GDT: Gold medal game CAN-RUS part 2

[Lomez]

Canada Could make three, four, five teams. thats why the NHL will forcibly split up team canada and force them to split into two teams based on age and yes they can win gold and silver. HERE WE GO BABY!

Five teams, that's crazy. Actually, most of the Canadian players could win a medal playing by themselves! They could, conceivably win 27 separate medals. Sid could probably play Sweden and Finland alone on separate rinks at the same time and crush them both.

 

[Like Wall]

By the time they played the anthem they were all gone.

They already did the handshakes, maybe that was the plan by the organizers.

I don't think so. Half of the team left, while Ovechkin, Malkin and few other players still lingered.

 

[SilverSeven]

Could someone please remind Crosby that no one in Canada cares about this meaningless tournament and that his team has won pretty much nothing today?

Why the ?

Over half of Canada watched the gold medal game in Vancouver. Per capita by country it was the most watched sporting event ever.

Do you think over half of the country watched this game? I would be SHOCKED if 2 million did.

No one cares about the WHC.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Oh I see. So this means that all tournaments are important now?

iirc, they plan on giving to smaller communities who cannot afford hockey programs.

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Ah, yes. Rinne won the prize for best goalie though. These iihf awards are always quite confusing.

Yeah, so weird.

 

[John Agar]

hahaha reminds me this

Thanks for the Tribute.... LOL...

 

[Daisy Jane]

Why the ?

Over half of Canada watched the gold medal game in Vancouver. Per capita it was the most watched sporting event ever.

Do you think over half of the country watched this game? I would be SHOCKED if 2 million did.

No one cares about the WHC.

I'm somebody

 

[Nakawick]

But it still begs the question: How the heck did team France almost steal a point from this team?

That game was after the teams 2 days off. They were hung over.

 

[FanHabtic*]

Honestly, as a Canadian i didn't really care too much win/lose. This is not a best on best tournament. Winning is great but at the end of the day - this was meaningless. What i took out of it were some of the individual performances. Like Brent Burns. Whole new respect for him. Mozyakin also.

 

[Coldplay619]

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Most of Russian team leaves ice during celebrations. Ovechkin appears to want the team to stay out.

Guessing he'll be the defacto Russian captain.

 

[JackHughes86]

usa goalie should of won

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Of course Kovy was the guy taking the players off. He is such a ****ing ass.

 

[Villert]

Guessing he'll be the defacto Russian captain.

He should be. The guy is a kid sometimes, but he's also the one showing up every year, doing the tough interviews after losses and often taking responsibility for his team.

 

[Stad]

 

[VictorLustig]

Kovalchuk, what a loser. Orders his teammates to leave before the anthem. Props to Ovi, Malkin & the other guys who stayed.

 

[kudymen]

French chirps obviously

 

[MOGlLNY]

Classless Ovechkin.

 

[illpucks]

Pure domination.

I wonder if a Canada - France final would have been closer.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

+51 goal differential

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Why the ?

Over half of Canada watched the gold medal game in Vancouver. Per capita by country it was the most watched sporting event ever.

Do you think over half of the country watched this game? I would be SHOCKED if 2 million did.

No one cares about the WHC.

The players did care. They celebrated just like the Russians celebrated last year. Just stop underrating the importance of this event for the players. Nobody cares what some fans somewhere think, the players value this tournament greatly. See how motivated and happy Crosby was. He's Canada's best player.

 

[JoeyBeans]

That's classy Russia leaving before the Anthem.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Villert]

usa goalie should of won

Agreed. Helly had better stats and a medal on a lower rank team (IIHF rankings) over Rinne, but the IIHF directorate or whatever awards are kind of silly. I love Jagr as well, but no way a forward who is tied for 20th in points for the tournament deserves MVP on a 4th place team.

 

[that is unfortunate]

Honestly, as a Canadian i didn't really care too much win/lose. This is not a best on best tournament. Winning is great but at the end of the day - this was meaningless. What i took out of it were some of the individual performances. Like Brent Burns. Whole new respect for him. Mozyakin also.

I don't see how that changes anything, you always have by FAR the best team at any tournament, WC, Olympics, WJC, you name it.

 

[RobertR]

Didn't think Canada will score so much after only 2 vs Czechs.

And thought Russia will score more with their offensive "power".

Oh well, shows how much I know.

Great tournament.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Classless Ovechkin.

by Ovechkin, do you mean Kovalchuk? Because Kovy told everyone to bounce, and Ovy was someone who said to stay...?