The Official Olympic Hockey Thread

[Crankshaft]

Sorry, Norway.

Spoiler:

Not sorry.

[Lt. Dish]

Don Cherry is evidently unaware there are several different nations in Scandinavia.

Finland,Norway.."same thing"

Except NO.

[meow]

Refs aren't messing around with the crease violation rule.

[llipgh2]

I wish I could find a radio station carrying the games. The free NBC feed has too many ads.

[Rocco]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

[Lt. Dish]

MZA left off the "Aasen." Booo.

If Norway still had Tore Vikingstad, then they'd be up in this game.

[Lt. Dish]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

Strip the "C" and give it to its rightful owner, Jonathan Toews!

[Rocco]

Sid can't score so he's resorting to punching defenseless Norwegians. Goon.

[tfrizz]

Very Fleuryesk by Price.

Very Price of Price. He has a tendency to do stupid things.

I've been saying this for the past couple years, but Fleury & Price are basically the same goaltender. Price just hasn't developed his reputation to the same extent as Fleury.

[llipgh2]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

Saving it for the gold medal game.

[Rocco]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

Saving it for the gold medal game.

They won't make it there if they have to drag Sid's lifeless carcass around.

[llipgh2]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

Saving it for the gold medal game.

They won't make it there if they have to drag Sid's lifeless carcass around.

They did in 2010.

[tfrizz]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

The best quote I've seen all day was "Why is Canada's best player playing with their two worst wingers?"

[Lt. Dish]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

Saving it for the gold medal game.

They won't make it there if they have to drag Sid's lifeless carcass around.

DÉCHETS CHAUDES

(Is that right? My French is not just rusty; it's propped up on blocks in the junkyard.)

[Gaucho]

Don Cherry is a bitter and stupid old man.

[Rocco]

Chris Kunitz negating his team's PP. Some things never change.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Don Cherry is a bitter and stupid old man.

What did he say this time?

[Gaucho]

Don Cherry is a bitter and stupid old man.

What did he say this time?

Don Cherry is evidently unaware there are several different nations in Scandinavia.

Finland,Norway.."same thing"

[Lt. Dish]

Don Cherry is a bitter and stupid old man.

What did he say this time?

Don Cherry is evidently unaware there are several different nations in Scandinavia.

Finland,Norway.."same thing"

Quebec, Saskatchewan...same thing.

[GSdrums87]

Obviously I want USA to win, but I would love nothing more than to see Duchene with Crosby. Oh my god, that speed and open ice...

[malksby8771]

Given our Goal Differential of +6 (and impending likely addition to that with a win over a relatively weak Slovenian team on Sunday) compared to Finland +4, Russia +3, Sweden +2, Canada +2, and Czechs -2, isn't it very likely that regardless of the outcome of our game against Russia, that we will still get a top four seed and a bye? Let's say we lose close in regulation to Russia.

With a goal differential of +4 or +5 and a likely win by 3+ goals against Slovenia, wouldn't it be very very likely that a 2-1-0-0 (6 points) with +8 goal differential still gives us a top four bye? Last Olympics, USA's +9 goal differential was the best in the entire tournament for perspective.

[meecrofilm]

No points for Sid? Gutless choking hoser.

The best quote I've seen all day was "Why is Canada's best player playing with their two worst wingers?"

Well, I mean, it's a valid question. Although when Nash is on the team, not sure it's entirely accurate...

[Staggy]

Given our Goal Differential of +6 (and impending likely addition to that with a win over a relatively weak Slovenian team on Sunday) compared to Finland +4, Russia +3, Sweden +2, Canada +2, and Czechs -2, isn't it very likely that regardless of the outcome of our game against Russia, that we will still get a top four seed and a bye? Let's say we lose close in regulation to Russia.

With a goal differential of +4 or +5 and a likely win by 3+ goals against Slovenia, wouldn't it be very very likely that a 2-1-0-0 (6 points) with +8 goal differential still gives us a top four bye? Last Olympics, USA's +9 goal differential was the best in the entire tournament for perspective.

If we can manufacture a tie on Saturday we'll essentially have the group locked up. Russian would need to beat Slovakia by 3 goals more than the amount we beat Slovenia by, which seems tremendously unlikely.

[malksby8771]

Exactly. A tie would be huge, actually even taking Russia to OT assures of a bye. But yea you're right a tie gives us the group most likely.

[DelPen]

Exactly. A tie would be huge, actually even taking Russia to OT assures of a bye. But yea you're right a tie gives us the group most likely.

Or we just win