Do you guys ever sleep? Lots going on today, and a lot to catch up on from yesterday, so here’s your line-up, and some reading material to keep you occupied until this afternoon, especially for those who didn’t stay up until dawn debating Jagr. If needed, I’ll put up a clean slate for the opening game.
USA v. Norway (men), 3 p.m. USA
USA v. Finland (women), 5:30 p.m. MSNBC
Switzerland v. Canada (men), 7:30 p.m. CNBC
China v. Russia (women), 10 p.m. CNBC
Slovakia v. Russia (men), midnight, CNBC
• Gabby’s unexpected return. Some more on that.
• USA v. Norway
• Jagr clocks Slovaks
• Post-game interview with the shut-out King
• Marty in or out?
Post men’s win update:
I give you this free of comment, as I’m sure you’ll have your own. From the Rangers’ site:
“Rangers captain Chris Drury and alternate captain Ryan Callahan had a big hand in Thursday’s U.S. victory, as Drury scored the eventual game-winner off an assist from Callahan to give the Americans a 2-0 lead at 13:04 of the first period…
Drury and Callahan scored their goal—and played some of their best hockey on a line with David Backes of the St. Louis Blues. Drury, whose ice time increased with his offensive contributions, also played on a line with Backes and Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan.”
Full story here.
And the nhl.com wrap-up.
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Mandelbaum!!
second.
With the right spelling too..lol
It would have been nice to see jagr and gaborik on the rangers.
Yes, onecup, it would. And Gaborik wouldn’t care if Jagr is THE star of the team. He is pretty low maintenance. Not other way around, though..Too bad it will not happen.
A RW one-two punch of Gabby and Jagr would be practically orgasmic.
Think Jagr would take the minimum for the rest of the year to play for the Rangers?
(I’m only half kidding, of course)
I’d just settle for no Redden or Rozsival, even if they’re the two guys that are hogging the salary that could have been used for Jagr.
Agreed CT. Redden and Rozsival, as inconsistent as they are, offer a lot more to this team than Jagr could. I always thought scoring 55 goals and notching 123 pts in a season were way overrated stats. They are about as useful as +/-. Sure they are hard stats, but that doesn’t touch the essence of that player.
Izzy, ilb is out to dethrone you….he’s also slaying you over at sister blog. See you at crack of noon I guess.
7:30 game is the men’s game for Canada vs Switzerland. The Canadian women have played their 3 games.
Olympic hockey AND pitchers and catchers reporting. Today is a GOOD day :)
fascinating conversation late last night/early this morning guys. CT, excellent post on the previous thread, you should probably repost here so it doesnt get lost.
As i asked last night, when does sather sign Forsberg? :-)
Hollwegs, I don’t know what you’re talking about, it says men up there :)
Have you ever thought of editing as a career ?
Mickey, don’t forget women’s curling….
linda, ahhh, so that’s what I smell. I thought it was burnt popcorn.
mama, how could I forget! 50 lashes with a wet noodle for me
I was an english major…why not?
hopefully the USA game will be televised in its entirety, and not missed due to another thrilling session of curling
Since Linda asked
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CTBlueshirt
February 18th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Mickey – Gaborik scored a signature Gabby goal. Positioned himself in a soft area around the net, received the puck and snapped a perfectly placed shot into the upper corner. He looked pretty happy scoring for his country and against their natural rivals.
My thoughts on Jagr, when his declining stats are mentioned, don’t forget the injury he suffered in the Olympics in 2006 and then him throwing out his shoulder in the playoffs that year chasing after Gomez. He never regained his signature snap shot or when he did there was far less zip on it.
I think the hockey media went a little out of their way to vilify him in Pittsburgh after their ugly divorce. He had a right to be disappointed that they weren’t surrounding him with talent like they did with Lemieux – although surrounding Lemieux with talent all those years did cause a lot of their financial problems that led to Lemieux converting his deferred payments into an ownership stake – but Jagr was also at fault for being a bit of a prima donna by the time he inherited the team. They even tried to bring in a Czech coach just for him (Hlinka) and him and Jagr didn’t have a good relationship.
He was essentially exiled in Washington, never surrounded with talent to make the team a winner and he probably could have sucked it up a little better but superstar talent or not that situation was never going to work out.
I think overall he did a good job embracing his role with the Rangers. I was disappointed that he did not give 100% effort 100% of the time in his last couple of years but with the exception of his last season, he was still at least a point per game player.
I’d like to think that him and Sather had a mutual understanding about how the team would be built after Jagr’s contract was up. Jagr did march to the beat of his own drummer, he made no secrets about his desire to play in Europe both in the KHL and in his native land while he was a still a serviceable player. I don’t think you can underestimate his pride in being an all time great and to be able to showcase his talents, albeit diminished, in Europe was important to him.
He did a lot of good in his years wearing the Rangers jersey. He was also part of an equation that didn’t quite work out after Sather decided to load up for a Cup run when the salary cap was aggressively raised. To give him full credit or assign full blame to either is however very short-sighted.
Anyone have a link for the USA game today?
Good morning, Laurel!
USA v Norway, huh? That’s a tough call. I think I’m gonna stick with the umlaut.
Why exactly does everyone criticize Jagr for not giving 100% every second? Who is the human being who is capable of that? Does Ovechkin score on every shift? Drury can’t even show up for 3 games in a row, much less an entire season. Jagr impacted every single game because his mere presence forced the opponent to game plan around him. Now, the opposing team just has to smother Gaborik. Remember when the Rangers offense actually played well? Why do you think Lundqvist is so frustrated? The departure of Jagr left a gaping hole that Sather seems incapable of filling.
Up at the crääk of noone. However it’s spelled… :)
Sally there are no umlauts in Norwegian, go with Sølly lol.
Good afternoon Norwegian Sally!
Mickey, we don’t noodle here, we newspaper :)
Let’s see… USA Men play Swiss, rest a day, then Norway. Canada men play Norway, rest a day, then Swiss, Slovaks get Czechs then Russia on back to back midnights.
I’m guessing there were no Slovaks on the Scheduling Committee. Not that I’m complaining… :)
Thanks Shor! Can you tell I didn’t major in Scandinavian languages?
Laurel, “We don’t noodle, we newspaper.” New blog slogan!
Solly, ha! I like that…..I should trademark it.
mama, either way, it just sounds wrong when you say it outloud, lol. I’ll try to remember that for next time :)
Ha no prob, I was laughing my ass off at your Swedish pickup line yesterday, that was classic!
Men’s curling is now on USA. I know you were wondering.
“With all of his marvelous leadership ability the rangers struggled to get into the playoffs every season just like the ones without him here and did nothing once they got in. He is no better and just as bad a captain of the rangers as drury is (except drury fights once a season and actually throws the occasional hit). Success rate with jagr and drury are equal for the rangers and their leadership ability is on par with each other as well!!”
How absurd is it to compare the years prior to Jagr with the Jagr years. Without Jagr, we did not make the playoffs. With Jagr, we did.
Divided locker room or not, we made the playoffs every year under Jagr (with an underskilled team) and did not blow any 3-1 leads with him. Without him, we blew a 3-1 lead last year and are on pace to be a nonplayoff team this year.
To compare Jagr and Drury is the biggest joke of all. Talk about a lack of gratitude.
Old news CR9. Don’t keep stirring last nights ashes…
Shor, do you speak Swedish? Tror du på kärlek vid första ogonkastet? Eller ska jag gå förbi en gång till?
kc,
It’s not about not scoring that bothered me about Jagr’s last season in NY. The guy admitted that he saved his energy for the end of the season. I understand that he was 36 not 26, but you can’t say something like and expect it to be treated kindly. Much like in the same way that everyone bashes Drury for the “not going to let this ruin my Christmas” quote after blowing a 4-0 lead to the Caps.
I still have a tremendous amount of respect for what he did as a player, both as a Ranger and an opponent. Early on in his career he was known as a rink rat, first on the ice, last off. The Pens fans loved him, he was talented and much more durable than Lemieux.
I find it odd these days that analysts don’t really make comparisons between Ovechkin and Jagr. High scoring, non-North American wingers. Ovechkin certainly has more of a physical edge to him but they were both enthusiastic players that have their own eccentric charm about them.
Like I said earlier, I really think the hockey media went out of their way to sully Jagr’s reputation after he left Pittsburgh. I mean Lemieux called the NHL a “garage league” but since he became the savior of the Pens franchise along with his magnificent playing stats he gets a tremendous free pass.
But as it is with media, being a key player on teams that win championships goes a long way to bolster a player’s reputation and the public’s opinion. Being on underachieving or downright lousy teams works the same way but to an opposite effect.
I’m not. That was supposed to be and now this will be my last comment on the topic.
I just wanted to point out that absolutely ungrateful, stupid comment comparing years in which we did not make the playoffs to years in which we did and had a reasonable shot to win, and also the extraordinarily dumb comparison of Jagr to Drury.
Also, as to Lemieux, no matter how great he was prior to Jagr, he only won after the arrival of Jagr, and within a year or two IIRC.
Jags looked good last night. I thought maybe playing in the KHL would have slowed him down, but he played pretty good against one of the better teams in Vancouver.
I still don’t think he’s returning to the NHL, but JR, and Milberries mentioned it more than once, aboot the possibility of him signing with a playoff contender down the stretch.
CR
That’s what i always say. Every time a Pens fan or Jagr hater says “Jagr never won a Cup without Mario”, i always reply “Mario never won a Cup without Jagr”, ha.
Love that guy. I don’t care how late those Czech games will be, ill stay up all night to watch it. They’re definitely my runner up for Gold behind USA. Sweden is 3rd, since Hank got gold already, followed by Slovakia in 4th.
Sølly, I speak a little Norwegian. Var faren din en tyv? Fordi noen stjal stjernene fra himmelen og sette dem i øynene dine. Ha.
All the Swedish I know is from this man:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EO4nYqAOfM
CT, you just made my day! I almost fell out of my chair! sofa king fargin funny…...
Shor, jeg snakker ikke Norsk. What did you say?
Helan går, boneheads! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmrJk3M6HQ SKÅL!!!
The USA Men’s Curling Team blows.
I do my best Mama.
Sølly, what are you and Shor smoking today?
“Drury can’t show up for 3 games, let alone a season”
Truer words never spoken. Limited as he may be in skills he also makes damn sure to be invisible on most nights. Only time this entire season he showed any kind of jump was when he was demoted to the fourth line. Suddenly, he’s hustling every shift. Scored a couple goals. And since then…
Nothing except pitch his pizza joints.
I wonder, does Chris Drury have any clue just how useless he is on the ice? And does he have a clue just how much Rangers’ fans hate him?
CJP, he’s gettin paid all that money, I’m sure he wouldnt care if his mom hated him, let alone the lowly Rangers fans!
I’m lovin’ Olympic hockey. But seein’ Jags again makes me wonder what could have been if Slats hadn’t spent a fortune on Beavis (Gomez), Butthead (Drury) and Snowball (Redden)
Linda, I said it before and I’ll say it again…We’ve had to suffer through WAY too many heartless mercenaries living out their retirement in a Rangers jersey.
And Chris Drury is making a case of being the worst of the bunch…if only because the State-Run Media called MSG keeps telling us how great he is.
It’s gettin to the point I’m gonna hear “Only a player like Chris Drury could have made that play…jumping over the boards like that. Wow. What a leader. What a MAN!”
Comparing Jaromir Jagr to Chris Drury…
It’s like comparing Wayne Gretzky to Brent Gretzky.
lmao @ snowball, we used to have a black rabbit named snowball when i was younger. I bet the rabbit would’ve crunched guys along the boards ;-)
I know where you’re coming from CJP, i’ve been singing the same song for years! You’re preaching to the choir my friend. I call it the New York Rangers Retirement Nest Egg for Guys who used to be good or great…YEARS AGO!
I wonder if Dolan claims Drury, Redden, Brashear and Rozsival as charity donations on his taxes.
LOL @ Beavis, Butthead and Snowball.
Priceless!
damn..how good is JAGR? seriously.
Nice one slats. I’m glad the money that would have gone to JJ is being put to good use.
The game is in 20 min. You better get your butts in one place and give people who are at work some good insight. I mean by that a little more than woooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooo and some Scandinavian jibberish. Thank you. And no effing bickering. It’s getting old.
We should all stop talking aboot Dredden, Dreary, and Blowzival, since Rangers hockey isn’t on.
This is unhealthy, and unnecessary. Don’t put yourself through it.
I’ll take it back. I like Scandinavian jibberish. Back in the days we would cross the border to Finland from St. Ptersburg to get some booze. None of us spoke Finnish, nor people we bought it from spoke Russian. We got along just fine.
The effing curling goes to extra ends, now what?
Argh!
Are you serious?
will give updates ilb.
heres one update curling has gone into extra rounds and the us hockey game will come on after conlcusion. could miss the first 10 mins of the game with face off in 5 mins. the nhl should stay home in 2014
this is absolutely ridiculous.
If I never see curling in my life again, it will be too soon.
this is absolutely ridiculous
Give me my hockey, dammit!
this is a freakin programming nightmare!
they should bump the curling to cnbc or msnbc. if they can do that for the hockey games, playing one period on one channel and the rest of the game on another, they should do it with this hilljack sport
lucky us, get to see this schmeg lose another one eh
Same thing happened last night with the Sweden game when it switched from MSNBC to CNBC. yet another reason that NBC needs to be replaced as the “NHL national network” here int he US…
Great. Why is it called curling, btw?
honestly, if the NHL goes to the next winter olympics, try to work versus into this so we can see the full games. If not, screw it
Preview, while you’re waiting….fyi, Norway has 0 NHL players to our 23.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2009090007
i really have nothing against curling, but this is JUST WRONG. taps foot impatiently
hockey time. FINALLY!
My resident curling fan here at work says it’s because of the way the stone moves on the ice….it “curls” I guess.
you’d think after the first 3 times that guy choked, they’d NOT let him have another chance. My gawd
i bet sather signs him to some outrageous contract!
Anyone have any stream links for the game?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Phil Kessel 1-0 USA
Anyone have a link to the game?
GOAL! YAAAAY!
I changed my mind. Sorry Norway, I’m rooting for Team Ryan again.
Here you go! Kessel! 1-0. USA!
drury just threw a check to get to the puck…
crossbar Ryan Malone..aaaaaaargh!
they seem to be playing better than the other day.
2:39 Kessel from Malone and pavelski… detailed enough for you ilb??
nevermind, found one.
http://atdhe.net/7407/watch-xxi-winter-olympics
LGR!
(to quote Mama)
Drury is playing better than the other day? Which day is that? Anyway, doesn’t matter, it shouldn’t take much…
Linda, I owe you one. Big time!
Team USA power play
PING parise damnit!
btw, Ryan Miller back between the pipes, minding the twine!
Is Kessel playing the wing and Pavelski in the middle? Let’s talk some lines :0)
cally in a bit of a scrap in front of the net. miller made a few prety nifty saves.
WOW! Dru!
you know me ilb, i bypass all that line talk in favor of the jibberish!
cally with a nice hit! SOG CALLY
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CAPTAIN CRUST WITH A FIRETRUCKIN GOAL!
oh my god catain clutch 2-0
the Clutchmeister!
clutch!
Captain Clutch!
and Cally!
Pizza…on the house !!
let me go check the outside to make sure mars is not heading towards earth!
DRU! From CALLY! 2-zip USA
yes ilb dru cally and backes playing together
Salty – I just had to post… DRURY!!!!
Looks like you were right regarding his position on the team however after that first post-game interview.
Ah well…
How about Callahans play? Sick…
I knew there was a reason Drury was on the team
LMAO at Captain Crust. I love that.
facetime for Captain Crusty. the 13th forward scored hehehe
ye Linda, check if you see any pigs flying through the air.
I can get a stream of the Norwegian TV coverage here (or Finnish TV) – won’t understand much of it though. And I’m watching something else on TV.
The commentary won’t be as good as this though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZTP8-8wIs
I hope Dreary didn’t ask to promote his babies.
wait drury’s wife is named brury?
LETS GO RANGERS!!!
drury hasnt been that close to the net all year with the team on which he is the Captain!
backes is a big boy! like how he got involved earlier and got the one guy off of cally
rory
Damn it, my stream switched to Women’s Super Combined Slalom!
Byfuglien!
Lev,no pigs, but I just got a free pizza!
How many damn whistles are we gonna hear in this game??!!
miked, his wife’s name is Rory.
LOVE how Cally’s been playing these past 2 games.
that sucks doodie!
CAPTAIN CLUTCH!....that is all!
these norweign names are cracking me up
holy carp i love that dudes last name!
45 seconds left on the pp 110 left in the period
i dont think they’ve talked about Parise enough yet
sogs 15 Team USA 2 Team Norge
end of first, 2-0 team USA
now we get to see JR rip milbury another orafice
Intermission question: If Langenbrunner were a beer, what kind would he be? A stout?
pavleski malone and kessel is there number one line
off topic a little, but for the record, Langenbrunner is damn good looking
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586606,00.html?test=latestnews
what?! wow
i love how JR just stares down milbury…lmao
Milbury is an idiot…
You are doing a great job, folks. Thank you!
Drury with a goal, ha? Holy Shmaltz! Watch him get a hattrick.
Im sure Doc is creaming his Ken doll sized pants just thinking aboot Parise.
Linda, you always find the craziest birth stories on FN!
Can’t believe Captain Clutchety Clutch actually scored a goal. It’s cause he’s Chris Drury, right?
Langenbrunner sounds German. So I’d think lager.
Mickey, no argument from me on that call….
that was the most intelligent thing milbury has EVER said
intelligent and Milbury in the same sentence???
That baby must have had to ride waves of fat to get out of that vagina. Good thing for umbilical cord.
Linda, Milbury said something intelligent? Put it on FB right away! Did he say he was retiring?
Linda
where do you find these stories!? First it’s 11 year old gives birth and now 500 pounds woman gives birth! lol
i wonder how she got pregnant? :)
somewhat of an oxymoron eh Chopper
ORR, team’s in the locker room. You stay out please.
yes it was…lol
See, Chris Drury performs when he isn’t getting paid…
Seriously wtf is going on? Why is he scoring goals?
That birth canal must rival Panama and the Suez. It probably has it’s own coast guard.
Dr: “The baby is coming through the birth canal!”
Baby: “Hold on. I’ve been swimming for 5 minutes. I’m going to grab a bite to eat at one of the islands in here.”
CCCP her fiance weighs 154 pounds… my question is…how did he…. oh forget it.
they are usually on the front section of fox news. crazy stuff.
has ANYONE seen TORTS???
“The most intelligent thing ever said by Mike Milbury” is a competition about as hotly contested as “The least xenophobic thing ever said by Don Cherry” and “John Tortorella’s least sweary post-game interview”.
Wasn’t Patrick Thoresen the Flyers player that got hit in the nether regions a few years ago during the playoffs and wound up in the hospital?
lmao AFLY!!! that is awesome.
They were talking about how Jack Johnson chartered a plane to Washington state and then was driven to Vancouver to participate in the Opening ceremonies. Milbury said if they were going to have the NHL players in the Olympics that they should be able to participate in either the opening OR closing ceremonies to get the full experience. I agree.
What would we do without Fox News bringing us the stories that really matter???
Mats André Zuccarello Aasen best name!!!!
I was thisclose to calling a fantasy team “Thoresen’s Testicles” this year.
KAAAAAAAAAANE !
Patrick Kane….....3-0 USA
3-0. Patrick Kane! Buffalo representin’ for ya, Sally!
off a rebound of a Parise shot at 5:32
3-0 Ho-hum. Next game, please…
Buffalo’s own 20 Cent!!!
yea sally, that and cnn having a story about what offends sarah silverman.
Vikingstad
My favorite last name of all the Olympic athletes.
Kane does the Drury mouthguard. I hope that’s the only bad habit he picks up from Drury.
damn ORR thats a great one! what sport?
My vote for best name goes to Severin Blindenbacher of Switzerland.
Sally – LMAO @ Buffalo’s 20-cent in reference to Kane… hahaha….
A Torts mention and look! He IS there.
STFU Circumsized head!!!!!!!!
Has there been an article or does anyone know what they total payroll of the USA team is? (or Canada or Russia?)
There is allot of talent out there.
have you guys seen this story?
NHL players’ flamboyant lawsuit against Roger Clemens’ pal could be thrown out
Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/2010/02/17/2010-02-17_nhl_players_out_in_cold_on_suit.html
Vikingstad is one of Norway’s hockey players, no?
Torts lookin sharp, controllin the d… speaking in measured tones… pierre nonuggets, stfu
power play team USA!!
lmao orr,andthere he is!!!!!!! Tryin to rip off Raflaski’s noggin!
Nasty Norway….!
Just got here… looks like I missed a fresh slice of Clutch
Imagine hearing Doc’s laugh in a dark alley while walking home ?
And what the fugg ? Shorthanded ???
Linda, LOL I missed that one. Good ol’ US media!
I like how BBC used to always report really weird animals stories:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6083468.stm
ugh shorthanded goal…...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
HELLO EVERYBODY!!!
been out of town
and then catching up with work.
just had to jump on say
that McGuire was correct with 1st period crosscheck call against Norway
but
he’s a jackass when discussing Torts behind the bench right now.
DZ deserved to be yelled at and the message got through for now and future.
Are you kidding me? GAH.
A Torts coached team giving up a SHG? Go figure..
Fuggin Langenbrunner. He shouldn’t even be on the team.
I second this!
LW3H February 18th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
My vote for best name goes to Severin Blindenbacher of Switzerland.
imHOLTET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP29j_tlLuM
right now saltys favorite has game winning goal. LMAO
Blindenbacher’s the new Byfuglien.
REG
Kane’s been doing that since he was born. I heard a rumor he was chewing on that cab drivers knee cap, after he and his cousin ripped it out of him.
All for 20 cents.
LIN
He’s on Norway.
jpg, i wish torts could punch him in the face, but alas,not doable!
SHUT UP PETER!
yea i saw that ORR, when he tried to decapitate Rafalski. i love his name too!!
Get ready…
MSG is gonna update their Propaganda Files on Chris Drury and include footage of that goal from 4 different camera angles..
“On top of dominating the Little League World Series…Leading Ray Bourque to his one and only Stanley Cup…And delivering clutch plays throughout his NHL career (show his Game 5 goal)...Chris Drury has also been stellar in International Competition leading TEAM USA!”
lmao CLIENT #23..great name!
If the USA wins Gold…
Will Drury skate around the ice draped in an advertisement for his pizzeria?
another Team USA power play..better score and NOT give up another shortie
Haha, was Quick picking his nose with his blocker ?
Chopper – try this: http://www.fearthefin.com/2010/1/4/1233951/olympic-rosters-the-salary-cap
C’mon boys, get a PPG.
Orr, did he waffleboard his boogie?
LMAO, i can just imagine Dreary telling Pierre McPenis “I couldn’t have done it without Papa Drus…..oh yeah, my family too”
The Olympic hockey telecast couldn’t get any more annoying than this with Emrick and “talking penis” and Milbury! I used to work for NBC for quite some time and it BLOWS … horrible company!
more whistles!
Lin, he jammed it in, and paused for like 6 seconds. Probably got wrapped around a gooey lime green boogey.
talking head lmao!!! is there ANYONE we like besides JR and maybe Edzo
as far as names, what about this one from Norway
ZUCCARELLOAASEN….almost was about to run down his arm
Miller’s made some great saves today.
It’s Miller Time!
all this ancillary noise from the penie with a mouth is really useless
Cally needs more minutes !
cally with an ice hit… miller makin some good saves
frodo langenbrunner
This is not an anatomy class people!! (but secretly, Linda, LOL)
Miller doing a King Henrik imitation?
3-1, 2nd intermission.
I wonder if they’ll talk about how Canada was slaughtering Norway at this point in their game, but the US is only up by 2. eye roll
Canada only had a 3-0 lead in their game.
JR bringing up Cally. Good stuff.
He should get more time.
JR praising Cally. OMG!
LW – Thanks
CT, they did, that’s right. My bad. I missed the last 5 minutes of the second period of that game so I just assumed it was larger than it was.
Another nail biter, ha?
3-1 is still anyones game ;-)
21-6 USA on faceoffs so far ilb! details baby details
penalty on Jack Johnson USA on the PK…
OLIMB, another great name! if it had a lil ’ between the o and the l he’d be irish!
Ahh, the 03 draft. Always love hearing aboot that year.
OMG Hitchcock looks like he ate a few people!
Not a lot of excitement generated by this one, eh? Anyone worried about Sunday?
They can’t score on PP? Sounds like Torts is running it. Is Drury playing the point? Or Kotalik? Oh, wait…
Lol, when girls get dumped usually they lose weight. But, Hitchock gains weight after getting fired.
It’s like the total opposite of women.
Great move by Jack Johnson
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
MALONE 4-1
JJ!
Miller should get an assist on that! great head man pass!
Phil Kessel reminds me of Sig Hansen
a foul has been drawn by bobby ryan of team usa…thanks doc
OMG YEA SALTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its those close set eyes!!
Lol, when girls get dumped usually they lose weight.
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who told you this?
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Rafalski!!!
One thing that’s great about this site is that (since I am at work) you guys give me the score updates before they’re available anywhere else. Thanks ! ;-)
Carmela Soprano said that.
Rafalsky!!! Home, just turned it on! This one is in the books
its a power play goal!!! 5-1 with 3 minutes left
lmao @ carmela soprano! a noted scholar! :-)
Did Pavelski get an assist on Rafalski’s goal? That would make Sally’s day.
Carmela Soprano said that.
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wow…
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Raflaski again!!!!!!!!!!!! 6-1
Norway for the bronze !
Linda and the gang, thank you!
Rafalski otra vez!
I keep hearing the goal song in my head.
what a freakin blast!!! get 2 days of practice in before the game VS Canada…hmmm interesting!
lmfao @ soprano comment
What’s next? I’m ready.
Game Win Drury. Add it to the file.
the saltmeister is miserable since captain clutch has the game winner. ah life is good.
definitely looked better than the other day..
39-11 shots on goal
Ryan Miller with a strong game and an assist. Sallys SKI boys did pretty well today!!
11 shots on goal for Norway….that makes me feel sad for them :(
I’m taking off for a bit, heading home…..later. behave youseselves….
good win for US but Russkies will stump all over USA team if they meet…
Women v. Finland in 15 ilb…...
Of course you wouldn’t know aboot it Salty Dupuis, haha. Glad i can help.
Pretty good game by USA. Wilson needs to replace Langendoofus’ minutes with Cally.
Hopefully they beat Canada. I just wish the medal games started already.
Another good game by Drury.-according to the announcer.
pierre and his catch phrase.. KEEP HAVING FUN.
JR givin more love to Cally!! It’s great how he’s being talked about! I had a feeling he’d make a good impression!
’ i thought i was gonna have to call security for you guys!’ lmao even bill patrick knows!! JR, beat Milbury with his shoe please!
US isn’t scared of the Russians! When was the last time the Russkies beat the Yanks in the Olympics?
CTBlueshirt
keep holding on to your 80’s glory…keep holding on! Russias time is NOW!
CCCP,One Day is quickly becoming well liked ;-)
Yayskis!
Of course you wouldn’t know aboot it Salty Dupuis, haha. Glad i can help.
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Amigo, you’ve openly admitted to watching/downloading pokemaon cartoons and you’re spouting information about women that you learned on a sitcom… what’s wrong with this picture?
CCCP, get the states back together, you can’t win without Kazakhstan!
Linda
Glad to hear that! He’s music is very positive!
Here is another version of the track
Matisyahu vs. Infected Mushroom :)
http://e.walla.co.il/?w=/202/1641976
And Drury did look like he played very well from what I saw… obviously he needs to be challenged more and put in a limited role for the long term… he’s been performing very well while in that position this year (4th line)...
The Suomi girls are tough..
2-0 USA chicks
Maybe not..2-0
Maybe not…3-0
oy! i’m actually gonna take a lil break once the man gets back from the gym. just found out we’re having company over the weekend and now we have some stuff to take care of.
I know this may sound crazy, but I am NOT a fan of those blowout games.
For those who missed the game, recaps in update above.
Salty and Orr, back to your corners…..
OLYMPIC HOCKEY RECORD BOOK
Most Goals, All-Time
28 – Herb Drury, USA, in 8 games, 1920-1924
http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=58786
that is very interesting!
Hi everybody! Shhhhhhhhhhhh.
lmao @ CCCP and YOUSE!!!
http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/qplayer.cgi?Herb_Drury
oy… papa’s home! :)
‘rather aged center ice warrior’
are the women up 6-0 yet ilb??
CCCP, I believe the operative word was shhhhhhhh :)
See Youse, welcome to the Report! How are ya!?
once you’re a bonehead, you just find a way to come here,even if you’re not at home ;-)
right… welcome to the blog youse! Come on in…Take your coat off… we’ll try to be as friendly as possible!
Salty Dupuis, LMAO, why should i know something like that ? You’re so desperate. Eh, back to your room you go, im sure you bugged the USA locker room so you can prove to everyone your newly documented facts of Dreary not being a leader on any level…
P.S. – Why wasn’t Dupuis on Team Canada ? I mean, he diiiid help the Pens win the Cup after all, bwaahaha.
Go Sopranos !
Is Sather working on getting David Backes yet?
Chopper February 18th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
intelligent and Milbury in the same sentence??”
Never heard that before.
wicky
I see Brent Gretzky scored for the US today!
Dunno, Linda.. Playing with the dogs. Beats curling. Hellooo See Youse…Shhhh? What are you, Jewish?
Pizza-Bagel?
Nah, pepperoni-latkis..
Gefilte fish stuffed pepper? lol
mhmmmm. gefilte fish
300th!!! Take that, paid websites.
This one is for Mama. I’m sure she’ll let papa know ;)
See Youse is like Santa Claus…he stops by very quickly once but you know he’s always watching to see who’s naughty and nice.
I have a strange craving now for a pepperoni-latkis. I also need to step away from the computer.
Lots of hockey left tonight. My gefilte fish is on Canada and Russia. Enjoy.
I’d say behave, but that’s probably a waste of six typed letters. sigh :(
im digging the Danish blonde curler.
Linda, when you come back I’ll let you know how we are going to beat Canada on Sunday. I figured it out.
301st!! good job ilb!
Hamantaschen! Wait… what are we talking about?
Lev is watching curling??
Sally, that cracked me up!
OK, ta….
CR9
I can only speculate that you are directing your earlier comment about the drury jagr comparison to me, so let me be clear yet again…..I am comparing them as captains NOT as players. They are two entirely different type of players! As NHL captains, they are both bad, period! Neither has won the cup at the NHL level being the captain, go to guy!!
I will take this a step further. Jagr did not do anything above and beyond during that first year after the lockout (or subsequent years) with the rangers that gabby, kovulchuck, ovechkin, crosby, or any other high scoring player would have. And every one of those players take the body waaaaaay more than jagr does (that’s not really saying alot). All the jagr slurpers here treat him like a ritz, when he is nothing more than a high scoring saltine. The rangers were the starving man in the desert with that playoff drought, then we make it into the post season after the lockout for the first time in a long time and the highest scoring player on the team seems to get all the credit (i.e the starving man gets a saltine cracker and thinks it is the greatest cracker ever…a ritz if you will).
We were expected to do nothing that season and renney and hank had more to do with our success than jagr (he did have a great statistical year though, I am not arguing that)! This team would have made the playoffs without him every year it made it with him (if it wasn’t for avery, we would not have made it the next year). His statistics declined following the first post lockout year, and other teams focusing on him or not, declining skills or not, he produced no stanley cup for the rangers and kept a lockerroom divided more often than not. He is what he is, a great scorer who plays only one zone when he feels like it, a bad captain who cannot win anything when he is “the guy”, and a first ballot hall of famer!
If jagr was on the 1994 team, most people would have the same opinion of him as they do kovalev….many of us like him, and he was a great complimentary player who had tons and tons of offencive skill, but a horrible work ethic and not a guy you want to rest the fate of your team on as a leader.
haha there’s nothing else on!!!!!!!!! id really appreciate it if someone explained the rules to me. im sitting here on the edge of my seat, all this excitement is getting to me, but i got no clue whats going on.
I may regret this, but who the hell is brent gretzky??
How It Works
At the Olympic Winter Games, curling consists of two events: a women’s tournament and a men’s tournament. Each tournament starts with 10 curling teams. Two teams play against each other at a time. The game is played on ice, and the two teams take turns pushing 19.1-kilogram stones towards a series of concentric rings or circles. The object is to get the stones as close to the centre of the rings as possible.
One game consists of 10 “ends” (similar to innings in baseball). During each end, each four-person team “throws” (in fact, slides along the ice) eight stones — two stones per person and 16 altogether. Team members sweep the ice clean in front of each stone to control the stone’s direction, known as its “curl,” and the stone’s speed. The team with the most points — more stones closer to the centre of the rings — at the conclusion of 10 ends, is the winner.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling/additional-information/about-the-sport_145904zQ.html
The Team USA Women are bush-league … why are they only leading 5-0 midday through the game?
Capt Jamie only one with a bad game today, maybe it’s that captian thing.
ahh i see. it actually sounds intriguing, but maybe if it would be 5 ends instead of 10, more people would watch it.
what’s more exciting to watch…Baseball or Curling?
Zipay has some interesting things on his blog, for those who have access.
Heikkinen:
Unless Ilkka Heikkinen plays on Broadway after the Olympic break, don’t expect him back with the organization next season.
“I think I’m not going to get a one-way contract, not if I play the whole year in the AHL,” a discouraged Heikkinen, 25, told Newsday yesterday after practice in Hartford. “I’m not going to play a second year here. I’ll go back to Europe or maybe Russia.”
Parenteau:
When asked if he felt that he was afforded a fair opportunity in the organization, the Quebec native’s answer was quick: “I’m not gonna answer that one; I just want to finish the season healthy.
Translation: I’m looking ahead.
Curling by a mile!!!
for once wicky i agree with you!
in 4 years ill be an olympic curler
i cant believe how bad usa sucked @ that
that guy blew the last 4 throws in all 4 matches
he shouldnt even be on the team
Yeah, that guys a real loser. How can you get payed to blow games/matches 4 times in a row ?
They need some leadership on that team. If Dreary isn’t too busy, they should give him a call.
And too bad aboot Hienikken. He looked decent up here, but if he truly wants to play in the NHL, he needs to realize that you cant just automatically make the team.
I just lost a ton of respect in my book. If he leaves, who gives a fugg. Sounds like another greedy dork.
Im sick of these douchebags acting as if these teams owe them something. You want to play in the NHL, earn it.
PA Par just sucks. Who cares aboot him. Good riddance.
I agree with orr!!
CCCP
for once you agree with me, man that hurts!!!
heikkinen was promised a shot and never got it.
i dont blame him for goin back over seas
its a win win for the both of us
The Swiss are not looking too bad. Some nice chances on Fatso.
To be fair, Heinikken does get passed up by losers like Blowzy, Dredden, and Daniella G, but that doesn’t make it right.
I can care less. Trade him at the deadline.
Once again, Curling over hockey.
LMAO, there’s a guy named Don Dogood on CNBC
The Swiss are not looking too bad.
I’m sure Custer looked pretty snappy when he started towards the Indian village…
Great, we saw curling highlights from all today’s matches, three minutes of hockey and now Milbury. WTF?
Oh, so now it’s Marty? Let me go play with my dogs.
OUCH! Marty got owned!
MAAAAARRRRRRRRTTTTTYYYYY
Maaaartyyyyy. High glove. 2-1
Still men against boys..
Jim Ramsey!! LGR!
>>Still men against boys..
Indeed, but you have to admire the Swiss’ tenacity; they’re playing very hard.
Why am I watching a game with Fatso and Siiiiiiiidney?
Marty owned AGAIN! 2-2 with ten seconds left in the second.
HOLY F!
OMG. 2-2. Ambul looks good
“Panic in Detroit”.
I bet you there are a few heart attacks in Vancuver
just got back, thanks for the update JB and ilb!!! GO SWISS!!
Can anyone post the latest Zipay blog entry about Grachev? It’s so annoying they make you pay for their site. Thanks.
“Boom, he hates Pronger… Pronger doesn’t like it and takes a stupid penalty.”
You gotta love JR.
The transition for countryman Artem Anisimov seemed easier (16-27-43 in 74 G in 2007-08 in Hartford) and when asked if he believed that he was going through a period of adjustment, Grachev said: “I believe so…I hope so. I’m just trying to not think about it, just trying to get some experience, every night, every game. (Head coach) Kenny (Gernander) has been working with me on defense, he’s trying to get my attention most on that part of the game.”
zzyzx
http://www.bugmenot.com/view/newsday.com
i didnt get any of those to work but its worth a shot
Here’s your Grachev update, zzyzx.
http://tinypaste.com/7a918
thanks guys.
wow just got around to reading the epic CR9/Salty Jagr debate. Great stuff guys. I’m with CR all the way. JJ is a living LEGEND. I had heard that Jagr said he would play for pitt OR nyr down the stretch but not from a credible source or anything.
i’m loving switzerland by the way. F marty and the canadian crier
Those Swiss guys are hitting everything that moves.
I think Fatso might have lost the starting job. Even though the Swiss are tough, this isn’t the kind of first game you want to have.
I hope Luongo officially gets it.
The guy who hit Pronger was Ambul.
Suisse are looking good in the third.
that time of the month for crosby
Uh oh, Sausage Lips got popped and bloodied.
FIRE
He said in an interview that he’d return to the Pens, if Mario asked him to. Never heard anything aboot NYR.
Bloody sausages!
lol Linda! god i hope the Swiss shock Canada.
Bloodied by Ambul, btw. Time to put him in blue.
GO SWIZZ CHEESE!
MARTY FAT-BORE MUST GO DOWN!
online feed is horrible and has no commentary!
Lev-it’s a shocker already.
that makes 2 of us Lev! and then pray for another shocker on Sunday!
How long before the natives start booing?
you dont get cnbc CCCP??
Damn these guys are hangin tough! lots of ‘physicality’ as JR would say
Canada is ramping up their game.
JB maybe when they recover from seeing hot dog lips all bloodied
i do Linda… the TV is occupied by Cartoon network! i have my little nephew visiting!
WOW!!
OH MY GAWD! GOALIE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hiller is playing unconscious!
Hiller! What a save!
You guys want to see a real hockey? Tune back in @ midnight! GO RUSSIA! :P
AMAAAAZING save by Hiller. WOWZA.
you are a good uncle!!
WHAT A SOFA KING AWESOME SAVE! OMFG!
i’m gonna try to stay up for that game CCCP.
it would be awesome if the puck hit some of Fatso’s blubber and deflected into the net
The Swiss are relentless!
LETS GO SUI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, the Canucks are on the ropes! Two icings in a row.
pull marty!! lol
ring ten bells…..........ugh another emrickism
Oh dear! Penalty on the Swiss.
No sofa king way! A penalty on Suisse?
And Siiiidney gets another one! ARGH!!
ø Crosby, please!
Hang tough Hiller!!!
Why did that moron ice the puck ? Jeez
Holy carp what a crazy period of hockey!!!
is he the only effin guy on the team who gets his horseface mug on tv ?
damn… go Switzerland.
Wow, who would have thought they would take this to OT ?
Win it Swiss !!!
OT coming up. What an effort from the Swiss team?!
Gets interesting now.
There had to be an upset somewhere but I wouldn’t have thought of this game.
The next game too, maybe?
I honestly thought I was going to witness another 8-0 slaughter.
Canada will score in OT, for sure.
Sabotage !!
Where’s the penalty!?
NOES! C’mon Jonas, you’re OK, really?
Nash just tried to take out Hiller.
How did Scott Niedermayer manage to make that team?
he ‘lost an edge’ hmmmmmmm
not only make it, but is captain!
it would be sofa king great if marty let in a softie
i’ve been prayin for that
Sbisa’s been out there every other shift it seems.
Redden didnt get the nod from Team Canada? Weird.
LMAO at the Mary Poppings leap Crybaby just did
daaaaaaaayum!!!!!
Ambul plays like a bull in a china shop.
GO SWISS !!
lmao ORR i was thinking twinkle toes!
Shootout. Again, WOW.
“The skills competition”!
Shootout! Where’s Forsberg?
this is incredible. common Switzerland!!!
Lets go SUI!
perfect thing would be if “hot dogs lips” scored on fatty somehow by mistake! that would make my year!
Crybaby Crosby snapping his neck trying to draw a penalty in the final seconds of OT. He never stops diving.
CCCP, LMAO @ bettmans apocalypse!
cmon!!! UPSET!! UPSET!!! UPSET!!!
I hope Crybaby’s tampon slips out right before he shoots, and causes him to fan on the shot.
pube-stache close up
orr! lmao
CANADA IS LOADED WITH SHOOTERS…SWIZZ…EH…NOT SO MUCH.
God damn fools.
and then trip over it, right orr??
Where’s Streit ?? Idiots.
did doc just called marrty a young goalie?
Hiller is the man. No wonder Jiggy lost his job and got shipped out
Awww, fudgenuts!!
Stupid rules. They shouldn’t be allowed to use the same players.
I hate Crosby, and Broduer, and shootouts for that matter
I hope the Swiss lose every game now.
ship!!!!!!!! damnit!
Fa King Crysob shoots twice? wtf?
And Canada pretends to be happy…
I want to know if Crosby could have been used again for a 5th round?
I hate seeing that fat mess smile. Keep pounding in the chocolate covered mashed potatoes, it will only make you stop more shots with the weight you gain !
Jeez, ORR give the Swiss some credit, will ya?
Disgusting
Switzerland should be really proud of their hockey team.
I’d be very worried if I were these screaming Canadian fans.
They have to be Shattenkirking their pants. USA now knows this team is beatable. Canada now has a little doubt in their heads. Can’t wait for Sunday night. USA! USA!
And of course these idiot commentators are not even mentioning that they lost a point out of this.
It’s more a lost point than a win.
Now, Let’s Go Slovakia!
Should have put Streit in. He sees the guy 6 times a fuggin year, the other morons don’t know d*ck aboot him. All they have are youtube clips.
That coach needs to get fired, and replaced with Renney.
BOOOO! Siiiiidey bad, Marty bad.
Swiss just didn’t have the shooters :(
the Swiss deserve a standing ovation. the stupid nbc people had the camera the entire time during the hand shakes, not even once on Hiller. pure BS. and wtf was that, calling Fatso a “young goalie”?
Izzy
See ya @ midnight! Bring adult pampers for yourself!
All right, I need to go find dinner before the next match starts.
[I’ll be BACK!]
ORR
COULDNT AGREE WITH YOU MORE ABOUT THAT FAT MESS AND CRYBABY SID.
I HAVE ONE ROOTING INTEREST AND THAT IS ANYONE BUT CANADA.
I RATHER SWEEDEN LOSE ALSO SO HENRIK COMES BACK EARLY.
LAST THING WHAT DOES THAT TELL THE REST OF YOU ALL STAR PLAYERS THAT YOU CHOOSE CROSBY AGAIN OVER THEM
Cindy Crosby & Martha Brodeur should be in the ice dancing competition. Cindy’s a great actor & Martha is soooo sensitive!
Joe Mich looks kind of creepy from that angle.
See ya then CCCP, although I’d rather they were playing Israel.
i think he said 37 years young
TEAM USA 6 points
Canada 5 points
I hope every single guy from Team USA was paying close attention to this game. This team IS beatable!
Orr – agreed. Looks like a sadistic interrogator. At least we didn’t see Rosen’s nose from the side.
ORR!!!!! i was thinking that last night. bad makeup also
eric is following the ABC of team rooting! anyone but canada
See ya then CCCP, although I’d rather they were playing Israel.
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dont you think that would be too easy, Izzy? :P
speaking of Israel, Israel has only one ice rink in the country, and its located in the city of Metulla, on the border with Lebanon, ive been there and the ice was so bad….......
Canada should really worry. Any words from that dingbat Cherry yet?
Russia v. China Women, no score 1/2 way thru 1st.
why did crosby get to shoot again?
>>why did crosby get to shoot again?
Because the coaching staff thinks he’s more clutch than the other scrubs on the bench.
in the Olympics, after the initial 3 shooters, you can use them again if you want. How original eh
That was depressing…saw that coming a mile away once they went to shootout.
Besides a goal in his NYR debut on Oct. 28, and a shootout goal, it certainly hasn’t been a season to cherish for P.A. Parenteau.
The 26-year-old right wing, signed as a free agent by the Rangers in 2007, played 14 games in New York this season, but now is recovering from a concussion. He seems to have accepted that this likely could be the end of his tenure with the Blueshirts.
“I’ve been feeling pretty good the last couple of days,” Parenteau said yesterday after his first skate in a month. A concussion ended his season last year, but Parenteau, who has 32 points in 26 games, wants to end this year on a high note.
“I could play this weekend, but there’s no point in rushing it,” he said. “But right after that, for sure. ”
Parenteau scored 34 goals and 81 points in 2007-08 and 29 goals and 78 points last season for Hartford. This is his seventh AHL season, he is earning $500,000 and is an unrestricted free agent. Playing regularly, I think he can help some teams—-because he doesn’t seem to be in the Rangers long-term plans.
(from Zipay)
Je to ís? ?as!
Sorry, diacritics screwed it up…
Je to íst cas!
go Slovakia!
Lev
r u ok??
Let’s Go Slovaks!
Datsyuk is so smooth…
im sorry i just want Russia to lose. well not lose maybe get Silver or Bronze. too much talent, expected to win, bleh idk. plus Gabby is playing… I want Sweden for Gold then i dont really care. but id like Jags to get something. so maybe Sweden, Czech, Finland or Slovakia.
Why does it say “Possum” on the Russian jerseys? :)
and i am Russian for those that dont know or dont remember, i just…well tough to explain.
The rule is, after the first 3 predetermined shooters, the coach can choose anyone for subsequent rounds.
My question is, if the shootout had gone to 5 rounds, could they have used Crosby again, and again and again if they chose to?
Slovak Power Play coming up!
Izzy
its says “rossiya” or russia in russian
Lev
Talent or not we havent won gold in 18 years… i think its a good time to root for them
Just crankin on ya, CCCP! :)
It’s Go Time, Slovakia!
Bryzgalov!
Dammy!
huge save!! game changer right there
1-0 Russkies…
Rocket of a shot.
My question is, if the shootout had gone to 5 rounds, could they have used Crosby again, and again and again if they chose to?
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Yes, and I fully expected this to happen if the opportunity presented itself. He’s just that deadly, there’s no reason to bother with anyone else on your bench if you’re allowed to keep using Sid Crosby… that rule will haunt anyone who goes to a shootout with CAN or RUS.
(Remember when Jagr never wanted to participate in the shoot out?)
what did i just say?? game changer…
1-0 Russia
Fedorov was my favorite player in the 90’s. Got a customized white wings jersey somewhere.
Sergei was a monster in his “hayday”
Where’s Troll Boy Kovalev?
Salty
Thanks for the info.
But no need to bring it up again.
Jagr did not want to participate in shootouts (the ultimate single player skills competition) because he knew he was not that good at it and did not want to hurt the team.
“hayday” days when he used eat hay! lol
Saw him and Jagr go head to head in the fastest skater in the skills comp before the ‘94 All Star game. Jagr pulled his groin and didn’t play in the game. I also have a black Bure Canucks jersey.
Jagr did not want to participate in shootouts (the ultimate single player skills competition) because he knew he was not that good at it and did not want to hurt the team.
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I know…and I always respected that. But I wonder if he’d change his tune in the Olympics.
Ovi just nailed Chara lol
Bryzgalov!!!
If you think aboot… what was hurting the team more…Jagr participating in a shootout or declining to participate? I mean at least by taking part in the shootout there was a possibility of scoring a goal something that cant be done by sitting on the bench. :)
Interference? Nooooo.
Ovi got away with one for sure
damn! good save
is that kevin federline on halaks mask? lol
1-0 after 2 periods. Got ‘em right where we want ‘em!
whoa..Datsyuk’s english is brutal!
I love Joe Mich…his faces crack me up.
Sid just looks so much like Rick Moranis to me…that all I can see when I look at him up close
LOL Salty!! so true! Only Cindy is not as funny
Hey Sid… i loved you in “Spaceballs” lol
I’m here! I’ mwatching!
Damn! What an opportunity!
Aside from the movement that had Gabby get a shot saved from right in front of the net, that looked an awful lot like a Rangers power play, stagnant and blocked shots.
Gabby on the point? Not the best spot for him, I would think…
Did anyone notice how uncomfortable the Big Z looked on that 5 on 3 PP.
How does this guy get such praise?
Oh wait, that’s why, I keep forgetting.
And he is not even that good defensively. He just happens to lay a big hit occasionally and is an intimidating presence. The guy gives up more odd man rushes because of his lack of speed than if Nik Antropov were a defenseman.
Slovaks need a goal…
WOOOOHOOO!
Slovaks GOT a goal!
@#$%^&*&!!!!!!
Go Slovakia !
@#$%^&*&!!!!!! Music to my ears, my friend.
What a cheap penalty.
Gabby’s gettin the game winner, I’m callin it
that was NOT Soviet PP at all!
Marcel Hossa nets the game winner.
You heard it hear first, and you wont hear it from anyone else…not even Marcel himself.
DAMMIT!
That’s Bill McCreary.
How did that sleazeball get the Olympics.
He is the most corrupt referee in the NHL.
Overtime!
Whoa! Way too many Margaritas!
Let’s Go Slovaks!!!!!!!
Discussion between McCreary and Demitra
Mcreary: I am a criminal
Demitra: Then why are you refereeing in these Olympics
Mcreary: To cheat as many Rangers as I can.
Demitra: Does that mean you are going to cheat Gaborik?
Mccreary: But of course.
Demitra skates away disgusted.
can we Volchenkov?
i dont like where this one’s going
Shootout!
Gabby, don’t fail me now!
Slovaks have GOT to win this.
Vyacheslav Beekov?
ok Joe Meekaleti
GOT to but WONT going to
Marcel !!! Time to shine !!! You were born for this moment !
C’mon Stumpy!
Oh baby
Moronzov ?
Fire this coach, and put Zubov behind the bench.
You have Datsyuk, OV, Malkman, Kovy, Semin, and on and on, and he uses that guy ?
yes!!!
Errrr !
oh babay!! here we go!! win win win win!!!
Damn, i forgot aboot this dumb rule
No Marcel
Stumpy For the win…
Where’s Gabby ? What the Brash*t ?
blyyaaad!!!
Haha, that’s because you’re a DEVIL !!!!
Doctor Satan !!
– House of 1000 Corpses
Why no Gaborik but Handzus?
GABBY !!!!! Noooooo
if russia loses this one its on ovis back….where is Malkin??
I thought Gaborik had a good shootout record prior to coming to the Rangers.
I knew he struggled this year.
Put out your secret weapon ! Marcel !
SWEEEET
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
sick.
Never seen that before. He went all the way to the boards!
pizdec blyad!!!!
there Izzy… you can sleep well tonight with that extra point
Izzy take it easy..ill pop a vein or something! lol
Nice game CCCP. Yes I will sleep well. For now…
that was a pretty epic goal… those slow motion shots are just absurd
On to Latvia! Let the Russians and Czechs duke it out! That’s going to be another great game…
good night children… a new day ahead
Hey! More Curling…
Czechs have to beat the Russians for the Slovaks to come out ahead. Assuming they all beat the Latvians.
Curling is such a clean sport. All those brooms…
Goodnight, Blogmama
Well. it’s time to go
Goodnight, Blogmama
Well, it’s time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Goodnight, Blogmama, goodnight
Nearly 9am and where is everybody?
Hello
(hello…. hello…. hello…)
hi guys. usa rules!!! w’ll take russia on cccp anyday!!! they only scored 1!! against halak!! ok, u guys probably will beat us if we meet but still, we got mr clutch while you got mr 1 for 3 in the shootout loss against halak!!!! idk about you guys, but i know me and salty would rather have mr clutch gwg in first period anyday!!1 ha j/k salty. and why the hell does orr call u salty dupuis? i dont get it. are u french canadian or what?
What a game—good for Slovakia. Bad shootout management by Russian coach.
Morning Grabby, KC.
I missed the Russia/Slovakia game. Sounds like it was a barn burner.
Ooh-Es-’Ey!
Looks like there is no question that Halak is now the number one goalie for Montreal!
And this repeating the same players in the shootout makes the shootout boring. It’s better running through the whole line-up.
I TOLD YOU! SLOVAKIA ARE MY DARK-HORSE FAVORITES!
Good morning all! New post.
anyone know if some Cally USA T-Shirts have popped up anywhere?