Men's Olympic hockey

[Kin]

I absolutely love how Healy keeps saying that the book on the Norwegian goalie is high blocker/glove and that the Canadians have done their homework. Pretty sure it's just the best hockey players on the planet picking corners.

Also, that's basically the "book" on just about every professional goalie in the world.

This just in: It's hard to stop well placed shots up high.

 

[Derk]

How was THAT not a penalty?

 

[bustaheims]

I absolutely love how Healy keeps saying that the book on the Norwegian goalie is high blocker/glove and that the Canadians have done their homework. Pretty sure it's just the best hockey players on the planet picking corners.

Also, that's basically the "book" on just about every professional goalie in the world.

This just in: It's hard to stop well placed shots up high.

Groundbreaking. Next thing you're going to tell me is that having traffic in front of the net makes it harder for the goalie to see the puck.

 

[Derk]

After looking at the replay, I retract my previous query about whether or not it was a penalty.

 

[Derk]

Knee to back of knee - kind of a dirty hit. Perry is okay.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

The book on Glenn Healy is that all he figures he has to do is speak emphatically and with great confidence to be an authority on anything.

 

[ZBBM]

Canada didn't shut out Norway?  #sochifail

 

[Derk]

Kunitz is another guy I have been disappointed with today, moreso with that stupid penalty.

 

[bustaheims]

Canada didn't shut out Norway?  #sochifail

Hey, if Russia can allow 2 goals to Slovenia in their 1st ever Olympic game, then the Canadians allow 1 to the Norwegians. It's called good sportsmanship.

 

[Kin]

Groundbreaking. Next thing you're going to tell me is that having traffic in front of the net makes it harder for the goalie to see the puck.

See, Healy told us it was "the book" on Haugen, he just didn't mention which book

 

[CarltonTheBear]

A late goal or two would be nice to help with the goal differential.

 

[L K]

Kunitz is another guy I have been disappointed with today, moreso with that stupid penalty.

I still think it was a stupid decision to bring him.  I know that you want to have a bit of continuity with your team to have some chemistry but he is not an Olympian without Crosby being his center.  That to me is the indication for a guy not being on the team.    The notion that Crosby needs that kind of insulation at the National level is insulting to his talent.  Giroux looks way better on that line IMO.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Giroux looks way better on that line IMO.

Tavares-Crosby-Giroux

*drools*

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

Kunitz is another guy I have been disappointed with today, moreso with that stupid penalty.

I still think it was a stupid decision to bring him.  I know that you want to have a bit of continuity with your team to have some chemistry but he is not an Olympian without Crosby being his center.  That to me is the indication for a guy not being on the team.    The notion that Crosby needs that kind of insulation at the National level is insulting to his talent.  Giroux looks way better on that line IMO.

amen, LK. Amen.

 

[Derk]

With the number of blocked shots, you'd think that Torts was the coach or something.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

Giroux looks way better on that line IMO.

Tavares-Crosby-Giroux

*drools*

oh, man, that woulda been awesome

 

[Derk]

Giroux looks way better on that line IMO.

Tavares-Crosby-Giroux

*drools*

oh, man, that woulda been awesome

Agreed. But instead, we will see if Kunitz and Carter can get more than a combined 0 goals in the tournament.

 

[L K]

Shot totals aside, I'm really not impressed with how Canada has played.  That inability to finish their chances seems like something that could be concerning when they face better teams (with better goaltenders too).

 

[Kin]

The notion that Crosby needs that kind of insulation at the National level is insulting to his talent.

Except I don't think that is the notion. I think the idea is that Crosby is a unique player to play with and that, in these short tournaments, even supremely talented hockey players have some difficulty adjusting to being on his wing. I appreciate disagreeing with that in theory but I think it's based on the fact that it more or less happened exactly that way in Vancouver.

 

[L K]

Groundbreaking. Next thing you're going to tell me is that having traffic in front of the net makes it harder for the goalie to see the puck.

See, Healy told us it was "the book" on Haugen, he just didn't mention which book

I see he's branching out from his CBC broadcast book of choice: