Hockey

[smc]

Don't get me wrong. I want women's hockey to stay in the Olympics!

But although I just rooted for Canada to win in the men's hockey, I really wish pros were not playing! It's just as bad as letting NBAers play basketball in the Olympics.

By the way, in case anyone is curious, I will root for Canada all the way to a gold in both men's and women's hockey. Not the United States.

[shadows]

Here are the Men's Hockey scores for Feb 16th's games:

1. US beat Switzerland 3-1.

2. Canada beat Norway 8-0.

Russia VS Latvia has not started yet.

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Originally Posted by shadows

2. Canada beat Norway 8-0.

"Beat"? That's the best you can do?! "Beat"? Were we even watching the same hockey game? No, my friend, Canada did not "beat" Norway.

Canada caned Norway like a Singapore cop canes a guy who spit out his gum on the sidewalk.

Canada flagellated Norway like a crazed priest in some bizarre religious rite hitting himself.

Canada thrashed Norway like a Manitoba wheat farmer taking care of the fall crop in his barn.

Canada flogged Norway like a Royal Navy Vice Admiral would have a seaman flogged on one of Her Majesty's ships for the slightest insubordination (and then go below to spank himself the way Canada spanked Norway).

Okay, I'll stop there. I'm getting too excited.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

"Beat"? That's the best you can do?! "Beat"? Were we even watching the same hockey game? No, my friend, Canada did not "beat" Norway.

Canada caned Norway like a Singapore cop canes a guy who spit out his gum on the sidewalk.

Canada flagellated Norway like a crazed priest in some bizarre religious rite hitting himself.

Canada thrashed Norway like a Manitoba wheat farmer taking care of the fall crop in his barn.

Canada flogged Norway like a Royal Navy Vice Admiral would have a seaman flogged on one of Her Majesty's ships for the slightest insubordination (and then go below to spank himself the way Canada spanked Norway).

Okay, I'll stop there. I'm getting too excited.

Hmmmm. Methinks that some "flogging" is going to be happening at your place shortly.

Nice descriptions, though. It was nice to see the Canadians not take the game lightly. They have to go full-on for each and every game or it could end up like it did in the Juniors where they fall on their face at the end.

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Originally Posted by shadows

Hmmmm. Methinks that some "flogging" is going to be happening at your place shortly.

Nice descriptions, though. It was nice to see the Canadians not take the game lightly. They have to go full-on for each and every game or it could end up like it did in the Juniors where they fall on their face at the end.

I wonder what you mean by "flogging" ?

I wonder whether seeing Latvia beat Russia (not likely; Russia's already up 2-0) would help or hinder the flogging, if you mean what I think you mean.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

I wonder what you mean by "flogging" ?

I wonder whether seeing Latvia beat Russia (not likely; Russia's already up 2-0) would help or hinder the flogging, if you mean what I think you mean.

I think if Latvia upset Russia, there would be many upset people. There would probably be copious amounts of flogging going on, mainly from loansharks collecting from the losers.

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Originally Posted by shadows

I think if Latvia upset Russia, there would be many upset people. There would probably be copious amounts of flogging going on, mainly from loansharks collecting from the losers.

Wow, I really missed that double-entendre, then. That doesn't happen very often.

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Originally Posted by shadows

I liken it to the "Dream Team" of basketball. Is there really a chance that the US team won't win the gold medal year in and year out? Sure, they had lost a couple of games, but those were during the round robin and the US didn't have any worries about being ousted from the Olympics!(of course, I could be wrong about said importance of those games.)

Remember the men's "Dream Team" didn't win basketball gold in Athens 2004.

They lost twice (Puerto Rico & Lithuania) in the group stages and then lost to Argentina in the semi-final, before claiming the bronze with a revenge win over Lithuania. Bronze... oh the humiliation.

Originally Posted by smc

But although I just rooted for Canada to win in the men's hockey, I really wish pros were not playing! It's just as bad as letting NBAers play basketball in the Olympics.

Unfortunately with so many more European players now playing in the NHL there is no way the pros will be kept out of the Olympics. Sweden, Czech Republic, Russia, etc. wouldn't want to go to the Olympics without their NHL stars.

Originally Posted by smc

By the way, in case anyone is curious, I will root for Canada all the way to a gold in both men's and women's hockey. Not the United States.

smc, why "not the United States"?

Don't tell me the whole New England region has become a new Canadian Province since the weekend.