About That Silver Medal....: Thoughts On The US
by SamFels on Feb 16, 2010 4:36 PM CST
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I'll just do the observations section for these, but I didn't see anything that resembled a medal-winning team there. One of my biggest complaints about the Olympics is these guys get all of one practice together before they have to sit back, relax, and strap it down (just full of Hawk-isms today, pitchers and catchers must be reporting soon). It sure looked like a bunch of guys who never played with each other before. Sloppy sloppy sloppy.
-First, who impressed? Both Johnsons were very good, and Miller made the saves he had to. Although when those chances are falling to Russian, Canadians, and Swedes, they'll be much tougher saves. Backes and Kesler were also very good.
-In local interest, Patrick Kane looked as if he couldn't give a fuck, which is weird from someone who has openly talked about embracing the chance to shine on a world stage. He also showed all the interest in backchecking that I do in a colonoscopy. And he wasn't the only forward with that affliction. But it's only one game.
-Is Ron Wilson drunk? Langenbrunner on the power play? Drury on the power play?
-If the ice sucks now, what's it going to look like next week? Or do they switch to water polo? I can't believe they're cramming all the games into one venue. I know the Pacific Garage is used for figure skating, but surely they could have built something else. I mean, if you're going over budget anyway, then go FUCKING OVER BUDGET.
-The US struggled to get the puck through a trap. Not that we know what that looks like around here or anything.
-The US gets another scrimmage Thursday against Norway, and they'll need it because if they try some of that crap against Canada they'll give up 12.
-Anyway, continue the rest of the discussion here.
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Missed the game
but good recap. I dont know what the fuck Drury would be doing on a PP. I hope we aren’t that desperate…
Hockey is life! Lets go Hawks!
It was a pretty physical game
which I wasn’t expecting given a) all the whining about how Olympic hockey is for pussies, and b) I thought you could only have a game that physical if fighting was allowed so the players could police themselves. And yet, no one died and the sun is likely to rise in the east tomorrow. Weird.
Kane floated without the puck and was easily pushed off of it and then out of the play. This was the Kane of old, the one that used to frustrate us and the one we haven’t seen even once while wearing the Indian this season. Hopefully he watches the game tape, makes the same realization and kicks himself into Kane 2010 mode.
maybe he’s hurting from that hit? hope he doesn’t have something like last year’s high ankle sprain again.
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I was thinking of that possibility...
It could be very true, though I certainly hope not.
I have a feeling that when we’re watching USA vs Canada next week, that battle is going to be epic, and Kane will be the Kane that we all know and love…
GO BLACKHAWKS
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by chisoxfan1473 on Feb 16, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
Date fail.
I meant Sunday. It is Sunday, right?
GO BLACKHAWKS
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by chisoxfan1473 on Feb 16, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
The ice looked horrible all game.
Pucks jumping everywhere, no one able to control it. One of the US defenders fell twice just trying to pivot from backwards skating to forwards in his own zone. I smell a Canadian plot. Ice will probably be 100% better for the Canada game.
no chance
like i said in the game thread thingy, the ice has been horrible* throughout the olympics. the long-track speed skate has been postponed a number of times (partly due to equipment failure), and from the little i saw of the figure skating, it looked like the ice wasn’t very good there, either. i think it’s a canadian plot to change world opinion: everyone thinks canada’s wintery, but they don’t even have snow and their ice is actually just water.
and, yes, i know you were joking. but i’m not apologizing for answering seriously.
*i’m talking out of my ass here. these are observations, not statements of fact.
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Good job being an American
And not apologizing
by warrenjm2006 on Feb 17, 2010 8:22 AM CST up reply actions
Underwhelmed
“I mean, if you’re going over budget anyway, then go FUCKING OVER BUDGET.”
Hey thanks for recaping the game for us President Obama!
I kid. I kid. The United States was uninspired.
"Whats your location Chief?"
"Well, Im on a road. Appears to be asphalt. I am directly under the Earth's sun......now."
If you want to cut obamas balls off
You have to get in line behind jesse jackson
They brought their fuckin' TOYS with 'em!
by ZootSuitZombie on Feb 16, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
I can
He is not a very friendly person, my dad sat at a table with him when he came to Rockford and the guy basically turned his back to him the whole time. My dad is a pretty major political figure in this city.
who are we talking about?
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the mayor? an alderman?
the chief garbage man?
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
Wait, who's your dad?
that’s who I thought meeshak was asking about.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
Please
Bush had a trillion dollars and didn’t even include the amount we were spending on our two wars.
mchenry county sux-
what?
-meeshak
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my mistake, then. still, what?
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I meant to say
Bush had a trillion dollar budget, not including the amount of money we were spending over in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Obama Budget includes the money were are spending on our two fronts, which is a massive chunk of change.
Think about it…
Don't need to think about it
I have my preconceived notions based on vague concepts, and I’m holding to them, along with my strawman arguments and the occasional red herring. If all of that fails, I’ll just start yelling “I’m right, you’re wrong” until you leave me alone.
(By the way, there’s a reason I moved to Canada, and that reason is US politics.)
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Can I join you?
They have good buds up there and its more laid back.
Do you not have to be sponsored by somebody to come over here?
Come over here?
You mean entering Canada, right? To get into Canada, you have to either be sponsored or come on a student work-holiday visa. I was on the latter, and now I’m on the former.
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Wow...
your really did it! You might be the whitest person on the planet:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/24/75-threatening-to-move-to-canada/
yeah, i know
i’m fucking awesome like that
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atleast...
The Women’s side is kicking the shit outta those pinko commie bastards!!!!
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 6:27 PM CST reply actions
Canada's opening face-off
might have been the most cleanly won face-off I’ve ever seen.
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damn it...
its not on american t.v. yet
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
ah, good times
Edzo: “That play was kept alive by the active stick of Brent Seabrook in his own zone”
If I didn’t know better, I’d say we were watching a Hawks game!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo&feature=related
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Canada-Some other country
Eddie O is annoying right off the bat. I hate active sticks!
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"Well, Im on a road. Appears to be asphalt. I am directly under the Earth's sun......now."
did your wife hack your account?
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Bah!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 16, 2010 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
so are we using this thread to talk about canada vs some other country?
why come they not have scored many goals by this time?
They brought their fuckin' TOYS with 'em!
so this us in the U.S.
just got this back.. are the lines as we expected for team Canada?
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:03 PM CST reply actions
does anyone else notice they hate luongo a lot less right now? Must have something to do with the color red.
They brought their fuckin' TOYS with 'em!
nope...
i think its about the same
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
"He shoots...he SCORES!"
Yeah, fuck you, Canada. The only reason you invented hockey is because your country is a frozen wasteland.
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for American viewers
who have not been cursed seeing this goddamned commercial before every movie and every 10 seconds on TV since November and therefore did not understand what the hell i’m talking about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCyLXq8juIY
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yikes...
i don’t think i’ve ever hated canada more in my life
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:14 PM CST up reply actions
What? The "I am Canadian" Molson commercials
didn’t previously put you over the top?
(along with that fat-ass from the opening ceremony)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 16, 2010 9:52 PM CST up reply actions
god, i hate canadians
they have such an inferiority complex, it’s not funny. really, it’s not funny. it’s just sad.
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maybe you've spent too much time with them
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
i'm just tired
of all of the olympic hype, which for the most part stressed two things a) the fact that canada owns hockey and b) the fact that canada was the only host nation not to have a one a gold on home soil
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and they say....
Americans are pompous…
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
Not that they're putting pressure on the team or anything.
I liked the music though
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
the music is great!
i always get excited, and then hard reality hits: i’m not canadian, so it’s not my game. what? that doesn’t make any sense.
the amount of pressure is unreal. seriously, it’s impossible for an american to understand, unless you’ve lived in a great soccer nation in the months leading up to the world cup. there’s no comparison in the US.
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I can't even imagine what it's like
If the US doesn’t win gold, I’m rooting for Canada.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
lets let...
the women win the gold for the Canuks and we can take the men’s they wont know what to do then
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
i'm gunning for the soviets
because i want to see what kind of sick hockey they’d have to play to win gold
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great, more freaky hockey twins
but i love the one about 397 words for ice
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That was hideous!
And I liked the Molson “I am Candadian” series
Well, I really liked all the parodies of it – and recall tem when anyone brings up the Molson series
I like how an american company paid for this ad.
an evil blood-sucking, faceless american company at that.
Hey now - this reflexive Canada bashing is entirely uncalled for
they’re one of our only reliable friends in teh world, we ought be a little more pleasant to them
I like most Canadians I've met
I just wish they could pronounce words correctly (it’s about, not aboot) and spell properly.
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this isn't reflexive
i’ll have you know that my canadian bashing is based in months’ worth of being constantly surrounded by them and having them bash America (yeah, i know, you’re american too, shut up, canada) on a daily basis.
really, last night’s tirade was brought on more by the ridiculous level of Team Canada worship going on in the canadian media right now than anything real annoyance at canadians themselves. i’ve found them to be lovely people with a wry sense of humor and often-failed attempts to make jokes at my nationality’s expense.
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I'm sure
we’re just as unbearable when it comes to basketball. 1992 must have been unbearable for the rest of the world.
ok, ok, i admit: i’m only annoyed because i’m an american living in canada. if i were canadian, i wouldn’t be nearly as annoyed at canadians (although my boss just this morning said something to the effect of, “this team canada worship has gone overboard; can’t you just say they’re good and then let them play?”).
still, i am an american, and during last night’s broadcast on ctv, the worship of the team, along with the absurd expectations, combined with the basic assumption that this is the canadian game and no one else even has the right to challenge them on their own soil. and most of you are americans, so i thought you might get a kick out of some of the things i have to deal with, like that initial commercial i posted.
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I'm getting the sense....
…that you’ve been to Canada once or twice. You may have let this drop in one of your comments.
actually
i’ve never been there. seems to cold for my liking.
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I take the brash, no apologies route (of assumed American superiority) with them
and they usually drop their crap with me
“you wish” and “yeah, you’re jealous” are generally effective retorts
What's the score?
When I die, I'd like to go peacefully, like my grandpa. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
0-0 after 1
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:18 PM CST reply actions
Thank you.
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by Playoff Beard on Feb 16, 2010 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
I put up a fanpost
with pics if anyone’s bored.
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How is Marlboro 72 doing?
Are they paired together?
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I've only caught part of it
thanks to sucky NBC and changing to 5000 channels to get portions of the game. Keith has stood out from what I’ve seen, and I thought they were paired together.
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What channel is it on?
I’m only finding figure skating.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
CNBC
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:30 PM CST up reply actions
It's on CNBC
was on MSNBC earlier… I wouldn’t have minded the channel switching so much if they actually switched right away…
It's been ridiculous all day
There’s different olympics on 5 gazillion channels, and the HD ones don’t work.
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Agreed
I got suckered into listening to Olberman’s nonsense before I tried the other chnnel
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
the U.S. had to
watch curling for the first 15ish minutes. but keith had a very pretty pass to tazer and havn’t left the goalie out to dry yet…
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
Do you think
they’ll have a shoot the puck bimbo?
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The homley girls from the Vancouver limo perhaps
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by Playoff Beard on Feb 16, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
if Norway wants a chance here...
they need to stop taking all these pents.
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:24 PM CST reply actions
Was just gonna say
Fucking Norwegians.
by Andrew Cieslak on Feb 16, 2010 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
Whoa
Maybe we should trade Huet for that Norwegian guy
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 7:30 PM CST reply actions
DRINK!!!
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:32 PM CST up reply actions
Pal Grotnes
If you youtube him, he had an amazing game against Canada a couple years ago. 50 saves in a 2-1 loss.
Not a good start to the 2nd here.
by Andrew Cieslak on Feb 16, 2010 7:32 PM CST up reply actions
1st goal
was apparently a redirect (+ screened by his own D man maybe?)
2nd one definitely looked stoppable…
It was tipped
but I’m not making excuses. Here’s where it gets ugly, methinks.
by Andrew Cieslak on Feb 16, 2010 7:35 PM CST up reply actions
come on! stoppable?
second one was a sick redirect, too. it would have been stoppable, but it did take a perfect deflection to go under his arm (like, through the armpit).
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niemi would have stopped it
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:36 PM CST up reply actions
niemi would have scored twice while stopping it
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Only if the D
wasn’t hanging him out to dry.
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and hello....
floodgates
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:31 PM CST reply actions
No visor?
I thought Seabs was wearing one because it was a requirement.
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Jan 1 of 75
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:35 PM CST up reply actions
So a note from Mommy
isn’t good enough?
That’s just fucked up, IMO.
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It's only an option
for the older players, required for the young’uns. But they set the age for it rather high! I’m even too young to choose whether or not to wear a visor. :P
Uff Da!
Well at least Norway can say the were able to hang with Canada for a period.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
its a start
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
My wife’s countrymen are crestfallen. Was pretty cool for awhile though. She was even actively watching hockey with me!
by Andrew Cieslak on Feb 16, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
Yep - the pickled herring will be bittersweet
or just plain bitter still
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
Dumb IOC
wouldn’t let the Norwegians wear their Viking helmets – something about the danger of goring their opponents with their horns.
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by chevrier30 on Feb 16, 2010 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I like the race in the NHL
but Eddie suggested racing to a point on the ice once, rather than to the actual puck, and I think that’s safer.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 7:51 PM CST up reply actions
i do prefer to drink mostly white russians
however did you know?
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I prefer
..what are you serving ?
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
I dislike you both
but at least I got the joke that time….
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
i'll admit
i had no idea what Bonvie was talking about with that first comment, which is why i went to alcohol
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really?
jeez, when I get a joke, it’s pretty obvious
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 8:01 PM CST up reply actions
i get it now
but i’d already posted the thing about white russians
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I understood
I was just saying I was surprised it wasn’t obvious to everyone. Oh never mind.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
at least that makes three of us
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having both gone through the glass and put someone through the glass on an icing
I kinda like Edzo’s proposed solution
Here's the article discussing the Norwegian program that Emrick mentioned
Promising stuff. I never understood why Finland and Sweden could be so good at hockey and Norway could be so bad. Hopefully they can get their shit together and become somewhat of a regular participant in the world stage.
Well Sweden has 2x the population and Finland has 20% more people than Norway
so Norway has a rather basic demographic disadvantage to start with – but that doesn’t really explain all of the gap
Raise your hand
if you wish your last name was Vikingstad.
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so i had to stream...
the U.S. game on-line and muted since i was watching it instead of paying attention in class. what did they end up saying about Millers mask?
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 8:15 PM CST reply actions
Crosby got 2 for what ?
being a bitch ?
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:18 PM CST reply actions
Do you think
Toews is pissed he has to wear Ladd’s number?
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and slightly better...
then 25
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 8:22 PM CST up reply actions
Thornton's a tool
I’d be more pissed about that. At least Tazer and Ladd are teammates.
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Tool, yes
but has earned the right to take priority over just about anyone when it comes to sweater numbers. Even our own beloved Capt Serious.
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wings fan at a time.
Is that like a Jersey Meathook ?
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
2 more goals please
so I can wins some cash.
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Sweet, make that 1 more goal
When I die, I'd like to go peacefully, like my grandpa. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
Im rooting for the bookieb
go Norway
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
Boo
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by Playoff Beard on Feb 16, 2010 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
that was pretty
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 8:28 PM CST reply actions
That last play
was like a Harlem Globetrotter play.
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I had a chevy in Norway...
But it steered kinda funny ven I drove around da fjords…
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
I'm here 'til Thursday...
Try the veal
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
The polar bear liver’s killer.
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That poor Polar Bear...
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
by Byfuglie33 on Feb 16, 2010 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa, rough crowd!
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous – everyone hasn’t met me yet.
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
Well oiled machines
once they all get back to the lockerroom i assume
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:36 PM CST up reply actions
their locker room
is a walk-in deep freeze. and their gatorade bottles are filled with maple sap.
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Lumberjacks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
I missed that
damn.
When do the Hawks score?
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 8:45 PM CST reply actions
guy should have run Luongo
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:48 PM CST reply actions
If I were a Hawk
I would be seriously tempted to bump Luongo’s head a lot harder than necessary.
by Katherine215 on Feb 16, 2010 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I know
there is a Kopecky joke there somewhere
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 16, 2010 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Pictorial metaphor for this game
Uh, don’t ask about Bush. Best explanation I can come up with would be pounced on by Ban immediately.
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my only question...
who doesn’t LOVE eatting that??? i thought i would jump in before ban could make the joke
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by soupy's spin-o-rama on Feb 16, 2010 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
That kitty happened to be working for AQ. Jerks.
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by HjammerTime on Feb 16, 2010 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
Why??
Why are none of you funny?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 16, 2010 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
Bonvie...
I just saw your moniker….I watched Dennis for his junior hockey career and he was an absolute god..owned the fans…TOUGH ..a leader.all time top 5 we ever had…now back to the Team Canada lovefest!
by barclay donaldson on Feb 16, 2010 9:26 PM CST reply actions
I didn't think they looked all that bad
For a first game, however if they do not look like they have gelled up more by Thursday then we are in trouble
There's a new Canadian gold medalist
Maelle Ricker, women’s snowboard cross
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
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you're missing a couple dots
¨ there you go
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huh?
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
Ah
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
Since when
do Candians use umlauts?
I call shennanigans!
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The Canadians imported Swedes
To up their medal count.
"To the BeeMobile!"
"You mean your Chevy?"
"...yes."
by AirTrafficAJ on Feb 16, 2010 11:44 PM CST up reply actions
These Olympics are dull as dirt
I think engaging NHL players will prove an unmitigated disaster with the exception of the Canadian players who should in my view coast to a gold medal.
The US players could give a rat’s ass about the Olympics. That was very evident today. And not altogether surprising.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
You had to go out of your way to say that? Isn’t there a baby seal that needs some clubbing somewhere? Maybe you could tear down a house in the lower ninth ward? Get a grip, if you normally watch the Olympics, this years product is just fine. If you don’t, quit whining and stop watching. I don’t just watch the USA games, I watch as much as possible, because it is the greatest performances in each sport. I love the Olympics.
End of rant, now willing to rent out a slightly used soapbox…
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Feb 17, 2010 7:35 AM CST up reply actions
Let the 'deadwood' teams get weeded out
and the NHL collectives get settled in together (after having essentially no practice time)
then the game quality might pick up
Yeah
I mean, I at least was wondering: Is it better to have all that quality without time to practice as a team, or would it have been better to choose lower quality players who would have time to practice together and gell?
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a nice mix IMHO
Have a nice group that plays together (say college kids) and then add 6-7 pros. I think that would give the team some consistancy for the first couple games and then whe the NHLers get used to each other… watch out.
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The only Cup we can win is this years
by Johnny Lava on Feb 17, 2010 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
or you could go the team canada route
with the san jose top line and the hawks’ top pairing, so the top players have played with each other for an entire season.
of course, only canada could do that.
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Is the Russia game on TV in the US?
When I die, I'd like to go peacefully, like my grandpa. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
I don't get it.
Just because your friend says she saw me in the club with some other bitches,
sitting in V.I.P,
Smoking, and drinking, and kicking it.
i get it
and i wish i didn’t.
CCCP = cyrilic for USSR
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Child of the 80's son. I get that part.
I just don’t really get the joke.
nevermind.
Just because your friend says she saw me in the club with some other bitches,
sitting in V.I.P,
Smoking, and drinking, and kicking it.
maybe it wasn't even a joke to begin with
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
It was a pretty funny editorial comment on the leanings of the neo-comms at that network
but for the really struggling with this folk – old USSR jerseys had the lettering CCCP on the front (like an USA jersey has USA on the front) – because they use a different alphabet.
drink anyway
not that anyone around here needs to be told that
by Katherine215 on Feb 17, 2010 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
so...
you actually were serious with your neo-comm comment on the Huffington Post article. god, i’m not sure if that’s funny or just sad.
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
No...
It’s CNBC.
CCCPNBC doesn’t exist, silly.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks
When I die, I'd like to go peacefully, like my grandpa. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
It nreally sucks
that I can’t get MSNBC or CNBC in High-Def.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Pretty Harsh Assessment
The US has to be the youngest team, in terms of their go-to guys, and it’s the opening game of a tournament people are forecasting will be the greatest all-time — on one day’s practice. A little slack is called for, don’t you think? The Swiss are not pushovers, they understand how they have to play — and even more to their advantage, the NHL size rink makes sure that in the neutral zone, the minimal amount of long passes will get by their sticks. I know it was 4 years ago, but Canada is always a who’s who of all-stars and the Swiss shut them out, playing in front of a goalie who was not as good as Hiller is. A very good start for them.
Whoever says this team doesn’t give a shit about winning a medal: stop watching. This is not the room-trashing group of self-important Modanos assholes from Nagano. Switzerland ices a strong team system — watch, they’ll put the clamps down harder against Canada. They don’t want to be in a position of 0 wins when they play Norway.
I don’t know how anybody can tell when Kane looks either nonchalant or determined. He always looks the same, he’s an effortless-type player. Bet on Stastny, Parise and Kane feasting on Norway.
cause their goalie’s full of holes
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Give 'em time.
Most of these NHLers had a game last Saturday, some had a game Sunday, and some (like the Hawks) had games both days.
This was a good day. No injuries, no fatigue worries. Toews and Dunc played well.
Can’t judge US and Canada by these games. They got their 3 points and will look sharper as the week goes on.
Having said that, it’s pretty clear that Miller is the only real hope the US has.
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