Game Thread: US vs. Switzerland, Canada vs. Russia
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 1:00 PM CST
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The other two games will be posted in a thread following the completion of the Canada vs. Russia game.
Game one: United States vs. Switzerland, 3:00 p.m. ET
The United States got a little rest while Belarus put a scare into Switzerland. The Swiss advanced to the next round by way of shootout victory over the Belarusians. Jonas Hiller is the biggest obstacle in the way of the Americans and is more than capable of stealing one for the Swiss. Look for the United States to push both the tempo and the physical play as they have in previous games. The Swiss should be overmatched but then again you can never fully count a team that has Hiller on it. Ryan Miller (it's rhyme time!) starts in net for the United States as they look to advance to the semi-finals against either Finland or Czech Republic.
Game two: Canada vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m. ET
What a huge game this is shaping up to be. Just think, one of these teams will not medal in the Olympics. Canada, fresh off the loss at the hands of the United States, steamrolled Germany 8-2 in a game that was almost a scrimmage in preparation for the Russians. Both teams are fairly evenly matched on offense but a slight edge goes to Canada on defense. This should be an incredible game to watch and I know I've cleared my schedule. Pavel Datsyuk will be taking the ice against his coach, Mike Babcock, in an attempt to advance to the semi-finals to play Sweden or Slovakia.
I won't be able to jump in until after 5 p.m. but definitely go ahead and join in the thread.
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PLEASE tell me
I’m not the only person sitting at work feeling like I’m about to hurl.
I am sooooooooooo nervous.
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me too
nervous indeed. Big step forward we hope.
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
I hate 3oclock games. Being forced to read game threads and look at live blogs really stinks..I want to get out of here to watch the game!
at least we have that
A few years ago there was nothing. Just had to wait.
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True. But it’s still much more fun to see the game live. If I can’t, though, I have to find something to do. Otherwise I drive myself crazy thinking about it.
too late
I’m already crazy about this game.
I just hope they play very well. Losing with your best effort is less painful than knowing you could have done better and didn’t – but winning is better.
aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Haven’t we said this before? No random internet exclamations! I’m always afraid they involve goals! I’m just kidding. Luckily NBC opened up the game to anyone who wants to watch, no logging in. Either that or my net is different this time.
Physical first period
Hopefully that pays off and the Americans can put more shots on Jonas, brother.
so scoreless after 40 minutes, then?
I can’t even watch this game and it’s still going to kill me.
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I was wrong
Team USA has no offense aside from their top defenseman and oldest player. But it won’t matter.
I have to give Jonas Hiller so much credit-he is a fantastic goalie, but there’s just no way he can continually stop goals with not a lot of help.
Luca Sbisa
and Marc Streit are somewhat known.
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
A really weird sequence of events. End result: same score, (1-0 US), and Kesler in the box. Swiss PP.
as long as it's not one of our guys
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Russia/Canada is going to be the nutsest game ever.
Since Canada played yesterday, I think Russia will win. Fatigue is something not even an All-Start team is immune from.
I thought the same thing
Don’t believe that’s a regular fixture at the Joe.
But imagine using that song to wake up the crowd in the last five minutes instead of Journey………..there’d be a lot of wtf.
final score and goal-scorers, please?
For those of us just finishing up at work?
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And everyone thought it was going to be for the gold medal for those two. Too bad it’s in the quarterfinals, on the different half of the bracket of the US. That #1 seed is so big. Having Can/Rus/Swe all on the other half is a ridiculous draw.
RK
by LionsInSuperBowl on Feb 24, 2010 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, I'll watch that one for sure
Although I may be late because I have to run to the mall and look at smart phones. My cell phone is four years old and I’m ready to upgrade. ;)
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In the other thread
During the Olympics, Hiller hasn’t looked like the Hiller who allowed 2 goals…on 86 shots in his last two games against the Red Wings this season.He did this game.
What that means is that Rafalski won’t score
He didn’t get the goal, but it was Rafalski’s shot that made it 1-0.
but because of Miller, neither will the Swiss.
Right.
There is still plenty of offense on team USA aside from its top defenseman and oldest player.Wrong.
Go Pavel!
I love him so much. He has a PhD in awesome from the University of Pucking.
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I read that as U of "puking"
and the first thought was, “really? I never thought of Pav as a huge partier”
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the Puking would be me from nervousness :D
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Great....a Clod Lemieux reference
although, that does engender fond memories of 3/26/97
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Gotta say, I liked the slobbering over Ovie better than the usual Crosby love
Then again, I’d probably think otherwise if the Caps had taken on/down the Wings anytime lately. I don’t really have that much of a problem with Crosby in general.
Probably comes from hanging out at Pensburgh.
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a little bit of it
Do I ever wish that young man was on my team. What a fine player. :)
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I guess I'm not a fan because he played on North Dakota
And the first thing you learn going to Wisconsin hockey games is that we don’t like Minnesota and we don’t like North Dakota. I know I saw him play once at least in college….
But he is a great player, gotta give him that.
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STOP TALKING AND DROP THE PUCK ALREADY!!!
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BOOM!
wish it wasn’t a Duck, but I’ll take it!
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Good of Dan Boyle to show up for the tournament
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dammit
Of all the Canadian douches. :(
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This game is going to be violent.
Kinda funny to make fun of general Canadia so much and now to hear people actually chanting “Go Canada”.
that reminds me of a van halen album
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California representing tonight
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bah
If Canada is going to pull away, I’m not even going to bother watching any more. Too many jackasses on the team.
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when did Russia turn into a rented mule?
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I'm done, too.
Boring and depressing. Be back for a later game, so see you then. :)
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yes
I was rooting for Latvia against the Czech Republic last game (because they didn’t put Hudler on the team, dorks).
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If the Russians could pull this off, it would be so cool to have the semi’s made up of the four teams with Red Wings on them.
that would be wonderful
At least Latvia put up a hell of a fight. Way more than the Czechs ever thought they would get, I think.
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wait, wait, don't go away, it's not over yet!
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In Soviet Russia, Hockey Plays YOU!
(I had to) 4-1 now.
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by MrNFL on Feb 24, 2010 7:07 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
ok, it might be over now
But if I admit that, I’ll have to log in to work to do stuff as I watch the rest of the game, so….
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Whatever the Russian is for “YOU SUCK!”
How pitiful. Nobody better take a douchebag run at Pavel or I will wish for ACL tears.
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if there is to be one
If not, just get through intact and healthy.
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No need to bring your team down. Brutal honesty is not always best! They can’t, though, a big reason I’m rooting for them-the US would have an easier time beating them. (maybe)
*I would prefer that we play Slovakia in the gold medal game
and beat Hossa haha
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 7:21 PM CST up reply actions
hee hee hee
The Curse of Hossa continues. :)
I like him, though, even now – but I do wish he wasn’t a Blackhawk.
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No, because wouldn’t it give your real name? How would anyone know who I am, when I usually go by this username? Maybe I’ll try it sometime. Just to see how it works.
I honestly have no idea
I think its an anonymous way to log in and link your profile so that if you’re logged into one, you’re in both.
Mine is with my name so I’m not really sure.
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
"It rips your heart right out of your stomach"
Eddie Olczyk
Brilliant. I am stealing that one!
Anatomical genius, that man
I wonder where his brains are?
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Also in his stomach
He’s got everything in there.
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Apparently the Russians haven't lost to Canada in 50 years of Olympic hockey
amusing symmetry with the US/Canada stat
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yeah, he leaves, and they score immediately
if only the Russian coach had pulled him at the start of the period, it woulda been 4-2!
how’s that for irrefutable logic???
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Somewhat flawed logic, but.....
I can’t say I don’t like it myself. It sounds good. I dare you to splatter that on a Russian blog, lol.
Canada can go ahead and get this all out of their system.
Although, Nabokov has had two soft ones of the extreme variety along with some others that could have been stopped.
get snacks ready for the next game
Hopefully one so competitive that we won’t wander off to do other stuff in the middle.
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because they have the best player in the world
and 4 more incredible ones. If they actually had more defensive players than Gonchar and Volchenkov, it’d be close.
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
Is a 4 goal lead in an Olympic game like a 2 goal lead in a Red Wing game?
if not, the Russians are screwed
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New thread (For the last two games)
So are we finishing this game out here? Not that anyone’s really commenting anymore, kind of boring now.
Finish this one here
Finnish on the next one. I make a joke!
by Casey Richey on Feb 24, 2010 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
Who would you rather play..Finland or Czech Republic?
RK
by LionsInSuperBowl on Feb 24, 2010 9:15 PM CST reply actions
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