Bugg Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Canada-the GOLD. Brodeur and a wealth of talent. Czech Republic-SILVER. A happy Jagr and great goaltending make this team a tough out. Sweden-BRONZE. King Hendrik will go far, but not all the way. Forsberg's injury costs them the top spot. Russia-4th. If they get their act together, it might be even better. Goaltending is a weakness. When Alexei Kovalev is talking about guys sacrificing and backckecking, we're in an alternative universe. USA-5th. No Ryan Miller-yet. Please-Robert Esche, Rick DiPietro-how about a lil'fender bender out there in the snow today? Nothing dangerous, just that you're dropping out to recover for the stretch run. C'mon-PLEASE! That and Chelios alternatively being treated like a road cone when not in the penalty box.Simply dumb penalties against these letal PP units is death. Was this teram picked out of a hat? But again, if Miller isn't there, no medal shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Canada should be the overwhelming favorite- the Czech's will be hard to beat (led by Rangers players) and Hasek. Sweden and Finland will be good also US will be tough to get any medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 King Henrik, you mean, right? Like King Henrik Zetterberg. Canada, Sweeden, and the Czech's will be playing for the gold. Russia and the US will be factors too. Canada - Gold US - Silver (call it the upset or whatever) Sweeden - Bronze Anyway you slice it up, it's going to be a fun two weeks of hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 if Miller isn't there, no medal shot. DING, DING, DING!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 But what about women's hockey? So far.... Canada 16 Italy 0 Canada 12 Russia 0 Yep, I'm that desperate for sports, I watched some women's hockey yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 But what about women's hockey? So far.... Canada 16 Italy 0 Canada 12 Russia 0 Yep, I'm that desperate for sports, I watched some women's hockey yesterday. USA vs. Canada will be some game- even if it is women's hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 USA vs. Canada will be some game- even if it is women's hockey Who watches women's hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Who watches women's hockey? If a choice between figure skating and women's hockey I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 If a choice between figure skating and women's hockey I do US girls team is pretty good! they score more than the girls on the L Word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 But what about women's hockey? So far.... Canada 16 Italy 0 Canada 12 Russia 0 Yep, I'm that desperate for sports, I watched some women's hockey yesterday. Expect the Italian mens to team to take a spanking too, as their best player appears to be Jason Muzzatti, former Whalers backup to the backup! Actually, the summer Olympics are always more enjoyable, watching the Italian National Team (as well as everyone else) just dismantle the team full of NBA stars ~LOL~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJets Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Gold - Czech Silver - Canada Bronze - Sweden I'm sure Canada will win, but I am a Rangers fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Gold - Czech Silver - Canada Bronze - Sweden I'm sure Canada will win, but I am a Rangers fan. I know where you are coming from AMJETS seems like half the Czech team are Ranger players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 If a choice between figure skating and women's hockey I do Did you see the girls yesterday (USA against Finland). Finland looked flat. Terrible skaters. Did you watch Krissy Wendell? A talented player and has Ovechkinesque moves. Women's hockey sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Did you see the girls yesterday (USA against Finland). Finland looked flat. Terrible skaters. Did you watch Krissy Wendell? A talented player and has Ovechkinesque moves. Women's hockey sucks. The only good women teams are the Canada and USA teams- all the others even the Flyers could beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Did you see the girls yesterday (USA against Finland). Finland looked flat. Terrible skaters. Did you watch Krissy Wendell? A talented player and has Ovechkinesque moves. Women's hockey sucks. They play with no contact or anything like that. The only countries that had a woman's hockey til ten years ago were the States and Canada. Hopefully, the rest of the world catches up quick. I did hear Canada did beat Italy today. But, everything between 6 and 10 is a blur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hasek hurt during Czech Republic opener Posted: Feb.15, 2006, 10:41 am CST; Updated: Feb.15, 2006, 11:05 am CST TORINO, Italy (AP) -- Goalie Dominik Hasek, who starred in the Czech Republic's surprise victory in the 1998 Olympics, left Wednesday's round-robin opener against Germany in the first period with an apparent leg injury. Hasek, one of the NHL's top goaltenders for years, grimaced in pain as he spread his legs to stop a shot during a German power play about six minutes into the game. He didn't face another shot for the next few minutes, but left the ice when play stopped 9 1/2 minutes into the period. After consulting briefly on the bench with the Czech coaches, Hasek was taken to a locker room to be examined by physicians. He returned to the bench area late in the period, a towel draped around his neck. Losing the 41-year-old Hasek would be a major blow to the Czechs, who are seen as favorite Canada's biggest challenger for the gold medal in Torino. Because Olympic teams must play five games in eight days during round-robin play and another three to win a medal, even a minor injury can sideline a player for all or most of the tournament. Hasek, who now plays for the Ottawa Senators, is a six-time winner of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goalie. He also won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP in 1997 and 1998 and led the Detroit Red Wings to the 2002 Stanley Cup. Hasek has been troubled by groin injuries in recent years but has played 43 games this season. His 2.09 goals-against average is one of the lowest in the league. Senators are holding their breath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 TORINO, Italy (AP) -- Rick DiPietro reached for the water bottle after one save and less than 30 seconds of action. It didn't take long for the pressure to ease on the U.S. goalie and his teammates in a 4-1 victory Thursday night over Kazakhstan. DiPietro, dressed in stars-and-stripes pads and a mask that bears the image of the helicopter his father piloted in the Vietnam War, needed to make only 11 saves in his successful Olympic debut. "Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game,'' the New York Islanders goaltender said. The difference was in the result. The U.S. (1-0-1) used three first-period goals to move into second place in Group B with three points, behind Slovakia -- the Americans' next opponent and the only 2-0 team in the six-squad bunch. It didn't take long for the U.S. to shake off any remaining jet lag and the disappointment of its 3-3 tie with Latvia in Wednesday's opener. The Americans quickly established dominance over a team that fielded only two NHL players. "I loved how we skated and were in position,'' forward Doug Weight said. "We played better as a team. We should've had a lot more goals.'' Anything but a victory would have made the chances of advancing to the quarterfinals near impossible as the Americans still have their three toughest matchups ahead of them in a four-day span beginning Saturday. "Against Slovakia, we're going to have to be on top of our game,'' Brian Rolston said. Kazakhstan, outshot 36-12, has been outscored 11-3 in its two losses. The Americans peppered goaltender Vitaly Kolesnik, who has been in the minor leagues since a seven-game stint with Colorado in December. He faced 17 shots in the first period and gave up power-play goals to Rolston and Brian Gionta along with an even-strength score by Bill Guerin that made it 1-0 just 1:34 in. Mike Modano made it 4-1 at 11:53 of the third, 51 seconds after Yevgeniy Koreshkov scored for Kazakhstan on its first third-period shot. DiPietro turned aside five shots in the first period -- only one of which came from in close as the Americans dominated. Rolston was the fourth forward on the Americans' power-play unit, serving a role he fills with the Minnesota Wild. That also helped take the load off the U.S. defense, down to six players for the second straight game as New Jersey's Brian Rafalski sat out with an injury believed to be to his midsection. Kazakhstan couldn't muster any kind of counterattack. Unlike Wednesday against Latvia with John Grahame in goal, the Americans didn't have to fear every mistake turning into an odd-man rush the other way. Even when there was a breakdown, the threat was minimal. Aryom Argokov had a second-period breakaway but then shot high over the net. Later, DiPietro fell down while the puck was in his zone and still didn't have to scramble back into position. Kazakhstan didn't register a shot in the middle period until 13:09 elapsed. By then, the shot tally was 26-6. Guerin started the scoring with a shot from the edge of the right circle as he was falling to his knees. Rolston made it 2-0 at 8:31 when he ripped in a shot as he skated inside the blue line. Gionta netted his second in two games by tipping in John-Michael Liles' drive from the right point with 3:10 left in the first. US beat them but only 4 to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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