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2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

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Ok, so let's send amateurs instead in 2014.

This will consist of College and Juniors kids, right? So when they get hurt, they should give up their scholarships?

/sarcasm.
 
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hockeyplayer1015 said:
Ok, so let's send amateurs instead in 2014.

This will consist of College and Juniors kids, right? So when they get hurt, they should give up their scholarships?

/sarcasm.
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Yes, because scholarships and paychecks are the same thing.

And you're both ignoring (intentionally I might add) that both players got hurt and then KEPT playing while injured. Then they get back and woah now they aren't healthy enough to play for the people who pay their salaries.

Don't be so butthurt that I don't have undying loyalty to Olympics.
 
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http://www.startribune.com/blogs/86450137.html

While Nolan told him he wanted to stay because he still believes the Wild can make the playoffs, Nolan did tell Fletcher that if two teams called, he'd "certainly be interested." The two teams, sources say, were San Jose, where he lives in the offseason and once captained, and Washington.
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It would have nice to see Nolan in teal again.
 
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Patman said:
Oh, boo hoo. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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Again they each got hurt, and then continued to play in the tournament. Signifying that they're healthy enough for the Olympics and not enough for their teams.

For a smart guy, you have some issues with logic.

The issues aren't that they got hurt. It's that they continued to play (in Bergeron's case he basically hid it until the end of the games) or in Gaborik's he got hurt enough to miss the entire third period, with a history of the problem and then kept playing...and now he'll probably be out for weeks.

No issue with the Olympics. More with player stupidity.
 
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This might be one of the worst officiated games I've seen all year. Completely lost control of the game, arbitrary penalties, missing obvious dangerous plays.
 
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state of hockey said:
I love Nolan. He rules. But, the Wild will have to let him go at some point. I really think his career has undergone a revival here, and if San Jose would have been willing to make a fair offer, I hope that the Wild would have taken it.
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I think it is cool he wanted to stay here and I hope they sign him in the offseason. He fits in perfect I think.
 
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Handyman said:
I think it is cool he wanted to stay here and I hope they sign him in the offseason. He fits in perfect I think.
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I do too. I just think that if a team comes along and offers a good pick or nice young prospect, they should probably do it.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
So what else is new? ;)
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The Sharks announcers spent 10 minutes ripping the ref for missing the open ice boarding call 10 feet in front of him, and the TSN guys (mainly Ferraro) were even more ticked. Hilarious now because the Sharks came back and won.

The sad thing is he was watching the hit, and not the puck hit the post, so if it had gone in, he likely would have missed that call as well.
 
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Price was good tonight, too bad for him that the Habs had their chances and couldn't finish.

Detroit and Nashville tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
 
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Those all-black Sharks unis are badass. They're almost always on after my bedtime, so I had not seen them before. LOVE them.
 
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bronconick said:
The Olympics have destroyed Nabokov.

Awesome. Wake me up in October 2010.
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You notice that these guys seem to play better when they've engaged ********* mode, with the flashy saves and smirks after the whistle?

Not sure how I feel about that.
 
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bronconick said:
You notice that these guys seem to play better when they've engaged ********* mode, with the flashy saves and smirks after the whistle?

Not sure how I feel about that.
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I call it confidence. :)
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
But god, Scooby can't see a thing wrong with the NHL sending players to the Olympics right?

:rolleyes:
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I still don't. Players are hurt all the time. Heck, Minnesota probably won't even make the playoffs this year due to injuries. It's sick how many game days have been lost this year by Wild players.

And please take Gabby off your list of players to complain about playing in the Olympics. We all knew his groin was going to give out. It was only a matter of time.
 
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Yeah but the point is, if you are an owner and you see players fight through injury to play for their country but then are too hurt to play for the paycheck that makes it hard to justify sending the players there.

The owners lose money on the deal, whether you like it or not from their perspective it is stupid and not a good risk.
 
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bronconick said:
It would have nice to see Nolan in teal again.
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state of hockey said:
I love Nolan. He rules. But, the Wild will have to let him go at some point. I really think his career has undergone a revival here, and if San Jose would have been willing to make a fair offer, I hope that the Wild would have taken it.
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I was really thinking a move back to San Jose for the Irish God of War [IGOW for short] was imminent. And I would have been okay with that as he is one player that deserves to have his name on the cup. At the very least a chance at it.

Obviously, judging by what was quoted in that article, San Jose didn't call, or didn't offer high enough collateral.

Handyman said:
I think it is cool he wanted to stay here and I hope they sign him in the offseason. He fits in perfect I think.
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I really hope the IGOW decides to remain in Minnesota. IMHO, he has AT LEAST 2 years left in the tank. The Wild need to rebuild, but I can't think of a better veteran to have around during that process.
 
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