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Post by Pez68 on Feb 22, 2018 7:19:18 GMT
That was an absolutely filthy shootout move. Sucks it ended in a shootout, but USA was BY FAR the better team.
Fuck Canada and that fucking Jacques Lemaire trap they ran the entire game. It would have been a farce if they won this game.
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Post by soccer24 on Feb 22, 2018 8:13:22 GMT
Yeah, the winning goal was a pretty nasty move. Goalie didn't know what to do there. Great game; that will probably be as good as anything else the Olympics have to offer up.
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Post by dhull10 on Feb 22, 2018 11:00:39 GMT
Shootouts are a Terrible way to settle a Gold medal game.Play true sudden death. What did they do before shootouts were invented?
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Post by jimc on Feb 22, 2018 14:05:48 GMT
Are you clowns really talking shit over womens hockey...winning in a shootout??
Sad.
AND bitching about officiating...after starting the game with 5 straight pp's?
El oh el
Is the canadian coach related to Q with that late 3rd period line change that allowed the tying goal?
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Post by Merpes on Feb 22, 2018 15:20:48 GMT
US titties > Canada titties
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Post by soccer24 on Feb 22, 2018 15:51:08 GMT
Nothing wrong with getting engaged with women's hockey. Not sure I get what you're laughing at Jim. Put on a pretty good game. You should have watched.
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Post by jimc on Feb 22, 2018 15:51:53 GMT
Is there a noticeable advantage? I have no idea.
Ive seen one US player who is...wow
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Post by Pez68 on Feb 22, 2018 16:50:49 GMT
Are you clowns really talking shit over womens hockey...winning in a shootout?? Sad. AND bitching about officiating...after starting the game with 5 straight pp's? El oh el Is the canadian coach related to Q with that late 3rd period line change that allowed the tying goal? It was a fun game to watch. Certainly a lot more fun than any Hawks' games in the last month. And a good portion of regular season games around the NHL. These women actually give a shit. I wasn't bitching about officiating. I was mentioning the fact that she should have been booted from the game. It was as clear a headshot as you will see. They didn't call it because of who she was. Officiating was awful all around, both ways. The Canadian coach seemed to be a mix of Lemaire and Quenneville. Awful trap hockey, and awful lineup decisions. I'm not even sure why she's the coach of Team Canada women... Her coaching resume is shit. The shootout is a horrible way to end a gold medal game, but Canada was lucky to get that far. The USA dominated the last 50 minutes of that game.
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 22, 2018 17:12:52 GMT
It's a shame there is only Canada and the US that are serious contenders for the top spot in the Olympics or World Championships. it's been a two-team show and the other countries still have a long way to go to catch up.
Makes the rest of the games before the finale in each event total filler. But it is what it is.
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 22, 2018 17:13:12 GMT
Wasn't Dineen the coach of the Canadian Women at the last Olympics?
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Post by lari on Feb 22, 2018 17:49:40 GMT
It's a shame there is only Canada and the US that are serious contenders for the top spot in the Olympics or World Championships. it's been a two-team show and the other countries still have a long way to go to catch up. Makes the rest of the games before the finale in each event total filler. But it is what it is. Yeah, it's crazy. They've played the World Champs 18 times and it's always been a Canada - USA final. Finland seems to almost always get the bronze. 12 bronze medals. Obviously they were third in Pyeongchang as well.
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Post by soccer24 on Feb 22, 2018 18:07:08 GMT
It's a shame there is only Canada and the US that are serious contenders for the top spot in the Olympics or World Championships. it's been a two-team show and the other countries still have a long way to go to catch up. Makes the rest of the games before the finale in each event total filler. But it is what it is. Although, honestly, a lot of the men's tournament can be described as filler too. Not to the extent of the women's, but probably less than half of the games are wroth watching. Might even be able to go as low as 25%? This year was 0% without the NHL talent on hand.
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Post by jimc on Feb 22, 2018 19:15:57 GMT
What do you guys honestly think of the level of play in the women's game? Similar to AAA Bantsm or Midget? Without tje hitting , of course.
But all the players want to be allowed to hit...and Im all for that.
I think once you get more than 4 countries who are even remotely competitive, hitting may be seen as less of a safety concern.
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 22, 2018 19:18:08 GMT
Not to the same extent. The men's tourney with the NHL involved has a bunch of excellent teams, and "upsets" are always something that could happen. Not so in Women's hockey with a singular exception I can think of when the US lost to IIRC Sweden in one of the World Championship semis a bunch of years ago. Canada promptly killed the Cinderella team in the final. This year's tourney, if it was in the right time zone (which would have likely seem the NHL participate anyways), is not "filler' in the sense that anyone seemed like they could beat anyone given the talent levels are mostly on par. Germany-Canada in the semis is the obvious example...and I wouldn't bet my house on Canada in that one just because its not NHL Canada vs. NHL Germany.
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Post by khawk20 on Feb 22, 2018 19:19:10 GMT
Doesn't mean I've gone out of my way to watch much of it mind you, which makes the filler point in that light correct at least with my viewing habits.
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