2014 Winter Olympic Hockey

[X. Benedict]

All that investment on infrastructure and the home country can't settle the puck on bad ice.

 

[Kristian]

Yeah, but the whole country will still hate the USA because they wouldn't be in that game had Quick not knocked the net off :angel:

 

Blame the refs who didn't bloe the whistle :flirt:

[Eleven]

Russia's going to invade Karelia again.

[Jsixspd]

Blame the refs who didn't bloe the whistle :flirt:

 

haha, anyways like the net being 1/4" off the post would have changed that puck going in the net - :lol: Ahh well, sometimes a team gets lucky breaks - it's part of the game.

[dEnnis the Menace]

haha, anyways like the net being 1/4" off the post would have changed that puck going in the net - :lol: Ahh well, sometimes a team gets lucky breaks - it's part of the game.

 

The announcers said it actually lifted the net up an extra inch

[Rico7]

Haven't been able to watch, but looks like Rask is having a heck of a game.

[Kristian]

Russia's going to invade Karelia again.

 

This Russian team just hasn't played well enough to be anywhere else.

 

Makes you wonder why really, it's not like Team USA and Team Canada don't have huge stars as well, what makes the Russians different?

 

Strange.

[SwampD]

Seems like Russians only skate when they have the puck.

 

Great save by Bob.

Edited February 19, 2014 by SwampD

[Kristian]

Haven't been able to watch, but looks like Rask is having a heck of a game.

 

Indeed.

 

Seems like Russians only skate when they have the puck.

 

 

Been like that the entire tournament.

[SwampD]

And another one.

[bunomatic]

Watching it as my kids getting ready for school. Malkin, Ovechkin, and Kovalchuk only skating in short bursts. No consistent hustle. Datsyuk and Radolov, and Anisimov the only guys skating for the Russians. The are playing not to lose and the Finns are just out working them. Too bad because physically the Russians should be dominant over the smaller Finns, but as have been said early they seem uninterested or they seem to think this thing is going to be handed to them. It could be, Putin has tried to put the fix in, but if the Finns score the next goal, it may not matter.

 

Radolov may make mistakes in judgement trying to get under the other team's skin, but at least he plays with fire.

 

Putin has tried to put the fix in ? Link

[Jsixspd]

Wow, Finland eliminates the Russians - I would have said the Finns were the underdogs in that game.

[Kristian]

Wow, Finland eliminates the Russians - I would have said the Finns were the underdogs in that game.

 

On paper yes, but the Russians had shown nothing whatsoever.

[Derrico]

Can't believe the Russians are out after all their hype going in.

[bunomatic]

So Sweden/Finland with the winner in the gold medal game.

[Derrico]

So Sweden/Finland with the winner in the gold medal game.

 

Yep and lets hope it's canada USA in the other semis after today.

[North Buffalo]

Putin has tried to put the fix in ? Link

 

Just guessing... pure Ecklund... Malkin didn't show up till late in the 3rd. Ovechkin's fly byes were pathetic. Agreed they didn't play as a team. Too bad, the fans sounded like Buffalo fans when Darcy was here. The Russian coach seemed equally passive. Someone needed to light a fire under this team, but I didn't see it despite all that talent.

[Claude_Verret]

The only Russia game I watched was vs. USA. Who are the top three candidates to be sent to the gulag from team Russia?

[Jsixspd]

On paper yes, but the Russians had shown nothing whatsoever.

 

They did come within an Oshie of beating the U.S. though. :)

[nfreeman]

I think to beat the Finns, you have to play a very disciplined game and forecheck the daylights out of them. Neither of those is a strong point of Russia's.

[inkman]

On paper yes, but the Russians had shown nothing whatsoever.

I believe it did show that Russians can live up to the mythical lazy floater status that so many try to debunk.

[Jsixspd]

I think to beat the Finns, you have to play a very disciplined game and forecheck the daylights out of them. Neither of those is a strong point of Russia's.

 

I heard one of the NBC commentators mention in the 3rd period "You can bet the Finns were watching the U.S team strategy against Russia, and taking pointers" or something to that effect.

[Kristian]

They did come within an Oshie of beating the U.S. though. :)

 

Only because Pavel Datsyuk played lights out in that game.

[Huckleberry]

well im rooting for the finnish flash :D

 

So Sweden/Finland with the winner in the gold medal game.

 

that was somewhat expected no ?

Usually the two teams less talked about, always is about USA, Canada and Russia for gold, and these two are labeled as outsiders.

But their lineups have been as good as the others for years now.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Heimdall

[apuszczalowski]

Wonder how many of the Russia players will follow Ovie to the US embassy to try and get US citizenship since they won't be permitted back in Russia anymore. I was waiting for the fans to turn in that game or for Putin to come running out in front of the Russian army after the game ended to proclaim the Olympic games over and for everyone to get out