Game Thread: USA vs. Canada
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 11:00 AM CST
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United States vs. Canada, 3:15 p.m. ET
Canada and United States face off for the second time this Olympics and the United States look to take home the gold medal by winning the second while Canada is trying to avenge the group play loss. The United States played a rough and fast paced game against the Canadians and despite what Don Cherry might say, deserved the win they came away with in the group play. But that was with Martin Brodeur in net and a defense playing loosely. Since that loss, Roberto Luongo has started and has won the three games since.
Ryan Miller has started every game for the United States and has won them all. He starts his final game of these Olympics and is undoubtedly the rock of the United States team. The defense has played solid around him but Miller has also had to step up big at times.
So much going on in this game and anything from me is pretty much going to be overkill on everything else you've likely read. I'm looking forward to just sitting back, relaxing and enjoying what will be a great game of hockey.
Comment below.
And sorry for no Finland/Slovakia thread. I thought it was today...my bad.
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Relax? RELAX?!?!
HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY RELAX AND WATCH THE GAME WHEN I AM ALREADY STARTING TO HYPERVENTILATE FROM THE STRESS?!?!?!
(And whatever you are smoking to feel relaxed, it’s rude if you don’t share.)
aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
//runs around in circles to dissipate nervous energy, and then collapse in a quivering pile of axons and dendrites
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
USA! USA! USA! USA!
You missed that game!
The Finland Slovakia game was the best of the tournament BY FAR! But anyways CA NA DA! CA NA DA! CA NA DA!
While I have been feeling almost no national pride this whole Olympics, a Stephen Brunt mini-video essay changed all that last night. Go for gold Canada, prove whose game it really is.
by eight_legged_freaks on Feb 28, 2010 11:24 AM CST reply actions
didn't really care about the results
And Canada has enough gold medals this Olympics – and too many douchey players on the team.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
USA! USA! USA! USA!
It's time to put the "America" back in North America.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
GO USA!!!
I just hope that there’s 60 minutes of competitive hockey instead of a team going up by 3 two minutes in. This game is going to be full on violent.
Ryan Miller repping the CCHA
And the US of A. USA! USA! USA!
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Is this your first time seeing Don Cherry?
That’s pretty tame by his standards.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Great
Don Cherry. You know most of the people watching this game aren’t regular hockey fans. Good choice as ambassador for the game, geniuses.
That'd be sweet if Al Michaels actrually would call the game
I assume we get Emrick?
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This is dumb
why is Miller getting the sing-song “Mill-er” from the crowd after allowing….ZERO goals?
I focus on Crosby...
then just let my hatred of the rest flow naturally.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Cindy is definately #1
Dany Heatley #2
Corey Perry #3
And any women who have sex with these jackasses are to be punched in the face posthaste.
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 2:33 PM CST up reply actions
i saw that in another game
the guy took a shot and he had one half in one hand and one half in the other.
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 2:33 PM CST up reply actions
Oh good
Confuse the first time hockey watchers my mentioning how the home team, the US, gets the last change.
No commercials, NBC is doing something right!
Blind squirrel finds a nut
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Jack Johnson! Another CCHA guy
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Hmm...
Does that mean I can get excited whenever they talk about Backes or Pavelski or Rafalski or Erik Johnson?
Go WCHA!
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Not Toews though.
He’s a douche.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
He's not that bad
There are much worse on team Canada.
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
lol I just randomly notice
I actually got to see Johnson while he was at Michigan, Miller was gone too soon, I got to see Little Lerg.
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What, no love for Ryan Suter?
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Brain fart.
Not sure how I forgot about the other USA player from my alma mater. The heck with Heatley though.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Heatley was gone before I got to Madison
I saw Suter play, and Pavelski, of course
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Afternoon all...
…I’m literally pacing in my basement watching this game, and decided to break out the laptop.
This is like watching a college hockey game, but with the best players on the planet.
And my NBC just died
Great…
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Wait, now it's back
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Poetic justice
Getzlaf and Heatley are both losing their hair. And not gracefully like Raffy, going full on bald.
US not getting much attack
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Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
Not really
Only one red wings playing today.
Now, if the Blackhawks were playing tomorrow, or the Canucks…
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They do indeed.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
It was Bitchlaf
He must have sand in his vagina.
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
It was just so far after the whistle that bothered me.
maybe he couldn’t hear it though.
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions
Punch to the back of the head?
I guess Bertuzzi is there after all!
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Milka-whaaaat?
That commercial cracks me up every time
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I hope he just doesn't get run from people
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
I'm always surprised when I'm reminded how old he is
figuratively speaking of course, since he’s my age…
But it’s like he didn’t exist before he got the the Wings, so I keep thinking that he’s in his 5th or 6th year.
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The line of the Olympics...
…from the semifinal…a tweet I received…
“I think the Fins owed Patrick Kane 20 cents.”
That's awesome
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
So did Roenick actually retire?
Or is still playing?
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Great.
Thanks a lot, Malone. PP Canada.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
fricking perry...but I'll take it
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THAT'S MUCH BETTER!
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
he's good
but he plays for Chicago so inherently hatred brews in my soul.
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
He's such a creepy little douche.
He makes my skin crawl.
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Anyone know what the 7 reviewable offenses are for a goal?
We’re counting but can’t come up with the seventh.
If it is for a Red Wing goal
it is NOT reviewable.
by Wings3_26_97 on Feb 28, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Hmmmm
High Stick
Kicked In
Gloved In
Crosses the Line
Nets Off
Goaltender Interference
Don’t know if those are even 6, but I can’t come up with 7. Goes through the net? I don’t know.
when your powers combine...
you get the answer!
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
I'm trying to find it.
It’s bothering me, the first six I gave are probably right but I don’t know about going through the net.
The utility pole called a "goal post".
What is this goal post he speaks of?
haha, they cater to the casual hockey fans for sure.
It's weird, they sitll take commercial breaks, but sans commercials
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I really like it.
Watching what goes on during media timeouts is the best part of being at a game live.
Beats timeouts
I love at college games how they don’t even take the break, keeps things moving.
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We do in the WCHA…seems like they’re always having a media timeout. I didn’t realize there was such a difference between leagues.
They don't in the CCHA unless the game is televised
Being at Ferris, that is rarely the case. Teams like Michigan would have to deal with it more.
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There is no way Michigan Tech ever has games regularly televised, but we still take them every game. Weird.
Sorry for the beatdown this weekend.
Except not really.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Don't apologize
Had we beaten you, there would be no apologies coming from me. Didn’t see that happening though, and it didn’t. It was typical Tech hockey, really.
Going to the Twin Cities for the Border Battle this weekend.
Wisconsin-Minnesota series are always a blast.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Was at Tech for Winter Carnival in 08.
If I recall, we tied Friday and won Saturday. And drove back to Madison Saturday night in one of the worst blizzards in recent memory. Had a blast that weekend though.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
WCHA has three per period
One each at the first whistle after 15, 10, and 5 minutes to go in each period. It sucks.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Hmm, weird
I figured the only major difference between conferences was the CCHA using the shootout. To my knowledge, no one else does.
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Miller on the bench...
SCORE! SCORE FOR AMERICA!
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
that was tipped...but is there a delay penalty in international hockey?
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Yes.
Saw it in one of the games earlier in the tournament…might have been in the women’s gold medal game.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
HOLY FREAKING GOD!
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Zach Parise:
All is forgiven. I’ll forget forever that you ever played for the Sioux if we win this game.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
I've already forgotten he played for NoDak.
I’m pretty sure he’s amazing. He can wear a Wings jersey any time he wants!
How much OT before the shootout?
I called a Crosby shootout winner yesterday
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20 minutes
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
They really go to shootout?
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yes, in the cruelest form of deciding a game
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 4:33 PM CST up reply actions
I really surprised a gold medal game would do that
Then again, if I recall baseball had some strange tiebreaker they used as well.
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Canada still remembers 1998...
Lost to Hasek in a shootout in the semis.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Suffice it to say
We should have seen this coming, a Mike Babcock coached team blowing a 2-goal lead.
Bill Patrick? You're not Al Michaels!
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haha for a second
i thought you were calling me one
by Casey Richey on Feb 28, 2010 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
But seriously, is Al Michaels taking a long dump or something?
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Also Derek Stepan
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
How about Brian Rafalski fills his role?
A pro player
Wears the A
Defenseman
Leader on the team
Am I seeing a few similarities? Please?
4 on 4...so much room out there
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I thought it would be an advantage for the Canadian skill
But right now it looks to be benefiting the USA more.
speed kills
Don’t know which way it should be an advantage
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I gotta go to work after this...
…well, at least I’ll be wide awake….or drained, I’m not sure which
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sid with the winner
wasn’t a shootout, but…
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Still, easily one of the most exciting games I've ever seen
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As if we needed more reasons to hate Crosby...
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
Hopefully, some of the non-hockey fans who watched this today become hockey fans
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lol quote from a friend of mine
Hopefully Sidney Crosby will get really drunk tonight and fall off a bridge
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out for now everyone, enjoyed
sharing an incredible game with you all. See you tomorrow for Red Wings action.
F*** the entire Canadian team.
I hope all their luggage gets shredded in the baggage handler.
I hate hockey. Dammit.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
USA! USA! USA! USA!
sucha great game today
watched it with my family and all my cousins at a family party so intense and me and my younger cousins were like it better not be $%^&^%$% crosby who wins it and of course cindy wins it and bettman creams his pants…ugh
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
yeah ...
I’m still choked up. If I hear some damned Canadian saying “you Americans don’t care, this is important to us” I’m going to throttle him. Maybe most Americans don’t care, but this one did. The only thing I care about in the Olympics is hockey.
I won’t even be able to watch any boring regular season NHL stuff for a couple weeks because it will make me cry. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
USA! USA! USA! USA!
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