All your medals are belong to us!!!
by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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Well yesterday was spectacular!!!! 4 medals for Canada, plus we spanked Russia all the way back to the homeland! Frankly, I'm so exhausted from the spectacular day had by Canada, I don't have much to say. Sure, I didn't go downtown to join in the festivities, I am an old, responsible lady at this point (plus, I would've had to sleep over downtown and all the people I could crash with have rented out their places for exorbitant sums of money). But yeah, gold AND silver in women's two-man bobsleigh? Has that ever happened before? And how hilarious was it to watch the Korean short track speed skaters celebrate their gold medal, only to be DQ'd and give a silver to Canada? And really, Clara Hughes has got to be Canada's greatst Olympian. And that means all 4 medals were won by women. Just sayin'.
Links after the jump.
- Grabovski stays mum on altercation
Mirtle had the chance to interview Grabbo after the Leafs' practice yesterday. - Fake Interviews with Real People: Mikhail Grabovski, part 2
Loser Domi gets more out of Grabbo than Mirtle did. - Aulie Out For The Season
Just in case you missed it yesterday, MLHS has a blurb on Aulie being out for the rest of the season. - Vintage Leaf Memories: Take our Poll!
In case you haven't done it already, Vintage Leaf Memories wants to know your best memory about the Maple Leafs in the past 50 years. - Kicking Russian Ass
Toronto Mike says we should never doubt Canada playing at home. - Russia’s hockey empire crumbles in front of the world
I had to link to this one because of the headline. - Mike Milbury Should Probably Find Himself a Safehouse or a Relative Close By. Lay Low For a While.
Puck the Media has an excellent article about Milbury's horrible statements after the Russians lost yesterday. - CANADA MAN (and Milbury`s Gaffe)
Spaceweed has a number of interesting quotes on the game last night. And he introduces us to CANADA MAN!!!!!!!! - Guys on Ice: Cuddle Monsters
Loser Domi managed to get some transcripts from the Team Canada Olympics Hockey Team chatroom. - Zach Parise and Ryan Miller Star in USA Victory
I thought I'd throw this one in for the Americans - a really good review of yesterday's USA/Switzerland game by Die by the Blade.
Must Read Addition:
Farber's piece on Brian Burke honouring Brendan Burke. Thanks to MF37 for linking to it on twitter.
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Thank you Finland! Thank you Slovakia!
by general borschevsky on Feb 25, 2010 8:31 AM EST reply actions
Nik Hagman game-winner in the third. Nice.
by general borschevsky on Feb 25, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
Finland, Slovakia, US in the final 4 is kinda unexpected. It’s almost like no powerhouses made it the….
…OH GOD THATS CANADAS MUSIC. CANADA HAS RETURNED FROM INJURY AND THEY’RE LAYING A BEATING ON THE RUSSIANS. MY GOD KIND!
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
by Clawson on Feb 25, 2010 9:11 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Can you smell what Iginla’s cooking?
by general borschevsky on Feb 25, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
When the first note hit, Sweden bolted through the crowd and out of the arena.
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by Down Goes Brown on Feb 25, 2010 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
I can’t figure it out (because swedens games were always so late.)
Was sweden bad or was slovakia actually good? The Shots seem to say goalie fail, but i really don’t know.
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Someone’s mad about their pool
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 25, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Slovakia’s actually good. Much better than anyone gave them credit.
If Slovakia and the US play in the GMG, all of Canada will ’splode.
On the Forecheck-where Patric Hornqvist is never underappreciated.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 25, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
I posted a comment here at PPP about the Swedes a few days ago:
Have not been impressed by the Swedes as all.
They barely beat Germany (Germany had a crossbar and a post on the PP) and Sweden’s first goal in that game should never have been allowed. Dude was sitting right on the keeper.
They beat Belarus (oooh).
Last night’s game against the Finns was one of the most boring games I’ve ever seen.
I don’t know what went wrong for Sweden, but they seemed really passive in the three games I saw. While their cycle gave them huge amounts of puck possession time down low, it rarely generated good scoring chances.
They were defensively pretty sound, but there didn’t seem to by any sense of urgency, passion or killer instinct to their game.
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Mats was the heart of team sweden!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
AXELSSON
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
MATS SUNDIN
Also, Forsberg looked determined to do it on his own last night, were he not in the twilight of his career, he would’ve.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
the sedins were all but useless from what i saw too, the defense was pretty bad as well
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
the Sedins played their game, they had some changes but didn’t bury any.
The defense was definitely suspect.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
being said, Chara was at his best and did a spectacular job of shutting down the sweds cycle game
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Chara + Gaborik + Competant Goalie = Win over most teams.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
i wasnt too impressed with Halak from what ive seen, but he is a good little goalie
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Redden + Gaborik + Competent Goalie = New York Rangers 
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
HAHA
truth
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Burrows just makes the Sedin’s look good.
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by nhlcheapshot on Feb 25, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
Whatcha gonna do when the red and white maple leaf train runs wild on you!!!
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Team Canada is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be!
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You win. Great catchphrase, and from a Canadian, no less!
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Bret Hart FTW!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 25, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
damns traight bret hart ftw!!! is he still appearing at wrestlemania?
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Does anybody know why its called ‘bobsleigh’ and not ‘bobsled’? Bobsled sounds so much cooler.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
I thought there was going to be political correctness debate when they were calling its official name, the “Two-Man Women’s Bobsleigh”
BUT IT SHOULD BE TWO-PERSON WOMEN’S BOBSLEIGH, NO?!
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by nhlcheapshot on Feb 25, 2010 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
Why not just call it “Two-Woman Bobsleigh” and “Two-Man Bobslegh”
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Why don’t they have mixed-pairs bobsleigh? That would be kinda cool, and romantic.
by general borschevsky on Feb 25, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
’cause the women would be too weak to push a male pilot, and really, what man would let a woman drive?
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 9 recs
BAM
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
BOOM!
Roasted.
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WINNAR ARE YOU
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 25, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
I am amazed I was able to write this at 7am.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Two Sapient beings bobsleigh, gender indiscriminate version!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t expect to physically dominate the slovokian defense like you did with russia. My lord, that defense is composed entirely of players the size and truculence of shea weber.
Okay, all of them are worse than weber(who is likely the best defender in the tourney that has less than 4 goals), and you’ll win easily because there are only about 6 players on the team capable of scoring, and they probably won’t get more than 20 shots on louuuuu, which means 1-2 goals.
Unless perhaps Client Halak is somehow angry about not getting played enough by certain canadian teams and takes it out on the entire country… oh dear.
Looks like a rematch for gold, but those scandenavian teams are sneaky and pretend they suck with all their low-key-ness. In conclusion, if by some rediculous twist of fate Canada loses, blame the habs. The only way you’d lose would pretty much entirely be bob gainey’s fault.
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and if USA loses to the fins you can blame bryan murray
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
and we dont need canada to lose to blame Gainey
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Technically i said the habs, assuming that everyone already blamed bob gainey for everything (like giving Fire Glen Sather a get-out-of-jail-free card…) but you could just cross out gainey and put the habs, so i guess your point stands.
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wooo, I have a point!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Our women rock.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
by 1967ers on Feb 25, 2010 9:54 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I can’t wait for the gold medal women’s hockey game. WOOOOOO
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
I only hope these keep happening, meaning that other teams will need to get better quickly. Like, 4 or 8 years quickly.
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Send goalie coaches to Finland, Sweden, China.
I seriously expect China to compete in 10-20 years if it stays in the Olympics.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
OMG YES. They were at least 5 times better than last olympics.
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I sorta wished they did better this year. My sister’s in China right now, she might have even heard about it.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
I still can’t believe they were leading finland late when they only had 4 shots.
I didn’t think anyone else noticed how much better china was.
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That’s because nobody watches women’s hockey.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
really, when is the opportunity to? I’d love to watch more women’s hockey, it’s hard to find.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think it’ll get shown anywhere but NHL network.
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local cable has some game occasionally.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Go see some games live! Unless, of course, you don’t have top-level female hockey in your area.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
more games are held in Calgary than here. But yes, it is my goal to get more junior and women’s games when I can.
I am sad I haven’t seen the vancouver giants yet this year.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Well, they don’t have Lucic anymore so I can understand why.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
not like he’s played much this year for the Bruins, either, and his contract is terrible, but
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
well last year I went, saw Evander Kane, that was awesome.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Sweet!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Finland is jerks.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:12 AM EST reply actions
now you will know the power of a fully functional hagman!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Since the lockout he has 2 secondary assists against Miller.
I’m more worried about Kiprusoff.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
(Because he played for the Kentucky Thoroughblades.)
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
just hope stasny-langenbrunner-parise saves us again.
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Kessel’s biding his time.
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I hope he scores a million goals in the next 2 games.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
I hope he scores a million goals in the next 20 games., minus the next 2
Fairweather fans can go to hell
You and I are in disagreement.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
I find it strange that there are so many American fans here. I thought the Leafs would only be the burden of GTA dwellers, Ontarians, and expatriates.
and people that didn’t have local teams when they became hockey fans, and Chemmy.
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and people with just general good taste
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
i dunno, he is a pats fan
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Hmm… That does put my previous post in doubt, doesn’t it.
Well, i suppose they are fairly good, even if they are run by darth hoodie.
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excuse me I’ve been a Pats fan my whole life they were exceptionally bad for the bulk of that time
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16 years ago today, Bob Kraft bought the pats.
Here’s 5000+ people buying season tickets in a huge snowstorm the next day:
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
that’s pretty awesome
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
except that its the pats, so ew
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
yeah fuck that well run team that was well supported even when they were godawful
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exactly!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
We’re just jealous and want to steal them Chemmy. Don’t take it personally.
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I just hope we can retool the OL and secondary to get Brady one more shot at a Super Bowl.
He deserves it.
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All in all he hasn’t had a bad life but I would also like the Pats to get another Superbowl with Brady.
Or anyone, really.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Canada already has the Bills.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
only a matter of time
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Now Introducing, CAAAAAANADA’S TEAM, YOOOOOUR 2013 TOOORONTOOOOOO BIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLS
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
Oh we’ll change the name.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Depends on how bad you want Buffalonians to feel.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
All 200,000 of them?
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
I’d even go as far as changing the colour scheme.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
To what? And what name?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
No idea, I should ask my uncle.. (Fun fact) he designed the first Argo’s logo.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
the toronto buffalos
just to fuck with them
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Attaboy.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
With the Sabres swoosh?
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Well supported?
I thought the Pats were anything but well supported…especially in the 80’s. I always thought the Pats fans comprised approximately 7% diehard fans from the 80’s and 93% banwagoners since the late 90’s…
by masterkembo on Feb 25, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
weird
I thought 47.3% of statistics were made up on the spot, but your thorough analysis disproves the notion…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
hah
Fair enough. Between 1990 and 1992 the Pats average about 38,465/game according to NFL.com and have more or less sold out every game since 2000.
by masterkembo on Feb 25, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
There was poor attendance pre-Kraft because the team’s owners weren’t interested in it and were planning on moving it out of Boston.
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From the MSM
“A rout, a great, delicious rout, devoured with the enthusiasm of a feast for the starving.”
-Stephen Brunt on the Canada win over Russia.
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/columnists/bruntscorner/newsid=51571.html#a+country+united+watch+canada
It’s a nice little patriotic read.
Wendel Killer Joseph
Mmmm
Tasty Canadian victory! Om nom nom
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that quote about a great delicious rout is spectacular.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Along the lines of great quotes:
The Russians were despondent over their lopsided loss.
“The world has ended,” goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov said
-Roy MacGregor
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=51826.html?cid=rss
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
oops
formatted that wrong…it looks a little confusing.
It is from a Roy MacGregor article.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Everything Brunt writes is so dramatic. Not a knock on him though, he is a good writer.
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve enjoyed his blogs from the olympics for the most part.
by masterkembo on Feb 25, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
In my opinion he’s the best sports writer around these days.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
he is definetly one of the better writers out there. Pretty fair, avoids hyperbole and exagerration and just plain writes well.
Great quote
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
its a waste to have him with bob mccowan on the fan, he is always telling bob whats good
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah….Bob is the lod mouth…Brunt the brains.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
kind of like cherry/maclean….. except don actually knows about hockey
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Something like that…funny how McCowan wrote a hockey book…
but I digest.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
He increased his fiber intake.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
yeah not nearly as funny written as it is said…
- but I digress
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone see BK’s tweet last night mentioning Burke got offered a Prospect and 2nd rounder for Poni, this was according to LeBrun
Fairweather fans can go to hell
I saw
and Burke’s holding out for more, too.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
tents fingers
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 25, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
yup.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Really? I dunno, a 2nd a prospect, depending on prospect, seems about right
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well I’d say it depends on a prospect too. But really, a first isn’t out of the question. What other scoring wingers are on the market aside from Whitney?
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
would you rather have a 1st round pick 22-30 or a 2nd rounnd pick say 45-55 and prospect?
Fairweather fans can go to hell
this year… the 1st rounder. Younger, better quality talent.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Other than the top 10 picks
Don’t let anyone tell you how deep a draft is until five years later. They’re guessing.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Feb 25, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, i remember everyone saying that this years draft was crazy weak past the top 3 now it doesnt look like that
they are saying the same thing about next years draft
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
In the end, it comes down to who the prospect is.
I would like to see the LEafs draft in the first round this year tho
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yeah… I’m just not sure there are any really good prospects that anyone will offer up for him. Is Tangradi worth it? I dunno. Unless it’s someone that we can all get super excited about, I’d rather have the first.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
tangridi, Caputi, Blum, Franson
a prospect like that would be worth it with a 2nd or 3rd
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Not familiar with Caputi. Blum… no. If Nashville wants to give us Blum, we need a 1st as well, he’s so far down their depth chart.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
nashville fans ive talked to rank blum as one of their better prospects, so i unno
Caputi is a projected power forward (6’2 190) who is apparently farther a long in his development than Tangridi
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
whoa now
Blum and Franson are worth about 4 Ponies, each. These are Ryan Suter level prospects. Project to be > Dion Phaneuf.
No harm no foul, there’s no way for y’all to know about NSH prospects. But at one point we were serious about Poni.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 25, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, its not saying those prospects specifically, just that those are the type of guys Burke will be looking for as a return
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
For Ponikarovsky? He ain’t that level-prospect good.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 25, 2010 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
to someone he might be, IE a contender who wants to win now (pittsburg) or in a situation where a trade is pivoting on a re-sign or what ever
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of hard to judge
without knowing what team its from, what the picks would be, and what prospect.
Too many unknowns. I’ll wait until we get a firmer rumour.
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by nhlcheapshot on Feb 25, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
i agree, especially if the prospect is at least light blue chip
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
I’d rather he hold out and try to package Poni and Kaberle for a blue chipper—someone who (regardless of nationality) would be good enough for Team Canada 2014.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
If he didn’t take that, the Preds are out of the running.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 25, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
I couldn't.
But now I can. I can describe very accurately what gorillas bursting out of a cage look like.
I’ve heard people say that the Russians were sloppy as much as Canada were awesome.
You’d be sloppy too if you had a pack of wild gorillas trying to tear you limb from limb.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Nabby S% .739
Bryz S% .947
Nabby was sloppy, and the useless russian defense was no help whatsoever.
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Canada reined it back after Nabby left.
Look, Nabby was Toskala-esque and no other team will be dumb enough to try to play firewagon hockey with us. But let’s give some credit here. Canada didn’t overwhelm because Russia was sloppy. Russia was sloppy because Canada overwhelmed.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
Russia didn’t bring any defense.
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lol@ markov and volchenkov
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
what did you think of semin running boyle?
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
meh
the only hit that pissed me off was Volchenkov’s boarding/interference on Staal
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
that one I hated.
Semin’s hit was good, hard hockey.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
i thought so as well
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
Canada was great, but honestly, I think the Russians might have played better had they gotten a save or two. Especially on that Morrow goal.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Or the nash goal where nabakov was on the wrong post.
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yup
Nash’s was saveable.
Morrow’s shouldn’t have gone in on an NHL goalie, though.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
even the Weber goal was saveable, a shot from just inside the blueline with no screen?
sure it was a heavy shot, but still
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Canada looked fantastic on those 1-2-3-4-5 pass tic-tac-toe plays against Russia.
That said, any other team would have had their sticks in the lanes. Don’t think that approach is going to work again.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
yup
gotta play harder next game, Chara’s not letting those happen.
Did anyone send Nabokov a thank you note for sucking?
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sure HTML will give him a fruitbasket or something.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Canadian goals 3-6 were all assisted by Bhykov. I realize when you pull trentniak it was a mistake, but pulling your goalie isn’t always a mistake.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
meh
I get some folks here are rooting against them for their own nationalistic POVs, but implying that Canada didn’t so much win, as Russia lost isn’t an apt description. Canada hit harder than Russia did. They came out on fire and never let up. Continual forecheck pressure, excellent backchecking. Hard hits and as a byproduct of that hard work, plenty of time and space was created.
Not saying Canada’s going to win every game by 4 or 5 goals from here on out, but any team that plays against them now needs to focus on their D even more so now. Can’t generate any offense if you can’t get out of your own zone.
Last nights game was the first time Canada has played with that level of energy and intensity for a full 60 minutes. Something switched on last night. Speaking from my own nationalistic POV, were I any other team, I’d be worried now.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
He’s on team canada, and i hate him so much i hate all the teams he is on, too.
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well that’s logical
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
which has to do with Russia not changing their goalie until it was too late how?
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
It has to do with me wanting canada not to dominate Russia.
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why the perry hate? how can anyone hate someone from peterborough
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
simple
they arnt from peterborough but have met someone from peterborough
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
heh, good point.
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll repeat my challenge in PPP’s game summary: when has a more dominant period of hockey been played at the game’s highest levels like this?
It’s easy in hindsight to say Russia’s defence sucked, etc, but coming in EVERYONE thought they had as much or more talent than anyone in the tournament.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
bingo
I was worried yesterday about Canada’s chances last night.
That first period was Globetrotter-esque
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure most people said that Russia’s defense sucked going into the Olympics. There was just an expectation that their goaltending could make up for it.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that it’d be like the capitals and they’d just score instead of playing defense.
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That was prolly their strategy, however Canada came out very aggressive and landed some strong hits and completely neutralized any offensive threat. If you wanna shut down the Russians play aggressive and hit, hit, hit!
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
but it's not just the Russians
it’s the way Canada played last night. Goals from the perimeter. Ugly garbage goals on the goal line. Criss cross passes getting the goalie moving side to side.
If Canada put up 40+ shots with that kind of variety and energy against Miller, I’m confident the result would have been much different.
I don’t think Russia “sucked” so much as Canada finally forced their will upon the game.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
the defense absolutely neutralizing the russian scoring machine helped a lot too.
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
sure did
Slovakia is going to be tougher though.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Gaborik might dissapear pretty fast if he gets crunched good a few times
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Vokoun is a brick wall though.
Plus, Chara’s not going to fold up like Gonchar and the rest of Russia did by the halfway point. Actually, Gonchar was the lone bright spot, so flip that, all the d minus Gonchar.
Jagr hasn’t looked too bad either, not a lot of points though. Demitra and Hossa are the only two other players in the top 5 for scoring that aren’t on Team Canada.
Things just get tougher from here
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
I did
my bad
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
peace out!
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Vokoun was ousted from the tournament last night.
We’re facing Halak.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Jagr and vokun bes Czech
but hossa could be worrsome though
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, but only one that qualifies as worrysome
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
They might switch jerseys to try and trick you. They are both M. Hossa’s after all.
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That’s fine, we’ll hit them BOTH.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Good plan! Can’t have them trying any shenanigans.
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Pronger better be on Chara’s ass.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Chara would dump Pronger on his ass.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t Pronger our biggest guy?
Offcourse he’s not monstrously large like Chara but he’s prolly the best candidate I can think of at the top of my head.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
we need to launch darcy tucker at him
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
maybe
But Chara>>>Pronger.
I’d rather launch Morrow at him.
That guy is like an angry pit bull on the ice.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
True.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
the leafs need a brendan morrow badly
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
The leafs need any single player from Canada badly
heck, any single player off the alternate team B you could have assembled for Canada that could have also gone to the tournament and still also been in medal contention.
frankly
Shutting down Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyuk, Kovalchuk, Semin… seems like it should be harder than shutting down Gaborik and Hossa.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, they are much more brittle than anything russia had, i think gaborik will degrade into his base elements if he gets buzzed by a weber slapshot
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Shea Weber
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Luke Schenn.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
wrong team
right idea
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
This is a Leafs blogsite after all, plus I thought your membership was revoked…….
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Shea Weber is indifferent to Gaborik
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
should be
but as mf37 pointed out, Russia wasn’t looking much like world beaters to begin with.
haven’t paid all that much attention to Slovakia, so maybe they’re no big deal. I’d rather they were though.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Slovakia has the quick strike offense, solid defense, and a good goalie. The only one who really scares me is Chara, they could play him 30 minutes a night, and he does everything.
Scoring early and often, like against the Russians, and I’ll be a lot more comfortable.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
Slovakia didn’t look great against the Czechs and struggled against Latvia somewhat. But they looked great against Russia and Sweden.
Good team play, good goaltending, some gamebreakers and confidence in getting this far. This makes Slovakia dangerous.
However, if Canada plays to their potential they should win.
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Yup
Stood up to them at the blueline enabling backcheckers to pick their pockets and go the other way. A perfect strategy against guys who like to dance.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
The best thing that happened to this team was losing to the Americans. Before they weren’t respecting their opponents any playing like they were entitled to win. The matchup between Canada & USA is going to be very interesting, USA better keep their head up.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Nope. (Noob teams like germany don’t count)
I decided russia sucked when Maxim Afiniganov was top-line penalty killer. I mean, if i only had 3 forwards, i probably wouldn’t put him on the PK.
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coming into the game ovie had only 2 goals, both against bottom feeders, something was amiss
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
this whole country was boarderline nervous breakdown heading into thew game last night, seeing things like what you just mentioned, plus the russian PP only having 2 goals and a loss to slovakia shouldnt have had us so worried
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
BOOOOOOOOO
@JeffMarek Calgary Flames sign Rene Bourque to multi-year deal.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions
BOO!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
If you read the Calgary blogs, their not so keen on Borque. It’s always interesting how the grass is always greener…
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yeah, i really dont know too much about him other than the stats
last time i got excited about a player based on that and they was super happy the leafs signed him it was jason blake
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
to be honest, I don’t think he’s an upgrade on Poni at all, but it was a dream.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Not this generation.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
No surprise there.
Many Leaf fans went from annointing White as the next captain to helping him pack his bags.
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6 yrs, $3.3MM/yr
Hahahahaha. For a 28 yr old with career high 41 points. These are the kinds of deals that murder your cap. Relatively big money for dime a dozen guys.
I can’t believe GMs keep doling out $3MM+ contracts to replaceable parts. Plug in a cheap vet/kid for $1MM, and save the extra money to acquire a difference maker.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, wow….i wanted him for 2.5 or so at 4 years tops
what the hell is going on in calgary?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Sutter is proving he has no idea how to negotiate a contract.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Darryl Sutter sucks.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Indeed, i hope iggy gets out soon
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
Poni + Finger for Iggy straight up!!!111
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
we’ll even throw in rosehill!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
only if they add a gold medal winning wjc defenceman as well
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
i know… that was the joke.
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
And here i thought he wanted the john carlson gif.
At least, that’s what the comment seemed to say.
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We’re talking about the Flames.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
I <3 Iggy. He deserves so much better.
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his moves as of late have been very terrible. I think he’s fearing for his job.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve yet to watch a team Canada game “live” (like on the TV, not DVR’d) that they’ve lost.
I’ll be out of town Friday night, TV-less.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:17 PM EST reply actions
Well find a TV in said town at a pub or something…
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
at 6:30
I’ll be driving.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
sattelite radio?
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
hmmmm
possible.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
fan 590
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Also
I want to have Drew Doughty’s babies.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 12:47 PM EST reply actions
get in line.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I have to contest that. I remember Karina saying that many a month ago. Of course, i think you did too. We’re gonna need some judges here.
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He’s a stud and like most studs there is plenty to go around… the Drew Doughty’s babies line starts on the left. Line up!
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My seven picks for Team Canada’s D look oddly prescient. I don’t think anyone here would complain about switching out Niedermayer for a shut down guy like Regehr now.
Doughty’s exceeded expectations and has cemented a name for himself as a lot more than a promising player, which is why I’m glad I had him on my list.
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I would still keep Niedermayer, he played an awesome game last night and against Germany
Pronger for Regehr sure.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Pronger’s been underwhelming.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Pronger was an excellent 5th or 6 D guy last night. He was getting his nose dirty and laying out some huge hits.
Dan Boyle should be swapped out. Not sure I’d go with Regehr, but can’t think of a better option off the top of my head right now
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
Boyle’s been pretty solid his last 2 games, getting goals, nice passing, being aggressive (slew foot notwithstanding).
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
I would argue before last night’s game that Boyle wasn’t fitting in, but he made the offence go last night.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
I’m wondering if that slew foot might cost him a game. The IIHF wheel of justice is MUCH harsher than the NHL’s
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on twitter last night I read from some MSM guy that the IIHF doesn’t review minor penalties.
Still not sure it was a slew foot, he got his stick up in front of Semin and hoocked him down, using his whole body. He didn’t kick his feet out from under him.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
That was Doughty making the offence go. Boyle’s goal from the Shark line was pretty, but I wasn’t all that impressed otherwise.
The thing I noticed last night was that the “kids” seemed to be the ones who took charge. Doughty, Crosby, Nash etc. All the younger guys seemed to play like they could, instead of taking their cues from Thornton, Pronger and Niedermayer etc.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Doughty was extremely impressive, but there is a reason Boyle had so many points.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Boyle’s got 6 on the tourney so far.
Keith and Weber have 5 a piece.
How many points did Boyle get last night?
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by blurr1974 on Feb 25, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
3
in less than 2 mins of playing time i think
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
3 I believe.
WHich is my point. He looked really good last night.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
boyle blew by the russian defence and set up getzlaf for the first goal, how can anyone knock dan boyle right now?
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
not sure … thought he played great last night. kickstarted the offense
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
his retaliation on Semin was inexcusable, I think.
He’s supposed to be a veteran.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah that was a bit unnecessary considering we were already blowing them out.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
He definitely took out Semin’s feet, there was some slewfooting there. But, I’m kinda meh – Score differential was big and I didn’t mind the message it sent, not so much to the Russians but future opponents. We don’t get pushed around and all that jazz (hands).
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
thats how i feel, cant let anyone get away with thinking they can throw their weight around on us. If it was close or tied, i dont think boyle does it
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
If you want to send a message you should drop your gloves or hit somebody.
You don’t slewfoot somebody that’s a total sissy move.
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This.
Get pissed off, fine. But don’t be a sissy.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Also as a semi-impartial viewer (I like Canada more than the Russians) Semin’s hit on Boyle was entirely clean.
Saying “the game was out of hand” is stupid. There’s time on the clock, there’s time to throw hard clean hits.
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both Ryan and I thought so as well.
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
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by Karina on Feb 25, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 25, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t actually say “the game was out of hand” not sure why you quoted that. Also, I don’t comment here often. If I wanted to be called stupid, for something I didn’t actually say – I would drag knuckles with the do-do’s at the G&M still.
I would’ve preferred he fought too, or laid him out like Getzlaf on Volchenkov, after the Stall hit, but I think we’ll be hard pressed to see a fight in this tourney.
Don’t know – it just didn’t bother me as much as a slewfoot normally would. Probably the Canadian goggles.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Milbury said the game was out of hand. Sorry if that was unclear.
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It’s Milbury
Had to do it.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
yeah it was pretty unclear what you were referring to…
/moving on.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry. Last night on NBC Mike Milbury went on at length about how Alex Semin is a cheapshot goon for throwing a legal check because it was close to the end of the game.
Boyle slew footing a guy from behind was completely glossed over as an act of retribution that is totally acceptable because Semin’s a cheap shot artist as he told us earlier.
I wanted to punch Mike Milbury in his stupid face.
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We Canadians don’t have to suffer NBC/Milbury so didn’t have the background.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 25, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I realized that. I wanted to provide backstory so MapleLeafMoe didn’t think I was some sort of lunatic attacking him.
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Sounds good
Mate.
/Handshake and awkward manly half-hug.
and that sounds just about right for Milbury. My frame was referrence was off; don’t get to see Milbury here.
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 25, 2010 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Roenick’s been pretty good, Milbury is trying to out-crazy him and goddamn if he isn’t embarrassing.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 25, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
Total Chris Neil move.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Difference Makers
Gotta be that checking line for Canada – Nash Toews Richards, with a sprinkling of Morrow (love his game, nice to see him get rewarded with an ugly goal) and a heavy dose of Doughty. Doughty taking Ovie out in the first nearly brought a tear to my eye. That shit is golden.
Boyle played pretty solid last night too.
Also, Getzlaff, Perry and Stall as a third line – not sure any team left in the tourney can match that depth, If Canada brings the same intensity to their remaining games.
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Doughty was stellar, he marked Ovie with a bullseye and did not let up.
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by PassivelyTruculent on Feb 25, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
i liked how the ctv broadcast pointed out how doughty shut down OV in the wash/Kings game earlier this year. As soon as I saw that I knew Drew was going to have his number
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by Matt_Roberts on Feb 25, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
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