should sid crosby have been chosen by the canadian olympic team?
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Had he been selected, I would not have complained. He's having a heck of a season in the NHL. But, it should be remembered, he's young, there will be plenty of time left for him to represent Team Canada. And you look at some of the other forwards that were taken: St Louis, Lecavalier, Sakic, Thornton, Draper. Not too shabby, I think Canada will do fine.
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Yes, Mr. Vadsomething, I think that he is a total sellout. If you have seen The Mighty Ducks 2, you will agree. Mr. Gretzky went to wish the American team good luck!! The Americans!!!! Also, in the paper that shows the progress of the teams in the tournament, it says that "Gretzky blesses US effort" !!!! I am sure that the Canadians were in the tournament also. How can that man sleep at night??? Especially with Janet Jones for a wife???
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I think the winter olympics were pretty good, not the best I've seen, but still very interesting seeing new countries winning medals. What I was a little disappointed about was the performance of Bode Miller. He was portrayed to be very good by the media, but then screwed up in most of his events.
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Sorry Georgie, not this year. My pick is Anahiem. Gigure, Pronger=Stanely Cup. Detroit is my second pick though.
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Yes. Being in the Olympics, even if you are the worst athlete there, is a huge honor in itself.
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News flash! The NHL is not the be all and end all of hockey. \n\nHasek also won Olympic gold in 1998. \nCzech League MVP--1987, 89 and 90\nCzech Goalie of the Year--5 yrs in a row (1986-90)\n13 different tournys he has played for the Czech Republic (or Czechoslovakia)\n\nAdd to this he really opened up the way for European golaies to play in the NHL in great numbers as prior to that only a few played over here in the NHL (i.e., Lindbergh, Astrom, Crha, etc.).\n\nPlus he was an innovator with his gumby style of netminding, stopping the puck with his mask or even dropping his stick to pick the puck up with his blocker...add to that his career save pct in the NHL is about .10 or more better than any other goalie. I mean, think about that...he's basically 10 percent or more better than any goalie of his era.\n\nAfter all this is a guy who took a very average Sabres team to the Final in 1999 which I'd rate his best NHL accomplishment even more than his Cup with Detroit or his MVP years.
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Below my team, the Capitals.  Sindey Crosby can't do it all by himself.
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it would take too long to travel to other hockey countries like russia, sweden, czech republic etc.  canada and the u.s. are in the same contintent so that makes it easier.
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I'll take Bobby Orr, the man changed the way the game is played and would have been even better if he could have played longer.  Not that the Great one but remember the Oilers won a cup without him and the Bruins haven't won since Orr left
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I have to laugh. He could have been playing with Canada, but chose to represent England because of obvious reason... thank goodness. I don't think he would even crack the Canadian starting lineup. There's no logical reason he should be starting for England... for that matter, even on the team. Ha, ha, ha.
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I think Cnanada should win about 20 medals, but since the team usually chokes I will go with 15.  \n\nAs long as we get the hockey gold who cares about the rest of the events.
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Anyone who can get throught the Olympic trials to be able to even get to the Olympics is awesome!   He has MANY World records and is there.. Hummm.. Makes him awesome to me...\n\nSuggestion:  You compete against him and win.  I would put major money on the fact you can't!
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Have to go with the Red Wings.\n\nThe previous post mentioned their age as a factor, however the Red Wings are much younger this year then in previous years.  A lot of their production is coming from those younger members.  (Zetterberg, Dutsyuk, Samuelsson, and Williams are amoung thier top scorers.)\n\nTheir older players (Shanahan, Lidstrom, and Schneider) add leaderhsip and are preforming great.\n\nOsgood is handling the Goalie duties very well.  \n\nFinally, the seem to have a coach in Mike Babcock that the older guys respect and the younger are learning from.\n\nHard to beat that combination. \n\nIt's a long season and lots of things could change after the olympics.  Watch for key injuries at that time that will change the future for several teams.
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Ottawa Senators, or, if we had one this year, The NHL Al-Rookie team...Crosby, Ovechkin, Lehtonin...sigh...
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Steve Yserman. He took Scotty Bowman's advice and changed his game 180 degrees in order to win championships. And yet, he plays with a quiet dignity that even his opponants respect - case in point, the number 19 and the Candadian Olympic Team. \n\nIf you get a chance to watch him this year, do so. This is the final act in a solid career between stat's, leadership and citizenship that deserves almost instant Hall of Fame induction.
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I think the Olympics should feature amateur athletes only...\n\nSome people will say.."Well China pays there athletes..or Russia does.."...but saying that takes away from what the Olympics are supposed to be about...Individuals with the drive to excel..Individuals who are not given every advantage..It is the spirit to win..\n\nThat is what made 1980 so special...Just college players who won through determination over professional players..\n\nWe will never see such inspiration again with NHL players on the ice...
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He did not get selected by the American team. The forwards selected over him were: Josh Wolff, Brian McBride, Brian Ching, and Eddie Johnson.