GDT: 2014 Winter Olympics Part SEIS, POTENTIAL SPOILERS ‎

[Spooner st]

GOLD: Congrats to Bergeron, Julien and Chiarelli.

SILVER: Very happy for Loui, great Olympics for him.

BRONZE: Rask really dig deep emotionally to elevate his game.

 

[Fossy21]

Well, now we get to look forward to beating the piss out of Buffalo on Wednsday

Buffalo has an NHL team?

 

[Ladyfan]

Congrats to Canada and Bergy on the Gold !!!

Congrats to Sweden and Loui on the Silver !!!
Congrats to Finland and Tuukka on the Bronze !!!

Safe trip back to Boston boys !! See you Sat

 

[Furry89]

Buffalo has an NHL team?

That's what they tell me

 

[bobbyorr04]

Canada's first 2 Stars of this tournament....and Claude.

 

[robert terwilliger]

wow the ncaa thinks that doping thing with backstrom is a bit much.

 

[DKH]

we have

Bergeron with a gold and a great Olympic

Eriksson with a silver and a strong Olympic and what should be a bump in his play

Rask with a bronze and a super Olympic and should be rested and confident

Krejci and Chara played well enough and got some rest and should be healthy

looks like a lot of positives

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

I have no interest in the NHL switching to big ice

 

[Man Rocket]

I need a bruins hockey game ASAP

 

[Replicator]

LOL at the bad Olympic medal ceremony music. Sounds like the Wyld Stallyuns class project.

 

[Alicat]

Backstrom got banned for taking Claratin per Yahoo http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/nicklas-backstrom-misses-gold-medal-game-over-use-of-banned-substance--source-135620293.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory

He did get a medal..

 

[robert terwilliger]

that's like half a silver medal.

 

[Fossy21]

Doping is so arbitrary.

 

[robert terwilliger]

yuni oduya!

 

[DKH]

Bergeron got so much love these two weeks he has gone from underrated to overrated

 

[robert terwilliger]

"here's your medal, mr. luongo. whoops, i scored there."

 

[TD Charlie]

Lundqvist looks like he was hit by a bus, the rest of Sweden just looks mildly fatigued.

 

[sooshii]

we have

Bergeron with a gold and a great Olympic

Eriksson with a silver and a strong Olympic and what should be a bump in his play

Rask with a bronze and a super Olympic and should be rested and confident

Krejci and Chara played well enough and got some rest and should be healthy

looks like a lot of positives

est of all possible outcomes.

 

[robert terwilliger]

kunitz's medal says "stud police".

 

[robert terwilliger]

st. louis is still shorter than tavares and he's on skates.

 

[robert terwilliger]

surprised smith didn't flop down when his medal went on.

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

Good for Canada.. always my #2.. got to root for N. American hockey.

 

[DKH]

did Landeskog play

 

[TD Charlie]

I honestly forgot Subban was on the team

 

[qc]

Congrats to Canada and Sweden.

All things considered, I can't be too disappointed with these Olympics. Seems as though things went smoother than expected (from me, anyways) considering that all our guys are safe and sound and some even have bling to show for it.

Sochi plus/minus

+ Slovenia, Norway, and Latvia's hockey programs (I love the underdogs)
+ Bergeron going from "5th line center" to 1st line winger
+ Chia and Clode's efforts for TC
+ Loui getting his groove back
+ Sisu personified: Tuukka and Selanne
+ Chara carrying the flag for Slovakia
+ Johnny Weir

- The women's gold medal game (bad result, but probably the most exciting hockey game for me outside of US-Russia)
- Early exits for Z and DK (although they at least got some rest)
- Russia's underwhelming performance in the hockey tourney
- Zetterberg and Tavares injuries (two of my favorite non-Bs)
- Vanek proving why he is simply not a Bruin
- a Yeti-less Sweden
- Brian Burke's ego
- Shero, Bylsma, and Brooks Orpik (Poile gets a pass for now; he's blind in one eye and I feel for him (he's also not a Pen ))

Was a nice experience overall, but I'm itching for some Bruins hockey