incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolignosJock Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 <Alex Trebek voice> No, I'm sorry; that's incorrect. oh really? How many Russian NHL players were there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 <Alex Trebek voice> No, I'm sorry; that's incorrect. oh really? How many Russian NHL players were there? There were and are other professional leagues than the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolignosJock Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) There were and are other professional leagues than the NHL. Not in Russia there werent. The best Russian players were on that 1980 team. The KHL formed in 2008, the superleague in 1999. The Russian team comprised of all "professionals" their oldest player in 1980 was 35 years old. Ours was 25. Edited February 5, 2014 by FolignosJock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Don't really care much a bout Olympics never have, especially the winter olympics where my country sends barely any atlethes to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolignosJock Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Don't really care much a bout Olympics never have, especially the winter olympics where my country sends barely any atlethes to. But you get to cheer on Vanek and the Austrian team this year..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm also old enough to have seen all amateur Olympics before it got hijacked by the professionals and the commercials. Spare me these NHL players who long for a gold medal. Soulless robots. Pros in the Olympics is a sell-out and not what the Olympics were intended. The only thing that should matter to these NHL millionaires is a Stanley Cup. Screw a gold medal, Players should have their chance when they were pre-NHL. I'm going to miss hockey but not that phony spectacle of the Olympics. My only hope is for no terror. I don't care if the US comes in last. The Olympics are dead to me. Well at least the next 3 weeks the quality of hockey is going to be better around Bflo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 OP and two others said they like the Olympics less with pros involved. I think there is some misreading of sarcasm if it feels like more feel that way. I'm also old enough to have seen all amateur Olympics before it got hijacked by the professionals and the commercials. Spare me these NHL players who long for a gold medal. Soulless robots. Pros in the Olympics is a sell-out and not what the Olympics were intended. The only thing that should matter to these NHL millionaires is a Stanley Cup. Screw a gold medal, Players should have their chance when they were pre-NHL. I'm going to miss hockey but not that phony spectacle of the Olympics. My only hope is for no terror. I don't care if the US comes in last. The Olympics are dead to me. Well at least the next 3 weeks the quality of hockey is going to be better around Bflo. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 maybe the joke;s on the Olympians: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics/media-reports-sochiproblems-olympic-village-article-1.1602530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 oh really? How many Russian NHL players were there? I don't know of any Russian NHLers in 1980, so I'd say zero. The Soviet bloc sent KHL pros, but the US was far from being the only country with amateur Olympians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolignosJock Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I don't know of any Russian NHLers in 1980, so I'd say zero. The Soviet bloc sent KHL pros, but the US was far from being the only country with amateur Olympians. True, but most of the good team were comprised of what could easily be considered professional players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Well, I would say that America has a huge advantage now in basketball, with the megastar commercial pros playing, instead of the collegiates and such in Olympics past. Real exciting stuff watching, for example, a Charles Barkley throw a cheap elbow at some Angolan amateur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Well, I would say that America has a huge advantage now in basketball, with the megastar commercial pros playing, instead of the collegiates and such in Olympics past. Real exciting stuff watching, for example, a Charles Barkley throw a cheap elbow at some Angolan amateur. http://youtu.be/PDeYi1j7qLs They're playing again tonight at the FNC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 ^^^^LOL!!!! Angolan hockey team!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Not in Russia there werent. The best Russian players were on that 1980 team. The KHL formed in 2008, the superleague in 1999. The Russian team comprised of all "professionals" their oldest player in 1980 was 35 years old. Ours was 25. Being offline for a couple days, I've lost track of this. But my main point there were Russian pro teams from at least the 70s on, and those teams were plenty good enough to hang with NHL teams of the era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Series_%2776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 And the mid-winter NHL drought hath begun.... not much to discuss for a few weeks. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well, I would say that America has a huge advantage now in basketball, with the megastar commercial pros playing, instead of the collegiates and such in Olympics past. Real exciting stuff watching, for example, a Charles Barkley throw a cheap elbow at some Angolan amateur. The US has no more of an advantage in basketball than Canada does in hockey. We almost lost to Spain in the last gold medal game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 And the mid-winter NHL drought hath begun.... not much to discuss for a few weeks. :( I hate it. 09-10: Olympic break 10-11: Waiting for Terry 11-12: Disaster 12-13: Lockout 13-14: Hindenburg. Olympic break It's like our hockey circadian rhythm is all out of wack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Baseball didn't include the pros. It failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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