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  1. The Swedes have a Hart Trophy. He'll be in the back of Daniel's mind, reminding him to use the force.
  2. Kesler and Callahan were throwing their heart and soul into their uniform - and continued to even with their team down. As the commentators pointed out, Callahan was blocking Sami Salo shots when the game was clearly over. Pride - of the good kind. They refused to embarrass themselves, and they represented as they should. I'm not going to pretend there aren't guys on the Canadian roster who wouldn't mail it in - but imo that's not how the game should be played - and the guys that show up in these games and give everything also happen to be the real players that put your team over the top when they win. Nothing has ever disgusted me more about Canadian hockey than when that crap has oozed out of Canadian's attitudes in the past. It's essentially an insult to all your opponents - that is ending up where it rightly should - right back in your face. If I'm the coach and my team pulls that performance - I rip (most of) them - and don't care if it's the last game of the tournament. You start to build for the future right now. I just learned a whole lot about who represents that country the next time they put that uniform on. Finland approached that medal as it should be imo - with respect. The pretense that a bronze isn't worth working for or doesn't mean anything is snotty, elitist crap that takes being one of the best three teams in the world for granted. It's arrogance of the wrong kind - like the spoiled little sweet 16 kid that's crying because they 'only' got a Lexus when they wanted a Lamborghini. I think this is a teachable moment where the veterans and leaders need to make a measured statement that while part of it is slightly understandable, it is at the same time completely unacceptable. It's the Olympics and a world stage. Getting chippy and undisciplined, while floating your way to getting your asses kicked is a sign of a real need to grow some more character.
  3. Some of those Americans are going to have a hard time looking Callahan and Kesler in the face after that absence.
  4. I don't know but the USA just lost Gold and then lost Bronze in a span of 24hrs...
  5. Congratulations Finland! Congrats Teeemu and Selanne! I absolutely love the way they play the game. Bronze matters. Can't really ask for more than a Teemu Selanne game winning goal and one for icing in his Finnish finale. 24 goals in 37 Olympic games for Selanne is simply unreal against that quality of competition. And cliche, but as classy as the sport has ever seen. Hard to imagine anyone ever scoring 76 goals as a rookie and then still one of the best players in the world in his 40s. Simply the best.
  6. I wonder if Bobby Ryan might have been able to net one muahahahaha.
  7. haha, Bieber tweeting that it's "Gold next" and "proud Canadian".... doesn't realize he's been traded.
  8. I wouldn't say they were their top pairing - Kronwall Ericsson were probably their top pairing - but trusting Edler with a freewheeler like Karlsson imo is telling.
  9. Apparently the Swedes form a much greater estimation of the players that grace the Canucks organization. Edler was paired with Karlsson while Daniel was essentially their General.
  10. Joking and trash talking aside, look forward to having an angry Kesler with a chip on his shoulder back in a Canucks uniform (secretly loved it when he threw Doughty around like a rag doll), and where Kessel is concerned, he was one of the better Americans - one of the few who was actually dangerous at times (- even if at both ends of the ice).
  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MoPZx0GkvHI
  12. The Placebo Effect. [there's more than a screw loose]
  13. the losers just gained the Leafs top prospect.
  14. Imo Price deserved to be the starter in this tournament.
  15. Says the guy with the Peyton Manning sig! How did the Legion of Boom taste Heffy?
  16. Well, that's about it. Nothing else matters much really. The men and women swept the US. What else is there?
  17. "We were already stuck with Kessel, and now.... Bieber!"
  18. Congratulations to Daniel and Alex. Eddie's been great and Daniel was a giant in the semifinal win over Finland.
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