Re: 2010 Winter Olympics

[17 Seconds]

good thing kane is only like the 3rd or 4th best player on the hawks

[Magnetic Curses]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

[17 Seconds]

wow, really dirty slew foot from boyle

[bcl412]

So we're playing for silver I see.

[NewUserName]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

[Magnetic Curses]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

 

well, that settles it.

[Flames24Rulz]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

 

Kane would've made the Canadian team. Don't let your irrational hate towards him cloud your vision.

[NewUserName]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

 

Kane would've made the Canadian team. Don't let your irrational hate towards him cloud your vision.

 

Steve Stamkos begs to differ

[Magnetic Curses]

oh, and toews, seabrook, keith, and hossa are all bad, too. and the blackhawks are terrible in general.

 

ANYONE BUT THE BLACKHAWKS.

[UMFan83]

This discussion on Kane is barely on topic, let's stick to the Olympics.

 

Finland and Czech Republic are on now. Winner plays the USA on Friday. Who should we be cheering for? I'm guessing Finland but they have looked pretty good in this tournament. The question is, which one is a worse matchup against the USA. I'll admit to not knowing too much about either teams strengths and weaknesses.

[NewUserName]

oh, and toews, seabrook, keith, and hossa are all bad, too. and the blackhawks are terrible in general.

 

ANYONE BUT THE BLACKHAWKS.

 

I have had nothing but good things to say about those players. I also think the Blackhawks have been the 2nd best team in the NHL so far this season

[Magnetic Curses]

the redwings being the best

[Magnetic Curses]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

 

Kane would've made the Canadian team. Don't let your irrational hate towards him cloud your vision.

 

Steve Stamkos begs to differ

 

maybe you're privy to info we all are not. who knows? let's just drop it.

[17 Seconds]

wait, kane isn't close to the thornton? i'd say he's close, i wouldn't say he's as good, but there's no way he's in a different class. plus kane is 21

 

Kane probably would not have made the Canadian team, Thorton was probably the 2nd forward Yzerman picked

 

Kane would've made the Canadian team. Don't let your irrational hate towards him cloud your vision.

 

Steve Stamkos begs to differ

 

and st. louis

 

kane would have been ahead of those guys though, despite your irrational feelings

[bcl412]

This discussion on Kane is barely on topic, let's stick to the Olympics.

 

Finland and Czech Republic are on now. Winner plays the USA on Friday. Who should we be cheering for? I'm guessing Finland but they have looked pretty good in this tournament. The question is, which one is a worse matchup against the USA. I'll admit to not knowing too much about either teams strengths and weaknesses.

 

I'm rooting for the Czechs but I don't know what the better match up would be.

[17 Seconds]

This discussion on Kane is barely on topic, let's stick to the Olympics.

 

Finland and Czech Republic are on now. Winner plays the USA on Friday. Who should we be cheering for? I'm guessing Finland but they have looked pretty good in this tournament. The question is, which one is a worse matchup against the USA. I'll admit to not knowing too much about either teams strengths and weaknesses.

 

root for CR. they almost lost to latvia last night.

[TruffleShuffle]

finished watching the canada-russia game on dvr.

 

what an embarrassing performance by russia, top to bottom. their forwards kept trying to stickhandle through traffic, and this resulted in way too many odd-man rushes. their commitment to getting back on defense was atrocious. their defense played soft and didn't clear the net. nabakov was shaken and let in a couple of soft goals, and for whatever reason the coaching staff didn't take advantage of an obvious way to shake up the team (goalie change after the first intermission). just a complete failure by russia. canada looked great but you can't beat canada by playing soft hockey and trying to score goals all by yourself.

 

sweden, if they win, should give canada a much better challenge. the swedish forwards are much more committed defensively and their defense plays a sound system (though they don't have many guys who will clear the crease).

[NewUserName]

I think both teams have enough to beat the US. Both are a little older though and the US has used there youth and speed well during the olympics. I am cheering for the Finns just because I like them better.

[UMFan83]

I think both teams have enough to beat the US. Both are a little older though and the US has used there youth and speed well during the olympics. I am cheering for the Finns just because I like them better.

 

Yeah no doubt any team left in this tourney can beat the US and possibly should. This is the stage where things get tricky. I'm hoping like you said our speed and youth can be an x-factor in our favor as their tournament continues. Most of these players have played 2/3 of an NHL season and have been playing every other day or every day for the last 10 days in pressure packed games which has gotta take it's toll eventually.

[TruffleShuffle]

I think both teams have enough to beat the US. Both are a little older though and the US has used there youth and speed well during the olympics. I am cheering for the Finns just because I like them better.

 

Yeah no doubt any team left in this tourney can beat the US and possibly should. This is the stage where things get tricky. I'm hoping like you said our speed and youth can be an x-factor in our favor as their tournament continues. Most of these players have played 2/3 of an NHL season and have been playing every other day or every day for the last 10 days in pressure packed games which has gotta take it's toll eventually.

 

i would say that canada and sweden are more skilled than the u.s. the finns are pretty close and i think we're probably a little better than the czechs, just because miller is better than vokoun.

[brinoch]

Since I have irrational man-love for Toews, I'd just like to point out that he has 7 assists and is a +9. He's tied for the Canadian lead in points and leads in +/- by 3.

[Flames24Rulz]

I don't really think there's a big difference between the Fins and the Czechs.

 

I just want to see an awesome finish.

[TruffleShuffle]

the refs are basically letting the players tackle each other inside 10 minutes of the third period and no calls, but a player accidentally shoots it over the glass in his own end and he's going to the box. then the finns score. what a great rule.

[Garwilly]

the refs are basically letting the players tackle each other inside 10 minutes of the third period and no calls, but a player accidentally shoots it over the glass in his own end and he's going to the box. then the finns score. what a great rule.

 

Delay rules make sense.

 

The helmet rule doesn't.

[Flames24Rulz]

Who the hell is this PBP guy? He's [expletive] dreadful.