Olympics Gameday -- Elimination Day 1
by Earl Sleek on Feb 23, 2010 8:43 AM PST
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PrintToday's Schedule:
#8 Switzerland vs. #9 Belarus, noon, USA Network (winner to play #1 USA)
#6 Canada vs. #11 Germany, 4:30 pm, CNBC (winner to play #3 Russia)
#5 Czech Republic vs. #12 Latvia, 7 pm, CNBC (winner to play #4 Finland)
#7 Slovakia vs. #10 Norway, 9 pm, CNBC (winner to play #2 Sweden)
Enough with the round robin -- brackets have now been set and elimination rounds have finally arrived. Like Rudy, I do have to feel a bit for Canada -- with expectations through the roof for this team, their having to play an extra game is pretty huge. Sure, it's a game against winless Germany today, which is a blowout on paper, but with the pressure of an entire nation on their shoulders, there's no such thing as a "gimme game" for Team Canada any more.
Ah, elimination. I should note: This is a modified version of somebody else's cartoon.
Based on my listing of BoC players at the Olympics, I've summed up how each BoC team has done, scoring-wise, through the round robin. Current Sharks have combined for 13 points, current Ducks have combined for 9, and current Kings have combined for 5. Here's current-roster player stats:
| Sharks - Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Dany Heatley |
CAN |
F | 3 | 4 |
1 | 5 |
+1 | 2 |
13 |
| Patrick Marleau |
CAN | F | 3 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
e | 0 |
17 |
| Dan Boyle |
CAN | D |
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
0 | 5 |
| Joe Pavelski |
USA |
F | 3 | 0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 | 4 |
4 |
| Joe Thornton |
CAN | F | 3 | 0 |
1 |
1 | -1 |
0 |
1 |
| Douglas Murray |
SWE | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | e | 0 | 1 |
| San Jose Total | 18 | 5 | 8 |
13 | +3 | 6 | 41 |
| Ducks - Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Bobby Ryan | USA | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 7 |
| Saku Koivu | FIN | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | e | 2 | 4 |
| Teemu Selanne | FIN | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | CAN | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10 |
| Corey Perry | CAN | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | e | 2 | 7 |
| Scott Niedermayer | CAN | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | e | 0 | 5 |
| Luca Sbisa | SWI | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Whitney | USA | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaheim Total | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 6 | 52 |
| Kings- Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Michal Handzus |
SLO |
F | 3 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
+2 | 0 |
6 |
| Jack Johnson |
USA | D | 3 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
+2 | 2 |
2 |
| Drew Doughty |
CAN | D |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
0 | 2 |
| Dustin Brown |
USA |
F | 3 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 | 0 |
3 |
| Los Angeles Total | 12 | 1 | 4 |
5 | +2 | 2 | 13 |
Team Canada's problem, it seems? Joe Thornton and Ryan Getzlaf have combined for only two points in three games -- they in particular were supposed to be a two-headed monster for the Canadians. After the jump, the stats for former BoC players, and goaltenders, too.
If you combine former players with current players, then the Sharks have scored 21 points, the Kings have scored 17, and the Ducks have scored 15. This inclusion of former players may end up being the tighter race. Which BoC team -- current plus former players -- will have the most points by the end of the tournament?
| Former Sharks - Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Milan Michalek |
CZE |
F | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
-1 | 0 |
6 |
| Marcel Goc |
GER | F | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
-1 | 0 |
6 |
| Teemu Selanne |
FIN | F |
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
0 | 15 |
| Viktor Kozlov |
RUS |
F | 3 | 1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 | 0 |
3 |
| Marco Sturm |
GER | F | 3 | 0 |
1 |
1 | -1 |
0 |
8 |
| Christian Ehrhoff |
GER | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 |
| Former Sharks Total | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | 44 | ||
| SJS - Former + Current | 36 | 8 | 13 | 21 | e | 10 | 85 |
| Former Kings - Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Pavol Demitra | SLO | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 7 |
| Josef Stumpel | SLO | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | e | 0 | 7 |
| Olli Jokinen |
FIN | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | e | 0 | 5 |
| Lubomir Visnovksy |
SLO | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jon Tripp | GER | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9 |
| Martin Strbak |
SLO | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ziggy Palffy | SLO | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | e | 6 |
4 |
| Tim Gleason | USA | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Grebeshkov | RUS | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | e | 2 | 2 |
| Former Kings Total | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +7 | 14 | 42 | ||
| LAK - Former + Current | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +9 | 16 | 55 |
| Former Ducks- Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| Sergei Fedorov |
RUS |
F | 3 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
+2 | 6 |
3 |
| Ruslan Salei |
BEL | D | 3 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
+1 | 0 |
1 |
| Chris Pronger |
CAN | D |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
0 | 2 |
| Sammy Pahlsson |
SWE |
F | 2 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
e | 0 |
0 |
| Former Ducks Total | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| ANA - Former + Current | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 12 | 58 |
I should note there's been a lot of hand-entry here, so let me know if there are any problems with any numbers (or if I've excluded any players).
Finally, here's BoC goaltending through the round-robin, just Sharks and Ducks this time, as Jonathan Quick hasn't played for Team USA.
| Sharks - Player | Country | GP | W | L | O | Mins | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% |
| Evgeny Nabokov | RUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 45 | 4 | 2.00 | .911 |
| Thomas Greiss | GER | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 42 | 7 | 3.53 | .833 |
| Current Sharks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 87 | 11 | 2.76 | .874 | |
| Mikka Kiprusoff | FIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 44 | 4 | 2.00 | .909 |
| Dmitri Patzold | GER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 5 | 5.00 | .857 |
| Former Sharks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 79 | 9 | 3.00 | .886 | |
| SJS - Former + Current | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 419 | 166 | 20 | 2.86 | .880 |
| Ducks - Player | Country | GP | W | L | O | Mins | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% |
| Jonas Hiller | SWI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 93 | 9 | 2.88 | .903 |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | RUS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 32 | 1 | 0.92 | .969 |
| ANA - Former + Current | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 125 | 10 | 2.38 | .920 |
Prediction: It'll be a scary day -- single elimination always is. Top seeds all survive, but one of them requires a shootout to do so. I should be around for commenting for the early games, at least.
Golympics!
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im rooting for the swiss to play down to theier compitetion again and lose..dont think i want to have to go thru hiller if we can help it..(plus give him some more time off…i think hes had enough work..get back to winning games for the ducks)…plus always good to see ole rusty again
for comedy purposes i want cananda to barely squeak by germany….i love reading the “ski is falling” stories in the canadian publications
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 8:58 AM PST reply actions
or forgot gooooo vikings!! i want a chance to wear my helmet with horns
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
Speaking of Hiller, he has put a third entry up on his Olympics blog, and he does offer some scouting on Belarus:
We know this is a big game coming up for us against Belarus because if you don’t win, you’re out. Belarus is definitely a tough team. Our team played them twice in exhibition games before the tournament and they won one game and we won the other. They have a skill team and we need to keep it simple, play in their end and make their defense work. Offensively, if you give them time and space, they can do some damage. We’ve shown them in those exhibition games that we can beat them and we just need to do it again tomorrow.
Presumably those two exhibition games were played without Hiller in net, but it is notable that they did split them — could go either way.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Also, Bobby Ryan has a third post up — as usual, written by his pet robot. I do like how he’s very into clarifying things, though:
But Millsie (Ryan Miller) was great in net and made some huge saves for us.
I’m OK with this one — define who Millsie is for the rest of the post.
We knew we had to keep our composure and make sure we let Millsie see everything (shots).
There’s no way you can let him see everything — oh wait, you meant shots.
We have Monday off, so we are planning on going over to support the women’s team (hockey) in the semifinals.
Uh, OK, because I was about to ask, “What women’s team?”
Whatever — I’d rather B-Ry be a player than a writer anyways.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Whitney’s actually looks like he’s writing it. Seems like he’s having more fun, and pretty relaxed. He says he watched a couple of events. Why bother practicing when you’re only playing 3 minutes a game. ha
I wouldn’t mind being in his position, he doesn’t have to do much, and he gets to have fun and possibly get a medal out of it.
Don't bRuin your life. Practice safe sex. Make love with a Trojan
i love reading the "ski is falling" stories in the canadian publications
Are you sure you’re not just reading about ski jumping? :)
Kidding — I’m right there with you — I love reading panic, no matter who it is.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
still waiting for grace to fix the edit button..shes slacking
damn US game is at 12pm tommorow..i guess itll make work exciting..but i see the semifinal is on friday hells yea..assuming we make it of course..we might have blown our load
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
How sad.
I feel bad for Canada….
Getz, thorton and Nieds have as many assists as Ryan Miller.
Luca Sbisa SWI D 3 0 0 0 +1 0 4
Ryan Whitney USA D 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0
make a switch ducks!!! haha..
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 9:30 AM PST reply actions
make a switch ducks!!! haha..
I have to say that in both Swiss games I’ve watched Sbisa has looked awesome. Seriously, he looks like he’s improved a ton since we sent him down and that’s saying a lot. I really thought that he played really well for us when he was a Duck. Nice to see him developing like we expected him too. That guys going to be awesome when he gets sent up.
that russia-canada match up that early is not good….
i should buy a czech flag
This fatal love was like poison right from the start
i know :/ it’s likely bye bye to suomi. the flag because i’m majoring in czech, i should at least try to like them… even if they’re mean
This fatal love was like poison right from the start
I’m still optimistic. For one, it’s not Sweden, and two, the Czechs be playing twice in two days. Suomi should have some edge there, I’d think.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
by Earl Sleek on Feb 23, 2010 11:11 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
i dunno im sketpical cuz of ollie jokienkens wanna be biker facial hair….i might lean in the other direction
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 6:15 AM PST up reply actions
a la sportsnet.ca
They’re shopping defenceman Ryan Whitney hard, but he’s got three years and $14.5 million left on his contract.
um good luck with that barstool if thats true..i guess it doesnt hurt to try to see if someone is stupid
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 10:52 AM PST reply actions
Too bad Brian Burke already has a bazillion dollars committed to his blueline next year — that’s one less sucker.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
If it’s not apparent by the fact that he was selected to USA’s roster, the rest of the hockey world has an inflated opinion of Whit. Maybe the Olympics will open up some more possibilities to dump him.
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by Bleys on Feb 23, 2010 11:50 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
i agree try to strike when the iron is hot i guess…although with whitney its more lukewarm….
still curious what barstool is gonna do…that guy has been full of surprises…the only shocker is if he did nothing IMO
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Goal counts — bad start for Hiller, and a -1 for Sbisa.
Get it together, Swiss — this game really matters.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The puck was loose under Hiller and got poked in. Might have been called back in the NHL (whistle blew just after puck went in), but it was still a weak cover by Jonas.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Totally off topic, but Milbury trying to dismiss Roenick in the pregame was pretty funny. Not much of a comeback by JR, but Milbury is such a buffoon. I don’t know how that guy gets work as an analyst in hockey with that track record.
oh nein…
i think my lappy doesn’t like swiss, it won’t open the page with the channels
This fatal love was like poison right from the start
Well, nothing terribly exciting — Swiss are getting the better of the chances, but only one really blown chance to score.
Belarus, when they had the lead, iced the puck a lot.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Side note: I heard yesterday from one of the ESPN radio guys that during the USA/Can game on DriectTV there is the ability to see how many people are watching what. There were almost everyone watch MSNBC coverage of the game and more people watching fishing on ESPN2 than regular delayed olympic programming on NBC.
Let's go Ducks.
If it wasn’t for Hiller and Sbisa, I wouldn’t care who the heck wins this game. I am ashamed to admit what I know about Belarus could be put onto a pin head in large type.
Let's go Ducks.
All I know is Ruslan Salei, and I could write quite a bit about that big lug.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I love that penalty magnet of a dope. In a totally non gay way of course… We should totally pick him. He’s still decent enough to log 4/5 dman minutes and provide some crease clearing presence.
If you go to the Benihana’s on corner of Ball/state college, they used to have a Polaroid on the wall with Rusty, The One Whose Name Shall not be mentioned, Karpa(i think) all mugging for the camera, drunk off their ass.
Don't bRuin your life. Practice safe sex. Make love with a Trojan
hey i liked karpa..he was fiesty..yet stupid..i dunno i never hated him…i hated trnka more
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Drama!
Hiller leaves another puck to be poked in on the Belarus power play. 2-2 late in the 2nd.
I’ll say this — if Belarus survives, USA might want to consider Jon Quick — he might be used to low shot volume more than Miller or Thomas. Truly, though, it won’t likely matter.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I suppose, but that’s pushing it. I doubt USA’s chance of success tomorrow relies heavily on anything that happens today.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
well possibly if ryan miler gets captured or poisened or get aressted for prostitution..not sure if im comfortable with thomas and the off year hes having
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
forgot to add today..totally sucked the energy out of my take
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno — I thought some stuff went uncalled in the third period.
Swiss get a 2-on-1 break, but well played by Salei.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
PLAY BY PLAY PLEASE IM IN THE DARK
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
I just got wood
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
so this it? one more save by hiller game over?
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
Swiss guy comes in for the win and shoots it at the goalie.
SAVE.
A Hiller save advances Switzerland, otherwise it’s more rounds.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
shit..there battle tested…could be “getting” better…this wont be a cake walk..or maybe it will and canada just sux..
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
youve made boc proud
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
If anyone cares
ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser suspended for being ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser.
I could not care less, but oversensitive corporations are hilarious.
We all are love and love is hard
hes a dumbass…im happy…
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know who that is, but if anybody cares, this is somewhat hockey-related.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I don’t know who that is,
i envy you
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
holy shit!!! hahahahahahahaha…i need to fwd that asap!!!!
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously, Earl’s link has caused me so much joy in such a short time
We all are love and love is hard
id like to think he told her…“hey my pants are scratch and sniff…check it out” lol
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Heh, you’ve never heard of Pardon the Interruption? I envy you as well. I remember Rudy made a post way back on the old site about how much they pissed him off when they talked about hockey.
We all are love and love is hard
If he’s one of the two guys on PTI, then I know vaguely who he is. White guy or black guy?
http://www.battleofcali.com/
the name should give it away
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 23, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Now onto Canada/Germany.
TSN is reporting that Canada appears to be altering Crosby line:
In practice Monday, Crosby had Jarome Iginla on right wing and Eric Staal on the left side, while Nash moved into Staal’s spot on left wing with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry on another line.
Let's go Ducks.
Earl -
We should add one more player to Sharks former players list – Dmitry Patzold. He played one game for Germany, and was Nabokov’s backup before Bouche showed up, having played a few games that season, I believe even one against the Ducks.
Morrow, Richards, and Toews spend an eternity in Germany’s zone.
Shift lengths today might be dependent on how long it takes the Germans to clear the puck.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The Sharks unit gets the first minute-and-a-half and gets some good shots.
But Greiss so far.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Yay Joe
Some people thought you were colder than an Ice Age, but you were up to the “tusk”!
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Through some solid effort from Perry and Nash, he was left alone with the puck right in front of Greiss — he tried to turn and stickhandle, but a diving Greiss poked it away.
There probably wasn’t too much he could have done — it all happened really fast — but he still looked like a fool.
Period over, still 1-0. Germany hasn’t come close to scoring, but Canada’s chances aren’t all glorious either — seems they have really good puck movement up to the point when somebody needs to shoot.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The best thing to happen would be Canada giving one up on themselves. All Canadian citizens would poop their drawers. And it would allow me some high comedy.
Let's go Ducks.
Keith-Doughty, top defensive pairing. Who would have seen that at the beginning of the year?
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Haha, I guess Canada has scored.
Shea Weber blew it through the back of the net. Good call, Eddie O — I thought you were insane.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
He’s still insane, but it was an excellent call.
Maybe alcohol isn’t all bad for the vision after all…
some of the olympic rules need to go. If you get a penalty shot, be a man and take it yourself.
Let's go Ducks.
That’s Babcock’s call, and really, I don’t mind it in this case.
Game is decided; give Canada the show they want.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Just looked – Crosby 6 for 8 in the NHL this season, Nash at 36%. Statistically a good move, but I agree it’s super-lame.
As is saying super-lame.
I dunno — there’s times I wish we could sub in for Todd Marchant when he gets his occasional penalty shot.
I mean, I know there’s a guaranteed laugh coming, but that scoreboard ain’t budgin’.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Oh yeah. And I’m sure Dustin Brown wishes that penalty shot that went backwards had never happened. But I like the NHL rule better. One specific player had his scoring chance foiled by illegal play, so he gets offered the penalty shot as a do-over. To be able to just sub in whomever you like is kinda like rewriting the past.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Take that, Luongo!
Goc makes it 4-1 on a wrap-around. Luongo lays on his belly and weeps.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
4-1 end of two. How many shots you think Germany will get in the third period?
I’ll go with six.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
They are gonna come out strong and throw everything at the net, whether or not it is a good shot or not, so I go with 12
Let's go Ducks.
Six is such a great number :)
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 23, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
5-1. Great pass to Staal, and a great pass to Crosby.
That’s just not fair.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Where are the duckies in all this scoring, are they just skating around looking lost?
Let's go Ducks.
They’re getting regular shifts — Greiss is stopping Corey’s nonsense, and Getzlaf mostly just hits people.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
so normal stuff :)
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 23, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Hahahahahahahaha!
Don’t get too cocky, Canada — somehow Germany gets a 2-on-0.
8-2. :)
http://www.battleofcali.com/
He’s ill!
I blame Rudy for this — he sent me a text the other day with the message (loosely):
“I have to play hockey during USA/Canada. If you text me the score I will kill Pahlsson.”
I kept my end of the deal, but Pahlsson hasn’t played since that text.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
were you tempted to send him the score anyways?? I know I would have been … and when I’m tempted to do something, I usually end up doing it :)
I’m such a child that way
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 23, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn’t tempted to text him the score, but I do like texting worrisome lies.
“OMG — make sure you watch up until the 58:00 mark of this game. You won’t believe it!”
And I’d probably send that sort of text halfway through the game.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
you definitely have to have something wrong with you if you enjoy have things flying towards you at light speed
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 23, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
my sentence structure was awful up there … never try to type and talk to children at the same time and make sense to either
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 23, 2010 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
I like the way you think. (this from someone who laughs at players on same team bumping into each other)
Let's go Ducks.
yeah I watched that forever … just funny
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 23, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
uh … the 7pm and 9pm are both on CNBC … so that means we will be missing part of the 9pm game cause the 7pm game won’t be over with yet
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 23, 2010 6:57 PM PST reply actions
Sure, but at least this time it’s a hockey overlap. No need to grumble at curling today.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
always looking at the positive huh? :)
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 23, 2010 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know who to root for in this game. Maybe I should go w/Latvia cause I can spell that.
Let's go Ducks.
I can’t … I keep typing Lativa … then have to correct myself … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
At least it is better than Czeckslovakia (know that is totally wrong, well except for the z, there is a z in there somewhere). From now on I will just call them the z’s, it is easier.
Let's go Ducks.
ha ha!!
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
okay somewhat off-topic … but some of these eastern European guys are cute!! I think I need one of those :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 7:18 PM PST reply actions
2-0 after one.
At the whistle, Milan Michalek attempts some shoving, but nobody really knows what to do after that.
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Crazy leg save by Vokoun on a 5-on-3. Should be no goal, but this lengthy review is going to add to the overlap with the Slovak game.
Sorry, Ang.
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thank goodness for streaming … :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, and Ray Ferraro is pretty bland, too. I cut Ray some slack, though, because I watched him as a player.
That separates him from jerks like Hayward, who only have some old video evidence.
Wow — no Jagr on the bench? That could be Finn-fortuitous.
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No, I know that — just I never was a fan back then, I never saw it. To me he’s still an announcer first.
But now there’s a generation of announcers who I did see play — Ferraro, Roenick, Weekes etc. — I’ve been cutting these guys a lot of announcing slack, mostly because I know them more directly as players first.
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Gotta hand it to the Latvanese, I thought the Czechs would run away with this one.
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Anyone else with Firefox + Adblock
Notice that it stopped working? Or is it just my computer? It’s not just SBNation it’s everywhere. Hmm
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seems to be working for me still
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, I manually blocked them, but I shouldn’t have to. It’s worse on Facebook. Tried restarting Firefox, no luck.
What the hell did I do to deserve this?
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do you want the short list? :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!
I’m renaming this classic immediately. C’mon, Lativans!
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wow!
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 9:14 PM PST reply actions
Some of the fringe games have been among this tournament’s best.
Germany-Belarus was an epic game, so was Switzerland-Norway.
The big countries are missing out.
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Apparently this was a sign after the game? Heh
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by brokenyard on Feb 23, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently Michal Handzus has scored a power play goal in the Slovakia game, but more on that later.
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well, the czechs will be worked tomorrow against Finland. considering how finland played last game maybe it’ll be even.
In the intermission, I think the Norway coach should lie to his team and tell them that Latvia won.
You know, for deceitful inspiration.
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I know it’s been said many times recently on the BoC, but it is so awesome to see Stumpel and Palffy doing their thing out on the ice again! Could Igor Liba be next???
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 23, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
It wasn’t a very strong prediction today, but I always feel obligated to point out when they’re going right. And so far, this one’s looking really good:
Prediction: It’ll be a scary day — single elimination always is. Top seeds all survive, but one of them requires a shootout to do so.
And it was very nearly two shootouts.
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How the St. Louis Blues let that draft pick from eleven years ago get away is beyond me. :)
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Yeah that was bad on them….shit I’d sign him just to have a player with that name on my team.
by Steven Hida on Feb 23, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my! 0.01 left on the clock and Norway scores?!? Let’s crack open a 40oz of Juleøl and see how this one plays out!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 23, 2010 10:33 PM PST reply actions
I’d break out some hjemmebrent, but I don’t want to have the regjeringen come looking for me!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 23, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
It could have been, had it been properly televised.
BTW, I’m checking SBN e-mails. Looks like west coast is going to get screwed and tape-delayed on the USA-Switzerland game tomorrow. Because it totally makes sense to watch that game once the outcome is known and while Canada-Russia is on another network.
FUCK YOU NBC!
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I wonder if the “Contact Us” submission form on NBColympics.com just emails a black-hole address.
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They’ll read them late night during the NBC Christmas party. Should get some laughs.
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i have no doubt this is true…cuz its somthing i would do if i worked there
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 6:30 AM PST up reply actions
but that game is at noon?
whatever … not that I’m surprised … I’ll be watching from work anyways … but shit already! hasn’t NBC received the many msgs that hockey fans are pissed!
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’m pissed — my computer sucks, and I’ll get a choppy feed guaranteed.
This completely sucks ass and I fucking hate it.
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that’s right … you mentioned that … it’s really not that difficult for NBC to get it’s act together for this
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
i can’t believe the blog “4th place medal” agreed with putting the US Canada game on (p)msnbc
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
I would take it on any fucking channel — just for the love of god let me watch it with the rest of the fucking world, not three hours after the fact.
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yeah that would be nice
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if it’s too much to ask, but when covering an Olympic games, please don’t make it so awful that I wished that I lived in a different part of the world, OK, NBC?
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the only way that makes any sense would be if the games were in a time zone ahead of the west. NBC is stupid…
by Steven Hida on Feb 23, 2010 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
just turned it on? tsk! do you think you have a life or something?
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
haha, professors seemed to ignore my suggestion that nothing should be assigned during the olympics
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit…
from the OC Register
Sunday’s gold medal game?
That is scheduled to shown on NBC at 3 p.m. on the West Coast – three hours after the game is played.
yep … already heard that bit of lousy news
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a little slow. That’s unbelievable. I thought we were talking about the USA-Switzerland matchup.
both … sorry … the one you just posted I heard over at FTF earlier
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Wow I’m actually glad I live on the east coast. Untill the crappy NHL starts up again and I have to find shitty feeds for ducks games.
by Steven Hida on Feb 23, 2010 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck this — this tournament was supposed to be special. Now I just wish I was dead.
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this cant be happening
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GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
oh god damnit
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, I’m gonna have to not turn on any electronic devices that day. Shit.
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seriously, i haven’t even bothered watching most of the finals in the various events because news about what happened is all over the place
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
i actually need to check for mountain time…
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously — who can celebrate now? Fucking stupid NBC — ruining things ahead of time.
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But really, why can’t they just air it live, and then air it again at 3 for “primetime viewers”.
Like you said, they’re just gonna get bad ratings because of the delay and then say it’s not worth airing live because it gets bad ratings.
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It’s no surprise their headquarters is in New York. I bet no one who made the decision to delay things over here actually has to be affected by it.
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If you lived in Seattle, you could probably go see the Gold Metal game live, and then make it back home in time to watch it “live”.
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Even better…let’s all head out to Guam to watch this Sunday’s Gold Medal Game live! Or would it be a Monday Gold Medal game in Guam?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 23, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
thats just unacceptable
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
only if Earl helps me raise money and we take a BoC field trip
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
I really should be watching more of this game.
Just so fucking angry — why must NBC meddle with my happiness?
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because they are run by angry little men who get very little sex
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by ang6666 on Feb 23, 2010 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
what a shame they came up just short. I dont feel so bad for norway though, apparently they’re the gods of the winter olympics
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I’m starting to care less and less who’s in this tournament if I can’t watch the final like a person who owns a television. This is unbelievable.
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You do have a blog connected to a bunch of other blogs. It might not be hard to organize enough people to yell at NBC that it might generate some media interest which might in turn make them do something about it.
There’s some e-mail, but not many of ’em live on the west coast to be properly outraged.
And I can’t write ten fucking words without breaking into goddamn fuck swearing.
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This comment from over at the SBNation Winter Olympics Page nails the situation right on the head:
It is a little surprising given that one of [NBC’s] announcers, while discussing the Miracle on Ice, said ON AIR that "showing that on tape delay now would never work". And yet they’re showing the gold medal game … on tape delay
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 23, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
They just don’t get it. And the ratings for the US-Canada game were nearly record breaking for MSNBC, imagine if it had been on NBC.
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its a shame Vikingstad is out of the olympics though. He deserved a medal.
by Steven Hida on Feb 23, 2010 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t feel bad for Vikingstad — he’s probably going to watch the gold medal game at the time it’s happening.
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hahaha
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by BoulderDodger on Feb 23, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
just for his name
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 6:32 AM PST up reply actions
the hockey players would’ve deserved better outcome for trying so hard (i hope certain other scandinavian country was taking notes) and being norwegian hockey players. it’s totally marginal sport for what i know. skiiers, biathlonist and ski jumpers get most of the love i think
This fatal love was like poison right from the start
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