Olympic Hockey Thread Part III

[The Gloaming]

This pp is straight out of the torts playbook

 

[haveandare]

Isn't Suter supposed to have a bomb from the point? I feel like he hasn't used it much all tournament.

 

[DoTheBlue]

I tried to will that in for Stasny. Didn't work.

 

[Clausewitz]

One of each are reffing, one Canadian linesmen.

Didn't know. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Who broke up the pass on the 2 on 1?

 

[The Gloaming]

Hard plays please. This isn't Slovakia.

 

[Ail]

Welp, if that's how they're are going to play the 3rd as well, don't bother.

 

[The Gloaming]

Great. Down by one going into the third. Way to represent.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

When you have NHL 3rd liners like Callahan and Brown on your team you won't compete with Canada.

 

[Cmox]

LOL, I just fell in love with Backes

 

[haveandare]

When you have NHL 3rd liners like Callahan Brown on your team you won't compete with Canada.

Both guys were on the Silver team last time that competed into OT. Right now they're down by 1 after 2. That's competing.

 

[Fitzy]

Very difficult to create chances vs the combination of Canadian defensemen and an impetuous back check from the energized forwards.

USA has had chances to score, just barely missed each one.

 

[Callagraves]

is Dustin Brown allergic to the puck?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Both guys were on the Silver team last time that competed into OT. Right now they're down by 1 after 2. That's competing.

They were better players then and Latvia was at 1-1 for most of last game, did they compete?

 

[DudMan28]

When you have NHL 3rd liners like Callahan and Brown on your team you won't compete with Canada.

Brown is garbage. Hate to say it but this is where leaving BobbyRyan home hurts.

 

[Ola]

When you have NHL 3rd liners like Callahan and Brown on your team you won't compete with Canada.

Think if anything there is a bit of a lack of top end centers. You don't want guys like Kessel and JVR to RUN a PP at this level.

 

[haveandare]

They were better players then and Latvia was at 1-1 for most of last game, did they compete?

No. Latvia got blown out. There's a big gap between having the better of the play and outshooting your opponent by 40 or whatever shots it was vs Latvia. The US isn't winning, but they're certainly competing.

 

[NYGBleedBlueNYR]

They have several D with good shots but never shoot.

Stop trying to make great plays. Put the puck on net.

So frustrating to watch.

 

[ArPanet]

Okposo too. For Brown and Callahan.

McD on the pp. Callahan too, since he'll go to the net and stay there.

 

[Lime]

Haven't noticed The Thrill much aside from that chance right off the bat

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Hope USA pulls this out, that way I don't care who'll win in the finals, lol.

Will either be my home country, or Lundqvist will get another gold medal.

 

[Let Blaine Die]

Think if anything there is a bit of a lack of top end centers. You don't want guys like Kessel and JVR to RUN a PP at this level.

That's USA's biggest weakness. Backes, Stastny, Pavelski and Kesler are all very good players, but USA's center depth has 0 superstars, unlike Canada, Russsia, and Sweden. Maybe Galchenyuk and Eichel in the future.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Really they are right in it.

But they've missed on several "gotta bury it to win" chances. Not bad misses. But you need to get 1+ of them to beat Canada.

The effort from Nash is pissing me off big time as well. Thanks buddy.

 

[ArPanet]

3rd shouldn't be as passive.

 

[RangersFan]

the passivity on their pps have killed them. they must be deliberate and start blasting pucks from every where like they did to open the 1st period.