All this talk about this being the last of the NHL’s participation in the Olympics has caused mixed feelings for me.
Because of the professionals in the Games, we can’t see another Miracle On Ice, as much as NBC’s newbies want to try and fabricate one this year. There can’t be that type of David and Goliath. And there can’t again be the magical year like the one Ken Morrow had in 1980 when he went from Lake Placid Gold to the Stanley Cup in a matter of months. Since then Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman have done the double-title-dip, and many more will if NHLers play in the Olympics.
All that ideal stuff said, though, this is the best hockey on the planet, with the best talent on the planet all gathered on one ice surface. Incredible hockey. I always say the best hockey I’ve ever seen was the 1996 World Cup, which I was fortunate to cover, and when you have all this talent at one Olympics there is the chance to see that ‘96-caliber of hockey again. We might be seeing it this year, although that ‘96 USA team was the best this country has ever assembled.
But I understand that the NHL doesn’t like closing its doors for more than two weeks (it is longer when the Games are on another continent) and providing all the talent (including officials and coaches and massage therapists and equipment managers) and assuming all the risk (how do you think Washington will feel if Ovechkin gets hurt, as an example?). And that the NHL especially doesn’t like not getting a big cut of the Olympic green pie. And that some years the games may not appear live or, you know, when most of North America is awake.
Perhaps Gary Bettman is just posturing for a deal with the Olympic committee, bluffing to get cut in. Who knows?
But it has become a topic for debate once again.
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A couple of things I forgot to mention yesterday:
1) Sidney Crosby blew his nose with his hand before the handshake line Sunday night. He wiped it on his pants. Some of you mentioned it last night. Yuch. Well, at least he shook hands this time, unlike when he snubbed Nick Lidstrom, the Detroit captain, after winning the Stanley Cup last year.
2) Kessler’s goal might have been the best empty-net goal I’ve ever seen, including those scored by goalies.
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FINALLY, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING. NOT SURE IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE GETTING THROUGH YET. I KNOW THEY’RE WORKING ON IT.——————————————-
Oh Carp, hope you don’t mind me popping in, but I know you have LOTS to do this week, and the heads seemed to enjoy these Olympics posts, and I’m still jonesing to be Report host, so I thought I’d just offer some tidbits :)
For you’re reading pleasure heads:
• Kane says he’ll do better
• Ovi is not shocked by USA win
Can’t find anything on Swiss win (WTF??) If it’s out there, please post in comments.
Seriously, who wants Germany over Canada….don’t you want a rematch?
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I agree Carp. But if the pros are not in the Olympics then the games are not going to be as fun to watch.
With the size of Cindy’s nostrils – YUCK !
I wonder if his hot dog lips are contagious. He shouldn’t be spreading those germs.
yan – I disagree – the juniors were great to watch . That overtime USA vs Canada game was outstanding !
I agree with you, Carp. I think Buttman is bluffing to get bigger slice of a green pie
If Buttman can close the entire league for a whole year, then he can close it for 3 weeks once every four years.
- I understand the argument of keeping the Olympics an amateur event, but so many of the top athletes in many of the fields are getting paid for being an athlete in some way shape or form. Whether it’s through sponsorships and endorsements or they play in a professionally organized league.
– There won’t be a miracle on ice for the Americans, but that doesn’t mean one of the minnows like Norway can’t have an unbelievable run at some point. When it was the Soviets vs everyone else, even if the Soviets were by the narrow a definition an “amateur” team, was it really fair? At least allowing teams to field their best players corrects this technicality.
– In some ways it is more validating, just as it was in 1996, to say our best beat your best head to head. The US can say to Canada that you have your golden child, your HOF credentialed goaltender, multiple team captains, etc. and we still beat you.
– The European soccer clubs have learned to deal with the issue of playing for club or country. If the world’s most popular team sport and some of the highest paying sports franchises in the world can relent on letting their players play in qualifiers and crucial games in the middle of the club season, so can the NHL. In some ways, playing in the middle of the season ensures that players are in game shape. The big problem with the World Baseball Classic, especially after this past edition, is that players are going to be wary of rushing their pre-season regime.
Because of the professionals in the Games, we can’t see another Miracle On Ice, as much as NBC’s newbies want to try and fabricate one this year. There can’t be that type of David and Goliath.
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Carp… I gotta disagree on this point. The fact that you have teams like Belarus competing with little to zero NHL talent, there is absolutely potential for a “David and Goliath” miracle… it just wouldn’t be “our” miracle.
I’ll agree this hockey tournament is astoundingly astounding so far. Even if NHL wont do “Olympics” again, maybe they can organize a similar tournament…(World Cup, whatever)
Def not trying to get head of myself…but I will say, this whole thing has been a lot cooler than I expected it to be.
carp,
the kesseler goal showed y we won. they had the talent we had the heart!
bettman should talk to nbc and see if they can give them so money. they each need each other. hockey ratings will drop tremendously in the olympics if its not pros. and bettman can use olympics as a marketing device.
Yup, nothing but heart and adamantium balls !
USA for the Gold !!!
Carp,
Can you start putting up the times and channels of the games, sort of like what blogmama did? It would be greatly appreciated seeing as I have no way of finding out the times and channels of the game besides this place. Thanks a bunch
Carp,
Totally agree on the Kessler goal and I said it after the game was over.
Also, you totally called it on Drury: He’s having a great Olympics, and then he will disappear again once they are over.
What the heck
What, your internet is limited to only one site, Rangers Report? lol
Rob M
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:51 am
Cablevision/Optimum channels
3:00p.m. USA (738) Switzerland vs. Belarus
7:30p.m. CNBC (771) Canada vs. Germany
10:00p.m. CNBC (771) Czech Republic vs. Latvia
12:30a.m. CNBC (771) Slovakia vs. Norway
Maybe Dreary has been playing like this, but NYR sucks so bad, and we’re so blinded by his contract we don’t even know, haha.
I hope Cally picks up a goal. I want to see him get a little more time.
Thanks, CCCP. I didn’t want to say that.
Here’s NBC’s Olympic page:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/hockey/index.html
Crack of Noon. Time to get up.
Izzy, I’ve been up for hours, Buttercup.
so obviously we can’t be the same person, as some have incorrectly deduced.
Switzerland/Belarus should be a good game to watch, to scout ahead.
Germany/Canada will be fun to watch, to see how tight Canada is after Sunday.
if anybody’s having trouble posting a comment, please e-mail me at rcarpini@lohud.com.
tap..tap..tap… Is this thing working?
What little bit that I’ve been able to watch has been very entertaining, but I’d still rather watch my crummy Rangers than Switzerland vs Russia.
Mickey, I think Germany is about to pay a steep price for Canada’s loss on Sunday.
Isn’t it all about competition and entertainment? And above all, isn’t it about hockey? Well, this is the best hockey anyone can see. That’s why NHL should make all attempts to participate. I’m hoping that the new CBA will have something straightforward about it with NHLPA insisiting on participation. Playing in Olympics is a dream and pride of every athlete, as it should be.
What about watching your Rangers represent their individual countries… it’s really quite a nice break from the same old sell at MSG for a while
Carp
Thanks, CCCP. I didn’t want to say that.
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No problem, boobala! :)
I hope Bettman is just posturing, but I’m not convinced. It may have something with politics, the location and KHL. Could be wrong.
CCCP- boobala? Pepperoni-latkes?
Its actually refreshing rooting for Drury for a couple games. Keep the Olympics, Butterman!
Its actually refreshing rooting for Drury for a couple games.
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It’s great to see the guy looking like he really cares, there’s no question that you want “that guy” on your team…the question is “which version of that guy are we really getting”?
Carp- so obviously we can’t be the same person, as some have incorrectly deduced.
Don’t worry Carp- I’ve been called some awful names before this.
ilb2001
Ravioli-babka?
btw, in NHL 10 video game Ryan Callahan is not on the roster! what in a holly hell?
team USA roster that is…
Who is the R. Carpini guy?
Carp, I think they will, too, but it’ll be interesting to see how Canada comes out in the first few minutes. If, by some miracle, Germany has a few good shifts early and puts pressure on, the boo-birds could be out in force. Which in turn, could make Canada even more wound up than I think they already are.
Salty, maybe if the Rangers told him he wasn’t getting paid, then he’d play more like he’s been playing in the Olympics.
Nah, that would never fly in Rangerworld.
orr
wolverine plays for the USA???
I no longer have the title of tolstoy to mrs wicky after salty’s post on the last thread.
ilb
yep, wicksters will be en route!
yuck. cindy has terrible sportsmanship. that will rise above all in the end when looking back at his career.
Don’t you think Bettman’s posturing about the Olympics in Russia has also to do with making the KHL sweat?
I wonder if we would all call sidney cindy if he played for the rangers and produced just like he does with pitt?
redshift:
Yeah, “Just give us back Jagr and nobody gets hurt.”
red – not sure I understand; why should Bettman’s stance on allowing the NHL to participate in the Olympics effect the KHL?
“I will have a beer, soft pretzel, and two hot dog lips please.”
“No, no mustard thanks, I want snot on my hot dog lips.”
>>Switzerland/Belarus should be a good game to watch, to scout ahead.
That should be a fun game; Hiller should pull the Swiss through. I may have to find a stream to watch it while at work. I’ll record it anyway, just in case I get home early enough before Canada-Germany.
Let me get a box of jujy fruits, a box of junior mints and another box of jujy fruits and this here Crosby is gonna pay for it.
LMAO! Ha. I knew CT was going to chime in with that one.
You got you got you got what I need!
Scare the ladies into giving him the Crosby.
Good afternoon all! Did I miss something at the end of yesterday’s post? I can’t believe you’re all not drooling over Marty getting pulled today :)
Farty is getting old, next thing you know he is going to skate to center ice at the garden while dipsy doodling with the puck, then take a penalty. He will then be pulled and while on the bench, get up in Lemaires face and inform him that this will be his last game as a NJ Devil. He will then be traded to finish the season, and then open up a Bar/Restaurant called In-Laws place. “When you choose to eat out, eat out at In-Laws.
HEE HEE, I made a funny.
wicky – of course not. think we’d love avery if he were on the flyers?
I can’t believe you’re all not drooling over Marty getting pulled today :)
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It’s certainly entertaining cause you know it crushed him so personally… but the reality is we’d all much rather face him again instead of Luongo. Luongo gives then a much, much better shot.
Nasty, you THINK you made a funny…...:)
If the US beats the team they saw over the weekend PLUS Luongo… now that would be a miracle. As it stands, this is going to be a somewhat whacky tournament.
The US (or Belarus/Swiss) should be playing Cz Republic for their chance to play in the Gold Medal game! Wow. While Canada, Russia and Sweden will be elimidating each other in order to get there (remember that show?). The US may have earned a silver by beating Canada Sunday.
Oh, and RobM, thanks for posting the line-up…..I’ll be happy to still do it. Yes, you can easily get the times on the Olympics site, but believe me, finding the channel line-up is a pain quite frankly. If it weren’t, you guys wouldn’t have been all “what’s the channel!!” last week :)
This Olympic hockey stuff gets better and better
The Crosby? EWWWW. That even sounds wrong, let alone the mental image.
CR9
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Mama, you did a great job!
All we needed were some Aves shirtless pics.
ok cr9- u are a female right?
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No. A straight male with the ability to appreciate male beauty, like Jaromir or Avery or Lundqvist, or gasp Crosby if he ever became a Ranger!!
My work is done here.
CR9- C’mon, we’re all friends here, you can admit you swing both ways. No one will judge
;) j/k
Carp is right. No ametuers , no Miricle on ice . Ever again. Ever.
Great to see our hockey pro’s playing together and actually trying…not like the All star game.(no hitting) These games are great to watch cuz we see alot of passion and heart come into play. I find we are cheering players that are rivals and dissing players that are ours ( for me its Drury ). We cheer Sweden cuz of Hank and respect Slovakia cuz of Gaborik. I like Usa cuz my boys from the Rangers are there…but then I have to cheer on Marty!!??? This is WARPED!!! Its hard to cheer on players I hate (Crosby,Brodeur and crappy Pronger )
If we had Ametuers in there , then NO ONE would be all twisted up. Effects from these games could have SERIOUS ramification tward the rest of the NHL season…why risk pros in these game that could eventually screw up our teams in the NHL. Why should we cheer for crappy Slovakia or sweeden just because our “superstars” are there. We are not thinking for the goodness of our countries ,we are only looking to protect our assests in hoping for good thing from sweeden and Slovakia. If we had Messier or another Canadian playing for team Canada on the Rangers…then I bet a few of you guys would be giving good ol Canada a break. It seems like “pros” being in the Olympics is playing with our loyalty as well…anyone else agree?
Im not gonna get excited over Brodiva getting pulled. Maybe Babc*ck did it to send a message, and he’ll be back.
If Luongo does play, then Canada has a much better shot, which is not good, but oh well.
GO USA !!
Cant wait to see Canada and Russia kill each other. Great job by USA, putting those two teams in a position nobody thought they would be in. HILARIOUS !
Im actually gonna be depressed to see the Olympics end, cause this has been fun. I hope we bring home some gold, just like USA did a few months back.
Jeez, oh man. It’s snowing to beat the band up here. Gonna be a fun drive home in 2.5 hours.
Anyone else wanna see Norway beat Slovakia tonight? Fat chance of it happening, but look at it this way- Gabby gets the rest he needs/deserves PLUS more time to heal that cut AND we get to hear more about Tore Vikingstad.
CR9, I for one appreciate your good taste (though, um, I think Jagr’s more a thing of beauty on ice than off, and I would never put Aves, Hank and Crosby together in that fashion!)
Yes, as much as Sunday’s game was tremendously tremendous, I stlll prefer an ammie Olympics. Gee, have I said that before?
Yo Orr , as they say …may the best team win. USA beating Canada is , a Miricle on ice. USA won the world Cup of Hockey also. Usa has Canada’s respect. The Usa may lose thier next game and then the other game and get NO MEDAL. Drury may be too busy reading all his own hoopla and usa will get scored on Powerplay after powerplay.
The thing is ORR ,as much as these games are fun to watch…its all over in a week or so and then the “real” fun starts up again. I love seeing everyones passion when it come to TEAM USA , so lets see some of it ( not saying this to you ORR) when the Rangers are back. I wanna see some of this PRIDE AND PASSION with our NEW YORK RANGERS . I want ‘em to win the cup . Period. I’d cash in a Canada gold medal , just to see us win the cup!!! I sleep better at night when the Rangers are on top ,having Canada win just doesn’t cut it for me.
My ALL TIME top favorite teams :
#1 New York Rangers
#2 Saskatchewan Roughriders
#3 Team Canada (hockey)
#4 Saskatoon Blades
#5 Harlem Globetrotters
That’s the thing. NYR plays like they don’t even give a fugg, sometimes. So, that’s how i am as a fan, at least that’s how i am these days.
Im not really looking forward to watching NYR play after this. Unless they really get their Brash*t together, and start putting a streak together.
MICKEY
Or, maybe Gabby gets so depressed, he becomes useless to us.
Double edged sword.
Watching Drury in the Olympics is like watching another player…which makes me think even more about the fact that he really just doesn’t care so much anymore. Not more than pizza, anyways.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Through a very, very close friend who works within the walls of a certain company that is owned by a certain somebody who owns a certain team (I really want to be careful on this)...
Apparently, we’re not alone in wondering just why Chris Drury is hyped so much by MSG and the announcing team during games…
Some kind of memo WAS sent out to MSG broadcast teams regarding Mr. Drury.
I’m waiting to hear more…but it looks very much like the same crap we heard when the Knicks announcers were told to never get down on the team is going on with the propaganda machine behind Drury.
It certainly makes sense, because praising a guy high and wide for scoring an EMPTY NET GOAL struck me as very, very odd. Not to mention the round-the-clock airings of ProFiles: Chris Drury and The Game 365.
So, take it for what you will. I trust the person I heard the news from (keeps telling me he has Sather’s cell phone number…oh, the temptation!!)
I bet Slats is watching the Olympics thinking “This isn’t the guy i signed to a 5 year deal”
He’s probably considering an extension right now.
Orr, I can’t see Gabby so depressed that he’d be useless for the rest of the season. Yeah, I’m sure he’d be down for a while, but I think he’s enough of a professional (from what I’ve seen/heard), that he’d pull through it quickly enough.
CJP, veeeeeeeery interesting.
MICK
I don’t know, i heard a rumor that OV stopped visiting his favorite “call girls” after the 06 elimination.
These guys can be sensitive.
1-0 Belarus, 7 minutes in.
Orr, maybe OV went back to Russia, that’s why? IDK.
You’re right, they can be sensitive. Some moreso than others.
game tied at 1, after 1
1-1 after one. Suisse came on strong in the latter half of the period.
Hnat gives the Swiss the 2-1 lead.
If the NHL is gonna sell the game of Hockey, why have two broadcasters like Eddie O. and Pierre Mcguire announce like its a coaching session all night long. They should make the game more layman friendly.
Tonight on My Radio Show for free ! (frankly who would pay for it)
I talk to the Ranger GM who drafted 4 Players Instead Of Niklas Lidstrom ! Joe Bucchino
http://www.rangercrisis.com
Tied at 2 now. Belarus with a PPG
GREAT POINT mouth!!! these guys never stop talking! they could honestly do without circumsized head
What ? Nobody likes it when Pierre looks into the camera and tilts his head all the way to the right ?
I usually listen to the game with the sound off because of McGuire. There’s a problem when you are hearing more of him than you are the play-by-play announcer…
I have always said that the Olympics should be about amateurs. Sure, there’s a “fun” element of watching a worldwide all-star game. It’s just that- fun. Of course the level of competition is much higher than the NHL All-Star game but it’s still proven talent. Obviously the thing that made the 1980 USA triumph so spectacular was that the participants were amateurs. Underdogs. If Canada should win this tournament it’s “expected”. If the US wins it’s good. I’ll be happy. But it just doesn’t have that “where did that come from” factor. Local boys who give absolutely everything they have on the ice. Playing for sheer pride and hopefully a look from some NHL teams. It’s raw. It’s real. Check your egos at the door. Plus, it makes for a great story no matter what. If they lose it isn’t a monumental disappointment. If they win it’s absolute bliss.
It’s kind of like the Rangers. They have the money to compete. When they lose with star-power and outrageous salaries it’s more of an embarrassment than anything else. If the Minnesota Wild lose it’s no big deal because we all know that their budget is nothing even close to what the major market teams have.
As fans we like to compare ourselves to the athletes that we watch. Most of us out there are hard-working, middle class people. When we see a team that sort of represents our own we feel more of a connection to that team. The 1980 Olympic team was just that. A bunch of hard working nobodies. And when they showed us that they could win, in a time of economic crisis and in the midst of the Cold War it was more than just a hockey game. It was sport imitating life. That’s what made it so glorious.
... should have been “watch the game…”
LI, he never shuts the ef up!!! He’s supposed to be ‘between the benches’ not another full time freakin voice! UGH
2-2 end of 2
Should be an interesting third periond, if Belarus can stay out of the box since the Swiss have only scored on the power play…
Great post Tony, unfortunately it will never go back to “amateurs”. And, back in the day, those eastern bloc nations were not amateurs in the true sense of the word.
Someone had said elsewhere that these days, with endorsements and sponsorships, most olympic athletes are getting some kind of pay for what they do. Once money starts changing hands like that, is anyone an amateur?
It’s OK, LI, I watch Devils games with the picture turned off…
Saw that nose blow prior to handshakes by Cindy. A real class act.
Linda, I do realize that those other teams weren’t amateurs. But didn’t that make it that much sweeter? I mean, yeah, we don’t want to send out a team representing the United States that’s going to get embarrassed. That’s just unfair to the players. I guess my mind and heart live somewhere in the past. Money really does just kill everything.
LOL @ LW3….. :-)
Linda – I use that exact same phrase about him, that he never shuts the ef up!! In fact, I can often be heard yelling that at the television… ;-)
Tony, i agree with you. I mean, that 1980 team, to this day, i can see a 2 second clip and still get tears in my eyes. The only other team i get like that over is our 94 Rangers. It would be awesome to see amateurs playing again, for all the reasons you stated in your first post! That would really be something. Nothings wrong with appreciating the past, especially when it’s over something that had an impact on you!
That would be me Linda:
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CTBlueshirt
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:30 am – I understand the argument of keeping the Olympics an amateur event, but so many of the top athletes in many of the fields are getting paid for being an athlete in some way shape or form. Whether it’s through sponsorships and endorsements or they play in a professionally organized league.
LI, 3 voices constantly is too much! they need to freakin tone him down. It’s so sad that such a great sport is saddled with such horrible voices ;-)
Tony
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Linda, I do realize that those other teams weren’t amateurs. But didn’t that make it that much sweeter? I mean, yeah, we don’t want to send out a team representing the United States that’s going to get embarrassed.
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You must have missed the men’s curling team.
I really don’t understand these arguments for amateurs. Essentially Tony you’re arguing you prefer the amateurs because it isn’t hard on you if they lose and if they win it’s shear bliss. Why wouldn’t it be so amazing if the US won nowadays? I can’t buy into this argument. Also for the fact, that these players do have something to prove. All of them do. The favorites need to prove why they are the favorites and the underdogs want to prove they are better than that. If you don’t think players have a chip on their shoulder, just take a look at Kesler’s effort on that empty-netter.
The other is, “there won’t be another miracle on ice.”
First of all, there is no team as dominant today as the Soviet’s were with the Europification of the sport today.(I would say the talent is even because of the globalization, but let’s be honest…it only extends to Europe). Secondly, the attention that game got came from the politics of the time, not because of the amateurs. That game was a once in a millenia event and shouldn’t be something we look to and hope for a repeat. It was a miracle because of how unbelievable it was. Now I’m a Jew, but if everyone could turn water into wine, it wouldn’t be considered a miracle…
Again, just my humble opinion. But in an age where players are paid astronomically larger sums than those that predated them, I think it’s pretty cool how much this tournament that they do not get paid for, means to them.
I agree, Linda. For those of us who watch hockey and know the game, we can tune out the unnecessary noise for the most part. I can’t even imagine what those broadcasts must be like for people who are just only watching the games because of the Olympics. What an impression to send to those people. To echo your phrase, “Ugh!”...
AFLY- good points and well taken. I disagree that it’s “it isn’t hard on you if they lose and if they win it’s shear bliss”. It isn’t hard on me if the current US team loses either. In fact, it’s easier if THIS US team loses. It comes down to who I’d prefer to root for, I guess. I think there’ something special about rooting for a bunch of college kids who really don’t have much to fall back on. Ryan Miller, if he loses, gets to go back to the Sabres and continue his NHL career. sure, it’ll probably sting a little but it’s no HUGE thing. These college kids are raw, like I said in my previous post. They have everything to lose because they don’t have anything. This is their shot. This is possibly their only chance in the limelight. Some may go pro but you never know. They don’t have cushy contracts to dry their tears with.
I don’t doubt the current US squad’s passion for winning. It obviously means something to them and to the country. But you can’t deny the pure excitement of a nameless squad representing the USA. There’s just something more dramatic about it. That’s how I feel about it anyway. Everything we’ve ever experienced forms our opinions. I’ve always been an underdog guy. I like to see Cinderella teams win. It just seems to matter more.
For sure Tony. It just comes down to a matter of preference. I enjoyed the World Juniors because it’s somewhat a mixture of what we’re both advocating. Guys who need to really need to stand out to quell the doubters, like Ryan Borque for instance, really need to lay it on the line, while others like Taylor Hall get a chance to showcase their stuff for the draft.
Can’t seem to find the Olympic rules anywhere; what happens at the end of this 10-minute OT?
don’t they do a shootout?
hopefully, they keep playing and the U.S.
gets a very tired team tomorrow afternoon.
shoot-out
Wow, they really decide the elimination games by shootout? Too bad…
It’s three from each team,if it’s still tied then,ANYONE can shoot as mauch as the coach wants, no i’m not kidding
My god… plz…can someone go for the jugular of talking penis Pierre! Nobody cares what you’d have done in any situation!! Just STFU already!
AC-David – thanks. Saw the shootout in the round-robin, just wasn’t sure about the elimination round. The “anyone can shoot as many times as you want” rule is ridiculous – wonder how they came up with that one…
haven’t been paying close attention but your comments about McGuire sound similar to what i’ve heard when i discussed hockey broadcasts with Canadians.
swizz cheese advances…
jpg he’s like an annoying gnat you just cannot get rid of!!
Rick, will you be doing a live chat before the medal games maybe?? ;-)
Callahan on tv now
USA network after swiss victory
jpg… :-) :-) :-)
think Ryan has his playoff beard started?
AFLY, I respect parts of your argument but I think Tony summed up my feelings about the ammie v. pro situation quite well. The Olympics aren’t supposed to be an NHL showcase. And how are the games balanced when some teams (USA and Canada) are all NHL, and others have none or maybe 3 NHL players.
Maybe it’s IOC’s problem and not the league’s or anyone else’s to figure out, I just think something is amiss. In mama’s humble opinion :)
P.S. I still thought Sunday was tremendously tremendous :)
Go Germany!!! Make up for Hitler and beat Team Cindy!!
Linda, doubtful, papa has lots on his plate this week with non-hockey stuff. My luck though, the next chat will be when I’m on vacation at the end of March. (don’t do it then Carp! Wait for me!!!)
Winston
i dont think that anything can make up for that scum…
Gotta agree with you on that one CCCP. that’s just not possible.
Aw that’s too bad Mama,an Olympics live chat would have been interesting! Maybe one on trade deadline day??? :-)
Hey, boneheads, can you explain to me what amateurs you are talking about? Trust me, not a single players on that Russian 1980 team was an amateur. All pros. The way it used to work is that they were all listed as workers in different institutions (CSKA or Red Army- in Soviet Army, Dynamo-in militsia, Spartak- something else) and received salaries from those organizations. All they did was play hockey. That is a pretty well known fact. What people don’t know is that, even though their salaries were much better than average Ivan’s in Russia, those were still peanuts. Laughable even comparing to what was considered to be below poverty level in the US. And what US college kids that play sports in college on very high level make as endorsements, some under the table gifts, and scolarship should make them millionaires instantly comparing to what the Russian pros used to make. Now, can someone tell me what exactly those college students that play sports on very high level do besides that?
the stupid shoot out is BS no matter what league it is in, what a joke!!!
you know it is BS when what ever stats are in the shoot out don’t actually count in a player’s OFFICIAL stats…i.e. GWG!!!!
Minor update (really minor) above…(I just can’t help myself and I’m trying to help you all and the busy blogfather)
I missed the shootout game and don’t have the energy to search the entire WWW….who has?
Question posted above…you really want Germany to win or a rematch?
(Izzy, I’m still pulling for the Fighting Slovaks!)
ilb, back to you shortly….
I meant who has a link….
was salei on the belarus roster?
was salei on the belarus roster?
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DA :)
merci
OK, ilb (and let’s remain friends here :)...ultimately, a big part of the miracle was that a state-sponsored team did get beat by a bunch of college kids (sadly, back then, hockey not so big here. The “miracle” did a lot to boost the sport, yet 30 years later, hockey’s still on secondary channels here. Huh.)
Nobody (who is old enough to remember the way things were then) considered the Russian team “amateur” by any stretch of the imagination. And I’m certainly not going to contend their lives were tremendously tremendous just because they were state sponsored.
However (pause in thought here)...I was going to type a whole other lecture, but have changed my mind. Sadly, the whole concept of amateur in the Olympics is dead when you think about it, in most sports and most countries.
Whew, that’s a lot of wind out of me in one post!
Linda, I agree, but circumstances being what they are….
merci CCCP
Oh wicky, I love it when you type French :)
mama signing off for tonight..Olympic updates and channel line-up tomorrow from moi, other brilliance from Carp. Ta!
Precisely, mama. Amateur Olympics have been dead for years. The only true amateurs at the moment are those who play hockey from 8 to 10 pm, Chelsea piers.
I remember the game, btw. Still effing hurts. I was in medschool, in St. Ptersburg. Had years to go. But couldn’t resist and played hookie. I think most of us were drunk for a couple of days after.
Well, I’m an American now. Just checked my passport, lol. And a very proud one. So if USA meets Russia in the finals, I’m going for USA, baby! Sorry, CCCP
Aw, see ilb, we agree!
yes wicky, I laurel’d, but I wanted to see ilb’s response. Now I go watch hockey then pass out….I await all your commentary on the game tomorrow….
Had no doubts you’d laurel’. Nor did Wicky, I’m sure.
Double laurel….thhhhppppttt!
update to all
we will miss the most of the 1st period of the canada game on cnbc due to curling.
canada starts at 730 comes on cnbc at 800
here we go kids! it would be pretty stunning if Canada loses this game, but I seriously do not expect that to happen
eric, i have it on right now… curling ended about 5 minutes ago
LMAO @ JR “bonehead plays!”
JR just said bonehead! Twice! I swear, he reads us…
OK, triple laurel, so effing what :)
wow shocker hockey replacing curling i was wrong
Linda….jinx!
thanks linda
yea eric, we better check outside to make sure the moon isnt heading this way!!!
Great minds Laurel, GRRRRRRRRREAT MINDS!
If the US wins it’s good. I’ll be happy. But it just doesn’t have that “where did that come from” factor.
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and what if Belarus won???
This argument is pretty ethnocentric in my opinion. Everyone wants another miracle but they want it to be on their own terms. I think if Belarus won the gold against the likes of USA, CAN, RUS…. it would just as “miraculous” as 1980.
Come on Germany!!
FATSO!!
nbc olympics website has no link to watch the game live…whats up with that?
Salty, if Germany beats Canada tonight, that would probably qualify as miraculous!
Pouting FATSO!
Fatso- sitso!
First penalty will be to Germany, for sure. They’re hanging on early, but this can’t go on for much longer.
FATSO as a 12 year old…
http://tinyurl.com/yby5w9q
Edzo said he would play Marty. Well, perhaps that’s why he isn’t coaching anymore
>>JR just said bonehead! Twice! I swear, he reads us…
Those two “boneheads” were definitely directed at FATSO.
LMAO, Linda
that was the best part JB, he made no bones about who the bonehead comments were for… but he is NOT, and never will be, one of us!
LMAO!! ILB GET OUTTA MY BRAIN!
Men against boys. Expected.
Speaking of “Edzo”, after just two periods of the Switzerland-Belarus match, the “Edzo” count was already at TWENTY [8 in the first period, 12 in the second].
JBytestrodamus!!!
i missed the 3rd of that game JB, do you have a final tally for that tilt?
Canucks are on the PP; goal coming up!
my god does germany realize they will have to get the puck in the opposing teams net to win right? i realize they have to trap against such an offensive team, but try to do what we did. put some early pressure on and try to get a quick goal or some good shifts. they are gonna be feeling like tehy played a whole game afetr 1 period.
cr9- could care less whether youre gay,straight,bi,transtestical, whatever. i just asked cuz usually straight guys dont like lookin at other men with their shirts off
Is it just me, or does Krupp have a Fankist-ish thing going on?
Despite his team, I have a little thing going for Canada’s coach. You either get why or you don’t :)
Germany wants to win.
I’m obviously not signing off :)
decent kill for Germany, the kept the biscuit out of the twine
Linda: I’ll have to finish the “Edzo” count later.
Oh by the way, the Swiss won 3-2, in shootout.
If that continues, the German goaltender will be on life support by the end of second with battered child syndrome.
yea, i saw them shaking hands.
what sideshow/freak show did they find the talking male genitalia at???
Crying FATSO!
cant go wrongo with luongo!!! lol nice sign. very creative lol
ouch ilb, thats a sad comparison.
lmao,marty just asked for his double double
No score after eight minutes? Canada, hit the panic button!
WHO ELSE SAW THAT
BRODEUR HAS THOSE CLEAR/YELLOW BRACES.
WHO
SAW
THAT
Babs, we have an idea..
wouldnt it be hilarious is Germany scores first?
knuckleballed…. oy
Seriously…someone confirm they saw that with me.
Come on, Germany! Just ONE shot this period! Pleeeease?
you sure it wasnt mustard Salty?
aw damnit!! my bad
Ah, Jumbo Shrimp?
Canada can exhale now! Invisible Thorton on the board.
Goal #1. It would be nice if Uwe Krupp’s boys could keep it close.
I wasn’t at all surprised to see Luongo in goal. Brodeur looked overwhelmed at times Sunday night.
Did I hear “Edzo” say earlier this is the 4th different pair of line-mates Biglips has played with in as many games? Interesting.
Heatly high sticked that…no call
Has Germany had a SOG?
Is one of the Canadians getting booed?
is Bill McCrosby reffing this game??? hehehe
Canada scored! its a national Canadian holiday!!
Thornton can only score against an extremely weak opponent!
>>Has Germany had a SOG?
They just did at the 12 minute mark.
thousands of Canadians just got off their ledges
this game is not even remotely interesting. germany is doing nothing. most boring one sided game ever. cmon get some forecheck. theyre gonna have to get at least 3-4 to even have a chance
>>thousands of Canadians just got off their ledges
Not for long! The Russians are next.
if Canadians beat Germans…would that be considered as “miracle”?
I could’ve sworn I heard Emerick say that Thorton’s goal was “assisted by Heatley and Heatley”
It’s a moral victory if Germany gets out of this period trailing by just one.
CCCP,
It does sound strange, but my iPhone can easily access Rangers Report and it usually fails at most other sites. NHL.com, NBC.com, and the Olympic application have all been failing on me.
Thats why it was awesome when I could come here and just see whats on and when.
wtf was that germany??? they dont even care if they get a shot!!!
Pronger is tripping all over himself. Such an overrated OAF.
lmao JB!!
that game is going to be a freakin war!
Let them get some steam out. They’ll need much more tomorrow
No, Emrick said Heatley and Keith
they dont even care if they get a shot!!!
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what are you talking about
getzlaf and girardi are freakin twins
Grabby: I think Germany has two shots on goal.
...before “Zee Germans” get there.
Luuuuuu my foot! Very tough shot lol
>>getzlaf and girardi are freakin twins
Why do the Rangers always end up with the wrong brother?
HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS!
SALTY LOL
I saw it the other night. I cant believe it myself.
I wanted to pop in and say hello. Have to go out for a late birthday “THING” when all I want to do is go to sleep.
LETS GO GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1-0 only? Canada should start packing. Oh, wait, they are home..
if nabby can play half as good as miller, russia will win. they will score more than usa, and the d is the only thing weak on russia, but they have so much offense, perhaps as much as canada, or almost as much. plus all they need is a clutch player like drury on their team. i think they have one in kalinen
Niedermayer’s trying to find crosby…cant find it on time and pisses all over himself
excellent,just excellent JB!!!
ilb2001 February 23rd, 2010 at 8:07 pm
1-0 only? Canada should start packing. Oh, wait, they are home..
LOL
shut up salty.
ilb, hee hee, good for you.
is this game screwy on so many levels or what?
if u cant figure out what i mean by”they dont care if they get a shot on goal” after watching that first period, then i cant help you
Salty, I saw something too, but maybe it was just natural? :)
I know fasto is his nickname, but I always think of him as squinty.
“No carry over penalties, nor power plays”. No carp!
OK, much as I wanna stay, I do have to go now (life sometimes trumps the Report, dang it!) Enjoy and see ya tomorrow (I swear!) Ta!
“Edzo” is claiming a goal
WOW… mighty duck’d
holy crap what a shot!!! never seen that before till now
fulton reed’d
how freakin insane was that?!
It looks like it’ll be 2-0.
say it 3 more times edzo please… we didnt hear you the first 3 times
haha mighty ducked. fulton reed!!
I say get rid of replays!
we had a fulton reed on the rangers. except thats all he could do also. just slapshots. none of our d can even get a shot half tht speed.
Canada, don’t waste all your scoring tonight; you might need an extra goal tomorrow.
Next game?
germany u suck. this is the type of team that can give canada the boost they need to wipe everyone else out. thanks germany. at least try to score a goal and break through lou in the next 35 minutes. 3 goals in 3 and a half games!! uwe krupp, you gotta score to win games!!
game over
Luongo almost pulled a FATSO there.
i turned the game off…cant take talking penis anymore!!!!!
please russia destroy these punks!!!!!
>>Next game?
At 10:00 PM EST, I believe.
germany u suck. this is the type of team that can give canada the boost they need to wipe everyone else out. thanks germany.
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honestly what the F did you expect?
at least theyre getting some shots on lou. actually had a decent few chances. but yea, im with ya cccp. this games over.
you expected GER to give CAN a run for their money… have you even been paying attention to these games?
WOW is that Gret’z daughter?
god damn… that is nice.
Germany hit a crossbar; they’re getting closer.
Does anyone else think FATSO is hoping that Luogo gives up a couple of softies?
Yeah, Germany should’ve rented Higgins. He’d show them how to shoot!
wide maybe ilb lol
oh i knew canada would win salty. i honestly wasnt expecting much from germany. i knew they had a trap and that it would be boring. but, i was hoping for a close game like against the swiss. and that first period was just pathetic. i like how theyre playing now. but its way too late. i wouldve thought germany wouldve came out a little harder especially in an elimination game
is it a good or a bad thing that canada has back to back games?
salty- yes, ive watched most games. i missed all but 1 german game. and that was the 5-3 loss.
sooo gay!!! good that what crosbaby gets!!! hahaha
They pick Sausage Lips for a penalty shot in a 4-0 game against GERMANY? Are you kidding me???
Lips from bush league!!! Kinda quiet in Canada, eh?
Ha ha – Liver-lips gets stoned by a german goalie!
great job babcock. nash has been workin his butt off and hasnt been rewarded, yet, in a game you already will win, u put the baby out there?? insulting to nash. i dont know his shootout or breakaway success but still, let him shoot it.
CCCP
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:41 pm
is it a good or a bad thing that canada has back to back games
It doesn’t matter. They still play Russia!
its goo for russia cccp!! they’ll be rested. hopefully germany at least puts up a good fight and continue to do what theyre doing now
hey jinx ilb!!
Agree. Nash of all people deserves to take his own penalty shot.
That was bush-league kind of move by Canada putting Crosby for PS… It’s not like they down by a goal or something… total bush-league
hahahah yes!!!!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaay germany!!! woo hooo hehehehe
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, ALEMANA!
Multiple heart attacks!! 4-1. Ooops
hell yea salty. that was bs
Guten Tag!
zee germans got a goal!!
This Canada team still doesn’t impress me.
it just makes crosby look even more of a selfish brat than he already is. if crosby was a man, he wouldve said,noo ,nash should shoot it. but he cant wait to try to be a hero and loved that he couldnt bury it.
JB- I think they starting to question themselves. And Luongo didn’t look perfect on that goal either.
LOL anyone else see the paparazzi pics of Mike Comrie proposing to Hilary Duff and she immediately goes down on him?
why is talking penis talking so damn much!? wtf is his job decryption anyway?
Carp, you mentioned you know Pierre McGuire…next time you see the guy…could you do us all a HUGE favor and give the guy a professional advice to STFU once in a while! Thanks!
btw, here’s McGuire’s picture
http://hockeytalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/mcguire.jpg
ilb- it was like when ovie took 3 straight shots in teh SO. it doesnt instill confidence in the rest of the players. even though they are pros. you could see malkin and kovalchuk,morozov on the bench wondering why they werent shooting. that move by babcock to put sid out there wouldve pissed anybody off that deserved to take the shot. theyre all pretty much all stars on the team. and its not like they are gonna lose this. it was 4-0 at teh time.
Oh, boy! That was a classy, national TV worthy comment by Milbury!! Get this clown out, please!
mcguires not there or at least i havenmt sen or heard him cccp. are u having flashbacks of him from last game? lol. and did u see the way jr looked at milbury after he said the germans were standing getting peed on? lmao jr is funny i can only wonder what those 2 talk/fight about during commercial.
Just to chime in on the previous NHL/Olympics/World Cup discussion – I think the NHL has to cave despite Bettman’s posturing and play in Sochi in 2014. My rationale is based purely on business side of it.
The Russian and European players would be far too pissed that the NHL accommodated the North American players and the Canadians in particular by participating in Vancouver. If the NHL says they aren’t going to Sochi, it’s just another selling point for the KHL – play in our high level league and represent your country at the next Olympics.
Also, could you imagine Canada watching idly while the Europeans put their best players on the ice if that were to happen??
what did he say?
it was funny ilb!! keep him for at least a few more just so i can see jr make fun of him!!
wish we had rafalski
Mike
huh? im watching the game online and talking penis has been talking form between the benches all game long! wtf r u watching?
he said the german team were basically fire hydrants getting peed on by canada
im watching on cnbc cccp. u dont get that channel?
or are you watching from somewhere besides your home?
He said that Uve Krupp is asking his players to stay still, and be like fire hydrants. And they are getting peed on. His exact words. That’d be funny on RR. But on National TV?
milbury is totally classless, this is someone the league wants representing them to the rest of the world?
I didn’t know Swiss’ Ambühl was a Wolfpack.
i get cnbc, mike… im doing homework by the computer and watching the game online at the same time… who’s doing the game on cnbc?
milbury is not intelligent enough for national tv. hell, sathers mummified remains would be more insightful
dork and kazoo(edzo)
milbury does the games when NBC has em on Sunday afternoons the guy is a total assclown
He’s the Millsbury d’oh boy
hey linda. nice of you to stop by!!. now wheres greggypoo,wick,staal,chuck woolery,pavel,spider? where are most of the regulars??
im surprised mcguire is not with his buddies andzo and doc!
they are missin the net like crazy tonight.
LOL, not sure if you guys saw this, but Langebrunner’s comments on Drury:
“He’s just clutch,” American captain Jamie Langenbrunner told NHL.com Sunday night. “I think I said that when people were questioning him on this team. There are not too many guys that are more clutch than he is.”
Those are some clutch comments.
wheres the blogfather??
If I were Nash, I’d be very upset that I wasn’t given a chance of penalty shot which I earned. And would probably not think very positively about Crosby. And the coach. Perplexing decision, indeed
duke- ohh yes,weve all seen those comments lol. it just gets funnier and funnier. every damn goal he scores isautomatically “clutch” now. nevermind that his gwg in the first game was doen in teh first period, and his goal the other night wasnt the gwg. so yea, thats all it takes to be clutch if you have have alot of playoff goals. that 7.7 second goal just cemented his legacy forever., every goal he scores will be “clutch” now.
what time is the next game lol?
What a scumbag Milbury is. He insulted Avery once on an NBC Rangers telecast last year, saying that Avery does not belong in the league.
But the scumbag himself, went into the crowd at MSG in his playing days with the rest of his sucmbag Bruins teammates and attacked Rangers fans.
“support,pressure,and finsih it off” damn edzo, that was deep
10 pm, Linda.
If OV is watching this game, he is probably thinking:”You are not bringing this trash into my house”. In Russian, of course.
wonder if OV is thinking about pickled hot dog lips and some vodka
yea CR9, that is a perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black. guy is such a friggin hypocrite
good. im glad he didnt try to pass to crybaby
#27 can still bring it, eh?
hes on my fantasy team ilb. hes got me plenty of pp points and assists!
JAROMIR!!! is nearly upon us!!
1 of the hottest 10 men in the world!!!!
tommorows game will be the most exciting game of the olympics. cannot wait for russia to cream all over canada. especially with semin!!
ok cr9, seriously, not even girls talk about and as much about men the way u do
linda
we thaought the same thing about getzlaf/girardi the other day!
GWG
I’ve got a mancrush on JAROMIR
Isn’t it obvious!?
grabby, where have you been lately if you can say that to CR??? lol
to be quite honest (and i mean no disrespect here) i thought cr9 was a girl!
cr9- dont take it the wrong way. dont care if ur a poof. but in the name of poseidon, zeus, thor, odin and every god in the heavens, no more talk about jaromir!! he is an awesome player!! thats it!! lol.
nash got one!!
Yawn!
Oh, this game is still on?
although, having ronaldo as a call sign name is pretty freaking cool regardless of gender!
Oh, you’ll get Russia, alright.
aint nothing wrong with that!!
grabby… this line is kinda suspect
“cannot wait for russia to cream all over canada. especially with semin!!” :-)
Wicky, great minds a few days apart eh?
they are chanting we want russia… careful what you wish for!!
thats cool cr9. lol. do ya thing.. on the dance floor baby. vogue baby! rupaul in da house
grabby
dude, you said poof, LMFAO!!!!!
always makes me think of rock n rolla and “puffer”!!
wicky
no disrespect taken. reference my 2:11 p.m post.
If any Rangers and Jagr fan says that they would not even consider switching sides for the JAROMIR is just lying!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Germany!! woot woot
Wow, that’s pretty bold of the crowd. I really hope Russia cleans the ice with them tomorrow.
yea linda, it was a joke. how many times has someone made a semin joke? how is that suspect?
Et c’est le but! They tried to pile it on and ended up coughing up one. Nice!
lmao CR you are killing me
Let’s see if Sausage Lips blows his nose again.
Who will be the first canuck OV decimates? Liver-lips? Vag-inla? Donger? I can’t wait to see it.
wick! thats where i got it from11 that and another movie. they were talkin to gaybob and was like. “its ok bob, ya know, if youre a poof”. i laughed pretty hard on that one.
cr9
got it!
these people at directv are unbelievable! I have called an canceled March Madness 3 times in the past week, and each time they say it is done, and each time, they’ve lied.
Anyway, “the JAROMIR” is going to grace the Vancouver and television audience with his presence very soon!
grabby
great flick!!!
reggie
dude, make fun of crosby, or pronger, by iggy…..c’mon man not cool!
peni sighting
i love how streit talks!!
grabby,thats why i smiled after it ya nutjob!
milbury needs to be sacrificed
here you go CR!!!
why make fun of iginla? insult patrice underachiever yet overhyped due to being a bruin bergeron
Let’s go JJ!!
JAROMIR!JAROMIR
Wow – lots of guys here with man crushes on Iginla. I see I touched a nerve. For the record I respect him way more than Cynthia. That being said I think Ovechkin will try to be physical with him since he’s a similar physical type player. It’s gonna be a great game.
Haha, i agree Linda. Just like in Children of the Corn.
“He wants yoou….Miillberryyyyy”
SCORE!!!
1-0. Looks one way again.
Anyone else looking forward to Jagr being eliminated from this tournament?
omg ORR,that film freaked me out! saw it one time and that was it! i’m a big baby!
argh, my daughter just called, she’s having surgery tomorrow and has a killer of a headache and she can’t take anything for it…so of course i have tears in my eyes.
WHERE’S MILBURY??? i need to hit someone!
1-0 team sexy
Linda,
Hope your daughter has successful surgery.
Salty,
??
Why would anybody root against “THE JAROMIR”
aye salty. i will vouche for wick to second that motion
commercial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yhes!!! so clucth!!!
2-0 JAROMIRS!!!!
did ferraro just say peter krejci?
Why would anybody root against “THE JAROMIR”
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because you’re annoying.
Sorry, Linda.. Are you sure she can’t?
yes ilb, she told me she’s not allowed anything, not even aspirin. she gets very bad migraines.
Thank you very much CR9!!
In an effort to stop youse all from rooting against Jaro, I will stop my annoyingness.
http://www.wwtdd.com/
worth clicking
There’s a VERY annoying person who comes here, but it is certainly NOT CR!! :-)
Linda, FB msg.
here, this should ‘lighten’ the mood:
http://tinyurl.com/yeffbq3
lmao Salty!! thanks for sharing!!!
grabby
thanks bro!!
apparently “man crush” is now the catch phrase here!
linda
hope all is well!!
Salty
That is awesome!
As said on wwtdd site, they really should use that for a jewelry commercial.
I’m just a grump…do not mind me
This one looks done too. What’s next?
slovakia next ilb! the gabsta
you’re not a grump Salty, you just have a crazy sense of humor
let’s go against slovakia, so gaborik is out of this tournament faster and can heal for the rest of this season and following 6 seasons.
This one is getting nasty.
Thankfully, Vokoun does not have an idiot teammate to stick him across the head.
No goal
Well, I’m going to retire for the night. Work tomorrow
lmao that one guy looks like a greasy haired gangster!
Enjoy your short retirement, ilb!
niters ilb! have a good wednesday!
oops! Thank you wicky!!
Great hockey day tomorrow!!
What the heck (and everybody else) this is for you.
United States (NBC)
Switzerland
Feb. 24, 3:00 PM ET
Russian Federation (CNBC)
Canada
Feb. 24, 7:30 PM ET
Finland
Czech Republic / Latvia
Feb. 24, 10:00 PM ET
Sweden
Slovakia / Norway
Feb. 24, 12:00 AM ET
Not sure what channel last two games are on… I think CNBC as well.
Let’s Go Russia!
Darn, the USA game is at the same time as the Chelsea CL game.
Ashley Cole and John Terry, the similarities between Chelsea and the Red Sox are just too great.
CR9
it’s all in your head dude…all in your head.
Jagr is not getting much ice time eh…
CCCP
They both won in 2004 (2004-2005 for Chelsea IIRC).
They both have or had scumbags like Manny Ramirez/Didier Drogba on their team.
They both have overrated captains (Varitek/Terry).
They both bought their championships.
__
Nothing against Chelsea (if you’re a Chelsea fan), I enjoy watching them.
Lamps is one of the best. Because they are not Boston, I actually like Drogba’s antics.
If you follow CL, what do you think tomorrow of Chelsea vs. Mourinho?
CCCP,
Thanks a lot bud. It really does help. And I agree. Jags has gotten little to now play time this period. Maybe there giving him rest time?
Did Ovi injure Jagr? Why isn’t he playing?
I still have yet to see Jags this period. Yet the announcers havent mentioned anything.
The commentators said that he was out and would wait for some report on why he is not playing.
All big clubs buy or at least try to buy their championships. Yankees, Red Sox, just to name a few… we can even put 94 Rangers in that category…
Chelsea is my team…I was definitely looking forward to this Champions League game…Chelsea always plays exciting soccer so i think it’ll be a great game…hopefully Chelsea will come out on top
More Drury propoganda. YEY!!!!
HAHA…
Did anyone just see Jeremy Roenicks “apology”? Looks like it was quite forced. That face said it all.
Drogba and Anelka are beasts.
I do not know why Scolari would not play them both together.
did they say anything about what happened to jagr?
The Chris Drury c*ck sucking fest continues… they were showing just now on CNBC what a winner Chris is! I bet Drury paid those people off to hype him up! Captain can…Captain’s rich!
At least Milbury and Roenick didn’t abandon noting that Drury has severly underperformed.
JJ hasn’t been playing since begging of the second period…is he even on the bench?
Latvia is playing really hard!
what a game!! Latvia is showing a lot of heart and guts!
oh no!
FINALLY!! Latvia breaks through!!
2-1 Jagrs
Czech will score real quick to make it 3-1
They mentioned that Jagr was out, but nothing else.
This goaltender for Germany has been insane too. Can you say Rangers backup?
I’d like to see Latvia tie it up and have Czech win it in OT
those latvian blonde chicks werent too shabby
Whats wrong with Chad Johnson, why does everybody see a backup goalie play good and say the rangers should get him… i think we have a few other things higher on the priority list
Latvian goalie should get a medal just for playing such an outstanding game!
this guy keeps saying Mi-Kol-ek for Michalek, its Mi-Hol-ek its so obvious from the spelling, no?
hah
wowww
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!! OMFG!!!
NO WAY!! This is absolutely absurd!
Oh boy! 2-2! Where’s Jagr? Did he ever get up from that Ovechkin hit?
vasicek made a bad play, left the guy wide open in slot for that one-timer, leading to kuba leavin his man in front
I dont believe this.
havlat and krejci both buzzing
wow this game is NOT bush-league!!
Insane.
Go Latins
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT LATVIA IS COOKING? UPSET BABY!
where’s the captain, patrik elias, helping the cause.
I guess this is what happens when the real captain is not on the ice.
if latvia somehow won id say itd probably be better for the US, i think czech is probably better than the Finns
Where’s Elias? Did he ever wake up from his last concussion?
seeding wise this would be a decent upset, but the czechs have looked horrible this game, so in reality not so much. Also this announcer said this has the chance to be the greatest upset in olympic hockey, are you serious?
Jagr is in the locker room feathering his hair?
Who’s calling this game?
The Czechs will ultimately win this thing, right?
that was almost in!!!
Ray Ferraro and that Edmonton Oilers announcer are calling the game.
“if that puck goes in the net…ITS IN”
predictable
i knew this guy would get it he was killin it all game
Game, Set, Match! They made it harder than it had to be.
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boston Bruin Krejci WINS IT!!!!
And the JAROMIRS SURVIVE AND ADVANCE!
wow… what a goal to give up after strong game…great game…
JAROMIR! JAROMIR! JAROMIR! JAROMIR! JAROMIR!
Latvia is bush-league:)
Uh oh, Gabby already with a tally and an assist.
so i guess all the usual suspects are in…assuming that Slovaks will finish up Norway right now
JBytes
that’s tally and a helper…get it right!
slovakia is 3 for 2 on the power play thats real tough
Predictions for tomorrow:
Team USA 5-0
Canada 2-1
Let’s Go Fightin’ Slovaks!!!!!
Bartechko taken off, but could be OK. Slovaks lead 3-1 in the second…
The Norwegians are going after Chara? I don’t understand that strategy.
anelka is a beast for sure
tollefsen with a shot
Norway scores on a delayed panalty. 3-2
Let’s Go Slovaks!
3-2! I guess Germany is the only low seed that failed to show up for its match?
>>Canada 2-1
Pimp, that’s a lot of goals you’re giving to Canada there.
Get Tough Slovaks! Don’t fall asleep like the Czechs!
Norway is paying with a lot of, um, JAM in the second.
Funny to me how everyone is talking about Jagr coming back to the NHL while he can’t even make it through 4 Olympic games
HOLY FUCH
0.1 seconds
beat THAT clutch
YES. 4-2. Rest up Gaborik.
Goddammitt! Norway ties it at 3 at the buzzer. Slovaks better pick it up a notch!
Slovaks got their wake-up call a lot earlier than the Czechs did. Can they take care of business?
Let’s Go Slovaks!
What game am I watching?
3-3. Haha
What game am I watching?
I wish it was the same one I was!
Go Slovaks!
SATAN! The devil you say… 4-3 Slovakia!
didnt like seein gaborik slide into the boards like that
>>Funny to me how everyone is talking about Jagr coming back to the NHL while he can’t
>> even make it through 4 Olympic games
I was thinking the exact same thing. If I were a GM, I’d stay clear of any grey-bearded player.
Is Viking’sDad playing? I haven’t heard his name called.
4-3 Slovaks- I wouldn’t be sitting on that lead…
Funny, #23 on Norway just blocked a shot a la our Captain.
Oh, Viking’sDad got a goal tonight?
Lots of credit to the Norwegians. They showed up!
Closer than I care to admit, but On against Sweden!
We’ll see you tomorrow!
[For Linda]
Final “Edzo” count [Switzerland-Belarus]
First Period: 8
Second Period: 12
Third Period: 6
Overtime/Shootout: 2
Grand Total: 28
Go Slovaks! Go after the Swedes!
Outta Beer! See you at the crack of noon!
Good Humpday Morning. Nah, scratch that.
Good HOCKEY Morning!
So pumped for the US game, and for Canada/Russia.
morning heads. some pretty close games last night. especially the czechs and slovaks maybe lookin ahead and almost losing. the czechs def missed you know who. but damn halak sucked in teh norway game. i hope usa faces one of those 2 teams if they are gonna get close to a gold. rather the slovaks because of gabby and dont need backes or kesler checking the hell out of him. and we dont need another accidental collision between hima nd cally while cally gets up and is fine, gabby would probably get decapitated. just worrying about injuries at this point. now if dru can bring that passion back woith him, then come on clutch, but if not, then just stay in vancouver. you seem to play well there.
meant id rather face the czechs so gabby doesnt have to get destroyed by our big checking fwds.
sweden will prevail against the gaboriks izzy!! cmon either usa,finland or sweden!!! wheres my scandinavian vikingstad brothers in arms-shoryuken,tomb,and the others?? ugh if only italy woudlve been able to get luongo to play for them since he is italian, and maybe cammaleri too, they couldve made the olympics. ricci?parise is french right? i knew an italian guy with parise as an italian name, but theyre close to each other. couldve been a corsican brother. wheres the sicilian hockey playesr from corleone??
cmon i need my heads before i go to work!!! where are you boneheads??
ohh and real sorry about you sister linda. my grandmammy just had surgery on her shoulder and wrist after breaking both from falling off a chair. she hit her head too cuz shes gettig even more senile than before. ive been staying with her while she recovers, if she ever does, but this morning, she calls me from my room and when i get to teh living room, she says, wheres my tv remote? i said its right in front of you. she said no!! this is not it!! very confused, i looked at it, and sure enough it was, but she was accidentally using the house phone to try to change channels. i tried my hardest not to laugh, but i almsot shat my pants from laughin. she had the remote control on teh phone charger, and the phone she was dialing numbers tryin to change channels. dont worry im not insensitive because she started laughing too. it is sad though that she is getting so bad. she is a tough sicilian grandma that always took care of biz and kept this family together during some hard times financially and family in fighting. she was our grandma but she was really all of our “mothers”. such a good woman all her life. but yea, anyway im sorry for ya linda. surgery is very stressful to deal with not even including the risks especially as you get older. me n my ex almost lost our baby 4 years ago when she fell and had to have emergency c section. wife lost alot of blood and almsot died. sorry to bring this up, i dont wanna stress you out anymore. i’ll pray for her. whats her name?
Does anybody know if there will be a link to watch the US game online?
Thinking that The Sidney nose blowing is kinda like the Seinfeld episode ” that wasnt a pick ,there was no pick ”
morning carp!! ilb,linda,babchuck, i mean babs, wick,ilb,cccp,staal,salt,sally,orr(porn,thats what its good for!!),my lost viking brothers tomb,shory,etc…, nasty,spider,chuck woolery,somerset,jbytes,cr9 (the flaming heterosexual), pavel,tony az,mikaA,mike b, mike c, mike in ia, ohh thats me!!!, greg (the linguist), mickey,izzy,olga,fozzy,what the heck, miami pimp, bob, doodie,mouth, yan,li ranger, patrick,onecup,truefans,tr-808,uncle glennie,clutch, ctblueshirt,afly,retirebradparks, kaspar?????, mako,anonymous,crosscheckcharlie,this years model, all the matts and robs, and all others i dont remember at the moment, have a tremendously tremendous day filled with fantastically fantastic things and a team usa and russia win!!
Grabby, how much coffee have u had today?
Mickey – think that Grabby is just setting the tone for the day; a lot of hockey, very exciting and hyper… ;-)
All that snow the NYC area had a few weeks ago? We finally got it here in upstate. Over a foot. It wasn’t bad driving in as the roads were clear, but just the thought of shoveling it all is making my back hurt already.
Good morning, boneheads! Morning, Mike! Should be a great day of hockey. Going for USA first and then Russia! USA! USA! USA
Vpered, Russkie!!
Imagine what I will sound like after I have some coffee?
For all you bonehead haters out there, more food for thought: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=518577
MikeyM- I need you to be more specific, ‘cause the guy who cleans my diveway in my upstate house called this morning and said he was dealing with more than 2 feet.
LI, I don’t blame him for being excited about all the hockey today, but yikes,lol.
ilb, I’m rooting for USA and Russia, too. I cannot wait to see the look on hot dog lips face when they lose. It’ll be freaking priceless.
We’re getting reports of anywhere from 9 inches to upwards of two feet. By upstate, I mean the Albany area. Where’s your house? There was at least a foot at my house.
Mickey – hahaha; yeah, it was a little bit over the top, wasn’t it? Good luck with all the snow today!
MickeyM- Athens.
LI, LOL. And thanks.
ilb, That’s not that far from me. Just a hop, skip and a jump down the thruway. I’m in Troy (well, Albany right now, but Troy is my hometown)
From the recap on NHL.com
”’We just have to turn 360 degrees and play way better, because it is not going to be enough against Sweden,’ Slovakia’s Marian Gaborik told NHL.com”
Good thing we pay Marian to score goals and not to be a mathematician. 360 degrees would leave them exactly where they are.
Good morning all! CCCP, thanks for the line-up last night! As soon as Carp posts I’ll add for all…..
Doodie, LMAO…
nah Doodie ,Gabbys gonna bust some 900s
900 would work, but not 1080. 1260 would be good too, but I think 1620 is asking a bit much.
Doodie, LOL. He must have gotten confused trying to use the metric system up there in Canada.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN CATCH TODAYS 3PM GAME ON THE RADIO? IS THERE A WEBSTIE THAT STREAMS THE GAME?
MY STUPID COMPUTER WONT LET ME STREAM VIDEO, BUT ITS WORTH THE SHOT.
ANY KIND OF HELP WOULD BE GREAT CAUSE IM SICK OF MISSING THESE 3PM GAMES BECAUSE OF WORK.
NBC BLOWS AND IF THEY KNEW ANY BETTER, THEY’D SCHEDULE THE GAME AT A LATER TIME TO GET GOOD RATINGS.
THANKS!
new post.
I`ve just seen the second half list[51-100] of the”100 Rangers Greats”,a fan book about the Rangers< As a former Ranger fan from the mid70 s to a few years ago,now living out of state, i got to see many games both live and on tv,with Gordon and the Whistle, a great announcing team.Gordon should have received a lot more respect in the field.. Anyway, I got to notice that stiffs like Carol Vadnais,a traitor called by the whistle when he was palying in Boston,is listed as # 52,while one of my favorites,Barry Beck is listed at,,,63? How can any hockey or Ranger fan take this non sense seriously?Did any of these guys,unemployed writers,ever consider how important Beck was to the Rangers team of smurfs?Difense,short situations,power plays, physical play, captain and defensor of many bullies from many teams[toronto,philly,boston,detroit,etcc].I don`t get it! He must have pissed someone off,,, A note;The last time i saw Beck play at the MSG was a pre season game with Philly.By then his left shoulder was visibly hurting him,and Dave Brown,#21,his goon`s number challenged Barry Twice with Beck beating him both times,but he got up in pain favoring that damned shoulder with which he punished many right wings trying to come down on his side.there were two bench clearing brawls by the time the second period was over,,but it was Beck`s time to either get an operation and let those little mates[routsoleinen,rogers,johnstone, and others] get pushed around without his presence on the ice or stick around as long as he could. And what did Vadnais do??I don`t believe the list,it has a bad memory,or no knowledge of hockey.Other favs were Macfee,Vickers,Davidson and Boukeboom who got hit by Johnson on the neck,,ending his career.Beck and Boom were two solid defense men and Rangers fans have not seen such a presence in front of their goalies ever since,,,, or even ever again.Jim 516