My thoughts exactly, Slovakia gonna be mad as hell and Belarus can't play Defense. I believe they have surrendered 20 goals, yeah, close to half that Canada's 8 against them alone but man that +151 just looks too damn nice. Will be fantastic if you cash this one. :toast:
all i see is the following.....needless to say, even more confusing than that +151 (as Slovokia IIRC has surrendered 10 goals themselves thus far
)| <small>Belarus vs Slovakia - IIHF World Championship 2016 - Preliminary Round - Yubileyny Sports Palace - Saint Petersburg - Russia</small> | |||||||
| <cite>overtime and shootouts included</cite> | |||||||
| Wed 5/11 | 1751 Belarus | <input id="checkboxx" name="S1_23" type="checkBox"> +1½ -210 | <input id="checkboxx" name="M1_23" type="checkBox">+150 | <input id="checkboxx" name="L1_23" type="checkBox">o5½ +120 | |||
| 9:15AM | 1752 Slovakia | <input id="checkboxx" name="S2_23" type="checkBox"> -1½ +175 | <input id="checkboxx" name="M2_23" type="checkBox">-170 | <input id="checkboxx" name="L2_23" type="checkBox">u5½ -140 |
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weird ass lines man.
Makes more sense now, along with that clarification in my mind of Slovakia Defense giving up just 7 compared to that 10 I had thought they surrendered. Looking back over their games prior to Germany's humiliation of them (where they surrendered 5) they give up 1 goal and 1 goal
they've shown they are capable of containing teams
SVK 
<tbody> </tbody> Hope this one is as Carefree as it should be. As easy as the L2 were for you. |
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Loss and a Push 3-5-1 -201
For tomorrow
USA -2.5 -109 vs France
Czech Republic -2 +105 vs Norway
Do airlifts work?
Adding NHL stars during Worlds is hit and miss
Published 11.05.2016 21:32 GMT+3 | Author Lucas Aykroyd
Adding NHL stars paid off big-time for Sweden when it ended the "home ice curse" with gold in 2013, thanks to the Sedin twins. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
Russia will bring in Alexander Ovechkin, Yevgeni Kuznetsov and Dmitri Orlov from the Washington Capitals. Will it pay off for the host nation?
Looking back at some examples from the new millennium, there are no easy answers. In some ways, it’s like when your favorite pro team signs a highly touted free agent. Maybe he’ll fit in and score like crazy en route to a long-coveted championship. Or maybe he’ll disrupt the existing chemistry and the team will fail to reach its goal.
Most teams that have won gold in recent years, be it the 2006 Swedes, 2011 Finn, or 2015 Canadians, stick with the same roster throughout.
Years ago, Team Canada reached the conclusion that airlifting NHL players in is rarely worth it. That was based on their experience from the last time the IIHF World Championship was held in St. Petersburg, Russia back in 2000.
The Canadians were looking for their first gold since 1997. When the Colorado Avalanche eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in five games in the second round, Canada decided to bring in some seasoned veterans with Stanley Cup-winning experience. Forwards Kris Draper and Martin Lapointe and defenceman Larry Murphy were added from the Wings.
However, the move didn’t play well in the dressing room or on the ice. Players like Brendan Morrison and Robyn Regehr, who’d been with the team since Day One, were made healthy scratches during the playoff round. Coach Tom Renney’s squad lost 2-1 to the eventual champion Czech Republic in the semi-finals, and then 2-1 again to Finland in the bronze medal game.
Since then, Canada has refrained from adding new players during the tournament, except in special cases or when injuries call for it. And the policy has been quite successful, as Canada has gone on to win four more gold medals (2003, 2004, 2007, 2015).
In the early 2000s, Sweden went through multiple cases of “close but no cigar” when it added big-name players.
In 2001, Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) played the final two games, but could only muster one assist as Sweden took bronze home from the Worlds in Germany.
Tre Kronor hosted the 2002 tournament in Gothenburg and brought in whoever they thought could boost the quest for home ice gold. Per-Johan Axelsson (Boston Bruins), Kim Johnsson (Philadelphia Flyers), and Michael Nylander (Chicago Blackhawks) were among the notable names. But the biggest prize of all was Markus Naslund (Vancouver Canucks). The star left wing was coming off a career-best 90-point season. However, Naslund couldn’t put the Swedes over the top, scoring a goal and two assists in three games as they settled for bronze.
The 2004 Swedish team in the Czech Republic went all-out for star power when it added Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) and Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) for the semi-finals and gold medal game. However, dreams did not come true for them in Prague. The two Hall of Famers were limited to one assist apiece. In the final, Lidstrom drew some criticism as the Swedes blew leads of 2-0 and 3-1 in their 5-3 loss to Canada and he finished a team-worst -3 on the night. It would take his game-winning goal in the 2006 Olympic final against Finland to solidify his reputation as a great not only in the NHL but also in IIHF competition.
With all that said, the Swedes can also boast about making arguably the single most successful late roster addition in World Championship history: the Sedin twins.
Co-hosting the 2013 tournament with Finland, the Swedes had played mediocre hockey in the group stage, losing their opener 3-2 to Switzerland and getting blanked 3-0 by Canada. But when the two former NHL scoring champions from the Vancouver Canucks showed up for the last round-robin game against Denmark (a 4-2 win), the ship almost magically turned around.
Tre Kronor edged Canada 3-2 in a quarter-final shootout, shut out Finland 3-0 in the semi-finals, and marched to a 5-1 triumph over the Swiss in the gold medal game, as “En For Alla For En,” the Swedish goal song written by The Poodles, played over and over again. Stunningly, Henrik Sedin finished with nine points in four games and made the tournament all-star team.
And how about Russia? It’s fair to say that no other nation gets as much support from its NHL stars that are eliminated from the playoffs. For many years, Ilya Kovalchuk was a great example. But a troubled KHL season has seen the 33-year-old winger go from serving as the captain of the 2015 silver medal-winning team to being excluded from this year’s roster. So let’s go full circle and take a closer look at how airlifts have worked out for Ovechkin, who never fails to answer his country’s call.
Out of the three gold medals (2008, 2012, 2014) that the “Great 8” has won at the Worlds, only the 2012 edition saw him reap the ultimate goal as a late addition. He scored two goals and two assists in three games that year in Stockholm and Helsinki.
Ovechkin has also had some tough times after making the trans-Atlantic crossing. Particularly in 2011, he looked depleted and error-prone, going pointless in five games as Russia finished fourth in the final act of Slava Bykov’s national team coaching tenure. 2013 also offered heartbreak, as the hulking winger showed up for the quarter-final against the Americans and did his best with a goal and an assist, but wound up on the wrong side of an 8-3 shellacking.
So while a superstar’s decision to join his national team partway through the Worlds merits applause, it definitely doesn’t guarantee a golden ending.
Adding NHL stars during Worlds is hit and miss
Published 11.05.2016 21:32 GMT+3 | Author Lucas Aykroyd
Russia will bring in Alexander Ovechkin, Yevgeni Kuznetsov and Dmitri Orlov from the Washington Capitals. Will it pay off for the host nation?
Looking back at some examples from the new millennium, there are no easy answers. In some ways, it’s like when your favorite pro team signs a highly touted free agent. Maybe he’ll fit in and score like crazy en route to a long-coveted championship. Or maybe he’ll disrupt the existing chemistry and the team will fail to reach its goal.
Most teams that have won gold in recent years, be it the 2006 Swedes, 2011 Finn, or 2015 Canadians, stick with the same roster throughout.
Years ago, Team Canada reached the conclusion that airlifting NHL players in is rarely worth it. That was based on their experience from the last time the IIHF World Championship was held in St. Petersburg, Russia back in 2000.
The Canadians were looking for their first gold since 1997. When the Colorado Avalanche eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in five games in the second round, Canada decided to bring in some seasoned veterans with Stanley Cup-winning experience. Forwards Kris Draper and Martin Lapointe and defenceman Larry Murphy were added from the Wings.
However, the move didn’t play well in the dressing room or on the ice. Players like Brendan Morrison and Robyn Regehr, who’d been with the team since Day One, were made healthy scratches during the playoff round. Coach Tom Renney’s squad lost 2-1 to the eventual champion Czech Republic in the semi-finals, and then 2-1 again to Finland in the bronze medal game.
Since then, Canada has refrained from adding new players during the tournament, except in special cases or when injuries call for it. And the policy has been quite successful, as Canada has gone on to win four more gold medals (2003, 2004, 2007, 2015).
In the early 2000s, Sweden went through multiple cases of “close but no cigar” when it added big-name players.
In 2001, Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) played the final two games, but could only muster one assist as Sweden took bronze home from the Worlds in Germany.
Tre Kronor hosted the 2002 tournament in Gothenburg and brought in whoever they thought could boost the quest for home ice gold. Per-Johan Axelsson (Boston Bruins), Kim Johnsson (Philadelphia Flyers), and Michael Nylander (Chicago Blackhawks) were among the notable names. But the biggest prize of all was Markus Naslund (Vancouver Canucks). The star left wing was coming off a career-best 90-point season. However, Naslund couldn’t put the Swedes over the top, scoring a goal and two assists in three games as they settled for bronze.
The 2004 Swedish team in the Czech Republic went all-out for star power when it added Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) and Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) for the semi-finals and gold medal game. However, dreams did not come true for them in Prague. The two Hall of Famers were limited to one assist apiece. In the final, Lidstrom drew some criticism as the Swedes blew leads of 2-0 and 3-1 in their 5-3 loss to Canada and he finished a team-worst -3 on the night. It would take his game-winning goal in the 2006 Olympic final against Finland to solidify his reputation as a great not only in the NHL but also in IIHF competition.
With all that said, the Swedes can also boast about making arguably the single most successful late roster addition in World Championship history: the Sedin twins.
Co-hosting the 2013 tournament with Finland, the Swedes had played mediocre hockey in the group stage, losing their opener 3-2 to Switzerland and getting blanked 3-0 by Canada. But when the two former NHL scoring champions from the Vancouver Canucks showed up for the last round-robin game against Denmark (a 4-2 win), the ship almost magically turned around.
Tre Kronor edged Canada 3-2 in a quarter-final shootout, shut out Finland 3-0 in the semi-finals, and marched to a 5-1 triumph over the Swiss in the gold medal game, as “En For Alla For En,” the Swedish goal song written by The Poodles, played over and over again. Stunningly, Henrik Sedin finished with nine points in four games and made the tournament all-star team.
And how about Russia? It’s fair to say that no other nation gets as much support from its NHL stars that are eliminated from the playoffs. For many years, Ilya Kovalchuk was a great example. But a troubled KHL season has seen the 33-year-old winger go from serving as the captain of the 2015 silver medal-winning team to being excluded from this year’s roster. So let’s go full circle and take a closer look at how airlifts have worked out for Ovechkin, who never fails to answer his country’s call.
Out of the three gold medals (2008, 2012, 2014) that the “Great 8” has won at the Worlds, only the 2012 edition saw him reap the ultimate goal as a late addition. He scored two goals and two assists in three games that year in Stockholm and Helsinki.
Ovechkin has also had some tough times after making the trans-Atlantic crossing. Particularly in 2011, he looked depleted and error-prone, going pointless in five games as Russia finished fourth in the final act of Slava Bykov’s national team coaching tenure. 2013 also offered heartbreak, as the hulking winger showed up for the quarter-final against the Americans and did his best with a goal and an assist, but wound up on the wrong side of an 8-3 shellacking.
So while a superstar’s decision to join his national team partway through the Worlds merits applause, it definitely doesn’t guarantee a golden ending.
2 winners and in the black.
5-5-1 +4
CZE is serious about this.
They totally have the pieces to assemble this puzzle
just a matter of whether they can handle the pressure as this unfolds.
Continue to play with the Unity, the cohesiveness we have seen. This team works with one another about the best of any team in this Tourney.
Even better than Finland IMO.
Maybe the overall Talent less than Finland though but Team Cohesiveness? Working together like well-oiled Machine?
These guys have Kazakhstan, Denmark and Switzerland to go.
Team we've seen should be able to handle those teams.
I did not expect them to whoop Norway this soundly though.
Fuckin Czech Republic announced themselves with this one.
In a Manner that all Elite Teams in this deal heard I goronfuckintee.
And Yes USA played the game/got the win they needed.
Way Less Than Stress-filled path left to them also with HUNGARY, Germany and SLOVAKIA remaining but this US Team will find a way to make it more anxiety-filled a journey than some Bettors might perceive that it should have been.
Goronfuckintee that as well.
Most Fascinating thing at this point is the Russians don't win their game by at least 3 Goals today by comparison to these 2 Early Games and especially CZE, CCCP gonna 'ppear to the world to be CCCPussies.
