Other Sports ****Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread **** - Page 11

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, 04:10 PM

JFC, that was close.

Another piss poor clear almost ****ed us.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 02-28-2010, 04:10 PM

Gonna have to start taking some chances.

KC_Connection · 02-28-2010, 04:11 PM

Incredible save by Miller. I have no idea how he knew the puck was there.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:11 PM

Keep putting it on net. It's like working the body of a boxer. Eventually, it pays off.

Fish · 02-28-2010, 04:11 PM

Ohhhh man.... I thought we had that........

Simply Red · 02-28-2010, 04:11 PM

they're hungry, get one here, guys.

Fish · 02-28-2010, 04:12 PM

This is just an incredible pace. I don't know how these guys can keep this up.

Absolutely amazing athleticism....

**QuikSsurfer** · 02-28-2010, 04:14 PM

didn't look offsides to me

Simply Red · 02-28-2010, 04:14 PM

enough with the offsides, already.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:15 PM

Turn on GODMODE.

KCUnited · 02-28-2010, 04:15 PM

Desperation. Play with it.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:16 PM

Canada's in a defensive shell. They're playing not to lose.

**QuikSsurfer** · 02-28-2010, 04:17 PM

ugh!!!

'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-28-2010, 04:17 PM

****!!

KCUnited · 02-28-2010, 04:17 PM

Time to let Miller tend and push towards the net.

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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02-28-2010, 04:10 PM	#151
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02-28-2010, 04:11 PM	#154
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Keep putting it on net. It's like working the body of a boxer. Eventually, it pays off. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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02-28-2010, 04:11 PM	#155
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02-28-2010, 04:14 PM	#158
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02-28-2010, 04:14 PM	#159
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02-28-2010, 04:16 PM	#162
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Canada's in a defensive shell. They're playing not to lose. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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02-28-2010, 04:17 PM	#164
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	****!! __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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02-28-2010, 04:17 PM	#165
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