Olympic Hockey Discussion

ChampionRed · Post #21 » by **ChampionRed** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:00 am

BIG BIG BIG WIN!

UrbanLegendMD · Post #22 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:10 am

Canadians looked like they had already won. Not tonight! USA! USA! USA!

SportsWorld · Post #23 » by **SportsWorld** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:11 am

Well that game lived up to the hype...

Post #24 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:29 pm

I got to give the States credit Ralph played amazing and showed why he deserved a spot on your team. He and Miller were easily players of the game. I can't wait for Canada's next game to show the world how pissed off they are going to be after this loss.

Babcock needs to go from Team Canada and we should have brought in Dion and at least one of Jay Boumeester (sp)

Post #25 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:04 pm

xbl_sucks wrote:Babcock needs to go from Team Canada and we should have brought in Dion and at least one of Jay Boumeester (sp)

I thought from the start they should have gone with Mike Green instead of Pronger.

Post #26 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:04 pm

Nolan wrote:Jagr looking really good out there.

Until AO handed him his arse on a plate!

Post #27 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:19 pm

BigSlam wrote:
xbl_sucks wrote:Babcock needs to go from Team Canada and we should have brought in Dion and at least one of Jay Boumeester (sp)

I thought from the start they should have gone with Mike Green instead of Pronger.

See and the list goes on and on. Canada had better options there why take on Scottie Neidmeyer (sp) because he's a veteran with exp? I would have taken Green, Dion or Jay over Pronger or Drew Doughty as for D-Men.

Now if were talking fowards Eric Staal should be left off for Vincent Lecavalier or Steven Stamkos.

Post #28 » by **Nolan** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:40 pm

BigSlam wrote:
Nolan wrote:Jagr looking really good out there.

Until AO handed him his arse on a plate!

That was a amazing hit and it was definitely the turning point of that game. The Czechs really didn't recover after that Malkin goal.

Post #29 » by **Nolan** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:43 pm

Hats off to team USA. They played great and really jumped all over our lack luster team. Since the start of this tourney I just haven't been a fan of our team.

Post #30 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:58 pm

xbl_sucks wrote:See and the list goes on and on. Canada had better options there why take on Scottie Neidmeyer (sp) because he's a veteran with exp? I would have taken Green, Dion or Jay over Pronger or Drew Doughty as for D-Men.

Now if were talking fowards Eric Staal should be left off for Vincent Lecavalier or Steven Stamkos.

I thought that Doughty had been looking pretty good. Delivered some nice hits, got the puck moving out of defense well. Green 100% should be there over Pronger though. He's just not quick enough.

Agreed on Staal too. Nice player, but Stamkos as a sniper would have had a much greater impact.

Post #31 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:00 pm

Nolan wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
Nolan wrote:Jagr looking really good out there.

Until AO handed him his arse on a plate!

That was a amazing hit and it was definitely the turning point of that game. The Czechs really didn't recover after that Malkin goal.

It was stunning. Before I knew it I was standing on my feet in the lounge room with the bowl of chips that was on my knee on the ground in front of me.

It was that sort of a hit.

Thank God for hardwood floors.

Post #32 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:02 pm

Nolan wrote:Hats off to team USA. They played great and really jumped all over our lack luster team. Since the start of this tourney I just haven't been a fan of our team.

The USA looked great. The moved the puck so well which created space and, obviously, Miller was out of this world.

The Canadians need to space the ice out a little. They are too crowded. Everyone always seems to be on top of each other or getting in the way of each other.

They try to score from in close too much too. Finnesse the puck close to the crease and made something happen. Need to crank a few slappers from the point and get the opposing goalie on his back wheels a little more IMO.

Let Shea Webber loose.

SportsWorld · Post #33 » by **SportsWorld** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:51 pm

8.2 MILLION AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP FOR WATCH USA-CANADA HOCKEY GAME ON MSNBC: An average audience of 8.22 million watched the USA hockey team defeat Canada, 5-3, nearly matching the best average viewership for a program on MSNBC. (Election Night Coverage, 8.23 million on Nov. 4, 2008).

The hockey game on MSNBC received a national household rating of 4.3, the third highest-rated program in MSNBC’s history behind the Democratic Presidential debate (2/26/08, 4.9 rating) and the analysis following the debate (4.4 rating).

Post #34 » by **ajaX82** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:28 am

Canada avoids a national catastrophe and beats on Germany. Now that Russian game next is a different story...

Post #35 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:22 pm

Canada will beat Russia they're just starting to mesh now and find there rhythm. I wouldn't be shocked to see a upset today we almost say a Latvian team beat the Czech Republic if Volkun let that goal off his pads I could see a mass suicide watch.

All I can say about Shea Webber's shot is

that was a cannon I wouldn't want to get hit with that I would :cry:

for like hours

Post #36 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:58 pm

xbl_sucks wrote:All I can say about Shea Webber's shot is that was a cannon I wouldn't want to get hit with that I would for like hours

BigSlam wrote:Let Shea Webber loose.

They finally did and look what happened!!

It was stupid hard. The fact that the net hardly even moved? Wow. The thing was moving like a bullet.

The camera angle from behind Webber is the best. I was watching in high def and it's like the puck was suspended in the air he hit it that clean. There was no wobble as it flew through the air at all.

Add on the fact that he cracked the glass in the 1st period with another slap shot and I think I would :cry:

for for like weeks if I took the full brunt of one of his shots!!

LeBronaliers · Post #37 » by **LeBronaliers** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:25 pm

Shea Weber's goal through the mesh LOL

http://peteprose.com/2010/02/shea-weber ... h-the-net/

SportsWorld · Post #38 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:26 pm

USA's power play is horrendous.

0-0 heading to the 3rd. USA completely dominating this game though.

Post #39 » by **ajaX82** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:14 pm

US moves on. woohoo!

SportsWorld · Post #40 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:06 pm

2-0 doesn't tell the story. USA completely dominated that game.