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Salve!
Are there any ice-hockey fans here on RAT? The NHL playoffs have started long ago and the games are heating up and then there`s also the world championships.... Any favourite teams?
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Yes, that Czech vs Canada will be a good match. Those matches are always interesting, the canadiens trying to intimidate us europeans with their physical play. Unfortunately for them those days are long gone :wink: ....
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Yeah, now we just beat you in skill too.
(The olympics not withstanding)
Toronto Maple Leafs fan...more looking forward to next season given the changes they made, and hopefully will make.
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You`re absolutely right, Magnus, double-scary :lol: !
Yesterdays game between Canada and Czechs was very good... Sidney Crosby played a great game and I´m beginning to like his playing despite the hype around him....
Btw, my favourite team is Detroit Red Wings, has always been, I don`t remember exactly why. Good news for the Maple Leafs is the fact that Aki-Petteri Berg won`t be playing there in the next season. In the new NHL it is recommended that players can skate too :wink: ....
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I'm a devout Hurricanes fan and so far they seem to be doing very well. They won last night and the game last week, I can't remember specifically, when the Devils pulled ahead and two goals were scored in the last 30 seconds of the third period...that was amazing. One of the best games I've ever watched.
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Hahahah, I love Xbox hockey games, but I suck at them...lol.
It'll be interesting to see how Canada's hockey evolves in the next few years...I think the way the European teams played at the olympics was a real wake-up call to examine our programs here.
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Hi,
well, I think Canada now plays more "European style" hockey than before and European teams are already accustomed to the hard play of Canadian/American hockey school. Thanks to the more and more international NHL the differences aren't so big today.
Yes! Ovečkin is also excellent player. A little bit individualistic, but the best shooters need to have the puck a little more often. I also like Malkin's play.
Greetings
Alexandr