The Official Olympic Hockey Thread

[Crankshaft]

I think a Team USA win is most likely. They don't need to sneak through with a tie.

[Staggy]

Actually I keep forgetting that they do shootouts in the round robin, so I guess we can't tie.

[wondermoose]

Anyone know how to see just highlights of games? It doesn't look like NBC is into that and everything else is Canadian, which requires a Canadian IP address. It's kind of driving me nuts.

[MRandall25]

IOC doesn't release highlights.

[wondermoose]

IOC doesn't release highlights.

THey have highlights of the US game only on the NBC Olympics website and then the CBC has highlights from all of the hockey games.

[Staggy]

Zetterberg out for the rest of the tournament according to Mckenzie. Huge huge blow for Sweden.

[mikey287]

Yeah, no Henrik or Henrik now, the center depth in Sweden is badly damaged. They have Nick Backstrom, who can score 15 goals in 15 seconds, but they're really going to need Patrik Berglund to put on his big boy pants here...

[Gaucho]

Dejan Kovacevic ‏@Dejan_Kovacevic
So this is interesting: Orpik, Martin both told me they're expecting to be paired vs. Russia. Bylsma declines to confirm. #TeamUSA

What's "interesting" about it?

[llipgh2]

Dejan Kovacevic ‏@Dejan_Kovacevic
So this is interesting: Orpik, Martin both told me they're expecting to be paired vs. Russia. Bylsma declines to confirm. #TeamUSA

What's "interesting" about it?

Nothing. Must be a slow news day in Sochi...

[meow]

Yeah, no Henrik or Henrik now, the center depth in Sweden is badly damaged. They have Nick Backstrom, who can score 15 goals in 15 seconds, but they're really going to need Patrik Berglund to put on his big boy pants here...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they have to withdraw from the tournament because they no longer meet their Henrik quota?

[tfrizz]

everything else is Canadian, which requires a Canadian IP address. It's kind of driving me nuts.

Now you know how we feel what with your precious Hulu and whatnot.

[tfrizz]

Yeah, no Henrik or Henrik now, the center depth in Sweden is badly damaged. They have Nick Backstrom, who can score 15 goals in 15 seconds, but they're really going to need Patrik Berglund to put on his big boy pants here...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they have to withdraw from the tournament because they no longer meet their Henrik quota?

Nah, they're still good. Those chose 4 - Zetterberg, Sedin, Tallinder, and Lundqvist - just to make sure they have one in the lineup at all times.

[Gaucho]

"Daniel Alfredsson from Ottawa", the German commentator exclaims...

[penny lane]

Saturday~ breakfast at Sochi I remember getting up very early to watch a very young Evgeni in Turin.

[meecrofilm]

US switching up the lines for Russia apparently:

Parise-Kesler-Kane
JvR-Pavelski-Kessel
Pacioretty-Stastny-Oshie
Brown-Backes-Callahan

Suter-McDonagh
Orpik-Martin
Fowler-Shattenkirk
Carlson

[PghSkins]

Anyone know how to see just highlights of games? It doesn't look like NBC is into that and everything else is Canadian, which requires a Canadian IP address. It's kind of driving me nuts.

Get the Hola plugin for Chrome, and use Canadian VPN to watch.

I can't get it to work for HNIC games but it does seem to work for other content.

[wondermoose]

Anyone know how to see just highlights of games? It doesn't look like NBC is into that and everything else is Canadian, which requires a Canadian IP address. It's kind of driving me nuts.

Get the Hola plugin for Chrome, and use Canadian VPN to watch.

I can't get it to work for HNIC games but it does seem to work for other content.

[pittsports87]

Is it weird to anyone else that the channel USA is covering all of team Canada's games, but none of team USA's?

[MRandall25]

[Idoit40fans]

Is it weird to anyone else that the channel USA is covering all of team Canada's games, but none of team USA's?

Haha I got a chuckle out of that when I saw it.

[bh]

It's like when you overstimulate your cat and it goes nuts on you. lol.

[meow]

The coach coming in at the end makes it 100x better.

[Idoit40fans]

It all makes me uncomfortable.

[pittsports87]

Canada is wearing all black and Austria is wearing a jersey that looks like something Canada would wear. These jerseys are really confusing.

[MRandall25]

I thought Austria was Canada at first glance.