Niners Fan in CT Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Sweden is out to a fast start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 "So, Eddie, is the larger Olympic ice gonna help generate offense?" "No, not really. Defensemen will just defend between the dots and let guys skate down the sides where they aren't dangerous." *Swedish forward flies down the side of the ice and blasts a shot past the Czech goaltender* The expert analysis of Eddie Olczyk, ladies and gentlemen. On the radio the other day, he kept talking about the dots and D positioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Czechs hiding Pavelic from Sweden is really ridiculous. Sorry, but that team is a gong show. They've also benched Hemsky and Handzal for the corpse of Petr Nedved, so fuck this team all the way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 They should bring back the Dominator out of mothballs! But do they play Latvia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I was shocked to find out today that SANDIS OZOLINSH is playing for Latvia. Boy there's a name I haven't heard in a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbojustice Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That one's less of a surprise to me than Nedved, if only because I wouldn't really expect Latvia to have that many better players, whereas with the Czechs, I definitely would. On the other hand, I didn't even know Ozolinsh was Latvian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I did know he was Latvian (him and Arturs Irbe used to be the only guys in the NHL) but I honestly thought he retired like 6 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ovi waits no time to get on the scoreboard. Varlamov starting over Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Damn someone wasn't ready for the 2nd period with that awful turnover although it looks like the US got screwed on an offsides call Oh well back to normal about a minute later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 KESLER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Gotta love Doc already starting the conspiracy theories after the Canadian women cheated yesterday and the refs miss a blatant offsides leading to a Slovak goal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Yeah, that missed call just woke the US up. Shouldn't have poked the bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 yeah might be time to invoke the mercy rule on this one. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb82 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I know it's been said multiple times on this board by myself alone, but damn the NBC hockey announce crew is the worst. The only way this commentary could be more insufferable is if Olczyk was there to complete the triangle of suck. "20 of 25 players on Team U.S.A. were collegiates." O...K... any particular reason that matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I suggest everybody switch over to Slovenia-Russia. The Slovenians in their swank Arena Football style hockey jerseys are giving the Mighty Russians all they can handle. You couldn't pull a needle out of a Russian sphincter using a tractor right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nice performance from the States today: Not sure if the second was Slovakia not showing up, or the US just playing great, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Apparently Canada hit the ice for warm up just as Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls ended. Take a look to the sky, just before you die Norway. It's the last time you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I hate how they always start with roll over games, it's so hard to get a read on what the team is like. I don't think it's good for the team, either. It'd be nice if they could have started the tournament against one of the other Big 6. Score was only 3-1, but Canada completely dominated play, especially in the 2nd. I don't know, yay I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Canada's D looked real good. Forwards will obviously need some work to develop chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Not really concerned. First period was a glorified park skate. Second period I think Norway got to the Canadian blue line possibly literally 4 times. Their goalie was kind of like a smaller Jonas Hiller. Not a lot of movement, just got into a solid butterfly form and kept the score respectable, had a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Random note, but I'm kinda confused by a lot of what the national media is saying about Team USA. Many are saying that the Americans are showing "they could be a more dangerous team then we expected" My response to that would be what the hell were you expecting? I mean, their top 6 might not match Russia for instance, but it's pretty close, and they are clearly better in depth, defense, and goal on paper. Sweden has a better defense, but no real edge in goal, and they are dealing with tons of forward injury problems and depth issues. And sure we aren't as good on paper as Canada, but they are CANADA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Random note, but I'm kinda confused by a lot of what the national media is saying about Team USA. Many are saying that the Americans are showing "they could be a more dangerous team then we expected" My response to that would be what the hell were you expecting? I mean, their top 6 might not match Russia for instance, but it's pretty close, and they are clearly better in depth, defense, and goal on paper. Sweden has a better defense, but no real edge in goal, and they are dealing with tons of forward injury problems and depth issues. And sure we aren't as good on paper as Canada, but they are CANADA. I think it just means "USA looked better than Canada today". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Just keep Lockheed Martin away from their uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Drew Doughty has a total "lemme remind you how fucking good I am since no one ever sees me play" vibe going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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