2010 Winter Olympics

[Jimbo]

Now it gets interesting .....
They will play 20 minutes of 4 on 4 unlike in the NHL where they only play 5 minutes (NHL then goes to a shootout).

4 on 4 gives you more room to move on the ice an even quicker tempo possibly ..... depending on how the teams want to go at it.

Usually in OT hockey (playoffs don't do the Shootout in the NHL) a team scores right away or you go for quite awhile.

btw, are you guys all recording this ?

 

[Jimbo]

And Canada win the Gold metal on a Goal by Sid the Kid .... 3-2 in OT

Congrats to Canada

 

[yaz96]

How appropriate. A hero's hero.

Guess Miller should have jumped on that puck.

 

[JAG72]

Sorry but I can not get excited about the Hockey coverage one way or the other. I hate that it is just a bunch of pros playing an all star game.

 

[DodgerKing]

There is no reason for Miller to be down. He saved so many shots. Canada had many many many more scoring opportunities than US. If it wasn't for Miller, the game would not have even gone OT. Canada would have spanked us

 

[BillD1984]

Congrats to Canada on the Gold Medal!!

Also, kudos to the USA for a great two weeks!!! :up

 

[Bodo Fenrirsson]

Sorry but I can not get excited about the Hockey coverage one way or the other. I hate that it is just a bunch of pros playing an all star game.

People wanted to see the best players in the world play. Other nations subsidize their players(during the Cold War the commies were good at this) & China subsidizes their players. This the only way to even the odds.

 

[vurbano]

F Canada. Now they run back to the USA to make their money

 

[yaz96]

Sorry but I can not get excited about the Hockey coverage one way or the other. I hate that it is just a bunch of pros playing an all star game.

Sorry, you're wrong, this is so much more than that. And I'm no big hockey fan....

 

[dfergie]

btw, are you guys all recording this ?

Yep, will likely make a BD or AVC HD disc...

 

[JAG72]

People wanted to see the best players in the world play. Other nations subsidize their players(during the Cold War the commies were good at this) & China subsidizes their players. This the only way to even the odds.

Still does not make it right. The Olympics should not be for the professionals. Just my opinion.

 

[yaz96]

F Canada. Now they run back to the USA to make their money

:river

 

[JAG72]

Sorry, you're wrong, this is so much more than that. And I'm no big hockey fan....

Didn't know an opinion on this could be wrong. Everybody is entitled to their feelings on the subject.

 

[yaz96]

Sorry but I can not get excited about the Hockey coverage one way or the other. I hate that it is just a bunch of pros playing an all star game.

You're stating this as fact, that's what I think is wrong. These are Americans, Canadians, Russians, Finns, etc., playing for their country.

Anyways.....that's all....

Congrats Canada.

 

[yaz96]

There sure are alot of Ryans and Brians playing hockey!

 

[JAG72]

You're stating this as fact, that's what I think is wrong. These are Americans, Canadians, Russians, Finns, etc., playing for their country.

Anyways.....that's all....

Congrats Canada.

How? I stated "I hate". This makes it my opinion and not a fact.

 

[Jimbo]

Still does not make it right. The Olympics should not be for the professionals. Just my opinion.

You would have a VERY hard time verifying that type of thing.

It all started awhile back when the Russians brought thier professional team

 

[DodgerKing]

There is something touching when you hear an entire stadium stand up and sing their own country's national anthem. Even though it is not the US National Anthem sung here in the USA, I still got goose bumps listening to them support their own.

 

[Jimbo]

There is something touching when you hear an entire stadium stand up and sing their own country's national anthem. Even though it is not the US National Anthem sung here in the USA, I still got goose bumps listening to them support their own.

Also appreciate the hand that the Canadian fans gave Ryan Miller when his name was announced during the medal ceremony .

 

[Jimbo]

Do they do a MVP of the tournament / game ?

If so I believe it would go to , in my opinion to Ryan Miller even though the US did not win.