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US Olympic Hockey - Let's Stick It To The Canucks Again!

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Gurtholfin said:
Kessel scores 2.5 minutes in!

Eddie O called him the pride and joy of Madison, WI. :rolleyes:

Speaking only for myself. Don't mind him. Wish him well in the NHL and hope he excels for Team USA, but pride and joy?
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LOL!!! Even though Joe Pavelski is from 2 hours north of Madison, he is more the pride & joy of Madison than Phil, but I agree "G". I've always been a fan of Phil's (except one year :mad: ), and have followed him AGAIN since he left Rodentia.

Edzo, "The Wisconsin natives hook up for the first score". Pretty cool; now we have to get Suter & Rafalski involved!!
 
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quiddlet said:
A bit off topic...
But I'm not a huge fan of the Japanese women's curling team right now.
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Japanese women? I'd take any Japanese woman curler over Shuster right now.

Let's go USA, tar and feather my ancestors from Norway.
 
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What time is the game with Canada on Sunday, is it being shown live, and if so, where is it broadcast?
 
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The pride of Trumbull, CT and the NY Rangers... Chris Drury!!! (I'm not going to mention where the traitor went to college)
 
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Great play by Backes on the Drury goal. He has been really impressive in his first 4 Olympic periods.
 
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bothman said:
What time is the game with Canada on Sunday, is it being shown live, and if so, where is it broadcast?
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6:40 CENTRAL -------MSNBC


It's about time MSNBC had something good on.
 
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MadCityRich said:
6:40 CENTRAL -------MSNBC


It's about time MSNBC had something good on other than Rachel Maddow.
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I don't really care for her, but to each, their own. ;) :D

P.S. Pavelski, Kessel & Malone look good.
 
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Not a very good effort by the US so far. We're making Norway look good.
 
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6-1 USA Final. Shots 39-11 in favor of USA. Good work and being 2-0 is right where they need to be.

The Olympic Hockey tourney really begins on Sunday when the USA and Canada collide.
 
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Agreed. I was almost ready to give up after a terrible 2nd period, but they got the result they needed to stay in contention for a bye, even with a loss Sunday.
But, now the pressure is off. They've handled the teams they should have. Now all they have left is to be great and shock the world!
 
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AFHockeyFan said:
Agreed. I was almost ready to give up after a terrible 2nd period, but they got the result they needed to stay in contention for a bye, even with a loss Sunday.
But, now the pressure is off. They've handled the teams they should have. Now all they have left is to be great and shock the world!
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They did not look good enough to compete with Canada today. And I can see them getting hurt because they didn't "handle" Switzerland. +7 after two games? A loss to Canada Sunday will knock that down to probably a +5 at most, and no bye at that rate.
 
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mcfarljd said:
They did not look good enough to compete with Canada today. And I can see them getting hurt because they didn't "handle" Switzerland. +7 after two games? A loss to Canada Sunday will knock that down to probably a +5 at most, and no bye at that rate.
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Switzerland finished ahead of Canada (shutting them out 2-0) and the USA in the last Olympics. The USA beating the Swiss 3-1 is a very respectable score, and a +7 is a very good differential after two games. The USA will have a couple more practices to work on the Canada game plan and get more team cohesion. The USA can't run and gun with Canada, but if they get good goaltending and keep it close, anything can happen - we've got NHL players, too.
 
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Puck Swami said:
Switzerland finished ahead of Canada (shutting them out 2-0) and the USA in the last Olympics. The USA beating the Swiss 3-1 is a very respectable score, and a +7 is a very good differential after two games. The USA will have a couple more practices to work on the Canada game plan and get more team cohesion. The USA can't run and gun with Canada, but if they get good goaltending and keep it close, anything can happen - we've got NHL players, too.
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That was 4 years ago, and I don't think anybody is even expecting the Swiss to come anywhere near medaling. I say that the +7 will probably bite them in the ***, because yes, if they lose to Canada by 2, then +5 after 3 games won't help much when you look at the other groups. I think #2 in Group C will get the extra bye. Russia, Czech, and Slovak will all play each other well, but if Russia and Czech go 1/2 then the beatups on Latvia will also put them over the US mark.
 
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mcfarljd said:
That was 4 years ago, and I don't think anybody is even expecting the Swiss to come anywhere near medaling. I say that the +7 will probably bite them in the ***, because yes, if they lose to Canada by 2, then +5 after 3 games won't help much when you look at the other groups. I think #2 in Group C will get the extra bye. Russia, Czech, and Slovak will all play each other well, but if Russia and Czech go 1/2 then the beatups on Latvia will also put them over the US mark.
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You make it sound like not getting a bye is the end of the world.

They play the games for a reason, so I'm going to wait until AFTER the freaking game on Sunday before I go all doom and gloom like you.
 
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sfo19 said:
You make it sound like not getting a bye is the end of the world.

They play the games for a reason, so I'm going to wait until AFTER the freaking game on Sunday before I go all doom and gloom like you.
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No, honestly I didn't expect them to get a bye. Someone earlier said they were in a great position for it and with that GD I don't think it's that great. This team probably needs the extra game to keep building up some chemistry and start burying their chances.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Kessel scores 2.5 minutes in!

Eddie O called him the pride and joy of Madison, WI. :rolleyes:

Speaking only for myself. Don't mind him. Wish him well in the NHL and hope he excels for Team USA, but pride and joy?
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Some people had to work so I didn't get to watch, but I see that Pavelski assisted the Kessel goal. Boy it would have been nice had that combination got to play together for 2+ years.
 
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This weekend is starting to shape up to be a great game. USA played a pretty darned good game against the Nors today.

As I type, The Miss just scored to cut Canada's lead to 2-1. Pretty good game so far.

I definitely expect the USA defensemen to play a little more conservatively against Canada. I wouldn't expect them to play as aggressively as they did today, considering that they gave up way too many 2-on-1 chances. If they leave Miller out to dry that many times, they are screwed.
 
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Through two games, here's your former collegiate scoring. Go USA!!

Ryan Malone (St. Cloud State University) - 2G 1A 3Pts
Brian Rafalski (University of Wisconsin) - 2G 0A 2Pts
David Backes (Minnesota State University-Mankato) - 1G 1A 2Pts
Phil Kessel (University of Minnesota) - 1G 1A 2Pts
Zach Parise (University of North Dakota) - 0G 2A 2Pts
Joe Pavelski (University of Wisconsin - 0G 2A 2Pts
Ryan Suter (University of Wisconsin) - 0G 2A 2Pts
Chris Drury (Boston University) - 1G 0A 1Pts
Jack Johnson (University of Michigan) - 0G 1A 1Pts
 
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