Team Canada support group

Any Canadian hockey fans out there? Tonight’s game was a mess. After the first 2 minutes, I thought the boys were going to roll right over the Swedes. From that point on, Team Canada’s d was downright terrible. Not one of the forward lines was clicking tonight. I guess if we were going to have a shitty game, this might as well be the one. I don’t think we’ll see Cujo between the pipes the rest of the way. Barring a disaster, Broduer will have a good game against the Germans. What do the rest of you Canuckleheads think? And Joey Z., I’ll be cheering for the boys in red, white and blue tonight. I heard Dunham is starting in net. I must admit I am shocked by that decision.

I totally agree with Don Cherry when he says Sweden played their best & Canada plaayed lousy. I thought Canada outplayed Sweden in the 1st & 3rd though. Canada is going to work it out though, just wait & see. They’ll mop the floor/rink/whatever with the Germans for sure.

Hoser - as far as the Canada vs. Sweden game goes …? I guess the Canadians just came up flat; “shit happens!” No team in the world would have beaten Sweden tonight!!! They were as scary as a Barbra Streisand Matharon…Yikes!! As far as my boyz go … I think Coach Brooks is saving my boy Richter for the
Russians … at least, I hope so. P.S. Don’t worry
Hoser, your boyz will snap out of it and be heard
from big time!

Hoser, you were right when you said the USA forwards were warriors (in Drax’s thread). They sure controlled the neutral zone as well as the face-offs in the offensive zone. Keith Tkachuk played like his hair was on fire; Leclair wasn’t too bad either; beauty hat trick, eh…?! They almost looked too good. The Finns looked shell-shocked; 6-0, WOW! Hope to see you in the Gold medal round. P.S. I can’t believe I spelled marathon matharon me stupid … Joey Z.

Okay, let’s make this a Team U.S.A. and Team Canada support group. The Finns never stood a chance in that one. I’m glad to see my boy Johnny Vermont light it up. He’s taken a lot of heat for his subpar performance on the Flyers this year. After all, he makes 9 mill a year.

I’m not sure if Canada can rebound to get the top seed in their group, but hopefully they can at least get the 2nd seed. A Finland matchup in the elimination round wouldn’t disappoint me at all. They didn’t look very strong.

Guys, what did you think of the sweaters Canada was
wearing last night…? I thought they were unspectacular (“being kind”) at best; the US jerseys weren’t much better! Whatever happened to the look first popularized in the late 70’s during the Canada Cup … you know, the sweater with big 1/2 Maple Leaf going across it…? That jersey was a beauty; almost every kid in my neighborhood had one… and I’m an American!

P.S. Do any of you remember Darryl Sittler scoring the winning goal of the first overtime period in the 1976 Canada Cup to finally beat those "damn Ruskies...?!!!" I can still see Sittler faking the big slap shot, making the netminder flop to his knees. Once the goalie was down, Sittler skated around him, and dumped the puck into the wide open net. (Showing my age Joey Z.)

Those uniforms are cool. They look old school.

The 76 Canada Cup was 2 years before I was born, but I have seen the Sittler highlight many times as I am a bit of a hockey historian. I like those jerseys a lot, but I’m gonna have to go with Drax on this one. The old school jerseys have the same logo as the jerseys that the team wore in 1952, correct?

I think the prelims are just a testing ground to feel out the ice surface. Also they have to get used to the No Two Line Pass rule… I also think Don Cherry nailed it when he mentioned they should have dumped more. There was so much talk about us having a “skilled” team that wont dump, i think it messed with their minds a bit. I’m sure they’ll get over the no two line pass and not dumping by game 3. On a side note… I LOVE THE UNIFORMS!!! Very old school… I would just prefer a red helmet with the red uniform… not a black helmet. GOLD HERE WE COME!!! EH EH EH!!!

I didn’t realize the jerseys the Canadians were wearing are a replicia of the Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys sweater worn during 1952 Oslo Olympic Winter Games (marking the 50th anniversary of Canadian hockey Olympic gold). An oversite on my part… now I can see why you guys love them.

Don Cherry is a “crusty old bird,” but he sure knows his shit! If Don had his way, there definitely would be brawling in the olympics! Yes, sewerhooker, these are just the prelims; no one should get really excited either way yet… eh!

Hoser: Finland would be happy to play against Canada or Sweden but playing against team Hasek would be a real pain. One goal early in the game for Finns and Canada´s superstars might be in trouble!

Dirtyballs: I take back my sentiments somewhat about Finland being an easy opponent. They really pounded Belarus. Perhaps they, much like Canada, just needed to get a game out of the way? However, I will stick to my guns and say that I would much, much rather Canada play the Finns than either U.S. or Russia in the quarters. The way I see it, out of the 6 superpowers, Finland is a couple of notches beneath the rest of the field.

Dude, I´m a Finn but I have to agree with you. Russia and USA are better teams, but not so much better that many people think. And like I said being an underdog suits them very well. No pressure at all. Besides Finns have played very good against Canada in recent years. Canadians would be favourites for sure but when it comes down to only one game, you never know. Lots of great hockey still to come!

I am Canadian, and proud of it! but our hockey team was struggling until the czech game, were it seemed they played the defending champs very well and started to turn it around. I hope we can continue it into the medal round and now that Sweden has lost, I see a rematch with the Czech’s in the gold Medal game, We have a great shot at gold!

The USA will win the gold ,period! No team is playing as good as they are! The gold is ours!!!

Hoser, Congrats on the advance! That 2-1 win over
the Finns was about the nastiest, most entertaining
game I’ve seen in a long time!!! You think you’ll
get by Belarus …? (oh…please!) Speaking of Belarus,
HTF- did they ever beat the Swedes…? Once again,
that’s why they play the games! See you in the finals.
Your “hockey-maven,” Joey Z.

Joey, I think I have an ulcer now after that game. It’s sure been an intense couple of days after the press conference where Gretz lost it. Belarus beating Sweden is the craziest thing I have ever seen in hockey. Tommy Salo will be a goat for years to come. I am overcome with joy to see the Swedes go home early. For some reason, I am more happy to see them lose than any other country. I think it has something to do with Forsberg’s shootout goal at Lillehammer in 94. Here’s to a Canada-U.S. final! Our women are all set to battle it out, let’s hope our men meet in the final as well.