GDT: 2014 Winter Olympics Part IV, POTENTIAL SPOILERS

[11MilesPerJohan]

As a Canadian, I have to think the USA are the team to beat now after seeing the Canada Latvia game no?

The US is certainly playing better, but all it takes is one game for Canada to find itself. There's still too much talent there not to think they would be favored in any one game. Also, I think it would be a more wide open game for them. A lot of these lesser teams have done a good job of clogging things up and relying on the goaltending to keep things close. It would still be a hell of a game.

 

[TCL40]

Although Canada has out-shot Latvia by a wide margin, Latvia is doing a good job hitting the Canadians, and knocking them off the puck, not allowing Canada much space to develop good scoring opportunities....and the Latvia goalie looks very good so far.

They also block shots.

Canada has had some chances close in but have been stone walled by the goalie and the defense doesn't let them set up camp close to the net.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but, picture the Latvian D trying to deal with Looch in front of the net, that's why i think you take him as your 14th forward.

Lucic has unique skills. Should have been on that roster for sure. Not enough guys willing to grind on that teams.

They will still win it all tough.

 

[member 96824]

BREAKING: Flyers sign Kristers Gudlevskis to a 14 year deal

 

[TCL40]

Thanks. has Crosby done anything?

In the last half of the second he did pretty much nothing.

 

[icyblue]

BREAKING: Flyers sign Kristers Gudlevskis to a 14 year deal

LOL

 

[qc]

Canada GDT: It's everyone's fault except for Sidney's!

 

[TCL40]

BREAKING: Flyers sign Kristers Gudlevskis to a 14 year deal

Sad thing is I can see this being true.

 

[robert terwilliger]

BREAKING: Flyers sign Kristers Gudlevskis to a 14 year deal

future news: flyers trade gudlevskis to [team] for [offensive player] and magic beans.

future-future news: kristers gudlevskis becomes first latvian goalie to win vezina trophy.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

As a Canadian, I have to think the USA are the team to beat now after seeing the Canada Latvia game no?

USA plays a style that fits more Canada than the other country's shell defense. There is also the factor that Canada will bring their À game against US while they may have taken Latvia lightly.

 

[11MilesPerJohan]

BREAKING: Flyers sign Kristers Gudlevskis to a 14 year deal

I assume they gave him a higher AAV than Rask and King Henrik...

 

[bobbyorr04]

Thanks. has Crosby done anything?

Not really...he's been very disappointing to me in this Olympics.

 

[11MilesPerJohan]

Nice assist by Loui in the Sweden game.

 

[member 96824]

Just saw on the tweet machine that this Latvia team has 9 players that play on the same team in the KHL?

Babcock just called texted James Neal and Pascal Dupuis

 

[patty59]

Canada GDT: It's everyone's fault except for Sidney's!

He's been very underwhelming and the reason the lines are a complete mess, they need to stop worrying about getting him going and leave the other lines that are working together.

 

[TCL40]

Canada GDT: It's everyone's fault except for Sidney's!

This is true-Crosby is good but he has done very little these Olympics. Whether Canada wins or not the fans will find a way to absolve Crosby.

I wonder if part of Canada's problem is that they haven't had a truly emotional game. They got a couple of easy teams their first two games and played poorly against Finland and now they drew Latvia.

In 2010 they were in Canada and had an emotional loss to the US in the group play-that loss seemed to kick start the. Canadians and they rolled the rest of the way.

This time around there just hasn't been an emotional kick start game.

 

[robert terwilliger]

Just saw on the tweet machine that this Latvia team has 9 players that play on the same team in the KHL?

Babcock just called texted James Neal and Pascal Dupuis

neal was dangling kids upside down for lunch money and missed the call.

 

[TCL40]

Crosby just missed a mostly open net.

Puck was kind of rolling.

 

[qc]

I wish Daugman was playing. Imagine him getting the GW shootout goal with his famous spin-o-rama.

 

[Dellstrom]

Bergy wtf stop being so good

 

[TCL40]

I wish Daugman was playing. Imagine him getting the GW shootout goal with his famous spin-o-rama.

Is Dogman a scratch today?

 

[bobbyorr04]

He's been very underwhelming and the reason the lines are a complete mess, they need to stop worrying about getting him going and leave the other lines that are working together.

Very good point!

 

[qc]

Latvia is playing like the 1980 US team right now. It's remarkable.

 

[TCL40]

Latvian Dman just took a hard shot from Weber.

 

[DKH]

I wish Daugman was playing. Imagine him getting the GW shootout goal with his famous spin-o-rama.

I was thinking more like in overtime he buries the same play he missed against Chicago in the third overtime

I cant root for Latvia with a US-Canada tilt looming