2014 Winter Olympics Sucked. WOAT.

[Dream Big]

OMG Crosby scores. All alone after he poke checked the puck off a Swede at the Canada blue line. He's definitely showing up this game.

"Sweden creates a critical mistake"

 

[Zoidberg Jesus]

Well, there goes the only redeeming factor of this tournament. Good thing that was Ericsson there and not OEL or Hedman.

 

[kovacro]

How the hell is Sweden keeping it this close with Backlund, Johansson, Kruger, and Ericsson as their centers?

Henrik Lundqvist

 

[marcel snapshot]

Ericsson burned again

 

[Dream Big]

Berglund hits Kunitz into the boards and there is a penalty. Side of his head goes into dasher. Boarding call. Not good for Sweden.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Between periods, Swedes need to come up with some fancy-Dan innovative new wave Euro offensive theory in order to break through the impenetrable Canadian D. Unbelievable how the Canadians have suffocated 2 high-quality offenses in a row

 

[KevinM]

Between periods, Swedes need to come up with some fancy-Dan innovative new wave Euro offensive theory in order to break through the impenetrable Canadian D. Unbelievable how the Canadians have suffocated 2 high-quality offenses in a row

Sweden has generated some chances they just can't bury it which is kind of understandable when you're missing your top 3 centers.

But yeah Canada's D is unsurprisingly stifling.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Swedes D activating more regularly

 

[Dream Big]

Canada will try to kill the clock. Of course Canada will still be offensively aggressive but the usual tick tick tick of time slipping away from Sweden has to be causing anxiety on Sweden bench.

 

[Corby78]

OMG Crosby scores. All alone after he poke checked the puck off a Swede at the Canada blue line. He's definitely showing up this game.

"Sweden creates a critical mistake"

He will now have won the gold single handed. At least thats how the nhl will play it off when the season starts off. I'm already getting sick to my stomach

 

[Zoidberg Jesus]

This couldn't possibly be going any worse. Might just stop and watch Twitch Plays Pokemon instead, it's mildly less frustrating.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Backstrom the druggy lol

 

[Dream Big]

Backstrom the druggy lol

Would it have made a difference if he played. Probably.

 

[Corby78]

This couldn't possibly be going any worse. Might just stop and watch Twitch Plays Pokemon instead, it's mildly less frustrating.

Ovie no medal, Carlson no medal, Backs misses gold medal game, Erat no medal. None of our guys really stepped up on the big stage. yeah not exactly what I was hoping for.

 

[Dream Big]

Feels strange seeing 27 on the penalty kill for Canada.

 

[RandyHolt]

What a great experience it will be for our guys, yeah conditioning themselves for more game 7 no shows

 

[Dream Big]

Ovie no medal, Carlson no medal, Backs misses gold medal game, Erat no medal. None of our guys really stepped up on the big stage. yeah not exactly what I was hoping for.

Well the good side is they will be rested for regular season.

 

[InfernalDark*]

Backstrom the druggy lol

haha yea

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[Dream Big]

What is the reason NHL does not want to go to Olympics in 2018? It can't be the down time.

 

[HunterSThompson]

Claritin is banned. Haha

 

[Holtbyisms]

haha yea

nicklas-backstrom-misses-gold-medal-game-over-use-of-banned-substance

He was smoking pseudo meth. Lols

 

[Dream Big]

Good try for Sweden with so many good players out. What was Backstrom thinking?

Congratulations to Canada for winning the Gold.

 

[Corby78]

Good try for Sweden with so many good players out. What was Backstrom thinking?

Congratulations to Canada for winning the Gold.

He was thinking his allergies were giving him a headache and he wanted to feel better for the Olympics. You would think staff would be all over them about this stuff though.

 

[Dream Big]

"Huge credit goes to our commitment to playing the team game and the will to win. When people were doubting on whether we could score goals during the tournament it's easy for a group like that to go press and try to create offence and get away from our game plan, but we stuck with it every single night and here we are on top of the podium, so it feels pretty good." Jonathan Toews

 

[g00n]

He was thinking his allergies were giving him a headache and he wanted to feel better for the Olympics. You would think staff would be all over them about this stuff though.

Or he was thinking he wouldn't get caught and the headache excuse was made up later.