Open Gameday Thread - Gold
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 9:04 AM PST
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ARTHUR:
US versus Canada II: Electric Boogaloo.
It looks like everyone who left for Vancouver two weeks ago (and isn't a goaltender) will return to the Ducks locker room with a medal. There will be two Bronzes and at least two Golds, and regardless of what happens, two more than you will see in the Sharks locker room.
Going into tonight's game, Bobby Ryan has the following statline:
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GWG | PPG | SHG | SOG | S% | TM |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.09 | 49:34:00 |
Ryan Whitney's statline, owing to being wisely kept off the ice for much of the tournament, is blank. Their Ducks teammates born north of the border proffer the following contributions:
Name
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
GWG
PPG
SHG
SOG
S%
TM
Perry
6
3
1
4
2
3
0
0
0
16
18.75
76:39:00
Getzlaf
6
3
3
6
2
3
1
1
0
15
20
80:08:00
Niedermayer
6
1
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
13
7.69
118:56:00
Sequels are generally unwatchable, but I'm holding out hope for this game.
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Yes id love us to win this but as long as we do good.
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 11:23 AM PST reply actions
apparently we can if we katy bar the door. Pretty sure we had a giant guard dog sleeping on the welcome mat, but I guess a katy bar couldn’t hurt.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
US is definitely keeping it physical early
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:21 PM PST reply actions
which i like
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
wow nice opprotunity
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions
US pressure on that shift was ridiculous
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions
of course Ryan overshoots by a mile on the very next shift into a 3 on 2
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
yea that wasn't good
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
whew
broken stick does not equal goal there. thank jesus
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:32 PM PST reply actions
WOW the whistel should never have been blown
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:35 PM PST reply actions
really? I felt like McCreary took his sweet time. he was on the other side of the play. I don’t know that he knew where it was, and there was about two counts where no one was stabbing at it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
right but it was never covered. it was against the bar for a sec but after that it was floating behind him.
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
well, in terms of, if god was a referee, yeah, it never should have blown. But in terms of calling the play dead when you can’t find the puck from where you are on the ice, mccreary could’ve blown it hte moment luongo put his stick over it and no one jabbed at it for two counts. I feel he gave the US some extra time as the home team there
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
nice persistent hit by ryan. just draped himself out there like a toga
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:38 PM PST reply actions
they said the opening scorer has been flawless to this point
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
BOOOOOO!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:40 PM PST reply actions
Early in the tournament, [Brendan Morrow] wasn’t playing all that consistently
Yeah, earlier in the tournament, when he wasn’t on a line with perry and getzlaf.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:45 PM PST reply actions
people falling all over the place
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 12:46 PM PST reply actions
man, NBC is amateurish. they kept playing audio from the replay over live video of guys on the bench. i thought the game was going on for a second
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:49 PM PST reply actions
wow
Kesler put a Shawn Michaels on Richards
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 12:50 PM PST reply actions
Go USA!! Go Canada!!
Hmm, I seem to be confused.
Rest in peace, Rory. When I think of some of the greatest moments in my Angels fandom, I hear your voice describing them. Thanks for everything you gave us.
GO USA!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
don’t know why iginla decided on a no-look, but thank you, sir. You almost scored
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:09 PM PST reply actions
surprised whitney is getting so much ice time this game
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:18 PM PST reply actions
raf’s been turning it over, but we really need to see more orpik than offense
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL!!!!!!
nice deflection :)
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so arthur we had more poeple here for the semifinal game than we do for this Gold medal game lol
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i didn’t think anyone would show up yesterday either. weekends and all. it’s all good. I’m watching hte game/working on my computer. there’s an SBN thread. I’ll link it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
oh im not complaining im just saying
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
not too many people even on there, though. Eightyseven’s a lot of fun. Her signature, for example, is this:
“I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don’t see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?”
- Dallas Stars Forum
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
haha thats good.
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
im not a member of any other hockey sites right now
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
it’s a general sbn thread, so anyone with an sbn id can talk on it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Did SBN not have a thread for yesterday’s bronze medal game? I was looking for one, but couldn’t find it.
idk
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
sorta funny we got a hockey tread on the football site right now.
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
haha. offsides. priceless. hope that’s determinative
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:30 PM PST reply actions
fooled my depth perception. I just saw black in the middle of net
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
aw man. i gotta get some lunch. I’ll try to be back before the end of the third, but I may be in a Tommy’s coma. U-S-A!
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 1:41 PM PST reply actions
alright see ya
just had lunch :)
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
SHIT WOOOOHOOOOO last seconds (sorry for language)
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yep
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
These are the games that are great for the game of hockey
Fan bases around the NHL Im sure will see a bump after this game.
yea probably.
this is great and you should see the football blog im on lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Stampede Blue (colts blog)
right here. http://www.stampedeblue.com/2010/2/28/1330516/usa-v-canada-gold-medal-open-thread#comments but it is also teaching others about the game also lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
It's bascially an All-Star game
With the intensity of a playoff game.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
I think I lost my voice....
when we got that empty netter
by Newport Rebel on Feb 28, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
you can say that again
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 28, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
I think Canada underachieved in terms of how they got the end result
With such a stacked team, you’d think they would crush each team they faced, just as their original expectations suggested.
Is it coaching? Because from the outside looking in as a fan, the US team did much more with the players we had.
I’d say coaching was relevant. Jumbo Joe’s line wasn’t dominant, it took forever for them to figure out that Morrow worked best with Getzlaf and Perry and the pairings seemed to stall periodically. But that was one hell of a bench and they have a gold medal, so I don’t know that I would say that to any of those coaches’ faces.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Whats it going to take to get Morrow on our Ducks line
Cause that line was damn good in the tourny.
by Newport Rebel on Feb 28, 2010 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think Canada’s main problem was that they didn’t do a good job picking their team. They picked some washed up or declining old faces, just for the sake of tradition. For example: Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger. Both of which were criticized by Babcock and Scott was even criticized by J.R. And quite frankly both, especially Scotty, deserved the criticism. Scotty looked like Wiz out there, he was constantly out of position.
That's a little unfair
Experience counts a lot at these things. Burke preferred Paul Martin, even injured, for that reason. The 2002 US team had plenty of washed up players and they got this far. Yzerman could’ve gone with a lecavalier or some high scoring options, but he did something similar yo’ Burke in choosing existing combinations. It didn’t necessarily work with Keith/seabrook or the sharks line, but Getz/pers showed up and they definitely took the gold. Finland struggled too on the way tithe bronze. The US team is really the only team that impressed throughout
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 8:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
yo' = auto spelling correct for "to"
And is a little too revealing about my texting habits
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 8:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Regardless, Scotty looked like Wiz today. Both of team USA’s goals were partially due to Scotty being out of position.
I don’t fault Scotty on that second goal. The TV crew called him out of position but Scotty’s not the biggest guy. Fronting in that position and trying to block the shot wasn’t a bad call. Id expect wiz to make the same call because he’s even smaller, but it wasn’t irresponsible or boneheaded or anything.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 28, 2010 10:56 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Does anyone know if anybody new made it into the Triple Gold Club ?
by Kducker on Feb 28, 2010 7:02 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I really liked what I saw out of Parise in that final game. Besides the obvious game-tying goal with seconds left, the guy played with passion.
"You know? I might not be wealthy or cool or even intelligent," I said to myself. Then I felt like there was more to that sentence, but I guess there wasn’t.
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