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Olympic women's hockey

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shelfit said:
Lawler was visibly upset with this loss. She even gave Tessa a shot saying to her, "You remember how difficult it was to face the speed of the US." Pretty funny not to mention incredibly unprofessional. Lol. Wendell would be awesome to have.
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Which broadcast were you watching?
 
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shelfit said:
NBCSN obviously.
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Thanks. But, "obviously"? Am I supposed to know all the options that you have down there?

Trying to understand your comment re: the broadcast. Were you referring to Bonhomme and, if so, Bonhomme and Lawler were together on the same broadcast?
 
Blackbeard said:
Thanks. But, "obviously"? Am I supposed to know all the options that you have down there?

Trying to understand your comment re: the broadcast. Were you referring to Bonhomme and, if so, Bonhomme and Lawler were together on the same broadcast?
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Correct. Bonhomme is the main anchor with Lawler as the second. I thought it was an amusing moment.
 
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Lot of young team mistakes by my Russian squad this morning. IIRC, 2 or 3 goals off d-zone turnovers, 3 power play goals against...they'll learn not to take those penalties with experience and hopefully ease the mistakes out of their game.

The score was not really indicative of the play, I think it was fairly even with Finland edging it...could've had more than one but Noora is Noora.
 
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shelfit said:
Not sure how I feel about the quality of this game but I continue to be very frustrated with the officiating skill level which in my opinion is well below the level of the players, especially when these two teams are on the ice together.
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I loved when the USA player absolutely plowed over the ref. And then seconds later, another ref nearly got in the way of the play...
 
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TovarishchLisa said:
Lot of young team mistakes by my Russian squad this morning. IIRC, 2 or 3 goals off d-zone turnovers, 3 power play goals against...they'll learn not to take those penalties with experience and hopefully ease the mistakes out of their game.

The score was not really indicative of the play, I think it was fairly even with Finland edging it...could've had more than one but Noora is Noora.
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Finland got absolutely hosed by the refs when they played Russia at the world championships. Even by the extremely low standards set for the refs they usually get it wrong both ways. At that game they made call after call against Finland (most for imaginary things). Noora was livid after the game and tore into them. My guess is she made sure she was especially sharp against OAR
 
At the end of the day I think last night's game had no more weight to it than an exhibition game between the two powers. If Canada puts too much stock in their win they're in deep trouble. They shouldn't be satisfied with their effort becuse they didn't play 60 minutes of hockey. They got the 2-0 lead and then hung on for dear life. If the US puts too much stock in how many shots they had then they're also in deep trouble. Canada has a very difficult decision to make in terms of their goaltending. From what I've seen so far they might be smart to go with LaCasse again when they face the US in the gold medal game but my guts tell me they're going to go with Zabados just because of her history and experience in the Olympics. That might be their biggest mistake. Time will tell but you heard it here first. In his post-game interview Stauber foreshadowed a big breakout game by his team in terms of their scoring potential. I think he's hoping it will happen in the gold medal game but if it should happen in the semi-finals first then I would think it would be hard to replicate that type of offensive output in back-to-back games especially when the second game would be against Canada, their toughest opponent obviously.

Personally I was glad to NOT see the super-duper-loop-de-loop-regroup by team USA. That nonsense simply isn't hockey. If they combine their speed and finesse with more grit in dirty areas of the ice they will win.

EDIT: I think Canada needs to spend less time trying to show how physical they are and more time keeping their feet moving and trying to play hockey to the best of their ability. If they do that they will be a much tougher team to beat.

EDIT 2: No red on these white US unis either! What's the deal?!
 
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Re: Olympic women's hockey

shelfit said:
Canada has a very difficult decision to make in terms of their goaltending. From what I've seen so far they might be smart to go with LaCasse again when they face the US in the gold medal game but my guts tell me they're going to go with Zabados just because of her history and experience in the Olympics. That might be their biggest mistake. Time will tell but you heard it here first.
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The coaches should go to the news archives and refresh their memories on the Brianna Scurry/Hope Solo issue during the 2007 Women's World Cup [soccer].
 
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shelfit said:
This soccer you speak of, is it a sport??? ;)
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Not sure, but much can be learned from it. At the Olympic level, it is the ultimate evolution of the "super-duper-loop-de-loop-regroup" of which you speak. ;)
 
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why did Stauber not pull Rooney late in the period for a 2 man advantage on the PP? Very surprising. And has anybody found out why Ken Klee was fired? Was it due to coaching or something else?
 
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