Hockey

[GRH]

Yeah, I couldn't believe the US tied the game with less than 30 seconds left on the clock. Canada then commenced to outshoot the US in overtime.

[ila]

Originally Posted by GRH

Yeah, I couldn't believe the US tied the game with less than 30 seconds left on the clock. Canada then commenced to outshoot the US in overtime.

I think Canada woke up during the break between the third period and overtime. Overtime was really good, fast, hard hockey. They played the way hockey should be played; skate, pass, and shoot. Crosby's goal was really nice. Miller didn't have much of a chance to stop the puck.

[smc]

I don't know about the rest of you, but that was just exhausting. I feel like I just competed in a cross-country skiing event! Off to make some dinner.

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

I don't know about the rest of you, but that was just exhausting. I feel like I just competed in a cross-country skiing event! Off to make some dinner.

You'd better have a cold beer to go with that dinner.

I don't really pay that much attention to ice hockey normally, but I thoroughly enjoyed that game. If it's all as good as that I shall have to take more notice in future.

[GRH]

Not all games are that close, nor do they usually have so much at stake. That was an exceptionally good game. But then again, as long as the score of a hockey game is within a point or two, anything can happen, and the game can remain exciting. About the only time I snooze through a hockey game is when one team has a runaway lead like 4-0...It's hard for me to stay interested in matches like that. Hockey is a great sport...Easily my second favorite, second only to American Football.

[smc]

Originally Posted by ila

You'd better have a cold beer to go with that dinner.

Thanks, ila, for the suggestion. In fact, I celebrated with a Trois Pistoles, from Unibroue in Montreal. I am a bona fide beer geek, but if someone put a gun to my head and said that I could only drink one beer for the rest of my life, that would be the one. And it went down very well with the lingering Sid the Kid goal replaying in my head.

I heard Al Michaels call Crosby the "Gretzky of the 21st century" a short while ago. Thoughts?

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

......I heard Al Michaels call Crosby the "Gretzky of the 21st century" a short while ago. Thoughts?

I think it's premature to start making a prediction like that.

[smc]

Originally Posted by ila

I think it's premature to start making a prediction like that.

Of course it is! But you know some Americans: they believe that all they have to do is say it, and it will be so. Arrogance knows no bounds!

[dauls]

Originally Posted by ila

I think Canada woke up during the break between the third period and overtime. Overtime was really good, fast, hard hockey. They played the way hockey should be played; skate, pass, and shoot. Crosby's goal was really nice. Miller didn't have much of a chance to stop the puck.

The 4-on-4 rule had something to do with the exciting hockey we saw during overtime. Maybe 4-on-4 is the future of the NHL.

All the expectation on Crosby's shoulders, I suppose it was obvious that he'd score the winner and become a national hero. But he needs at least another 5 years in the NHL and a couple more Stanley Cups before anyone should even start to compare him with Gretzky.

I was out earlier today and had to record the game (set the timer to overrun by 90 minutes to make sure I caught any OT or a shootout). The curse of the dreaded 2-0 lead almost struck again. What is it about not hanging onto 2-0 leads? And finally 2-2 with only twenty-four seconds left, it's more like a Hollywood movie than an Olympic final, though in the movie the USA would've scored the OT goal.

Thankfully today was the first Canada match when my 'favourite' commentator didn't use his "Nash, Crosby but no Stills" joke.

[smc]

Originally Posted by dauls

The 4-on-4 rule had something to do with the exciting hockey we saw during overtime. Maybe 4-on-4 is the future of the NHL.

All the expectation on Crosby's shoulders, I suppose it was obvious that he'd score the winner and become a national hero. But he needs at least another 5 years in the NHL and a couple more Stanley Cups before anyone should even start to compare him with Gretzky.

I was out earlier today and had to record the game (set the timer to overrun by 90 minutes to make sure I caught any OT or a shootout). The curse of the dreaded 2-0 lead almost struck again. What is it about not hanging onto 2-0 leads? And finally 2-2 with only twenty-four seconds left, it's more like a Hollywood movie than an Olympic final, though in the movie the USA would've scored the OT goal.

Thankfully today was the first Canada match when my 'favourite' commentator didn't use his "Nash, Crosby but no Stills" joke.

I like the 4-on-4 rule, too. It made for an amazing OT.

dauls, you left something out of the Hollywood movie. There would have been some invented connection between Team Canada and either Russian spies or Al-Quaeda. Otherwise, simply beating the team from the north (which, after all, many stupid Americans think is just a very cold part of the USA) wouldn't have been very interesting.

As for the "Nash, Crosby, but no Stills" guy, he needs to spend some time in a jail cell with David Crosby. That would shut him up fast.

[k.sucks.you]

I'm proud of the effort today. No shame on the USA for the effort or the result. Tournament MVP. Youngest team. Well disciplined. The USA will be back to win it in 4 years.

Congratulations to Canada. The best team won. Skill beat will (although they had plenty of will too).

The silver lining is that four Sharks will come back energized and ready to win Lord Stanley's Cup.

[Captn Sacto]

Originally Posted by k.sucks.you

Congratulations to Canada. The best team won. Skill beat will (although they had plenty of will too).

The silver lining is that four Sharks will come back energized and ready to win Lord Stanley's Cup.

If they are not completely worn out, because there is no rest for the wicked. One game tonight and a full schedule of games tomorrow. Hope you are right about the sharks, but I don't feel near as confident as before the OLympics. The key to the cup is goal tending. Everyone said the sharks choked last year, but the main reason the ducks beat them last year was goaltending. The shark's out shot the ducks in all but one game, but Nabby was not real sharp. I didn't think he played nearly as well all season as he had previously. This year he has been stellar, but the biggest game for him this year against Canada and he is pulled. Makes you wonder if he mentally tough enough. He has had a few bad games this year and has bounced back each time, will see when the real season starts.

[km1]

I love goooooold!