Oshie just wrote himself a giant check for when his contract is up.
that was quite the display, will always be referenced with USA shoot-outs for all time, much like Toews is with Canada due to that World Junior tourny
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Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
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Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
I agree. Looks like if Canada wins in regulation tomorrow will have 1 Canada 2 Sweden 3 USA 4 Russia 5 Finland 6 Switzerland
To me that's a tough draw for Canada and a relatively easy draw for USA. The Swiss will be a tough out but US should win 2-0 if they lean hard on Suter and ride him about 30 minutes. Just can't get frustrated. And Sweden is pretty beat up but they still have second best blue line in tournament.
That's based on USA and Russia winning in regulation which they should be able to do..
Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
I agree. Looks like if Canada wins in regulation tomorrow will have 1 Canada 2 Sweden 3 USA 4 Russia 5 Finland 6 Switzerland
To me that's a tough draw for Canada and a relatively easy draw for USA. The Swiss will be a tough out but US should win 2-0 if they lean hard on Suter and ride him about 30 minutes. Just can't get frustrated. And Sweden is pretty beat up but they still have second best blue line in tournament.
That's based on USA and Russia winning in regulation which they should be able to do..
I really don't get what your saying about "tough draw ... if Canada wins in regulation they advance to the QF, Sweden won their pool and if the US win they win their pool. So I assume you think these will be the the quarterfinal teams? so you'd rather play Russia again? and you think Switzerland is better than Russia? I mean I really don't get your point. I think Switzerland is a good defensive team, not so good offensively. and I know they beat us 8 years ago, but that was 8 years ago. I know you beat Russia today, in a shoot out ... but Russia is a very good team who can score. But I am of the belief anybody can win on any given day but I think in a QF game I'll take my chances with Switzerland. But first we must beat Finland and Finland is good.
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The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
While I don't necessarily like the shootout either, I think they have to use it in certain scenarios like regular season NHL games or these round robin tournament formats when you have a schedule of successive games stacked up. The tie is a foreign concept to most of the sports world except soccer and formerly hockey. You want a winner decided and as much as I love the drama of a multiple OT battle, these preliminary games need to end relatively on schedule. Back in the day, it was always a bit awkward coming home from the Forum after a tie. Didn't win, but didn't lose. The thing I didn't necessarily like about the Olympic shootout was that you could repeat the same guys (but it worked out for the US in a big way). I think you should at least have to go through your entire lineup. Also, I didn't get why the order flipped once it got to sudden death. Looking forward to the rest of the tournament.
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Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
I don't like the shootout either, but i don't think they have much of a choice in the prelims.
I do think it should just be OT in the knock-out rounds.
Can finally watch a Live hockey game today.....although didn't miss much in Canada's first 2 games. Fins will be going down, hope that beast Getzlaf has a great game..he is looking real good out there. Maybe cause he is on the west coast and I don't get to see him tons, but what a hockey player.
Yeah great job by Oshie yesterday...has some great moves. Reminded me of Toews at the World Junior Tourney awhile ago when he spanked the USA in the same fashion
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Still on high from this morning's game. Woke up at 4:30am here in CA to watch it live. As an LA Kings homer, I have to say Quick got extremely lucky with that disallowed goal because that net wasn't off by much. While I don't like the rule of being able to repeat guys, Oshie was huge in the shootout. He and Quick answered the bell when needed most.
The shootout is the most ridiculous way to end a team sport game. I never liked the shootout, never will. With the amount of talent on the ice playing 4 on 4, highly doubt that game would have went ten minutes. Unfortunately these preliminary games don't amount to much except the pool winners avoid an extra game, Canada played the extra game in Vancouver.
I agree. Looks like if Canada wins in regulation tomorrow will have 1 Canada 2 Sweden 3 USA 4 Russia 5 Finland 6 Switzerland
To me that's a tough draw for Canada and a relatively easy draw for USA. The Swiss will be a tough out but US should win 2-0 if they lean hard on Suter and ride him about 30 minutes. Just can't get frustrated. And Sweden is pretty beat up but they still have second best blue line in tournament.
That's based on USA and Russia winning in regulation which they should be able to do..
I really don't get what your saying about "tough draw ... if Canada wins in regulation they advance to the QF, Sweden won their pool and if the US win they win their pool. So I assume you think these will be the the quarterfinal teams? so you'd rather play Russia again? and you think Switzerland is better than Russia? I mean I really don't get your point. I think Switzerland is a good defensive team, not so good offensively. and I know they beat us 8 years ago, but that was 8 years ago. I know you beat Russia today, in a shoot out ... but Russia is a very good team who can score. But I am of the belief anybody can win on any given day but I think in a QF game I'll take my chances with Switzerland. But first we must beat Finland and Finland is good.
Canada will have Russia and Finland in their half of the bracket while USA should have the Swiss and a depleted Sweden in their half. Canada will have an easier QF but a much more difficult SF. USA should beat the swiss then they get Sweden who is 3 F short right now. I would rather not have to play Canada, Finland or Russia. And USA won't have to play any of those until next t Sunday if they get that far.
Still one more game to go and it could change again for US if it goes to OT but I think the Swiss is as bad as it can get for US in QF. They are good but honestly if they go with Suter's pairing for about 30 min and play smart they should win 2-0 or so.
I'm hoping S Weber puts one through the net today and Canada wins 3-1 vs the Fins.
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To me that's a tough draw for Canada and a relatively easy draw for USA. The Swiss will be a tough out but US should win 2-0 if they lean hard on Suter and ride him about 30 minutes. Just can't get frustrated. And Sweden is pretty beat up but they still have second best blue line in tournament.
That's based on USA and Russia winning in regulation which they should be able to do..
But I am of the belief anybody can win on any given day but I think in a QF game I'll take my chances with Switzerland. But first we must beat Finland and Finland is good.
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The thing I didn't necessarily like about the Olympic shootout was that you could repeat the same guys (but it worked out for the US in a big way). I think you should at least have to go through your entire lineup. Also, I didn't get why the order flipped once it got to sudden death.
Looking forward to the rest of the tournament.
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I don't like the shootout either, but i don't think they have much of a choice in the prelims.
I do think it should just be OT in the knock-out rounds.
Yeah great job by Oshie yesterday...has some great moves. Reminded me of Toews at the World Junior Tourney awhile ago when he spanked the USA in the same fashion
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I'm hoping S Weber puts one through the net today and Canada wins 3-1 vs the Fins.
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