GDT: 2014 Winter Olympics Part IV, POTENTIAL SPOILERS

[11MilesPerJohan]

Haha, they got what they deserved. How they do this over and over is pure insanity. Fall behind and rather than dig deep and play as a team, they begin the puck hogging clinics

Right, at some point, you would think they'd take a hard look at themselves and try to change the way they do things. Besides Datsyuk, they are all pretty much the same type of player.

 

[dtam83]

"Lou, hello. This Ilya. I wish to come back to United States and escape Devil."

"You mean you want to be a devil again?"

"No, escape Devil. Putin already kill Varlamov."

 

[Artemis]

So ironic considering that the Soviet teams were powerhouses because they were machines, and this Russian team can't win because they're a bunch of individuals.

 

[C77]

I had to.

No heart.

 

[robert terwilliger]

i wonder how milbury and roenick feel about russian hockey players.

 

[qc]

I'm nervous about the US game.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Krejci time!

 

[BMC]

Finland frustrating Russia.

Historically the Finns have been very good at doing that and not just at hockey either.

 

[11MilesPerJohan]

I'm nervous about the US game.

Ditto.

 

[BklyNBruiN]

Historically the Finns have been very good at doing that and not just at hockey either.

That's right.

 

[BklyNBruiN]

Tons of Rask Olympic photos already hitting the web.

 

[Artemis]

Historically the Finns have been very good at doing that and not just at hockey either.

I'm sure in Finland right now they've come up with some good Winter War jokes.

 

[ODAAT]

Historically the Finns have been very good at doing that and not just at hockey either.

Think I heard that since NHL`ers allowed to play, the Finns have collected more medals than any country in Hockey

 

[qc]

This is why hockey is the ultimate team sport.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

I'm nervous about the US game.

We will be fine

 

[Shadowthrone]

Yeah, those Gulag and Siberia "jokes" are not even funny. Pathetic...

 

[BMC]

Not that I love the idea of Rask starting back to back days. But oh my is this glorious glorious karma for Putin.

Quoted for truth.

Putin made it clear he wanted the hockey gold medal for Russia more than any other.

I think it put too much pressure on the team plus I think the team was poorly constructed in the first place[too many stars not enough workers] and it showed in their performances.

Suck it Putin!!!

 

[BMC]

I'm sure in Finland right now they've come up with some good Winter War jokes.

You know it and good on them!

 

[qc]

We will be fine

I expect a W, but I don't think it'll be that easy. And with the Ruskis out of the equation, I expect to see a lot of of the funny business in the subsequent games.

 

[BklyNBruiN]

Yeah, those Gulag and Siberia "jokes" are not even funny. Pathetic...

Agreed..

 

[BMC]

Chartered flight to Siberia all warmed up

Given the state of Russian aviation the plane will probably crash on the way, sparing the passengers life in that frozen hell hole

 

[11MilesPerJohan]

Here come the humor police...

 

[TCL40]

Quoted for truth.

Putin made it clear he wanted the hockey gold medal for Russia more than any other.

I think it put too much pressure on the team plus I think the team was poorly constructed in the first place[too many stars not enough workers] and it showed in their performances.

Suck it Putin!!!

You can't always believe the things Pierre says but he mentioned rumors of tension between the NHL and KHL Russians-if there are league rivalry tensions on a team it also makes it harder to play like a team. Not really familiar with the KHLers on the team other than a couple or so but Ovie is prone to playing like an individual-especially when behind so not sure the KHL/NHL played a role for his poor performance.

 

[robert terwilliger]

would have thought that russian hockey and airplanes wouldn't be joked about.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

What a game. I think Komarov would be a great addition. Tuukka was great, Teukka was good and my god does Määttä look beastly. I feel somewhat sad for Russian players (except for Kovalchuk lol) as they had huge pressure. However this game once again showed the problem of Russians. They aren't a team, they're a bunch of individuals. They create chances, but never realize their full potential.

Oh and great to see Tuukka play like this again. I wonder if Malkin got a flashback from last spring. He had a funny interview too, hope hes back in the zone for good.