Ken Dryden about Valery Kharlamov

Ken Dryden about Valery Kharlamov

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[ebtricks]

@InnocentWar1 I believe that if the Canadian's had a system and had decades to implement it, they would have been more competitive.

If you don't believe that they won because of experience and chemistry, what do you believe? Why aren't the Russians winning gold every four years now? Is it because of their government? The lack of the Cold-War?

No, it's because they were the most disciplined and well-conditioned team in the world, and their chemistry had been broken off.

[InnocentWar1]

@ebtricks So your opinion is that if Canadians have played together for so many years, they would have been superior. If so, there is no need to discuss. I do not agree with it, at all.

[voodooloungeable]

Ok so I'm American (which I know automatically disqualifies me from knowing ANYTHING about hockey). But Canadians have got to get over this, "It's Canada's game" mentality. Hockey is everyone's game now. Baseball used to be THE game for the U.S. Not any more. Great teams and players come from all over the world now. Give credit where credit is due. CCCP had a great team and Russia still produces superstars. I hated them back then by the way but they were really good good.

[ebtricks]

@dunbunter Oh yeah, just like the Sedin's have grown so predictable throughout their playing careers. Chemistry is built in time. If this wasn't true, the Soviets wouldn't have won anything. You would know this if you had played hockey.

Take the Red Wings for example. They've created a "pass-it-down" type organization, and they stick to a strict puck managing system. For two decades they've dominated, much like the Soviets. The only thing that's predicable is winning.

[dunbunter]

@ebtricks My reaction came on this from you "Had the Canadians been playing with one another for as many years, they would have been superior.". This isn't true. Playing too much together can create a routine that prevents a necessary development on the margin. It will be predictably, both for you and your opponents..Of course you can't compare different times.

[ebtricks]

@dunbunter I never said they didn't dominate, they did. I just feel that the formation of the leagues were very different, and that talent was siphoned in a completely different direction. Ask any play what they want, a gold medal, or a Cup, and they'll say the Cup.

The point of the NHL is to win the Cup, and while the Soviet league had a similar award, the gold is what they had their onus on. It was almost expected to be won by the Soviets, but now, things are different.

[dunbunter]

@ebtricks Ha ha said the clown, It wasn't only CSKA. Dynamo, Spartak and the Wings beat the teams from Canada. It's only beacuse they played hockey with hearth in the Soviet-Union. Hockey is the national sport of Canada. But in the times of Soviet-Union era, Canada had a strong team of course, no matter what. Anyhow they could never really handle the Soviet team without a little help of the referee..

[ebtricks]

@grisflyt They were good because they had chemistry. Had the Canadians been playing with one another for as many years, they would have been superior. Russian leagues couldn't come close the the NHL at the time, and the same holds true to this day. The Russians just focused much more on internationals.

[tonysdzepp]

@pbrick6301 That is AWESOME dude, lol

[pbrick6301]

why is the ignorant russian speaking over the great ken dryden?