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beer nuts edition
fuck hokey
>>66348226
fuck off iphone go outdoors
>>66348226
DEEZ NUTS
>>66348238
>implying
First he bangs the drum
Then he bangs your mum
>>66348258
He's too autistic for any of that
Mcmeme has never had a gf
>>66348258
I have 2 dads
>>66348278
>
>>66348271
>>66348278
>>66348286
McMeme makes autism sexy.
>>66348278
If he never had a gf, how could this guy have cucked him?
>>66348341
how are we supposed to protect this smile if he gets drafted by canadian organisation?
>>66348226
holy fuck those look delicious
>>66348372
>not wanting the best thing to come from finland in decades to be worshipped by die hard Canadian hockey fans
>>66348341
Because that's his boyfriend
>>66348286
facebook sucks
>>66348392
>Canada
>even caring about their teams anymore
It's been over 20 years why even care anymore
>>66348417
Because we're not casuals like yourself who understand what the word loyalty means.
>>66348425
>implying I'm not a Browns fan
Please leave Canada
>>66348432
>implying I give a shit what team you follow
>>66348451
>implying that I have no loyalty
>implying being a Browns fan means I'm unloyal
Canada fuck you
>>66348454
> get easy team
> only get one point out of it
Good job, filthy
>>66348512
>bluejackets
>easy
Good meme
>>66348552
>>66348552
>Teams from Ohio
>Good
>Ever
Well meme'd Caitlyn, well meme'd.
Is Mark Scheifele a 1C in the making or just another meme?
>>66348512
Obsessed
>>66348454
>Johnny football bandwagoner
Nice loyalty
Where's the autistic daily finland vs sweden sweed?
>>66349060
Don't summon him, please.
>>66349060
It's kinda dumb how goals are three points
>>66349060
Sweden:
Nordström 3+0
Larsson 3+0
Silfverberg 6+0
Johansson 0+1
Bäckström 3+1
Zibanejad 3+0
Karlsson 0+1
Hedman 0+2
Zetterberg 0+1
Kronwall 0+1
OEL 0+1
Finland:
Haula 3+0
Koivu 3+0
Teravainen 0+1
Korpikoski 0+1
Sweden wins with 26 points to Finland's 8 points and has now won X numer of times in a row since XXXX-XX-XX
t. not that guy
>>66349252
delet this
>>66349252
Nordström should get more than 3 points for styling all over Ristopoop though
And Rakell should get a point for this meme move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXMq7JJWFCQ
>>66349260
No, sorry :(
>>66349252
>one guy scoring twice is worth more than six guys worth of assists
lel
>>66349252
Fixed
Sweden
14
Binland
4
>>66349281
>one guy scoring twice is worth as much as six guys worth of assists
FTFY
I didn't come up with the rules and I agree that the proportion isn't that good.
If I remember it's 3 points if a GK has a shutout too, and that should be worth more than a goal
>>66349317
Goal: 1.5 or 2 points
Assist: 1 point
Shutout: 3 or 4 points (GK only)
tbf
When do we get another micd up episode
>>66349325
did he even count the goalies at all? I don't remember him ever bringing up goalies(for obvious reason).
>>66349340
Nah. Goals are so flukey sometimes, should be the same as assist
You now, when a guy makes a good shot and it bounces off of abdelkaders ass, abby doesn't get 3 points, he gets 1
G: 1
A: 1
1 save: .1 point
1 ga: -1 point
Shutout: 3 points
Win: 1 point
>>66349378
that point system would be easy win every night for finland because there are literally at least one finnish goalie per round playing and sometimes even up to 4 or 5.
>>66349358
I think he only counts shutouts and I guess none has had one yet, or he has missed them.
Goalie wins should perhaps be a point too.
>>66349378
Fair enough. I'd say that goals overall demand a bigger effort than the average assist. But that's just speculating and I'd be fine with 1 points each.
>1 save: .1 point
>1 ga: -1 point
Starting to get a little too complicated/much for something you'd do every day
>Win: 1 point
For goalies, yes.
>>66349447
No, it wouldn't. You'd have a bigger chance at wining some nights. But it would be far from an easy win every night
>>66349474
actually missed that save is 0.1 point and not 1 point.
>>66349378
This point system makes sense. The one you guys are using is pretty convoluted and unevenly weighted
>>66349378
>>66349447
Sweden:
Nordström 1+0
Larsson 1+0
Silfverberg 2+0
Johansson 0+1
Bäckström 1+1
Zibanejad 1+0
Karlsson 0+1
Hedman 0+2
Zetterberg 0+1
Kronwall 0+1
OEL 0+1
Markström 3.8
Finland:
Haula 1+0
Koivu 1+0
Teravainen 0+1
Korpikoski 0+1
Lehtonen 1.2
Sweden: 17.8
Finland: 5.2
>>66349496
I did so at first too and was wondering what the hell he was thinking
>>66349510
Oh, shit. Sorry. Lehtonen should have 1.2 for his saves and 1 for his win. So:
Finland: 6.2
>>66348901
hng
so Mathews is next year's number 1 draft pick?
Why hasn't there been as much conversation about him as there was with McDavid?
>>66349737
>confused as to why Matthews isn't discussed as much as the literal GOAT
Pay denbts
>>66349737
Just leave this general already, you know literally nothing about hockey
>>66349794
that's why I am asking
Wild will win it all lads
>>66349867
They have a better chance at winning the lottery
>>66349896
If they make the playoffs they'll win the Cup
If they miss they'll win the lottery
There is no team in NA sports that's in a better position at this moment besides maybe Golden State
>>66349975
Stop memeing this bullshit
>>66349994
You'll see
>>66349975
You need to produce more subtle bait this is just painfully obvious.
>Provorov is the best dman in the minor league 72 points in 60 games.
>Provorov will be better than Lidstrom and Zubov
Your feels on this?
>>66350022
Who?
>>66349517
So average is:
Sweden: 1.48
Finland: 1.24
>>66350069
casual
>>66348392
>die hard fans who turn on him immediately when he does under 50 goals in a season
>not a chance for a stanley
American teams appreciate nordics unlike canadianz
>>66350086
I can live with this
>>66350140
>thinks Edmonton fans wouldn't appreciate a Finn
>doesn't know that Tikkanen and Kurri are still legendary around these parts
>>66350022
w00t
>>66350140
>kurri and tikkanen in edmonton
>selänne in winnipeg despite playing only like 3 seasons
>koivu in montreal
>kipper in calgary
let's not meme too much
>>66350140
What? I would literally buy a pulju or laine jersey the second their made. It's the fucking media that are so bipolar in terms of rating players.
>tfw no Canacuck teams to shit up the playoffs
>>66350408
playoff threads are gonna be so /comfy/ :3
>>66350408
what are canadians going to do while playoffs are on? Watch wc?
>>66350408
>>66350478
>>66350496
You guys are so adorable.
>>66350022
hyped af m8
Where the FUCK are you Wild haters now? You were talking mad shit weeks ago.
>>66350069
Just another "offensive defensememe"
>>66350520
The wild still are, she always will be, complete shit
Stop being so desperate for attention. You're acting like a child, which is understandable because you spend so much time inside them
>>66350520
they hate us cause they ain't us.
West teams are just butthurt because they are afraid of Wild.
>>66350584
ABWs are mentally ill. Get help
>>66349867
The Wild suck, but there is no place on that woman's body that I wouldn't stick my dick and tongue.
>>66350584
Wild were absolutely dominated by the Kings yesterday. And the Kings were on he second game of a back-to-back.
Lucky for you Dubnyk played well and Quick let in two softies.
http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/201603220MIN.html#LAK_adv_skaters::none
>>66350802
wild did what was necessary. 1 period of serious play was enough against kings. That's what winners do, don't go 100% all the time.
>>66350871
See how that works out for you in the playoffs.
>>66350895
we will see but i don't think kings will cause us any trouble. Whole pasific feels like pretender division. Hawks have been and always will be the main rival for wild.
>>66350802
>lose 2-1
>dominated
Is this some kind of meta meme? Memes2.0?
WHEN WILL STAMKOS AND MCDAVID COME HOME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>66350967
Stamkos is home.
>>66350957
No. The scoreboard doesn't always tell the story.
Kings dominated them in advanced stats.
Canes are better than the caps. this is a fact.
Canes cups 1
Caps cups 0
>>66350967
Not going to happen Shanny. Stevie Y is going to lock that shit down and McMeme is staying in Edmonton for life. No team is stupid enough to trade Gretzky and Gretzky 2.0.
>>66350967
>willingly going back to torabia
Never happening bud
>>66350967
When the regular season ends
>>66351065
Except the Oilers actually did trade Gretzky lel
>>66350932
OLD MEME
>>66351117
>Missing the point.
Yes, but I really don't think they are stupid enough to do it again.
>rags
>tfw leaf fan
>other Canadians get assblasted because muh media
>hurr toronto is shit because you get everything
>completely disregard that almost every leaf fan knows our team is shit and only recently got competent management and prospects
why the inferiority complex bros? Do other cities really give this much of a shit? If so why do they hop on the Jays bandwagon if they hate Toronto?
>>66350520
>"offensive defensememe"
except he's not billed as an offensive defenseman. he manages to rack up points while also being very solid defensively.
How is Ericsson still in the nhl
>you will never be rich and spend your off days watching airplanes from your mansion
https://mobile.twitter.com/RealStamkos91/status/711648508412035072/video/1
>>66351246
>planes fly over his house
lol, does he live in the ghetto?
>>66351378
I know your military has been completely dismantled but you should be able to recognize fighter jets when you see them
Listen up shitheads because I only want to say this once: The Minnesota Wild are the absolute best team in hockey, in any league, NHL, KHL, you name it. They are playing as one; each player can count on his linemate to be exactly where they anticipate and they are moving fluidly as a unit. Simply put beating the Wild comes down to puck luck and capitaling on scoring chances (though the Wild have the best goaltender and captain in the playoffs) because a full strength Wild team is just stronger and faster and better equipped than the opposition.
This isn't some home ice advantage gimmick ala 12th man, though Minnesota does have very boisterous fans and a famed crowd, and it isn't because they are on a lucky streak. This is when a coach and GM have assembled the pieces required to fit the scheme designed and it working as intended. This is when the cogs are all turning and the wheel is spinning. The watch face is ticking because each little intricate piece is doing exactly what it needs to do.
My question to you is a simple one at first but a difficult one when thought about:
Who can beat the Wild?
>>66351413
Don't be such an asshole. If you kill your enemies, then they win.
>>66351413
I stand by my previous statement. We make ours fly over natives and penguins.
>>66351443
>Kings
>Ducks
>Hawks
>Blues
>Caps
>Bolts
>Panthers
>>66351246
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE STAMMER COME HOME
>>66351516
What would you do if Stammer went to someone like Edmonton over you?
>>66351211
It's the thing for hypocrite fans to do. When a team in Toronto is bad its "another pathetic Toronto sports franchise"; but when they become good they become "Canada's team" (this is mostly the Jays or Raptors)
Fellow floyers fans, let's not kid ourselves. By now we should have learned that what happened last night is quite probably Act 1 Scene 1 of the collapse.
The loss to Shittsburgh was one thing. They were that day and are currently the better team, and the flyers were due for an off game.
But yet again, when facing a blatantly inferior team with two huge points on the line, they reverted back to their typical bed-shitting selves. Yeah, they still got a point, but the way they ended up with it says it all: they got outskated, played shit defense, relied entirely on their one remaining competent goalie to carry them, and ultimately choked in grand fashion, looking absolutely pathetic as usual in the shootout.
Let's face it, they will, in all likelihood, utterly shit the bed again in Colorado, then proceed west, helplessly shitting all over themselves en route to a shutout at the hands of the Coyotes. And then things will only go downhill from there.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this team really is different from than the ones we've grown used to over the last few years. And if I am proven wrong I'll be more than happy to accept the title of regular dumb dumb negative nancy. But regardless, I won't truly get my hopes up about this team until guys like >>66351216, Konecny, Sanheim and co. come up to the big league and form a real, solid, reliable foundation on which to stand.
>>66351550
>watching apeball
Don't pretend anyone cares about this
>>66350184
People were hpyed here for Hartikainen and he had no chance of making the league. Edmonton loves everyone. Except Jultz
>>66351614
Nobody loves JUSTin.
elite
>>66351246
>YOU CAN NAP ALL YOU WANT IN TORONTO
Leafs fans, everyone.
lol look at this fucking mongolian
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=7799
>>66351643
He looks like a sperg 2bh.
>>66351556
The flycucks are a shit team with nigger fans.
They've never been taken seriously, they never will.
The Penguins on the other hand are respected and pleasant and win by playing real hockey.
The cryers have never been able to win without resorting to chimp level goonery, which appeals to their ape-intellect fans.
All cuckadelphians should kill themselves desu. After the Pens deny them the playoffs on the last day of the season in the ultimate cucking, hopefully they will.
Philthy's a joke, always has been and always will be.
>>66351658
>8 goals 44 assists
>>66351658
chinese bill
Today is national pupper day. Post puppers.
>wongs
>ploffs
>>66351694
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi57d50pCUw
im going to get wasted on a wednesday
>>66351648
He's not wrong, it's a very boring city.
>>66351747
Going finnish, Cate?
>>66351673
They're playing the Isles in the last game
>>66351673
>Philthy fans were actually defending head goon Gudas last night
>Saying he didn't cheap shot players
>>66351779
How do I say "no" in Finnish
>>66351796
>mfw Gudas becomes new head of player safety
>>66351526
that pic hahahaha
>>66351864
No he means the Flyers last game, not the Pens
>>66351864
>last pongs game must mean last day of the season!!111
>>66351694
>tfw dog overall pick
>>66350140
>finns
>nordics
pick one
also, please answer this >>66349737
>>66351673
>nigger fans
Are you fucking stupid? Black people are precisely why philly sports radio shows never talk about the flyers for more than one minute at a time, even when they're the only philly team with anything remotely exciting going on. All the black listeners would immediately tune out otherwise.
>The Penguins on the other hand are respected and pleasant and win by playing real hockey.
This is where I suspect you might just be trolling. Literally every other team's fanbase unanimously agrees that the pens are a team comprised almost exclusively of whiny, dirty crybaby cunts. Yeah, the flyers goon it up sometimes too, but fuck, I least I don't try to delude myself otherwise.
>>66351909
It's the last day of our season and it WILL be the killing blow to philthy's season, mark my words
>>66351909
why do you love arguing against the pens all day for no reason? You just got mad at him for saying something that waa technically correct
>>66351926
>negrodelphian getting baited and agitated
lmao
>>66351771
yeah. why not. everything sucks. hockey sucks, my life sucks, my dog sucks. nigger
>>66351443
the New Jersey Devils
by 7 goals
>>66351980
why do you still post in this threads
do you think people are just kidding or being ironic when they tell you off?
are you that self-unaware that no one wants you here?
>>66351980
>pay debts
>>66351990
At least hes not a beta like you that hides from his bullies. Hes just a complete faggot like you
>>66351990
>mad pedosotan
>giving grease a (you)
Poor form
>>66351996
nice projection cuck
>>66352005
i'm a rangers fan, and I'm sick of this nerd shitting up threads
>>66351996
>hides from his bullies
lel what the fuck are you on about now
>>66351996
>defending grease
Sup reddit
>>66352042
>rags
>>66352014
this is now a bill kessel thread
>>66352054
kek
seriously, could someone tell me about mathews?
>>66352057
hilarious and original
truly an inspired post
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0nPVqpYp4BQ
>>66352091
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1U5Mv616pwy
>>66352090
how old are you?
>>66352054
Oh no someone made fun of me on the internet I better stop posting now!
>>66352068
He's not even as good as eichel
Still the best prospect in his class though
Now pay debnts
>>66352070
>rags
>>66352136
is he the number one pick, like McDavid?
wasn't Eichel drafted a year before mcd? or are they in the same year?
>>66352136
Eichel is one of the best prospects we've seen in years so that's an unfair comparison.
>>66352160
are your parents wolves?
do you make life difficult for them?
is your way of life contradicting their values?
>>66352124
If you need to stop posting because your'e a huge pussy you should check out reddit :^)
>>66352014
Ah, let tell you, those new Kias, wew, they're great cars. As good as the japanese. Tell you what, I'll throw in the rims and a tank a gas if you buy it today.
>>66352162
>Grease is this new
same year. Last year. and yes, he is ranked to go 1st overall this year.
>>66352162
He will be but isn't as highly touted as eichel was and not near the player mcdavid is.
Still probably a franchise center
>>66352163
Yeah I agree, eichel was overshadowed by mcd but he's a hell of a hockey player. He's actually going to benefit from being number 2
>>66352070
>mad at >rags
>>66352200
Funny you should try reading the conversation because you just made my point for me
>>66352210
shut the fuck up nobody likes you
>>66351673
>>66352234
Thanks for proving my point, redditor
http://vocaroo.com/i/s12Yl4QIEopw
>>66352200
why don't you check out my balls up close?
>>66352203
lel
>>66352210
>>66352223
thanks. from what I 've seen from Eichel, I like him too.
Is Mathews due to be drafted in the next draft, the 2016-17?
>>66352253
>yfw all philly girls (and kippers) think of him when they're with their white bfs
WHITE BOIS BTFO
>>66352225
He's just mad because next season Lundspads will have to wear regular equipment.
>>66352253
Simmonds
>>66352249
>Caitlyns this mad over nothing
I told Grease what they wanted to know you fucking mong. Calm down.
>>66352265
>why don't you check out my balls up close?
post a pic of those hairy brown bad boys
>>66352287
relax you mongrel lmao
take a lesson from sean in how to be chill
>>66352223
>Matthews missed the age cutoff for last year's draft by 2 days
>we almost had McDavid, Eichel and Matthews go in the same draft
WEW LAD
>>66352256
what the fuk is that?
>>66352300
>Sean
>chill
Dudes got an Arab dick so far up his ass he can't walk straight
>>66352339
he's literally the best canadian poster on 4chan
show some respect, manlet
>>66352287
faggot
>>66352349
Go back to sucking his dick fag, Sean is grease tier
>>66348675
He's as good as Winnipeg's going to get.
post puppers
>>66352366
Stop replying to underage b&
>>66352366
stay angry and jealous you cuck faggot lmao
>>66352366
only grease can be grease tier
>>66349252
How does he score this shit? Do first assists get more points than secondary assists?
>>66352376
kill yourself nerd
>>66352376
you need to calm down bro
Reminder
>>66352394
chill senpai
>>66352372
>>66352310
and Laine and Pulju could have easily been 2017 draftees- Wouldn't be able to tell that comparing them to Matthews at WJC...
>>66352387
goals: 3
Assists: 1
Shutouts: 3
But this is better --> >>66349378
>>66352403
Had a Sega Gen but my mom threw it on the wall.
>>66352403
Why does greece like Chris Chelios?
>>66352413
gief Pulju plz
>>66352413
is Mathews american or Canadian?
Laine and Pulju won't be in the net draft?
>>66352413
Why are Finns so elite at hockey? Superior to Swedes in every face of life as well.
>>66352446
>I'm a nigger - the post
>>66352431
Think about what you wrote, then come back a better man.
please take this pupper
>>66352457
Relax senpai chill bro LMAO
>>66352462
Oh I get it haha Chris Chelios has lots of debt
>>66352431
I don't really, I just presented proofs of greekpresence in hockey sometimes before and Chelios' picture symbolises that.
>Athanassiou
>Stamkos
>Kasparaitis
Kalyvas is in the hall of fame
and of course, nevar forget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAIcBcHNjQ0
and I also create dank memes
>>66352457
No I'm a nigger.
>>66349378
If 1 save = .1 point than you should probably negate a shutout being worth 3 points. Doesn't make sense to have a goalie getting potentially 7 points for a 30 save shutout. That performance is not equivalent to what a player would need to do to get 7 points by those metrics.
G = 1
first A = 1
second A = .5
1 save = .1
1 ga = -1
win = 1
>>66352482
Stamkos is Finnish
>>66352490
>>66352507
stamkos is indeed my son.
>Ristomongol gets spinorama'd by a SHL reject
>The top defender of the finnish """""""""""golden"""""" generation
>>66352481
Exactly.
>>66352415
I remade it to not reward second assists as high as goals and first assists. Also removed shutouts altogether. If a goalie gets a decent amount of shots (20sa=2pts) and no goals, then he is already getting sa pts + win pt and no negative for ga. Maybe 1 extra point should be awarded though.
>>66352465
How hard is Ottawa getting poo'd on today, pupper?
>>66352518
Lmao incoming Nylander worship.
Brace yourselves, lads. This cuck is about to prove that Finland is better than Sweden.
>>66352494
you 're both discussing something irrelevant imo
good hockey does not come from awarding points to every possible situation, what's this obsession with numbers you neoliberals?
>>66352518
if getting beaten in 1on1 situations is the best way to judge defensemen i have some bad news for you.
>>66352541
>Cuck
I have been saying Nylander is the best young player in the world and I have been proven right.
Finns are by definition cuck btw. Forced to learn swedish in school. Forced to clear a test in swedish language to attend finnish universities.
>>66352565
wtf, I slept with that girl last summer in Chios
>>66352565
Why do you defend Nylander? Aren't there any other good Swede youngins?
>>66352557
Bad news? For you maybe.
The fact that there are swedish defenders puting up 20 more points than the best finnish forward should make you rethink your life
despite how much you ask me,I will not take sides on the finnoswede argument. I want to keep this forum peaceful.
>>66352577
Well of course there are like 3 swedes every draft that should go top 5. NA """""scouts"""" only watch CHL and then wonder why Forsberg was better than the #11 draft position he got.
LETS PICK YAKUBOV #1 xDDD LE SARNIA DISNEY BEES xDDD LE POINTS IN CHL
But in all seriousness Nylander is the perfect human. Confident in his sexuality
>>66352556
lmao where is that pupper going
>>66352576
It's his mother wft
>>66352565
>>66352600
>>66352642
Do you have a whole Nylander folder? How many pics?
>>66352600
Eichel, Larkin and Domi shit all over Nylander, and McDavid is leaps and bounds ahead of those three. Nylander isn't even fit to carry McDavid's stick.
hoki
>>66352690
sup Norgi
>>66352666
Wanna see how deep the rabbit hole goes?
>>66352671
KEK
Nylander already shat all over Larkuck. Can't keep up with Nylanders skating.
>Comparing McPotato to Nylander
Kek, put Hall on Nylanders wing instead of the grinders he got to work with and he would be PPG in his first 10 NHL games. McMeme gets shat on by Nylanders start
>>66352690
Is that a real badger?
>>66352713
There is a show on the Cartoon Network about a little mischievous orange...he looks like that in this pic
>sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/gotta-see-it-marner-scores-hockey-goal-of-the-year/
>Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Mitch Marner scores a hands down goal of the year in all of hockey.
This is why everyone hates you, Laffs fags. It wasn't as good as McDavid's goal against Columbus, or even Malkin's spinorama backhand roofdaddy against Edmonton. If Marner were a Flames or Jets prospect, it would be called a goal of the year candidate. Instead, they take great pains to specify "a hands down goal of the year in all of hockey."
>>66352761
Sick
>>66352761
It was retired by tsn 1v1 too
Fucking laffs shitters, that was some beer league skill
>>66352713
McMeme doesn't even play with Hall tho
>>66352752
nope
>>66352713
Sweden I'm optimistic for willie but comparing him to mcdavid is foolish.
>>66352804
Reminder that Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only provinces in Canada that didn't vote like mouth breathing fuckwits.
>>66352833
Why?
What has McMeme proven?
That he is a goon? yes
That he gets special treatment for being canadian and a meme? yes
>Let's put a prospect in a team with 10 first draft picks and give him ultra sheletered minutes
There are 30 peospect that could do what he does and better
>>66352446
If you look at a lot of the young Swedish prospects right now they are all undersized offense first type players. They use to be really good at producing solid two way players with the occasional great offensive guy (Forsberg, Sundin, Lidstrom, Sedin sisters), but now it seems like their young players all want to be the next Karlsson and so they are giving up on playing defense altogether.
The Finns have always been hard working; what they lack in talent they always made up for in work ethic and a sound defensive game. They had very few top stars, but when they did, they were amazing players (Sellane, Kurri). It seems like their young players are generally harder working and willing to play bottom 6 roles. But now they may finally be ready to take the next step and produce top 6 players who play a complete game (Barkov, potentially Pulju and Laine). They could be entering the next level of their countries progression into the Canada, USA, Russia, and Sweden territory.
