OT: Sochi 2014 Olympics - Hockey Discussion Thread Part II

[DrEasy]

Refs have been extremely fair this tourney.

Agreed, and they've let players play mostly as well (for example by not bothering to give coincidental minors when applicable), at least in the games that I watched.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I'm wondering where the nay sayers & unpatriotic Canadian fans are now on this Forum????

They seem to be pretty quiet since their loom & doom prediction of Canada losing to USA!

lol, how many times have you seen a team dominate a game, only to lose by a fluky goal? Happens a lot. We're not going to win against Sweden by another 1-0 score.

My prediction: We'll need to put up 3 goals to win the golden game.

 

[TheRobinGoblin]

Honestly, Karlsson is the straw that stirs Sweden's drink. Shut him down and they've got nothing.

That's quite a bold statement. Sure EK is always EK but saying Tre Kronor got "nothing" without him?

 

[QuietOnTheFront]

Really hate that the game is at 7:00 am. Is there a restaurant or public place that people can gather to watch the game? I believe CTC had it during last Olympics if I recall correctly.

Don't complain.. It's at 4 a.m. out west.

 

[QuietOnTheFront]

That's quite a bold statement. Sure EK is always EK but saying Tre Kronor got "nothing" without him?

Maybe not nothing but given the injuries they've had, they wouldn't be where they are now without EK.

 

[Super Cake]

Really hate that the game is at 7:00 am. Is there a restaurant or public place that people can gather to watch the game? I believe CTC had it during last Olympics if I recall correctly.

Stop complaining. The game is on at 4 a.m. over here on the west coast.

 

[TheRobinGoblin]

Maybe not nothing but given the injuries they've had, they wouldn't be where they are now without EK.

Sure, just saying that it doesn't only come down to one player. Last game for example, he scored the GWG but I would also say that just as important was Sweden's PK unit. In my eyes those guys were just as good as EK. And we all know that EK is not that strong on the defense.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Karlsson is the straw that stirs Sweden's offense. We've seen that so far.

Backstrom's line is only good line clicking offensively when Karlsson is not on the ice.

Ask USA, you can PK all you want but you gotta score.

 

[BonkTastic]

Stop complaining. The game is on at 4 a.m. over here on the west coast.

Haha, how the tables have turned!

Here in Indonesia, it's a prime time start... 7PM!!!

 

[SilverSeven]

Stop complaining. The game is on at 4 a.m. over here on the west coast.

Id much rather 4am. Thats just a late night with a party before the game.

 

[Unbiased homer]

Haha, how the tables have turned!

Here in Indonesia, it's a prime time start... 7PM!!!

This made me lol. Good for you! haha

 

[maclean]

Toronto can make its own rules for liquor consumption and their council has voted that bars can open early on Sunday

a no-brainer for rob ford's toronto

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

a no-brainer for rob ford's toronto

He is literally the best thing to happen to Toronto.

God Bless Rob Ford.

 

[littleD]

I think Rob Ford was one of only four people to vote against extending hours in Toronto, mostly because the motion didn't include nightclubs lol.

TSN 1200 had a city councillor on yesterday to explain it. Basically, if well before the Olympics started, a bunch of the bars in the city could have gotten together to ask council to support them to the AGCO to extend hours for certain days. This is what happens on Canada Day.

As it stands now, individual bars/restaurants are trying for last minute exemptions.

I'd love to watch the game in a crowd of people somewhere downtown, but doubt I could make it anywhere on the bus that early. Besides, probably have to lineup at 5am.

 

[bacon25]

I'm wondering where the nay sayers & unpatriotic Canadian fans are now on this Forum????

They seem to be pretty quiet since their loom & doom prediction of Canada losing to USA!

I was one of those naysayers, but it is not totally unwarranted. Be honest with yourself, Canada before playing the US was not having a good tournament whereas the US were doing very well. Canada couldn't score and Price looked shaky on a lot of shots. Hardly unpatriotic to think that they might lose against a high scoring American team with a better goaltender. I'm glad to be proven wrong but if anyone hear says they had complete faith in this team to win that game is delusional.

 

[BonkTastic]

I was one of those naysayers, but it is not totally unwarranted. Be honest with yourself, Canada before playing the US was not having a good tournament whereas the US were doing very well. Canada couldn't score and Price looked shaky on a lot of shots. Hardly unpatriotic to think that they might lose against a high scoring American team with a better goaltender. I'm glad to be proven wrong but if anyone hear says they had complete faith in this team to win that game is delusional.

You are literally Hitler, apparently.


HOW DARE you bring analysis into a hockey game.

 

[littleD]

My prediction for tomorrow is that the final will be an awful hockey game, on par with that Finland-Sweden thing (can't call that hockey) from yesterday.

Karlsson will be a non-factor because the Swedes will again use him in their 3rd pairing, getting less than 15 minutes of ice time. St. Louis, Hamhuis, Ekman-Larsson again have zero shifts.

2-1 for somebody.

 

[blahblah3]

Good chance it will be a low scoring game. The fact that the offensive zones are smaller by length encourages teams to look like the 98 buffalo sabers. Finland, Latvia, USA, Swiss, etc..

 

[pepty]

Lets go Finland!!

I'd like to see Brian Burke in the stands again after a another loss.

 

[SixthSens]

Haha, how the tables have turned!

Here in Indonesia, it's a prime time start... 7PM!!!

Haha, that's awesome.


I look forward to enjoying a 7:00am brew while watching our boys

Lets go Finland!!

I'd like to see Brian Burke in the stands again after a another loss.

I'd love to know what would be running through Ryan's mind if the States were to lose today.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

....odd way to give a penalty shot.

 

[Back in Black]

I was one of those naysayers, but it is not totally unwarranted. I'm glad to be proven wrong but if anyone hear says they had complete faith in this team to win that game is delusional.

Good for you to be stepping up. I was, and still have complete Faith. That game was a N.A. game, and as well as USA play's, they are playin' our style of Hockey, not theirs.

Now I was REALLY talking about some folks who actually came out and said they were unpatriotic. Seriously ???

That really yanks my chain. Used the word Yank there....

 

[Back in Black]

Check out this great gif of T.J. Oshies O/T Shootout goals on Russia!

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19ga5rdf1po4ogif/ku-xlarge.gif

 

[Qward]

ooooh say can you seeeeeee?

 

[Six Assets]

suck it Brian Burke