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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:09 am
by Kramer
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:47 am
by Zanchief
Drem wrote:i guess i just don't understand why americans are playing on team canada
They aren't.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:48 pm
by Drem
i mean american NHLers. it makes sense to me to pull team canada players from canadian NHL teams... that's all i'm trying to say. sorry it was so complicated, jesus
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:13 am
by Zanchief
So the swedes shouldn't have anyone that plays in the NHL on their national team?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:07 am
by Phlegm
Drem wrote:i mean american NHLers. it makes sense to me to pull team canada players from canadian NHL teams... that's all i'm trying to say. sorry it was so complicated, jesus
The Olympic team are made up of the citizens of that country not where they play in the professional leagues. Otherwise you'll swedes, russians, canadian, and others playing for the US.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:16 am
by Tikker
Drem wrote:i mean american NHLers. it makes sense to me to pull team canada players from canadian NHL teams... that's all i'm trying to say. sorry it was so complicated, jesus
what are you, retarded?
That's like saying "I don't understand why Vince Carter played on the american basketball team. he's playing for a canadian basketball team[back when he played for the raptors], therefore he's canadian"
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:37 am
by Zanchief
Tikker wrote:Drem wrote:i mean american NHLers. it makes sense to me to pull team canada players from canadian NHL teams... that's all i'm trying to say. sorry it was so complicated, jesus
what are you, retarded?
That's like saying "I don't understand why Vince Carter played on the american basketball team. he's playing for a canadian basketball team[back when he played for the raptors], therefore he's canadian"
You couldn't name one player on the current Raptors, could you.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:15 am
by Kramer
the simple concept that an individual would play for their country of citizenship is KIND OF THE BASIS OF THE OLYMPICS......
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:14 am
by Tikker
Zanchief Returns wrote:Tikker wrote:Drem wrote:i mean american NHLers. it makes sense to me to pull team canada players from canadian NHL teams... that's all i'm trying to say. sorry it was so complicated, jesus
what are you, retarded?
That's like saying "I don't understand why Vince Carter played on the american basketball team. he's playing for a canadian basketball team[back when he played for the raptors], therefore he's canadian"
You couldn't name one player on the current Raptors, could you.
Antonio Davis!
Chris bosh, villiuenewava or wtf you spell it
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:17 am
by Tikker
ps, Carter was playing for the Raps in 2000 when he was on the olympic team, no?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:18 am
by Zanchief
Yes. He was there best player too, even though he was the last player to be selected after someone got injured.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:23 pm
by Kramer
so is Vince Carter any good anymore? Seem to remember he went the way of Grant Hill, fading into the sunset
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:51 pm
by Zanchief
He's back now that he doesn't play for Toronto anymore. I'm very pleased about that too.
