The Official Olympic Hockey Thread

[Idoit40fans]

Thank you, Idoit. I appreciate your quasi-coherent rambling.

no problem.

[Tico Rick]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 57389.html

That Wyshynski article is really pretty silly.

[bhaw]

I'm sure if we won gold the attitude would have been "Who cares?"

Until he wins the cup again this means nothing.

Cool. Good insight. Most detractors actually assumed he would fare better given it's not a series based tournament.

Facts are he lost. Didn't medal. Doesn't matter what would have happened if they won gold. They didn't.

[Lt. Dish]

Thank you, Idoit. I appreciate your quasi-coherent rambling.

no problem.

Hahaha!

[columbia]

It will be tough to watch Price start and get a gold medal tomorrow.
Too bad Fleury choked so badly; he's clearly better.

[Lt. Dish]

It will be tough to watch Price start and get a gold medal tomorrow.
Too bad Fleury choked so badly; he's clearly better.

If it motivates MAF to the Conn Smythe this year, then I can deal.

[Staggy]

It will be tough to watch Price start and get a gold medal tomorrow.
Too bad Fleury choked so badly; he's clearly better.

I don't know, I think Price is a tremendous goalie. He's inconsistent from time to time but his highs are a bit higher and his lows not quite as low as Fleury's.

[DelPen]

In response to an above post...the loss to Canada was not "hard fought"

That's what I thought too reading that.

[pens2005]

Come the heck on...it was a 1-0 mail biter.

It was a close hockey game. My lord you guys.

[DudeMan2766]

Come the heck on...it was a 1-0 mail biter.

It was a close hockey game. My lord you guys.

So were the 3-0, 2-1, and 1-0 games in the ECF

[meow]

I guess I can go back to rooting for Sid.

[profpolisci]

No N. Backstrom for Sweden

[columbia]

I'm rooting for CAN.
**** the Swedes.

[Avyran]

Swedish reports are Nicklas Backstrom won't play due to migraine headaches. Huge loss if true.

So, another health problem at Sochi.

[Shakes]

I'm rooting for CAN.
**** the Swedes.

Same. I hope Hank gets lit up like a Christmas tree.

[sniper]

I think Canada wins this by 2 goals. Maybe more. If I was them I'd go right after Karlsson he doesn't know how to play defense and Sweden hasn't faced a good offensive team yet.

[sniper]

If that was Fleury that would have gone in.

[Shakes]

Holy crap that was close.

[Shakes]

4 shifts and 3 quality chances for the Crosby line.

[Shakes]

Nice tip by JT and Can starting to squeeze the life out of Sweden.

[pens2005]

It's so fun to watch Crosby take 23 second shifts. :pop:

[pens2005]

I'm rooting for CAN.
**** the Swedes.

Exact opposite for me.

[DelPen]

Stick should need to actually be high to call high sticking. Swede looked to be bending down, otherwise it's about low chest level.

[superconan]

Ya rough call on Kunitz. I thought it was a penalty on Sweden.

[columbia]

As far as PGH papers go, I only read the PG.
Their Olympic coverage seems pretty boiler plate, as far the US loss.

I assume all of the drama queen action is over at the Trib, including their Twitter accounts.