Friday games
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if I am reading the lines correctly I will play both of these to win 500-
Teams must win, ties lose-
Canada -120
USA -125
Please correct me if I am wrong........
Teams must win, ties lose-
Canada -120
USA -125
Please correct me if I am wrong........
That is correct. I love Canada here. This is the strongest Canadian team in a long time. The only weak link is Fleury. Joe Thornton should be there and deserves to be there.
chenker, hope you dont mind if i post this here-- since games start on fri--
Taken from Detroit web site, article by their play by play guy- thought I would include this for everyone just to make sure they knew about some of the different rules in international hockey vs. the nhl
"Things to watch on the ice in Salt Lake City: Hurry-up face-offs. Teams have a limited amount of time to get in position, and if they are not there, the linesman will go-ahead and drop the puck. You can bet they will be there.
Automatic icing calls. Like college hockey. As soon as the puck crosses the goal line (not in the net) the whistle goes without a player first having to touch the puck.
Fifteen feet of more ice in width. More skating room will be there for quick teams, who are also supposed to have the benefit of more room to pass with the center-ice red line being used for purposes of icing only. This means you can pass from inside your own blue-line to a teammate already at the opposition blue-line, providing both skates are not already in the offensive zone when he accepts the pass. I say, teams are "supposed" to have the benefit. I've seen enough college hockey, and past Olympic games, that leaves me wondering how much the "no-center-ice" offside will open up the game. Teams will still trap and coaches are too smart. Defense still rules, NHL or Olympics, at least for now. That's why in Salt Lake City you probably won't see too much pressure on the fore check because teams know that with one quick pass they could get burned.
The dreaded shootout. When a medal-round game ends in a tie, there will be a 10-minute sudden death overtime. If it's a gold medal game, there will be a 20-minute sudden-death overtime. If there is no winner, then the shootout comes into play. Each team selects five players. The referee flips a coin to decide who shoots first. The players on each team alternate until the deciding goal is scored. If the score is still tied, the shootout continues with one player per side alternating in sudden death, or sudden-medal as the case may be.
And lastly how does this break affect the NHL? Well here's one conjecture: Brett Hull believes that once the Olympics are over, we will see better hockey league wide than we had seen all season. Here in Detroit, it's pretty easy to get spoiled. But Brett has a point, as he usually does. Remember only one-eighth of NHL players are participating in the Olympics. The two weeks off, especially for the grinders, will do them a world of good. And those that are going won't all be playing in five or six games, while those who are playing at a high level will have a carry-over. Look back to the great starts to the season, from the likes of Calgary's Jarome Iginla and Edmonton's Ryan Smyth. They took their participation at Team Canada's orientation camp in August and used it to hit a new level in their play."
good luck everyone--
Taken from Detroit web site, article by their play by play guy- thought I would include this for everyone just to make sure they knew about some of the different rules in international hockey vs. the nhl
"Things to watch on the ice in Salt Lake City: Hurry-up face-offs. Teams have a limited amount of time to get in position, and if they are not there, the linesman will go-ahead and drop the puck. You can bet they will be there.
Automatic icing calls. Like college hockey. As soon as the puck crosses the goal line (not in the net) the whistle goes without a player first having to touch the puck.
Fifteen feet of more ice in width. More skating room will be there for quick teams, who are also supposed to have the benefit of more room to pass with the center-ice red line being used for purposes of icing only. This means you can pass from inside your own blue-line to a teammate already at the opposition blue-line, providing both skates are not already in the offensive zone when he accepts the pass. I say, teams are "supposed" to have the benefit. I've seen enough college hockey, and past Olympic games, that leaves me wondering how much the "no-center-ice" offside will open up the game. Teams will still trap and coaches are too smart. Defense still rules, NHL or Olympics, at least for now. That's why in Salt Lake City you probably won't see too much pressure on the fore check because teams know that with one quick pass they could get burned.
The dreaded shootout. When a medal-round game ends in a tie, there will be a 10-minute sudden death overtime. If it's a gold medal game, there will be a 20-minute sudden-death overtime. If there is no winner, then the shootout comes into play. Each team selects five players. The referee flips a coin to decide who shoots first. The players on each team alternate until the deciding goal is scored. If the score is still tied, the shootout continues with one player per side alternating in sudden death, or sudden-medal as the case may be.
And lastly how does this break affect the NHL? Well here's one conjecture: Brett Hull believes that once the Olympics are over, we will see better hockey league wide than we had seen all season. Here in Detroit, it's pretty easy to get spoiled. But Brett has a point, as he usually does. Remember only one-eighth of NHL players are participating in the Olympics. The two weeks off, especially for the grinders, will do them a world of good. And those that are going won't all be playing in five or six games, while those who are playing at a high level will have a carry-over. Look back to the great starts to the season, from the likes of Calgary's Jarome Iginla and Edmonton's Ryan Smyth. They took their participation at Team Canada's orientation camp in August and used it to hit a new level in their play."
good luck everyone--
A few thoughts...
The league I play in adopted the no centre ice rule and no touch icing two years ago. Most of the guys I play with still don't use the huge two line pass much. A few teams do and they do pretty well by it. If the teams are evenly matched it's a big risk to leave a winger, or worse, centre, hanging out by the blue line or centre line. Teams with strong forecheck will kill you, so will a few variations of the trap. The torpedo is supposed to work well with these rules and surface, but I don't see many coaches wanting to risk a new system on players without the benifit of practice.
Quinn definatley will stick to common NHL systems and familiar or similiar line mates, USA will follow suit.
Russia and the Czechs will likely fool around a lot with the floater or cherry picker. Pavel plays this way all the time so don't expect him to change. It's my hunch that the Russians will gamble and go for a lot of big outlet passes and odd man rushes.
This could burn both Canada and USA. I don't think Cujo or Richter are the greatest at stopping break aways. Federov, Bure, Yashin... etc., these guys could be big trouble. Canada doesn't have a hugely mobile defence. Looks like Canada's defence is built a little more around scoring ability.
Hasek is a great reaction tender for dealing with defencive turnovers. The Czechs will have the confidence to send a man out of the zone early. They don't have the offencive tools the Russians have, so thier long outlet passes will be fewer and farther between.
OK I'm going to go ahead here a say what I think even though every one will think I'm Crazy. I think Fluery is going to be a big asset for Canada. He will be on a penetration/energy line. These guys will by in deep buzzing and hitting. I think he will be in the top five in scoring for Canada, maybe top three. As a third line his line will not be contending with assigned checkers. Look for sparks from him with Peca and Smyth.
Be back later.....
The league I play in adopted the no centre ice rule and no touch icing two years ago. Most of the guys I play with still don't use the huge two line pass much. A few teams do and they do pretty well by it. If the teams are evenly matched it's a big risk to leave a winger, or worse, centre, hanging out by the blue line or centre line. Teams with strong forecheck will kill you, so will a few variations of the trap. The torpedo is supposed to work well with these rules and surface, but I don't see many coaches wanting to risk a new system on players without the benifit of practice.
Quinn definatley will stick to common NHL systems and familiar or similiar line mates, USA will follow suit.
Russia and the Czechs will likely fool around a lot with the floater or cherry picker. Pavel plays this way all the time so don't expect him to change. It's my hunch that the Russians will gamble and go for a lot of big outlet passes and odd man rushes.
This could burn both Canada and USA. I don't think Cujo or Richter are the greatest at stopping break aways. Federov, Bure, Yashin... etc., these guys could be big trouble. Canada doesn't have a hugely mobile defence. Looks like Canada's defence is built a little more around scoring ability.
Hasek is a great reaction tender for dealing with defencive turnovers. The Czechs will have the confidence to send a man out of the zone early. They don't have the offencive tools the Russians have, so thier long outlet passes will be fewer and farther between.
OK I'm going to go ahead here a say what I think even though every one will think I'm Crazy. I think Fluery is going to be a big asset for Canada. He will be on a penetration/energy line. These guys will by in deep buzzing and hitting. I think he will be in the top five in scoring for Canada, maybe top three. As a third line his line will not be contending with assigned checkers. Look for sparks from him with Peca and Smyth.
Be back later.....
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think I might have missed the boat on these lines for these games-
now Canada - 185
USA -165
I knew the opening lines were too good to be true!
now Canada - 185
USA -165
I knew the opening lines were too good to be true!
came up with this interesting article about Canada vs. Sweden. We should get a good look at textbook torpedo play from the Swedes.
http://www.canoe.com/2002GamesHockeyFeb02/0214_swedes-cp.html
http://www.canoe.com/2002GamesHockeyFeb02/0214_swedes-cp.html
