I love watching most sports and have enjoyed the Winter Olympics. I wonder if I am the only one disturbed however by how important chance seems to be in many winter events. I am particularly thinking about short track skating and snowboard cross. The Olympics should be about being the best,not the luckiest.
Originally posted by Matt S
2) NHL players in the Winter Olympics. OK, can we now all come to consensus that this is a BAD idea? How many times do we need to have it beaten in our heads that TEAMS that play together for months ahead of time will consistently beat All-Star squads tossed together at the last minute.
I hate to tell you this, but Sweden won the gold and nearly all their team plays in the NHL. Their big stars are all NHL players (Sundin, Lidstrom, Forsberg).
Originally posted by Matt S
2) NHL players in the Winter Olympics. OK, can we now all come to consensus that this is a BAD idea? How many times do we need to have it beaten in our heads that TEAMS that play together for months ahead of time will consistently beat All-Star squads tossed together at the last minute.
I hate to tell you this, but Sweden won the gold and nearly all their team plays in the NHL. Their big stars are all NHL players (Sundin, Lidstrom, Forsberg).
