Daily Links for Friday, Feb. 26
by Andy Boron on Feb 26, 2010 6:00 AM EST
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Happy Friday! The USA and Canada are both in action tonight, and are playing to get into the gold medal game, which is great, but is anybody else wondering why the US is playing at 3pm on Friday? Wouldn't this be the perfect day to shake things up and have the first game start at 6 or 7 to give everyone time to get to a bar or a buddy's house? Hmm. Plenty of links about the two powerhouses after the break, as well as the Canadian women's gold medal news and some fallout from the Russian and Swedish losses.
Today's Games:
USA vs. Finland - 3:00pm - NBC, CTV
Canada vs. Slovakia - 9:30pm - CNBC, CTV
MILLER ENJOYING THE MOMENT - Buffalo Sabres
He is leading a charmed life and just maybe on his way to spinning gold, but Ryan Miller is just enjoying the ride.
Let's give 'em something to talk about - NHL.com
A thrilling Wednesday at the Olympics have plenty of hockey conversations going on around the globe. Here are some of them.
Semifinal analysis and predictions - The Hockey News
The title says it all courtesy of Ken Campbell.
Sabres start ramping up to play again - The Buffalo News
The Sabres' one-hour practice, their first gathering since Feb. 13 because of the Olympic hiatus, went fine for the team's 18 non-Olympians. To read about Patrick Kaleta's return, click here. To read an article about Jim Corsi providing Olympic commentary for the Italians, click here.
USA-Finland Links:
Finland at United States - NHL.com
An NHL GameCenter preview.
Kane, other top scorers still need to step up for Team USA - ESPN
The United States is undefeated in the Games, but if it wants to medal here, its top scorers will need to step up. Parise got the message last game, who will it be tonight?
Parise's father offers encouragement, not advice - NHL.com
Zach Parise has quite the support system in Vancouver with his father, former NHL player J.P. Parise, on hand to provide encouragement.
All's well between Team Finland and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff - NHL.com
Miikka Kiprusoff didn't play for Finland in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics, but he's a big part of the Finns' success this year.
Slovakia at Canada - NHL.com
An NHL GameCenter preview from the big boss man.
Canada can't afford to overlook Slovakia - CTV
So here now is the next test for Canada's men's Olympic hockey team, facing Slovakia Friday night in the second of the two tournament semi-finals, with a berth in the gold-medal game on the line.
Team Canada advances with one of its biggest Olympic victories - ESPN
All of Canada went into a panic after its team's loss to the U.S., but with Team Canada's commanding win over Russia, those concerns have all gone away.
Everything Else:
Canada's women win third straight hockey gold medal - CTV
Led by an 18-year-old scoring phenom and a goalie most considered the No.3 just a few months ago, Canada's women skated to a confident 2-0 win over their rivals from the U.S. and won a third straight Olympic gold medal.
End of an era for Swedish hockey - NHL.com
Losing Wednesday night to Slovakia spells the end of an era in Swedish hockey, as it will probably be the last time we see the likes of Peter Forsberg, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Daniel Alfredsson in the Olympics.
Alex Ovechkin and Russia collapse mightily in Vancouver - ESPN
It wasn't supposed to turn out this way for Russia. But Alex Ovechkin & Co. now have to wait four more years to get over this latest Olympic disappointment.
Should the Russians have gone to Bryzgalov earlier? - USATODAY.com
The question that has to be asked after Russia's 7-3 loss to Canada in men's hockey is whether coach Vyacheslav Bykov was as out of sync as his players. Bykov didn't pull starting goalie Evgeni Nabokov until after he had surrendered six goals.
Video: Ovechkin takes frustrations out on fan's camera - Puck Daddy
Today is not a good day to be Alex Ovechkin, or to be someone videotaping him.
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I wish the game was later
Now that I am back at work. I will probably be catching it on DVR
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Worst part is
I can’t do anything at work. I am on light duty with severe restrictions.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 26, 2010 7:06 AM EST up reply actions
On the West Coast
Being on the west coast it is ridiculous that the game is on at noon. I asked my boss for the hours of 12-3p off today and he laughed at me.
Get rid of the ugly slug.
by North Java Sabra on Feb 26, 2010 10:18 AM EST reply actions
I’m gonna watch the usa game on dvr. My biggest fear is finding out the score before i get out of work at 530. I should probably shut my phone off. No facebook either lol. I’m pretty excited for the game though.
"What wins the majority of the time is blocking, tackling, throwin', catchin' and kickin" - Chan Gailey
by dragonwag0n on Feb 26, 2010 11:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Another one worth reading
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/hockey/2010-02-26-postgame-party-probe_N.htm
Personally, I wouldn’t apologize. They are emotional champions and deserve a celebration. The fans had left the building, and it’s a shame that the media and IOC look down on this. The only thing wrong with this is that the 18 year old Poulin was drinking (drinking age in BC is 19).
If I were on that US team, I would have been right out there with them, congratulating them, as well as celebrating the shiny piece of silver hanging from my neck (and somewhat drowning the sorrows).
Personally, I think that’s awesome (aside from the underage stuff of course.) It’s cool that they just wanted to relish that moment for as long as possible, and isn’t that better than the guy who took his medal out to the clubs and was using it to skeez on ladies?
I think that’s awesome
Me too. Definitely beats the skeezer guy too. We should all be so lucky to have a moment like that in our lives, even if it’s just once. That wasn’t a rehearsed celebration – that was real emotion.
As far as the underage drinking – who cares? I’m not saying “I condone underage drinking,” but I understand it. I dare say no one on this blog abstained until they were 21. And they weren’t driving. And this is a world tournament – in some countries there is no “legal” drinking age.
I agree with Burl – it would have been cool to see the USA team out there too…
Why the U.S. is playing early
Because the Canadians have been given Prime Time EVERY single game thus far, and to hell with everyone else. That’s obviously their attitude. The U..S.A. has had to play at noon PST most times and the Russians had most of their games late night. It’s pitiful Canada has gotten away with this, but not surprising seeing everything that has gone on in these Olympics.
Host country getting prime-time
That is an official IIHF rule. Host country gets the prime-time slot. And it’s not actually prime time for vancouver, but for the east coast… oddly. This proves that apparently not even canada cares about british columbia.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Honestly, it does kind of make sense to me. I can’t remember, but I bet the US got most of the primetime slots in Salt Lake, and I’ll put good money on Russia getting all the primetime slots in Sochi in 4 years. And if you think about it, any of the teams besides USA/Canada, their families and fans not able to make it to the games were watching at ridiculous hours of the night. For instance, fans in Helsinki will be watching their semifinal game at 10pm today, and for anyone watching the late game from Bratislava, it will be starting at 3:30am (hope they have their coffee ready). It’s purely for the ratings in the home country, and sucks for everyone else, but makes sense from the business standpoint of the IOC
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