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Open Gameday Thread USA vs SUI
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 11:22 AM PST
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ARTHUR:
I figure we'd try out gameday threads for the Olympics (and by 'try out' I mean this is the last one I'll try in the afternoon of a work week if no one shows up). But assuming you've found a way to watch this game on the USA Network during lunch or what not, feel free to talk about it here. Bobby versus Jonas. Whitney versus himself (and Sbisa, I guess). Should be fun.
I searched high and low for an Olympic hockey schedule in text to post here, and the best I could find was from The Huffington Post. Brokenyard spotted an error in that one, so I'll just refer you to Dominik's over at Lighthouse Hockey.
UPDATE: Anyone who wants to talk Team Canada can do so in this thread, too.
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During the Curling broadcast, they talked about how a member of the German team played hockey as a kid and once said that Curling was a sport for housewives. Awesome-o
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 11:41 AM PST reply actions
enough curling!
I would attend an Olympic curling competition if I could hold up a sign that said that.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
there are some great goalie helmets this year. I remember thinking Nabby’s looked slick.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Hayzie called the last olympics right? Who was his play-by-play guy?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:01 PM PST reply actions
There’s a big gameday thread here. I guess mine’s a bit unauthorized. Definitely unofficial.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:04 PM PST reply actions
Bobby Ryan is wearing 54. What? And what is that line?
Kesler – Ryan …. who?
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
Parise gets to have 9. Maybe Modano gave it to him personally.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ah looks like its
Callahan – Kesler – Ryan
What a silly second line.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
oh, it’s Calahan, btw. forgot to say that.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
“wearing an uncharacteristic number of Ducks fans to see him in” – Emrick on Ryan’s 54
Thanks for not doing any research or watching west coast hockey, Doc. Enjoy your hockey hall of fame designation.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:11 PM PST reply actions
not allowed to bring him up. He’s playing on his junior contract right now. He has to finish with his current team, Portland, before we can hold him to his NHL contract.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
they’re a playoff team, so whenever they get eliminated. He got eliminated second round last year and joined the Flyers for the last week of the NHL season. He could be completely unavailable to us this season, or available for only a game or two. Being on a playoff team probably excludes a meaningful call up though, unless we make the playoffs.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
We can't
We’ll see him next year.
I was saying boo-urns.
by Floyd Gondoli on Feb 16, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Ryan got crunched. Streit’s a little guy, too.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:17 PM PST reply actions
Streit’s probably not tall enough to get called for that, especially since Bobby saw him on the way into the corner.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
His partner may have been Johnson. Guy was pinching, so i didn’t see.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
they’re criticizing it right now. Langenbrunner’s seeing time, but the rest is predictable. Raffy qb, kane, parise, etc.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
don’t think he started there. I’m still getting used to to the numbers, but i think it’s kesler. i think they’re using a natural center on that line.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
So the 2nd PP looks like
Kessel – Kesler – Malone
E. Johnson – ???
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
hopefully we’ll get another look.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder if switzerland practiced on Olympic ice last week. Hitting must feel like a cakewalk on the NHL rink for them right now.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions
Thats right they play on bigger rinks huh? I like the was USA is getting physical but they will need to step it up for Canada
by Newport Rebel on Feb 16, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, olympic ice is wider. Playing on NHL ice initially seems like an advantage to the NHL players, but guys who want to play physical and are used to taking two to three extra strides to do so actually have an advantage.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, i think he’s done experimenting with materials, helmet shapes. It looks like his olympic helmet is a final helmet, not a prototype. Wonder when he’s going to paint a final ducks helmet already
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, it looks awesome and took a hard shot, so i’m assuming it’s the material/design he’s settled on for his new helmet. Hope that means he’ll have a sexy new ducks helmet in march.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Swiss team would be looking a lot better
if they could actually make an outlet pass. It seems like they keep sending it to a deep US defenseman every time.
I was saying boo-urns.
thank god he did the getzy leg pump celebration, not the shake his head look at the sky one
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Lol I just looked on Twitter as a bunch of Devils fans are telling the other states to “pick it up” due to Bobby Ryan being a New Jersey native.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
Haha, south Jersey Flyers fan, though. They conveniently ignore the Cherry Hill part, sounds like.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Which makes me worried about next season. Flyers fans are already talking like they have Bobby Ryan.
I really hope he doesn’t sign with them. :(
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
I only fear it because Bobby’s talking like money’s not the issue. Offer sheet compensation is about salary, not term. So we could conceivably get one pick.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
So do you think Ryan is heading to Philly next season? I always thought he loved it in Anaheim.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
well, he’s from south Jersey. He moved to california for those rather serious family issues. He supposedly requested a lot of tickets when we played in Philly. So, I think he’d like it in Philly, too.
I still think he ends up a Duck, though. Negotiations fell apart over term, so it’s not about money so much as it is letting Bobby sign a contract that makes him a UFA next time. I don’t see what leverage Murray has if Ryan’s asking for less than 4.5M per over 5 years, because Bobby could get that offer sheet from a lot of teams.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
The Ryan Lisp On National Television
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:36 PM PST reply actions
he almost sidestepped it until he said “absolutely” at the end. So close. So close.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Hahaha
You’re such a dick, Arthur.
I was saying boo-urns.
by Floyd Gondoli on Feb 16, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Haha. On the official thread, I said he has Americans wondering how hard Streit hit him. “Abtholoootleee” haha.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Changing my sig
I was saying boo-urns.
by Floyd Gondoli on Feb 16, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
haha, it was somewhere between a boy with a lisp and a flamboyant hairdresser. I love the guy, he doesn’t normally make me laugh, but I couldn’t watch him read an Obama speech with a straight face.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Bobby getting sexy out there.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:53 PM PST reply actions
It’s kind of like the fair catch in football.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
rolling. outworking. outhustling.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:57 PM PST reply actions
Minnesota boys kind of got shafted by Burke
Well, mostly Byfuglien; Oshie just played in Warroad. Still, I thought Burke would give a little more credit to his fellow Minnesotans. Not that Byfuglien considers that cake eater a fellow Minnesotan, but just saying.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 12:59 PM PST reply actions
Joe Pa is money in front of the net. When are we gonna steal Tim Burke from the Sharks?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:03 PM PST reply actions
Poor Hiller. He’s getting no defensive support in this period.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
they swiss aren’t pressing like they were in the 1st, certainly not hitting like they were. They may have worn themselves down a bit.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
“Ryan Whitney fans on that puck.”
Why is he on the Ducks again?
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
I think, from really far away, like if you’re in Bob Murray’s office and Whitney is playing in Mellon. I think from there, he looks like Chris Pronger. Maybe, if someone bought Murray a televsion, he would see that he was wrong. Although, for defenseman who are having trouble playing to their size and skill level of their draft position, I have to say Erik Johnson has a slight edge in my book. Every time I’ve seen him live, he’s god-awful; he’s even seen the scratch this season. yeesh.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
who were they saying was the first california player to suit up for Team USA?
Played for the Vancouver Giants? Not Orpik, right? He’s a Mass guy, though he was born in Cali.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:18 PM PST reply actions
Oh, i forgot to ask
What does everyone think of the T-shirts? Figure you all went back to work, but for anyone stopping by, let me know. Hopefully, we can put a poll together and get some more options over the Olympic break.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 1:38 PM PST reply actions
I love the shirts
Hi Arthur, long time reader, first time poster. I think the T-shirt design is very well done and hopefully it’ll be a common sight in Anaheim once the hockey season starts back up!
Welcome razrthin! If there’s anything you want to see on a shirt, let us know.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
This game is getting brutal
It almost seems like both Sweden and the US are just interested in hurting each other instead of actually trying to score. I’m surprised the US hasn’t scored in the third period yet. Goooooo Jonas!
Feb. 18, USA vs. Norway, 9 a.m. Channel: USA
Feb. 18, Canada vs. Norway, 2 p.m. Channel: CNBC
Tough day for Norway
We all are love and love is hard
NBC site says that’s a typo and it will be Canada/Switzerland that day. It was tough to find a text based schedule. Wouldn’t be a reach to say I still haven’t found one, but I’m too lazy to keep looking.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Team Japan’s curling team is frikkin hot. Lord. I might be disappointed when the Canada game comes on.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 4:24 PM PST reply actions
Damn, why does the Finland vs. Belarus game have to start at noon? I wanted to see Teemu face off against the Belarus sniper Ruslan Salei.
I know Salei’s finished his rehab. if they haven’t played him, it’s because they want to trade him. Can’t really call him ‘healthy’ until he plays, I guess.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
poor getzy
couldn’t handle the pass
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 5:06 PM PST reply actions
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