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As a side note, I really dislike Abdelkader... I hope Dustin Brown does to him what the Wings are doing to Toews and that douche goes full Canuck. I know he has it in him.
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Pens are sharp tonight. Look pretty good. Nice to see. Letang still making boneheaded moves.
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Watching Rask when he's out of position and can't rely on his fundamentals always reminds me of why Thomas was the better goalie. Rask is fundamentally excellent, but he just doesn't seem to be able to improvise very well when something goes wrong or he's out of position.
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James Neal just torched Erik Karlsson out of his jock strap for a hat trick.
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Neal has his confidence back. Gona be dangerous, very dangerous against BOS/NYR
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05-24-2013, 09:19 PM | #368 |
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Goodbye, Canada.
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That's changing a bit. The skilled Russian players are adapting to the NHL style and the Americans are coming out with more skill every few years to go along with the grit and toughness that they already add to teams. Out of the 8 teams in this round, only 3 had Canadian captains, and both Finals teams last year were American, and only 1 of the final 4 teams last year was Canadian. Now that is obviously a small sample in a very specific category, but I still think it's showing a shift in the league.
There is no doubt Canada produces some sick players and in large quantity, but whether it be international tournaments or the NHL, non-Canadians aren't taking a backseat the way they used to. A #1 overall African-American will be the next step this coming season. And the true intent of the comment still holds, the Canadian hockey fans are gone for a 20th straight season. |
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