Official 2014 Sochi Hockey Thread

• se-alum

  

  Probably should make Price actually have to try to make these saves.
• gorocks99

  

  If Canada scores on this PP it's over.
• gorocks99

  

  It's like the US strategy is to bomb the puck at Price as soon as they enter the zone with no setup or waiting for other guys to collect rebounds.
• gorocks99

  

  Fuck Canada.
  
  Edit: Fuck Canada.
  
  Edit 2: Fuck Canada again.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Cool 1-0 game canada
• Classyposter58

  

  Damn
• Sonofanump

  We are Canada's bitch for hockey. I'm fine with that, they do absolutely nothing better beyond ice fishing better than we do.
• se-alum

  

  US never seemed like they had a chance in this game. Canucks dominated from start to finish.
• Automatik

  

  Can't score one fucking goal against Canuckistan. FUCK!
• Classyposter58

  

  Just couldn't make enough passes to win
• gorocks99

  

  Czechs probably would've scored 3
• Heretic

  

  se-alum;1583173 wrote:US never seemed like they had a chance in this game. Canucks dominated from start to finish.

  Just from checking on Twitter, it seemed like US played passive in the "hope they make a mistake" way (ie: the USA in the World Cup whenever they play a legit soccer power).
  
  One of those things I don't understand. Yeah, Canada has a ton of scoring talent, but it's not like they've been this well-oiled scoring machine in reality through the Olympics so far. Play your game and your style and if you lose, you lose. That'd be better than losing because you played weak and lost because the opponents were able to get one through.
• Automatik

  

  Definitely passive. Terrible game offensively.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Classyposter58;1583175 wrote:Just couldn't make enough passes to win

  You'll never win making passes. As far as i know they don't count towards the score.
• Classyposter58

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1583182 wrote:You'll never win making passes. As far as i know they don't count towards the score.

  Correct. They stretch out the defense to allow for easier opportunities to punch one in however. Canada was just able to sit in the slot and make the US take wide angles for almost everything. Kind of a boring game as both teams were very conservative
• queencitybuckeye

  Wasn't style of play, it was execution. The U.S. was outplayed. It's really that simple.
• gorocks99

  

  [video=youtube;rgZezt_ADEY][/video]
• End of Line

  

  I hate international ice.
• End of Line

  

  10am against Finland. Quick vs Rask.
• gorocks99

  

  US has given up.
• Classyposter58

  

  Finland scores two in 25 seconds. It's 2-0 with 17 mins left in the 2nd, looks like we got cold when it mattered most. These guys are playing like it's a video game, just possessing and trying to win by passing the puck. Just poor passing with everyone trying to do too much
• gorocks99

  

  Another penalty shot for Kane, another miss. He sucks right now.
• gorocks99

  

  And that should do it. What an embarrassment for US hockey
• TedSheckler

  

  I said it when they announced the roster, this team wouldn't make the medal round.
  
  I don't want Brian Burke putting a Team USA roster together anymore.
• queencitybuckeye

  Classyposter58;1583343 wrote:Finland scores two in 25 seconds. It's 2-0 with 17 mins left in the 2nd, looks like we got cold when it mattered most. These guys are playing like it's a video game, just possessing and trying to win by passing the puck. Just poor passing with everyone trying to do too much

  As usual, you focus on minutia while the main reason the game turned out how it did escapes your grasp.