Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hockey Gold Medal Open Thread

29 comments:

TitleIX said...

I heart Don Cherry !!!!

TitleIX said...

there's your deflection Andy....

Andy said...

1 - 0 Canada after one period. We are out-hitting them and winning a lot of individual battles. Our pressure is strong. The one goal was a second chancer. Those things happen.

Jack MF Johnson got a little chippy at the end of the period.

One goal is not going to win this game.

TitleIX said...

if we can keep up with the forechecking I think we can grind them down

Andy said...

2-0. Fuck

Andy said...

2 power plays for team USA. 3 shots. Uggg

Andy said...

Yes!

2-1.

Mikoyan said...

Remember 2-0 is one of the worst leads in hockey. I don't know how many times I've seen a team come back from the 2-0 lead. It's high enough that one team backs down a bit but low enough that the other team thinks it's still in it.

Anyways....I wish NBC would quit sucking Crosby's dick. Do we have to see his ugly face every time he's on the ice?

Andy said...

We played much much better in the 2nd part of that period. I am feeling better - at least we have a shot. The difference in this game is the one inch the puck did not move over the line behind Luongo early in the first period.

Great hockey game.

Andy said...

11:23 left. Still 2-1.

Need a break.

Andy said...

5 minutes left. Losing my mind. Blood pressure is waaaaaay too high.

Andy said...

Empty net.

We need a miracle.

Andy said...

Oh my goooood

TitleIX said...

scoooooorrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Andy said...

Overtime.

I almost broke the windows in my house by my scream.

surrounded in columbus said...

I don't believe I saw what I just saw...

Bigasshammm said...

I jumped out of my fn chair! Awesome I hope it doesn't go to a shootout though cause that's terrible. USA!

Bigasshammm said...

My wife asked what good pulling the goalie was and kept naysaying that they did it. Now she knows why.

TitleIX said...

Sid the Kid saves Canada.

amazing

great game
we still win

Andy said...

Aw shit

Mikoyan said...

Dammit...why did it have to be him? I could tolerate anyone else...but him....


Gah!!!

Oh well....The US can't be too ashamed since noone thought they would get this far.

TitleIX said...

you want irony?
he beat Rafalski....

TitleIX said...

poor Miller....

surrounded in columbus said...

I'm kinda glad it was Sissy.

I already hated him.

If it had been my home boy Nash, I'd had been conflicted next week when the CBJs suited up.

Now? No conflict.

Bigasshammm said...

"Spawn of Mzone promotes year long boycott of all beers Canada."

This was the headline of my local paper this morning.

GoBlueBob said...

SIC.... Those of us in Detroit already had a great dislike (hate in pc terms) for Ms. Crosby from game 7 last year. The only thing good about this is that Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock are involved with Canada (obviously) and I am happy for them.

Hammm.... I do not think they would have done a shootout. I think it is like Stanley Cup play where they continue to play complete 20 minute periods until someone scores. Also, let's not get carried away with boycotting Canadian brews.

GoBlueBob said...

The Canadian girl is very interesting. In fact, I cannot leaf my eyes off or her.

Bigasshammm said...

Bob they had mentioned in the broadcast that they got one OT period of 4 on 4 and then a shootout. Sadly playoff hockey is the only hockey that let's it be decided as it should be. I hate shootouts in all sports. My local college Akron U lost the men's NC soccer game because of a shootout at the end of a 0-0 game. They should have just let the kids play till the game was over. Shootouts in soccer are ridiculous as it is but to decide the NC or a gold medal on them is ludicrous.

GoBlueBob said...

Hammm... Must have missed the discussion regarding how the OT worked. I was trying to get some other stuff done during intermissions and probably just did not hear the explanation. I hate shootouts also and in hockey they should continue to play until someone wins.