Olympic Hockey has begun!
sweet.
If there ever was a major advantage to being able to work from home, it's that I can have the live games on in the background. If the announcers get really excited, it's time to stop for a minute and watch.
WEDNESDAY:
Canada beat the home country Italy this morning 7-2. What little I saw, two things stood out.
1. Canada is really, really, really, really good. But, c'mon, it's not like we didn't know that going in. Any team that is so full they can leave Jason Spezza and Eric Staal OFF the team, well that's just scary good.
2. Italy played unexpectedly fantastic, and were tied 1-1 with this monstrous Canadian team early in the second. Their goalie - wow. What a performance. Canada could have scored 15.
Finland vs Switzerland is on now.
Finland might have the stars (Selanne, Koivu, Jokinen, Ruutu, Salo, Numminen, etc.), but Finland has our hometown favorite, Martin Gerber, in goal.
Gerber is wearing his Carolina Hurricanes helmet, how cool is that.
oooooohhhhhh... Finland has a really good power play.
Marty got Shelled. 5-0 final.
U.S.A. ties Latvia 3-3.
Big disappointment for the US team. Can be considered an upset.
Congrats to former 'Cane Arturs Irbe, who stood on his little tiny head to earn the tie for Latvia.
THURSDAY:
Congrats to the Swiss! Pulling off the biggest upset in the games so far with a 3-2 win over the Czechs early this morning!
Russia vs Sweeden on now. No score early in the second period. Check that - Kovalev ust put Russia up 1-0. This is a great game, too bad I have to leave now. Set the DVR, watch the rest later.
Canada plays at 2:00pm eastern, US at 3:00. Set the DVR again.
2:23pm - It's already getting ugly. 3-0 Canada over Germany, 11 minutes into the first period - and it looks easy. If the Germans don't stay out of the penalty box, this will be over before the second period starts (if it isn't already).
3:59pm - USA up 3-0 in a MUST WIN game over Kha-something-stan.
If there ever was a major advantage to being able to work from home, it's that I can have the live games on in the background. If the announcers get really excited, it's time to stop for a minute and watch.
WEDNESDAY:
Canada beat the home country Italy this morning 7-2. What little I saw, two things stood out.
1. Canada is really, really, really, really good. But, c'mon, it's not like we didn't know that going in. Any team that is so full they can leave Jason Spezza and Eric Staal OFF the team, well that's just scary good.
2. Italy played unexpectedly fantastic, and were tied 1-1 with this monstrous Canadian team early in the second. Their goalie - wow. What a performance. Canada could have scored 15.
Finland vs Switzerland is on now.
Finland might have the stars (Selanne, Koivu, Jokinen, Ruutu, Salo, Numminen, etc.), but Finland has our hometown favorite, Martin Gerber, in goal.
Gerber is wearing his Carolina Hurricanes helmet, how cool is that.
oooooohhhhhh... Finland has a really good power play.
Marty got Shelled. 5-0 final.
U.S.A. ties Latvia 3-3.
Big disappointment for the US team. Can be considered an upset.
Congrats to former 'Cane Arturs Irbe, who stood on his little tiny head to earn the tie for Latvia.
THURSDAY:
Congrats to the Swiss! Pulling off the biggest upset in the games so far with a 3-2 win over the Czechs early this morning!
Russia vs Sweeden on now. No score early in the second period. Check that - Kovalev ust put Russia up 1-0. This is a great game, too bad I have to leave now. Set the DVR, watch the rest later.
Canada plays at 2:00pm eastern, US at 3:00. Set the DVR again.
2:23pm - It's already getting ugly. 3-0 Canada over Germany, 11 minutes into the first period - and it looks easy. If the Germans don't stay out of the penalty box, this will be over before the second period starts (if it isn't already).
3:59pm - USA up 3-0 in a MUST WIN game over Kha-something-stan.
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