Thread: OT: Kopitar is going to olympic games!

Originally Posted by gobigred

Ovechkin already said he is playing regardless of what the NHL says and his owner backed him....there are too many Eastern European players that will play in the Olympics for the NHL to say no

That's all well and good, but if the NHL, the NHLPA, USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and the IIHF can't come to agreement, the IHHF will prohibit NHL players from participating. They are the organization that governs international hockey and the Olympic hockey tournament.

NBC wants it to happen, thus it will happen.

From leaving the Iron Curtain to Laibach to Anze Kopitar to the Winter Olympics...you've come a long a way Slovenia!

I'll be cheering for you, well, until you play the USA.

Originally Posted by Ice24

I really enjoyed the junior championships this year. I like having the young amateur players on the ice. Woops, Canada had a pro on their team. I say let the college kids play. We see the NHL players enough.

Problem is it was mostly Russia who ruined the concept of having amateur's participate in the Olympics. They kept sending pros in to compete. What we see now are the results of that. Pro players going to Olympics risking injury to their perspective teams.
Ask Espo abt experiences over in Russia in the past. I have no opinion pro or con abt NHL going over there except Olympics did use to be a lot more fun(see Herb Brooks)

Originally Posted by orpheus

From leaving the Iron Curtain to Laibach to Anze Kopitar to the Winter Olympics...you've come a long a way Slovenia!

I'll be cheering for you, well, until you play the USA.

President Tito said no to Stalin in 1948, so we were never under the "iron curtain"

Looking forward to the Slo vs. USA match. Be afraid, be very afraid!

If it was in my power, I'd bench every player of mine that went to the olympics or the worlds. I pay them, if they are going to get injured, they'll get injured for me. Just my feeling. Anze will get hurt again I fear. And I agree with