Finland vs. Germany Gameday -- The Olympic March Continues.
by Earl Sleek on Feb 19, 2010 9:30 AM PST
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Today's games:
Men's Group C: Sweden (1-0) vs. Belarus (0-1),, noon, MSNBC
Men's Group B: Czech Republic (1-0) vs. Latvia (0-1), 4:30 pm, CNBC
Men's Group C: Finland (1-0) vs. Germany (0-1), 9 pm, MSNBC
Wow -- what a crazy day yesterday. Canada gets pushed to a long shootout but wins. Russia gets pushed to a long shootout and loses. I've known this before, but the last few days have cemented it in: I love international hockey.
I mean, it's craziness -- worldwide talent has put together six legitimate powerhouses, and even with the amazingness of those superstar teams, the next tier is starting to close the gap. And while single-game format is generally a terrible way to truly determine the "best" team, it's also a terribly compelling format.
Today we'll see three teams try to go 2-0 to fully set up Super Sunday, and while I expect they all succeed, I'm quite happy to say: You never really know.
The last time a German ever teamed up with a Finn.
Oh, and just to be thorough, here's the Ducks blogging during the Olympics. Bobby Ryan post #1, post #2. Ryan Whitney post #1, post #2. Jonas Hiller post #1. Add any more in the comments. Other than Hiller, they're generally bland and terrible, but I guess B-Ry does offer this nugget:
One of the funniest things I’ve seen so far was a guy at our game today who grew his facial hair like Abe Lincoln. He made it on the JumboTron a few times after we scored. We don’t have a lot of support up here but that was cool to see.
Prediction: I'll be around for the noon game, and possibly the afternoon game, but I'll be watching Finland-Germany on late-night DVR. Oh, the dude with the Lincoln beard gets assassinated.
Go Finns. Suomi!
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Legolas was finn? yay!
i feel bad for this but it would be too hilarious if belarus repeated the 2002 salo accident
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Would be silly, but Hank Lundqvist is not Tommy Salo — that’s a notable difference.
Still makes me laugh.
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ah but Lundqvist will be somewhere eating popcorn because Gustavsson gets the start and I understood that Liv (hah..) will be in the bench
i love the vid of that with the Swedes’ “gold song”
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Gustavsson should be fine — this tournament has been relatively good to goaltenders named “Jonas”.
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yeah, it probably won’t happen unless he’s extremely nervous
but i always have this to cheer me up
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though i have to say, i’m actually really excited to see foppa to play again
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Yeah, I actually didn’t get to watch too much of Sweden’s first game — mostly just the two goals.
Quite interested to see this team play today — go Pahlsson.
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the sedins-weinhandl line will be fun to watch if it starts to work properly
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Legolas sucked balls, therefore he was Swedish.
Eomer, now he looked like a Finn.
Completely unrelated: why am I single? I know, I can’t figure it out either.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
haha… but Legolas skateboarded with shield!
It’s kinda sad that i remembered that
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Legolas is not only rad, he speaks Tolkien’s version of Finnish-Welsh.
How do you say ‘neener neener’ in Finnish, sleza?
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Unforeseen Pitfall
12 games in 4 days.
Im tired, I dont sleep, I dont even shave anymore. My eating patterns have changed, people look at me weird when I say it should be a Global 2-Weeks of Rest and my Mike Milbury night terrors have returned.
I love the Olympics.
View From My Seats
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Haha, I hear you.
My sister yesterday decided to drop in town for a two-day visit and my first thought was, “Aw, crap. I have to stop sleeping on the couch now?” :)
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I bailed on a family thing earlier this week… and bailed on lunch with co-workers because Sweden is playing at noon. I’m actually starting to resent people because they are making me question my priorities. Bastards. I feel like everyone is taking crazy pills…..
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by Cheap Seats on Feb 19, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I bailed on a family thing earlier this week… and bailed on lunch with co-workers because Sweden is playing at noon. I’m actually starting to resent people because they are making me question my priorities. Bastards. I feel like everyone is taking crazy pills….
Seriously, don’t people know there are hockey games going on during the day? “Sorry boss, I can’t go to lunch with you today, have to watch the hock …. um, catch up on work … yeah”
Don't bRuin your life. Practice safe sex. Make love with a Trojan
Yeah I just realized during last night’s game that due to the timing of the evening games, it means no going out Fri or Sat nights at my usual hour. Hockey – Fri / Sat night fun. I’m just going to be hitting the town way late this weekend.
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
By the way Sleek, you left out ex-King Martin Štrbák for Slovakia in that post down there. Because we need another one.
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
This is bull shit, I just realized the USA-Canada game on Sunday (and Finland-Sweden game) are on MSNBC, and COX down here in San Diego doesn’t have MSNBC in HD. Those COX people are a bunch of dicks.
kristy’s on midway in loma portal. always hockey fans, the owners are from canada. Thats where i’ll be planted all day sunday.
Yeah there is also a bar downtown across from House of Blues that plays a bunch of hockey. I work Sunday though, so I’m reliant on my DVR.
Gaslamp bar
Are you talking about the Stout Public House on 6th?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 19, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’m in the same San Diego non-MSNBC HD shitstorm as you, Nut. Somebody really doesn’t like Rachel Maddow in the 619
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 19, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
i think this game is not on tv here… unless they cut the alpine skiing and move to that :/
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Haha, Sweden gets the first glorious chances, then Zetterberg gets leveled by a Belarussian.
He gets up and knocks the guy over — power play Belarus.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i live next to sweden and i have to watch british channel online to see them play… and the announcer makes horrible abba referencees
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oh lord… i don’t have enough cider to deal with that
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czech -latvia? i’ll be sleeping…
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i hope swedes wear the blue jerseys against finland… i can’t stand those yellow ones
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I think they will — I’m not really sure how it’s all determined, but for this game, Sweden is the “home” team.
On Sunday against Finland, they will be the “visiting” team.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
ouch, some swede fell quite badly looking in the super g :/
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Oof — sounds rough. I’m not much a sled or luge fan, but they do generate some crazy speeds.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
alpine skiing. it’s the lower level of downhill
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If anyone’s interested, Sammy Pahlsson is playing on a line with Johan Franzen and Fredrick Modin. Lotsa size there.
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nbcolympics has a slight delay … saw you say it before they showed it
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
just when i started to feel happy for swedes, they show sundin…
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yeah … not sure the thinking behind that move there :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Normally I feel bad for underdogs, but they need to have more pathetic names like “Norway”. Eastern European teams don’t. Latvia? Belarus? They sound like the noise someone makes when they sneeze or vomit or something. Can’t feel bad when they lose.
We all are love and love is hard
but belarus don’t even have their best player…
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by “young” henrik sedin
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where??
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
wait, no. the announcers tricked me! no goal
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grumbles @ you
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
sorry. they were all “oh goal” and i had to get drink so i didn’t get to check the score board
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it’s almost midnight in finland
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that’s okay then :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
okay , now there was a goal for real. 3-2!
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Belarooooooooooooos!
Fat rebound by Jonas (and this time, not our Jonas).
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Damnit, it’ll be morning coffee instead of beer for this Suomi game… but it’s all good. I hope you meant Gimli to represent the Finn, dwarves are awesome
Uhh, sure. Honestly, I don’t even know what I was doing — interpret however you want.
And I’ve put vodka in coffee before. :)
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there goes my hopes for a tied game and OT
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 2:00 PM PST reply actions
i so do not wanna wake up at 7 on saturday… :/
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i woke up at 7 today… I need sleep!
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sleep is for the dead :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
awesome!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Feb 19, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
FYI, Jonas Hiller has now put his second blog post up — same link.
I made two saves in a row on Getzy and Perry with the game tied in the third period. I just couldn’t let my teammates score in that situation. But really, I didn’t realize until after the Getzy shot was in my glove that it was those two guys. I’m thinking about the puck more than I’m thinking about the shooter, so you don’t realize it right away, but a second later you kind of think, Oh, he was the guy who shot that.
Good work, Jonas — puck first is the way to go.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Oh yeah, one other thing – Ducks’ forward Bobby Ryan chipped two teeth in the 6-1 win over Norway:
"I’ll go home with something to remember," Ryan told the Associated Press.
Let's go Ducks.
Seriously — even though he just picked up cheap power play second assists to do it, congrats to bucket-head.
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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 19, 2010 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
I love the Ruutu-Kapenen-Peltonen line so
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