MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I was 2, so I don't know, but was Mario and Wayne as magical as we remember it now, when it actually happened? Like, was their playing together hyped up before that play? Or is it something we've just romanticized over the years as the two best forwards in NHL history playing I was 16, and my faded memory is that it was still being debated how great Mario was. He still had the selfish tag on him, and there was little doubt that Wayne was the greatest and Mario was the young star, with greatness upside but no sure thing to be amazing. I wasn't a huge Mario fan at the time, I liked him, but it was all Gretzky for me. But it was like Mario found another gear and I felt like at times Mario was better than Wayne, which I would never have imagined going into that tourney. That final was Mario's coming out party,and those 6-5 (?) games were all amazing. Lots of scoring, lots of intensity and I thought the Soviets were just amazing to watch. I have always enjoyed watching 'Soviet' hockey more than any other. It's so hard to compare those days to today with the Internet, twitter. Those days, something being hyped meant you read it in the paper last week and some of your friends were talking about. There wasn't anything on radio, TV or my phone,about who would play with who, and what it meant. Lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Slava Malamud tweeted his guesses the other day: G: Varlamov, Bobrovsky, Yeryomenko (Dynamo). No.1 job Varly's to lose D: Markov, Emelin, Voynov - locks. Tyutin, Nikitin - probables. KHLers: Medvedev, Nikulin - locks. Denisov, Ryasensky - maybe. Snub: Kulikov C: Datsyuk, Malkin - obviously. Anisimov - because who else? KHLer Tereshchenko a virtual lock. Snub - Tikhonov, unless he unseats Anisimov W: Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Radulov, Semin, Kulemin - duh. Tarasenko, Nichushkin - maybe. 2-3 more KHLers. Snubs - Kuznetsov, Yakupov. I don't think any country can match the power, scoring , excitement of the top 4 of Russia. Let's not forget the home advantage, which will be huge. What a power play. Datsyuk Ovechkin Malkin Kovalchuk Markov. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The pompous Canadians should have a decent PP too. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This is fun. Sweden: Forwards: H Sedin D Sedin Backstrom Steen Zetterberg Alfie Franzen Johansson Landeskog Defence Karlson Ekman Larson Hedman Kronwall Edler Hjalmarsson Oduya? Goalies The King The Monster Lehner Lidstrom??? Sweden will be very good too Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Awe the 87 Canada cup at copps. Wayne to Mario remember it well. Some guy rented the ice for some shinny and all we did was try to recreate wayne to Mario Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I was 16, and my faded memory is that it was still being debated how great Mario was. He still had the selfish tag on him, and there was little doubt that Wayne was the greatest and Mario was the young star, with greatness upside but no sure thing to be amazing. I wasn't a huge Mario fan at the time, I liked him, but it was all Gretzky for me. But it was like Mario found another gear and I felt like at times Mario was better than Wayne, which I would never have imagined going into that tourney. That final was Mario's coming out party,and those 6-5 (?) games were all amazing. Lots of scoring, lots of intensity and I thought the Soviets were just amazing to watch. I have always enjoyed watching 'Soviet' hockey more than any other. It's so hard to compare those days to today with the Internet, twitter. Those days, something being hyped meant you read it in the paper last week and some of your friends were talking about. There wasn't anything on radio, TV or my phone,about who would play with who, and what it meant. Lol Ah yeah, forgot Mario was just 3 years into his career at that point. Link to post Share on other sites
iBeaver 409 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Zubov retired 4 years ago. Did you see Federov at the Alumni Game? He has aged poorly. Heh, my friend and I were texting about how we thought he looked really good. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I saw a photo of him in the locker room, so unless it was mis-captioned, and it was not him, he looked a lot older than I expected him to be, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I saw a photo of him in the locker room, so unless it was mis-captioned, and it was not him, he looked a lot older than I expected him to be, lol. white guys age faster Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Every Asian I've ever met has been about 20 years older than I thought they were. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Analysis: Sweden's Oly roster is stacked, but not taking Hedman a mistake Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Analysis of pending announcement is hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I just remembered that I bet a Pens fan buddy of mine $50 a few months ago that Kunitz wouldn't be on the Olympic team. It seemed so far fetched at the time.... Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 heh. they're going to take Kunitz but leave Neal. not into this anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 C'mon Stevie y. Do the right thing. Leave PK home Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Speak English. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Holy crap. Announce the team already Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 ok, i'm on board with pompous. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Rob Rossi @RobRossi_Trib 1m Curious strategy by Canada to delay unveil of Olympic team until after Games. Don't think USA brass saw that coming. Mister Falcon @CarcelMousineau 3m For anyone who's wondered what a wedding is like without alcohol, now you know! Butter Chicken @MrButterChicken 6m "Next, Hockey Canada will have Yoko Ono setting fire to an electric violin. This is symbolic of hockey somehow." // some of the better jokes 20 minutes into the press conference 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafs 142 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Is Yzerman usually a bad public speaker? Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Luongo, Price, Smith. Bouwmeester, Doughty, Hamhuis, Keith, Pietrangelo, Subban, Vlasic, Weber Benn Bergeron Carter Crosby Duchene Getzlaf Kunitz Marleau Nash Perry Sharp Stamkos Tavares Toews Bleh Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 vomit all over rick nash. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 No Giroux Thornton StLouis Couture Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Chris Kunitz and Rick Nash are Olympians, Joe Thornton and Martin St. Louis are not.. ugh.. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Wow. Lots of controversy coming Link to post Share on other sites
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