USA vs. Canada [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 6:18 PM EST
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I've heard conflicting times as well
It looks like Faceoff is set for 7:40 p.m. in the East.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
So do you think we’re going to try to just trade shots with Canada or are we going to play a shutdown defensive game?
I hope we shut them down defensively. Put bodies on Crosby and Heatley early and often, because those two always seem to have Miller’s number
I never want to wish harm on anybody, but if they were able to physically dominate Crosby and Heatley, and 1 or both get hurt, I won’t lose any sleep over it.
Crosby won’t drop the gloves cause he’d probably be to worried about breaking a nail.
by Guido1983 on Feb 21, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was trying to find a nice way to say the same
I don’t want injuries, but I’d like the US to put a beating on them. Especially Heatley. Give them some bruises.
I think we are going to play a shutdown defensive game, we don’t have the firepower to trade shots.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Feb 21, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a hockey game.
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game 7 Eastern Conference Finals 2006
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by FloridaBuffalo on Feb 21, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
fanned on the shot
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
USA…USA…USA
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Love it
Crosby gets credit for the goal. I shouldn’t joke because they might actually add it to his stats to make him look better.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 7:48 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Carey Fraiser
isn’t reffing here :)
by The Burl 8 on Feb 21, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good call
Canadians didn’t like it much, but this isn’t the NHL, so you can’t get away with that just by being Ryan Getzlaf.
Power Play
they need to be better than they were the last two games with the man advantage.
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Callahan
great penalty killing by Callahan
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Miller was way out of position but it went through his legs anyway
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Does anyone else think
the Staal hit was a charge? He came way off GOOOOOALLLLLL his feet
sorry got off track there lol
Score!!!!!!
that’s how you answer
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Dude can Darcy get on the phone and get Rafalski in a Sabre Uniform?
"The three important elements of hockey are: forecheck, backcheck and paycheck." - Gil Perreault
They need to
that is what the Swiss did. Hit hard and great goaltending.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think I like this no touch icing rule.
"The three important elements of hockey are: forecheck, backcheck and paycheck." - Gil Perreault
I understand why the rule is there. I just like to see the hustle to erase an icing.
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by FloridaBuffalo on Feb 21, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Nice positioning by Miller
there was no way Iginla was going to score on that shot.
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Say what you will about the USA defense
17 SOG and I’m guessing at least 7 good scoring chances.
Doesn’t matter if it’s a physical D or if it’s 3-on-0 or 4-on-2. This defense has played just as sloppy as the Sabres D.
Not a great period but headed to the locker room with a 2-1 lead is very pleasing. Overall I think Canada was the better team but Miller was outstanding.
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Miller
Heading into this game Miller stopped 24-of-26 shots faced in the tournament. That period he stopped 19-of-19 shots he faced.
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Yeah my mistake
The official stats say 19 shots for Canada
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
keep in mind the longer this game goes on, the more antsy Canada will get.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
I’m guessing that will only work for the fans in the stands. The players have been in much more important games, ones that end their play until next season. Bottom line is one team will next play Tuesday, the other Wednesday.
Don’t get me wrong. That extra day means alot, as does bragging rights (or whatever you want to call it). But if either team is down a goal with 3 minutes left they will keep the goalie in for another 90 seconds and just play hard.
These "highlights"
of Ovechkin are either great efforts for no result, or a hit that borders on charging (as many of his hits do)
This game is too physical for Kane
that is third time tonight he made a bad play because he is not strong enough.
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That is why Toews is the captain in Chicago and Kane will never be a good leader. Plenty of talent but not willing to pay the price.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't want to be on the ice against them
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
Was about to say that and then Callahan made that awful back pass so I deleted it.
by bluecollarbuffalo on Feb 21, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Terrible defense
how does that guy come around backside on a slow developing play?
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
they were all early in the period
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
See what I mean about Kane?
Toews holds the puck and skates it out front for a setup to Heatley. Kane blindly throws it out front.
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Panic has set in
this is what happens in the third period of close Sabres games. Everyone gets really quiet.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
No…if you have possession of the puck you can cross before the puck does.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
You CANNOT blow the whistle there.
Not when Perry gets right back up. Not when there are three Canadians down on the ice. WTF?
Unfortunately it was the right call. Canada had the puck so they are supposed to blow the whistle.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
intense
I really want Brown to get a goal sometime this week (I’m from Ithaca, too and have played pickup with him in the past)
End to end
… to end! And yes, another premature whistle.
Get in the box Staal...you punk
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Niedrmayer should be in the box for that punk move
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USA needs to press hard to start the third
Canada is obviously getting frustrated. First Staal takes an undisciplined penalty and then Niedermayer with a punk move to end the period.
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How great would it be
if RJ was calling this game?
Between great play by Miller and a Drury goal….that would be awesome. Except…he IS Canadian
I imagine him sitting at home announcing the game at full volume
by Monotonousblob on Feb 21, 2010 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Hows the US doing in terms of goal differential compared to other teams?
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
They are a plus-7
Canada and Finland are both a plus-9 which leads the tourament.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Depends
they need to win the game first
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
True
if we are looking for the 4 seed than overtime in that game would be bad for the USA. We would want Finland to win in regulation.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
BUT
if we lose in OT, we would get a bye if either team won in regulation. So many scenarios with this points system
Very true
we should probably just wait until 3 a.m. and let everything play out.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
I can say
My heart is taking a pounding. Not only am I watching this game, but I’m eating an entire packet of bacon.
USA USA USA!!
They owed us one
that is for the Niedermayer play at the end of the period.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
Score!!!!!!
THat is about as huge as they come.
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I was just about to say that I hate Langenbrunner on the power play and he parks himself in front to deflect it in.
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Why is Kane putting his stick there? Nash definitely made sure he got the call but there is no way your stick should be there in the offensive zone when you are ahead by two.
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With a win
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
Winner of this game will be the second seed.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
or first
depending on what happens tonight
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
first seed is important, means we cannot possibly play russia until the gold medal game.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Very TRue
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody touched Crosby
that should be a penalty
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What a dive
that is BS
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Need tough D now
keep the puck out of the zone…some offense would be nice but simple plays and keeping the puck in the nuetral zone is most important.
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Wow
that was not good
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Holy crap
I think he scored in his own net
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I wnat to see that again
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Kesler did get it
what an amazing play by Kesler
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Drury and Miller with the hug
what a great hockey game. Anyone who thinks the NHL should not be in the Olympics doesn’t like hockey. That was an amazing hockey game.
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Finland could win in overtime and USA would be the first seed
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
How about this
If my calculations are correct. Canada will meet Germany on Tuesday and will play Russia on WEdnesday if they beat Germany (which they will). That is a huge upset for the tournament.
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The overtime game against Switzerland is coming back to bite Canada. They would have beat Czech in the tie-breaker if they had won the Swiss game in regulation.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Gogulla didn't make it
when they officially named Hecht they took Goulla off the roster. Kind of a crap move in my opinion because Uwe knew all along he was going to bring Hecht to the Olympics. He used other players as patsies so he could motivate some veteran players.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
I found a hole in the theory
IF Sweden wins in OT, it will be 1-USA 2-Sweden 3-Finland 4-Russia, since Russia is +7 and Finland would be +8, both with 7 pts
Sorry if it seems like I’m trying to prove you wrong…I’m not. I just like analyzing all the possible outcomes….that’s what I get for having that accountant’s brain..
Nope
the first tie-breaker is “higher pool ranking”. Russia is already the number three seed. Te only seeds that are up for debate at this point are 1-2 and 4-5.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
I had to re-read it several times...
and then I still asked for clarification. Darren Dreger from TSN confirmed via Twitter
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by David Oleksy on Feb 21, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
The fact that out of all the GREAT games (especially today) in this tournament, the fact that NBC is shipping out all of the games other than the Golden game is laughable.
We’d have had commercials while the game was going if it were on NBC
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
good point
unfortunately, some people missed the game (i have friends that for some reason don’t get msnbc)
About sums it up!
Ryan did the Sabres and USA proud! Congrats to the whole team – wow, what a game!
by ccthemovieman on Feb 21, 2010 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
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