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  1. The US haven't really been able to generate anything - if Canada doesn't take risks - they are really hard pressed to force the issue.
  2. No bloke, I listen to them on the radio from the beach. Their cycle game is very good - that's another issue entirely. Mistakes will happen - it's the really stupid ones that can kill you.
  3. Yeah, he's doing his job, creating possession. On the Canadian side, Bergeron and Toews have been suffocating the US.
  4. Yeah, they "pick their spots", especially Getzlaf. Did you see the blind back pass off the half boards - to no one - in the first period? The kind of brain cramp that turns into an odd man rush - the one thing the US desperately needs with the likes of Kane and Kessel in the lineup. Canada plays smart hockey and they win this matchup most days. The last thing they should be doing is pulling fancy, risky crap.
  5. Kesler took a huge shot from Ovechkin as well - he needs to get his GD priorities straight and save his health for his real team.
  6. Get real and/or grow up. It's a fact. Kessel is prolific in his giveaways. I've seen at least three blatant giveaways already - and they can really kill you when you're playing a team like Canada. The guy has a world class shot and great speed - otherwise, he's a one dimensional liability.
  7. I was just shocked by all the "expert" halfwits praising their forward group as if superior to Canada's. Derp. They might be able to win with an efficient counterpunch, but they're hands down outclassed overall.
  8. Sutherland is a bloody idiot. Tim Peel and Kelly Sutherland representing the NHL in the two semis... Sad.
  9. yeah, will the real Duncan Keith please show up.
  10. That's all they've got. They're an inferior possession team.
  11. The USA taking a page out of the Toronto Maple Leafs possession game handbook.
  12. Kessel with a handful of giveaways already.
  13. Will be interesting to see if the US can withstand a relentless forecheck. Their floaters and young D will be hard pressed.
  14. Love to see Bergeron on the top line. He deserves it, and he's the perfect two way complement.
  15. Some good old fashioned Sharks embellishment outta Pavelski in the 1st period. And then Kane crybabying and getting rewarded. Canada could use some of that - need Couture out there diving all over the place drawing penalties - particularly with a dumbass like Sutherland doing the game.
  16. give those guys some smelling salts far too many brain cramps in the first period
  17. You can really see the defensive superiority of Canada's forwards in that period. The USA has some real two-way liabilities in their lineup that put extra pressure on their young blueline. I think that is their glaring weakness - if Canada can capitalize on it, it could be the difference between these teams.
  18. That dive that Carpenter took to start the 3rd period was a classic. Actually lead to their 2nd goal on the powerplay - so folks complaining about the even-up slash in OT might want to take the whole game into consideration. I can still remember the time the Canadian women had to kill off virtually an entire period of consecutive penalties (and won that game). Canada owes no apologies for this victory.
  19. TSN's intermission - far superior to the CBC's.
  20. Healy being Healy - calling the Canada US semifinal the gold medal game. Dumbass comment, but predictable. Sweden won gold in Turin and Lillehammer. They won the World Championships last year. The Fins won silver in Turin. In other words - two Olympics ago, Sweden vs Finland was literally the Gold medal game. The Swedes are undefeated, outscoring their opponents 15-5. The Fins have outscored their opponents 18-8. Canada took overtime to edge the Fins. The Fins handled the Russians while the Americans were extremely fortunate to defeat a Russian team that outclassed them considerably. People are making far too much of what the Americans did against Slovenia etc. It doesn't mean a whiff.
  21. It's not news that Sutherland is from Richmond. But that means literally nothing where his handling of Canucks games is concerned. I suppose that entitles him to mangle every game he does? The guy is severely incompetent. McCreary is Canadian as well, and was the absolute last guy you'd want reffing an international game involving Canada. Doesn't bode well with Sutherland handling the game - the possibility of it becoming a gong show is multiples higher.
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