flyercanuck Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, B21 said: @WordsOfWisdom We are talking about a country that is providing forcing performance enhancing drugs to 15 year old figure skaters. all it's athletes. FIFY. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 So Jokerit has withdrawn from KHL playoffs, and Dinamo Riga has pulled their team right out of the KHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 And this was decided with Luc Tardif as the new IIHF president who replaced René Fasel, a very good friend of Putin, Lukachenko and other brillant dictators of this world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 20 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: I give it a 25% probability that public outcry forces the NHL to remove Russian players from the upcoming NHL draft. Again ...legally there is no way to accomplish this. With that being said, NHL clubs could voluntarily not draft Russian born players. 20 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: I give it a 50% probability that Putin bans players from leaving the country, making the above point moot. I give it a 25% probability that life goes on as normal with no change to the status quo. Removing item #1, I would change the % to 50/50 for the other statements to come to fruition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 6 hours ago, B21 said: Unless an athlete is clearly a pro-Putin, pro-invasion wackadoo, they get a pass. At the end of the day they had nothing to with the invasion of Ukraine. Agree ..... 6 hours ago, B21 said: I do find it ironic how we as a country want politics kept out of sports (see: Kapernick, Colin) yet expect a stance from Russian athletes on what is going on. Not equating the two issues...just the attitude in general. If Malkin says nothing about the issue that's OK by me. Sad and ironically. Proves what double standard some in this world live by ...... so hypothetically speaking, would fans be upset if current Russian hockey players took a knee during the singing of the American / Canadian national anthems to protest the invasion? Not saying this would or should happen. Just a curious observation and thought. Keeping this strictly hypothetically speaking. I would be curious of the reception this would receive, if it should come to pass. Just trying to create a civil thought provoking discussion. That is all ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Speaking about double standards, it's funny how some athletes (in ski-cross and soccer for example) publicly boycott competitions that was supposed to be held in Russia and openly take position in that matter, the same athletes who surprisingly remained silent while they were in Beijing and will likely go in Qatar for the World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 hours ago, pilldoc said: Sad and ironically. Proves what double standard some in this world live by ...... so hypothetically speaking, would fans be upset if current Russian hockey players took a knee during the singing of the American / Canadian national anthems to protest the invasion? Not saying this would or should happen. Just a curious observation and thought. Keeping this strictly hypothetically speaking. I would be curious of the reception this would receive, if it should come to pass. Just trying to create a civil thought provoking discussion. That is all ....... I am pretty sure that if Malkin...hypothetically ...took a knee in protest of the invasion he'd be hailed as a hero as that would be a total kick to Putin's icy balls. Shocked if he did it...or any Russian NHLer for that matter. Don't blame them for not wanting too, either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, B21 said: I am pretty sure that if Malkin...hypothetically ...took a knee in protest of the invasion he'd be hailed as a hero as that would be a total kick to Putin's icy balls. Shocked if he did it...or any Russian NHLer for that matter. Don't blame them for not wanting too, either. I would imagine they'd be too scared of what might happen to their families over there. That said, I'm not a fan of Ovechkin being buddies with that murdering liar of an embezzling dictator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, B21 said: Don't blame them for not wanting too, either. I wouldn't blame them that dude is a straight killer he don't fcuk around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 NHL halts business with Russian partners over Ukraine invasion https://nypost.com/2022/02/28/nhl-halts-business-with-russian-partners-over-ukraine-invasion/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 Is there any point in me posting here any more? Even when I'm on point, and I present an important topic of interest, I get almost zero support from the members here. The people who reply to my post just to sh_t on it are the ones receiving all the likes. Look at the first three posts in this thread: Ask yourself the question (be honest): If this thread had been started by TropicalFruitGirl, Podein, Pilldoc, or basically anyone else but me, that first post gets a respectable reply and probably has 20 likes by now doesn't it? I think I get the message. Nobody wants me here, so I will say goodbye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 14 hours ago, B21 said: I am pretty sure that if Malkin...hypothetically ...took a knee in protest of the invasion he'd be hailed as a hero as that would be a total kick to Putin's icy balls. Shocked if he did it...or any Russian NHLer for that matter. Don't blame them for not wanting too, either. Yeah, but in the meantime he would have to check anytime in his gatorade bottle if there's no Polonium or Novichok. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 This is going too far. Why the hell should these kids be punished and make them pay for something they are not responsible of ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 19 hours ago, Math said: This is going too far. Why the hell should these kids be punished and make them pay for something they are not responsible of ? While I agree with what you're saying, nailing Russia with everything you possibly can short of WWIII might be the only way of knocking some sense into Putins cement head. Or getting those that surround him to...by whatever means it takes. I feel bad for the people of Russia...but there are Ukrainian 16 and 17 year olds who are paying more dearly for something they aren't responsible for. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Drawing attention to this article in the Current Discussions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zia Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 100% yes. Russian people are the only ones that can stop this. Unfortunately, we need to make it difficult for every Russian. The lives of every Ukrainian and the future of the children of Ukraine is at stake. It's not just about hockey. As a Canadian, we need to stand with Ukraine in every way possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Rick Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Ovetchkin openly declared his support of that monster Vladamir Putin. To me that is reason to kick his ass out. How the hell do you support killing innocent people? Someone needs to take him out like they should have taken Hitler out. Before he causes a ware that is unthinkable. I cannot believe someone on the inside has not gotten to him. The Russian people I fell bad for. They get thrown in jail if they even talk against the bastard. What a place that is. We need to back Ukraine until the end. The allied nations may need to to to fight them conventionally. if he "push's the nuclear button, that is the end for many" We need to wipe those bastards off the map or die trying. Ovetchkin is a sack of ****. I no longer like him at all. I hope someone drills his ass into the glass. Florida is not physical. I hope they beat Washington. I do not know Teresenko's views on this. Yes I always liked him as a player. He is a great player. And plays for my 2nd fav team. Without him I am not sure the Blues can win. But go Flames if he does openly support that piece of crap. Unless they are supporting him only out of fear? Why would they want to leave US soil to return to that mess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Hockey Junkie said: Ovetchkin openly declared his support of that monster Vladamir Putin. To me that is reason to kick his ass out. On 2/26/2022 at 8:30 PM, WordsOfWisdom said: In any event, I don't think it will ever come down to an NHL-level decision The NHL can’t. It would have to be addressed via NHLPA CBA. I read through the entire CBA. This type of situation is not addressed in the CBA and nor should it be…. Also take it FWIW….from an article from The Athletic…. Ovechkin expressed support for Putin as his president, but also a desire to stay out of politics as an athlete. When asked about other Russian athletes who firmly denounced the violence, he called for the same. “Please, no more war,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who is in the war — Russia, Ukraine, different countries. … We have to live in peace and a great world.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Rick Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 8:48 AM, pilldoc said: On 2/26/2022 at 8:30 PM, WordsOfWisdom said: In any event, I don't think it will ever come down to an NHL-level decision The NHL can’t. It would have to be addressed via NHLPA CBA. I read through the entire CBA. This type of situation is not addressed in the CBA and nor should it be…. Also take it FWIW….from an article from The Athletic…. Ovechkin expressed support for Putin as his president, but also a desire to stay out of politics as an athlete. When asked about other Russian athletes who firmly denounced the violence, he called for the same. “Please, no more war,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who is in the war — Russia, Ukraine, different countries. … We have to live in peace and a great world.” I feel for the Russian people who stand against Putin also. I just cannot believe this guy is in power still. They fought Hitler on their own turf. They knew what he did. Now they have a guy that is comparable to Hitler. Someone needs to take his ass out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) UCC letter re Canadian entry visa – citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Ovechkin https://www.ucc.ca/2022/12/29/ucc-letter-re-canadian-entry-visa-citizen-of-the-russian-federation-alexander-ovechkin/?fbclid=IwAR3v2sAWTNECkIHCV2cyaYfQ77dWdaNqCaSRw-Mu08uzythq10F7VdaOPuU Edited January 3, 2023 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Math Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Meh, never gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 If they're going to ban Ovechkin from Canada...how about kicking the Russian mafia out first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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