[Hot Tabasco]

Olympic hockey has become nothing but an expanded version of the NHL All Star game. The guys are picked, they fly to the olympics then they play......

Under the current rules, there will never again be a game such as the 1980 U.S. amateurs vs. the Russians............

It's a joke.........

[Ditto]

Olympic hockey has become nothing but an expanded version of the NHL All Star game.

I disagree there. In the All Star game, there is no hitting. These games were hard hitting.

I think the biggest problem US players have is getting used to the 'big ice' in international hockey. I'd love to see the NHL expand the rink size. It's a better game, IMHO. But I know that ain't going to happen. They would lose too many prime seats doing that.