Finland is looking pretty good, even if it is against belarus.

[Edited on February 17, 2010 at 3:40 PM. Reason : 3 for olympic hockey bitches]

2/17/2010 3:40:21 PM

So tell me how I should expect the USA to do? The fins and russians are sick. All I hear is talk about the fins and sweds....

2/17/2010 5:25:38 PM

canada is stacked the usa didnt look good yesterday it could be rough

2/17/2010 5:37:04 PM

I'd say quality of team runs like this:

1. Canada
2. Russia
3. Finland
4. USA
5. Sweden

2/17/2010 5:41:57 PM

sweden is too old

2/17/2010 10:47:04 PM

First real good matchup is coming up in a couple mins, and a great rivalry as well. Czech Republic vs. Slovakia.

2/17/2010 11:58:29 PM

yeah, trying real hard to stay awake for that one. will probably make it to 12:30, then fall asleep 10 minutes in. this game should give a good indicator of which of those will be the dark horse out of group B.

2/18/2010 12:10:03 AM

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[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 12:25 AM. Reason : wrong fucking thjread]

2/18/2010 12:24:52 AM

Damn straight Capt. Elias!!!

2/18/2010 12:26:21 AM

FUN HOCKEY

2/18/2010 10:39:44 AM

alright, USA... need to win by at least 4 here.

2/18/2010 3:09:40 PM

USA GOAL!

2/18/2010 3:11:23 PM

These white jerseys are SHARP! I think I've made up my mind to get a White #39 jersey now

2/18/2010 3:21:25 PM

WHAT A FORECHECK! DRUUURY scores!

2/18/2010 3:29:11 PM

Well if noone else is watching the game, I'll keep up with the highlights.

2-0 USA

Miller with two outstanding saves in the first.

Doc, "His name is too long to keep saying. So his name is Zook."

2/18/2010 3:37:28 PM

I didn't actually realize until a moment ago that the format is different than I assumed it was. The schedule I posted on the first page omits Tuesday, February 23, which is the playoff qualification.

At the end of the group stage, the teams are ranked 1 through 12. 1-4 get byes into the quarterfinals. 5-8 play for the final 4 spots in the quarterfinals.

I had assumed that a loss for Slovakia against Russia tonight would pretty much mean they are out, but not the case in this format. Only the worst 4 teams go out after this.

2/18/2010 3:40:13 PM

Miller with more spectacular work.

Pride and joy of Buffalo, NY Kane gets his 1st Olympic goal!

2/18/2010 4:04:54 PM

And USA lets both Switzerland and Norway score on them.

2/18/2010 4:09:32 PM

Langenbrunner misses an empty net, 2 on 1 the other way, and a SH goal by Holtet for the Norwegians

USA leads 3-1

2/18/2010 4:10:47 PM

The knockround is 1-4 bye to quarters

5-12 winner plays 4th ranked team
6-11 winner plays 3rd ranked team
7-10 winner plays 2nd ranked team
8-9 winner plays 1st ranked team

2/18/2010 4:10:53 PM

A real chippy game, USA willing to sacrifice defensive position in exchange for more offense. Miller has been the difference, as the Norwegians have had lots of high quality scoring chances.

3-1 after 2

2/18/2010 4:30:42 PM

Ryan Miller with an assist, and it really should be his 2nd of the tourney but he didn't get credit in the game against the Swiss. In any event a heads-up play to catch Norway on a change, inside out by Jack Johnson, and the baseball swing of Ryan Malone adds a goal for a much more comfortable 4-1 lead.

2/18/2010 5:08:28 PM

SCOAAARE!!

2/18/2010 5:09:59 PM

Quote :

"Miller has been the difference, as the Norwegians have had lots of high quality scoring chances."

take off the slug-colored glasses. yes, they've had some quality chances, once of which they potted. But total, Norway only has 11 shots.

2/18/2010 5:11:38 PM

Rafalski adds two late goals to make it 6-1.

Hey it is what it is, more then half their shots have been great scoring chances, and with any other American goalie this game would have been tied in the 3rd. Jeremy Roenick says after the game, "This is Ryan Miller's tournament to win or lose." The commentators must have had slug-colored glasses cause they agreed

Two days rest and then Canada is up next, can't wait for Sunday!

And I just want to say that it pisses me off that USA hockey is on the ice, Lindsay Vonn is on the slopes, Canada wins their third gold medal, and Judge Judy is on NBC.

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 5:29 PM. Reason : ]

2/18/2010 5:26:06 PM

Quote :

"with any other American goalie this game would have been tied in the 3rd."

[No]

2/18/2010 5:31:00 PM

You really think that the game would've been tied with Jon Quick, who headed into the Olympics with a shutout against Colorado, in our net?

2/18/2010 5:32:55 PM

Payback is a bitch in approximately 1 hour for Les Suisses.



[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 6:48 PM. Reason : crying swiss man pic]

2/18/2010 6:38:36 PM

1-0 Canada with about 6 mins left in the 1st

Swiss look alright and have had some good chances.

2/18/2010 7:55:04 PM

Canada's PP looks like shit. They have to pound the gd puck at the net. not look for the tic tac toe.

2/18/2010 7:57:14 PM

You're asking an all-star team with no true grinders to muck it up.

Ain't gonna happen.

2/18/2010 8:02:53 PM

^no. i'm asking them to put the puck on net instead of looking for the tap-in. hockey 101.

2/18/2010 8:06:53 PM

Hiller's not going to get beat easily with point blasts. The point of getting pucks to the net on the PP is to generate rebounds, but you still need someone to fight through there. Outside of Perry and Getzlaf, who are both on the second unit, there aren't those type of bodies. The Canadian PP units are built around working the puck.

And of course, it's the impromptu third unit that gets a dirty goal.

2/18/2010 8:10:58 PM

whaddya know, 2nd Canada goal vs. Switzerland tonight: Weber pounds the puck on net, Marleau puts in the rebound.

2/18/2010 8:24:58 PM

^ And they're not really a PP unit.

2/18/2010 8:26:08 PM

^looks like they were out on the PP, thus they're a PP unit.

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 8:33 PM. Reason : ..]

2/18/2010 8:33:29 PM

Woo, classic Marty Brodeur, Swiss pull one back.

2/18/2010 8:34:52 PM

SWITZERLAND

2/18/2010 8:53:08 PM

Vulcan91?[b] You are obviously not a real Vulcan.... Everyone knows that Vulcans view odd numbers as bad luck!

2/18/2010 8:56:23 PM

LOL EPIC CALL OUT

2/18/2010 8:58:51 PM

wat

2/18/2010 9:00:55 PM

Vulcans view odd numbers as bad luck! If you were a real Vulcan you would know this..

2/18/2010 9:03:52 PM

CALL OUT LOL EPIC

2/18/2010 9:05:45 PM

I don't care if you have to take Marleau off that Thornton line but GET CROSBY ON THE ICE DURING THE PP.

2/18/2010 9:05:48 PM

crosby needs an ambalamps

he's leakin

2/18/2010 9:18:33 PM

i am half Swiss so fuck Canada

2/18/2010 9:19:49 PM

whoa, calm down buddy....both countries are neutral!

2/18/2010 9:21:15 PM

The Swiss are playing REALLY well right now. Canada doesn't look quite like the superteam that they are supposed to be.

2/18/2010 9:21:33 PM

JONAS HILLER

2/18/2010 9:27:12 PM

this game is fun to watch. Hiller has been crazy good

2/18/2010 9:34:03 PM