Joe Sakic for MVP
Av's Rule and will take the cup
even if it means my Canucks will be out

and yes i do miss the nordiques as well
but colorado is still cool

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Originally posted by biznology Svensk spelare ar basta.

That would be:
Svenska spelare är bäst.

Howcum you know swedish anyway???

Im taking Swedish as my required language for college. Oh and from an informative presentation about Swedish hockey today I realize that the way NHL chooses its players makes the difference in how Sweden looks. Sweden values skills and finesse while the NHL favors Canadians and large oafs. So if two equal players one Swede and one Canadian are attempting to get signed, the Canadian will get picked. This means the Swedes in the NHL and the best of the best, so it makes Sweden look really good.

Oh and Forsberg is on a Swedish stamp, that must mean hes the shit. peace. or Hej då.

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The stamp is of his goal that he scored in the shootout in the 1992(?) Opympic Finals against Canada. Sweet shot, cool stamp.

Exactly, although I believe it was 1994. Maybe in the 80s? I don't know which the stamp was from, but they did win in 1994. peace.

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1994, right on.

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Originally posted by [A|ienFactory] no, the Swedes are better!!!

ok, i really don't wanna have an argument, but plz tell me that you were kidding when you said that the swedes are better then canadians in hockey. you can't be serious. do you understand how many cdn's there are in the NHL compared to the swedes? do you understand how big and important the grass roots hockey is here in canada? do you know how many world championships and gold medals canada has won compared to sweden. do you understand that all the greatest players that ever played hockey are almost all canadians, look at the record books, all cdn's. why do you think the hockey hall of fame is in toronto for? would it ever be in sweden...no.

i know every country has awsome hockey players, don't get me wrong. but comparing canada to sweden is like comparing oranges to apples.

canada is our sport after all. well lacrosse is too. there are just wayyy to many canadian greats throughout the history and still in the nhl. canada rox.

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Originally posted by RuffRyda ok, i really don't wanna have an argument, but plz tell me that you were kidding when you said that the swedes are better then canadians in hockey. you can't be serious. do you understand how many cdn's there are in the NHL compared to the swedes? do you understand how big and important the grass roots hockey is here in canada? do you know how many world championships and gold medals canada has won compared to sweden. do you understand that all the greatest players that ever played hockey are almost all canadians, look at the record books, all cdn's. why do you think the hockey hall of fame is in toronto for? would it ever be in sweden...no. i know every country has awsome hockey players, don't get me wrong. but comparing canada to sweden is like comparing oranges to apples.

No, no. Like I said before, there are more Canadians in the NHL cause the NHL will pick any Canadian over an equal player of different origin. This is why there are so many Canadians. Canada doesn't have more talented players, theyve just been practicing longer...you aren't better at a sport simply because you invented it. -note im not insulting Canadians, im just saying that there are reasons for the why certain countries appear better. peace.

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lol i used to support the Maple Leafs.. hehe.. they were quality!!! lol

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Originally posted by biznology No, no. Like I said before, there are more Canadians in the NHL cause the NHL will pick any Canadian over an equal player of different origin. This is why there are so many Canadians. Canada doesn't have more talented players, theyve just been practicing longer...you aren't better at a sport simply because you invented it. -note im not insulting Canadians, im just saying that there are reasons for the why certain countries appear better. peace.

well, i still disagree, but i don't wanna drag this on any longer. no disrespect for the swedes though. btw, canada didn't invent hockey. it was pioneered over in europe first and made it's way over here. check out nhl.com and check out the history of the sport. pretty interesting stuff.

just like the a canadian invented basketball and the sport grew big when it went south of the border.