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1 hour ago, intoronto said:

 

Are we supposed to take Daly's word for it or is this just public posturing to try and shame the Milan organizers (which they certainly deserve for all the delays) in order to threaten NHL participation?

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1 hour ago, Quaker2001 said:

Are we supposed to take Daly's word for it or is this just public posturing to try and shame the Milan organizers (which they certainly deserve for all the delays) in order to threaten NHL participation?

option no.2 for sure, as it's been all this shitstorm organized by the nhl owners through their embedded reporters

 

ps not that the north american audience looks really aware of the hockey rules and habits outside the nhl (and around their game, too, since they look not to know that just a couple of weeks ago they played 2 nhl matches on an ice sheet of the exact same size of Milan's olympic arena)

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43 minutes ago, phelps said:

option no.2 for sure, as it's been all this shitstorm organized by the nhl owners through their embedded reporters

 

ps not that the north american audience looks really aware of the hockey rules and habits outside the nhl (and around their game, too, since they look not to know that just a couple of weeks ago they played 2 nhl matches on an ice sheet of the exact same size of Milan's olympic arena)

That's what I figured.  Wouldn't be a proper lead up to an Olympics without some media-fueled fearmongering.  

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1 hour ago, Quaker2001 said:

That's what I figured.  Wouldn't be a proper lead up to an Olympics without some media-fueled fearmongering.  

Exactly. Recent developments of the construction haven't been particularly encouraging, and while they'll probably get everything sorted just in time, a lot of North American fans have been quite vocal about every minor inconvenience.

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Unexpected boost for Team :USA.  They are at least going to have a credible excuse if anyone fails any drug tests.  

 

American rapper Snoop Dogg has been named an 'honorary coach' for Team USA at next year's Winter Olympics.

 

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced on Thursday the 54-year-old will take on "a volunteer role celebrating and supporting America's athletes off the field of play".

 

Snoop Dogg named 'honorary coach' for Team US at Winter Olympics - BBC Sport

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Hoo boy, Snoop Dogg AND Mariah Carey.  She is half-Italian though.

 

American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of next year's Winter Olympics.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c17x8rep7p5o

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