Other Sports ****Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread **** - Page 18

The_Doctor10 · 02-27-2010, 08:18 PM

I know there's a Winter Olympics thread, but this is the premiere event of the Olympics, and it's the matchup VANOC hoped they'd get when they spent how many billions of dollars to get the Games. NBC wanted this, and there's a chance that the American viewing audience of this game surpasses the population of Canada. It deserves it's own chuffing thread for ****s sake!

To analyze the game some, Ryan Miller could very well be his generation's Mike Richter... the dude plays lights out in big games. Meanwhile, Canada's throwing Roberto Luongo in net who seems more likely to follow Russia's Evgeni Nabokov and Finland's Miikka Kiprusoff as high-profile tenders who have completely shit the bed when it mattered most. Personally, Luongo has been average at best, though better than Fatso Brodeur, which isn't saying much. It boggles my mind that Marc-Andre Fleury, Canada's most prolific big-game goalie of the past 2 years, did not see one second of ice time, as he's probably the best-suited to take on the Americans.

For the US team... there was a lot of shit heaped at the feet of GM Brian Burke after he picked his team... picking Komisarek, Drury, Langenbrunner among others led to his being raked across the coals by many in the hockey world. Injuries prevented Komisarek from making the trip to Vancouver and that was probably a blessing as he likely would've lost America a game or two on his own.

We can debate forward matchups in perpetuity... Canada has a more skilled group, but you can't undersell how well the US forwards have played as a group.

Regardless this should be one for the ages, and hopefully it does a lot for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Though I'm still gonna say 4-3 Canada.

Good luck ladies and gents!

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

Of all the people, it has to be that ****ing douchebag, too.

KC_Connection · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

YES I WAS RIGHT CROSBY

GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Gonzo** · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

Shit
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Fish · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

Sonofa..........................................................................................

So ****ing close...............

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Fluke goal in OT.

Damn.

Yzerman on Casey, redux.

WilliamTheIrish · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

4 on 4 is furious. Just furious.

Over-Head · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Pick your game winner.

I'm gonna say Crosby...he's been playing poorly for a while, he's due.

14 Gold medels ya f**ckers!
Pay up Obama!!!!

chiefs1111 · 02-28-2010, 04:54 PM

BigOlChiefsfan · 02-28-2010, 04:55 PM

Dammit, eh?

**The Bad Guy** · 02-28-2010, 04:55 PM

**** them. Let them drown themselves in Molson.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 02-28-2010, 04:55 PM

Well, 1-1 against the US gets you the gold. Congrats I guess. Shame there's not a rubber match.

Al Bundy · 02-28-2010, 04:55 PM

Thats too bad.... I hate Crosby.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 02-28-2010, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

YES I WAS RIGHT CROSBY

GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had no idea you were Canadian.

Over-Head · 02-28-2010, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstater

Beat those toothless, slow, french speaking, coattail riding, 3 down football, Molson drinking Canucks to a bloody pulp, eh.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 02-28-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Yzerman on Casey, redux.

Difference is, the better team won that series.

I'm not sure that happened here. Canada was very, very lucky to win this game.

Oh well. No one expected the US to even medal, and we take silver, and outplayed the Canadians on their own ice.

Nothing to be ashamed about here, fellas.

02-27-2010, 08:18 PM
The_Doctor10 Everyone else is 'peasants' Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $9914900	**Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread I know there's a Winter Olympics thread, but this is the premiere event of the Olympics, and it's the matchup VANOC hoped they'd get when they spent how many billions of dollars to get the Games. NBC wanted this, and there's a chance that the American viewing audience of this game surpasses the population of Canada. It deserves it's own chuffing thread for **s sake! To analyze the game some, Ryan Miller could very well be his generation's Mike Richter... the dude plays lights out in big games. Meanwhile, Canada's throwing Roberto Luongo in net who seems more likely to follow Russia's Evgeni Nabokov and Finland's Miikka Kiprusoff as high-profile tenders who have completely shit the bed when it mattered most. Personally, Luongo has been average at best, though better than Fatso Brodeur, which isn't saying much. It boggles my mind that Marc-Andre Fleury, Canada's most prolific big-game goalie of the past 2 years, did not see one second of ice time, as he's probably the best-suited to take on the Americans. For the US team... there was a lot of shit heaped at the feet of GM Brian Burke after he picked his team... picking Komisarek, Drury, Langenbrunner among others led to his being raked across the coals by many in the hockey world. Injuries prevented Komisarek from making the trip to Vancouver and that was probably a blessing as he likely would've lost America a game or two on his own. We can debate forward matchups in perpetuity... Canada has a more skilled group, but you can't undersell how well the US forwards have played as a group. Regardless this should be one for the ages, and hopefully it does a lot for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Though I'm still gonna say 4-3 Canada. Good luck ladies and gents!
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