The Official Team Canada/Ice Hockey Olympics Thread - VI - The Undiscovered Country

[SirClintonPortis]

I have decided I want Canada to win gold. I'd like to see you guys be happy.

I'd also like to see the reaction on the main boards to Mike Smith being an Olympic gold medalist.

Also, because Sweden sucks. I'm 1/8 Norwegian after all.

Well, I am fully on the side of Team Sweden. They turn me on when they play because they play the game the right way in most areas, with the exception of fighting, and I will not stand for yet another Canadian victory.

(I'm 100% hetero IRL)

 

[Summer Rose]

Well, I am fully on the side of Team Sweden. They turn me on when they play because they play the game the right way in most areas, with the exception of fighting, and I will not stand for yet another Canadian victory.

(I'm 100% hetero IRL)

I hereby declare you my mortal enemy for life.

 

[FinnHab]

*******, loss to swedes still stings. But congrats to Carey
, man with the mission. Hab with good habits!!

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Great game from Price and the whole team in general.

Must be a lot more fun playing behind the D he has now vs. slugs like Murray and Boullion.

Looks real tight and compact out there.

Lets get the Gold boys!

Go Red!! C'mon now Red!!

 

[MasterDecoy]

i rarely watch hockey on big ice, but is anyone else surprised at less offensive hockey were seeing? i imagined it to be a lot more open to creativity. if anything, it's tighter defensively. seems paradoxical to me

 

[capebretoncanadien]

i rarely watch hockey on big ice, but is anyone else surprised at less offensive hockey were seeing? i imagined it to be a lot more open to creativity. if anything, it's tighter defensively. seems paradoxical to me

Me too man I figured the same thing as you.

Seems like the big ice is making teams cluster towards the middle blocking cross ice passes and blocking shots.

Seems like teams will let you have the outside but once you try to come inside that's when you get passes and shots picked off.

It's pretty much the exact opposite of what I thought would happen.

I'm still enjoying the hockey but mildly disappointed in the overall style.

 

[MasterDecoy]

Me too man I figured the same thing as you.

Seems like the big ice is making teams cluster towards the middle blocking cross ice passes and blocking shots.

Seems like teams will let you have the outside but once you try to come inside that's when you get passes and shots picked off.

It's pretty much the exact opposite of what I thought would happen.

I'm still enjoying the hockey but mildly disappointed in the overall style.

that pretty much describes exactly how i feel

 

[Summer Rose]

Me too man I figured the same thing as you.

Seems like the big ice is making teams cluster towards the middle blocking cross ice passes and blocking shots.

Seems like teams will let you have the outside but once you try to come inside that's when you get passes and shots picked off.

It's pretty much the exact opposite of what I thought would happen.

I'm still enjoying the hockey but mildly disappointed in the overall style.

I barely notice the difference but that's maybe because I drink so much during the games.

 

[DAChampion]

Would Luongo have lost the game against the USA?

 

[MasterDecoy]

Would Luongo have lost the game against the USA?

can't know for sure. my gut feeling says yes but some canuck fans will take offense to that and i don't blame them

the way the defense is playing, they seem very confident in who behind them, that effect cannot be understated...

the post-game interview with the players talking about price all had one common denominator: he's calm, he's cool, never excited, talks to us, always in control. if one wants to read between the lines, that means luongo isn't

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Would Luongo have lost the game against the USA?

Fact: He couldn't have done any better.

 

[MasterDecoy]

Fact: He couldn't have done any better.

that's a nice way to look at it

 

[capebretoncanadien]

I think Luongo could have won that game.

The Vancouver homers were ticking me off in the Olympic threads taking pot shots at Price but I still think Bobby Lou is an excellent goalie.

 

[loudi94]

Would Luongo have lost the game against the USA?

No. He's a great goalie with a great glove. The only shot he may have had trouble with was the same one that went through Price's pads.

 

[Alexdaman]

I think Luongo could have won that game.

The Vancouver homers were ticking me off in the Olympic threads taking pot shots at Price but I still think Bobby Lou is an excellent goalie.

since when being the #2 goalie for Canada means youre not that great of a goalie?

 

[macavoy]

As a goalie it is awesome to see the best 4 goalies in the world as the 4 battling for medals.. Lundqvist Price Rask and Quick

Lehtonen though