Who knows what the final score will be, but the U.S. men’s hockey team leads Finland, 6-0, after 13 minutes of play. It’s absurd. How do you say “quitting, choking dogs” in Finnish?
Update: The final was U.S., 6-1, which sets up a gold-medal showdown against Canada. Team Frozen North led Slovakia, 3-0, then allowed two third-period goals and had to hold on in the final frantic seconds for the win.
- By Jim Buzinski
14 responses so far ↓
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Druggybear
// Feb 26, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I don’t know but I predict a “bawling, inconsolable Jimmy” on Sunday afternoon bwahahaha!
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Jim Allen
// Feb 26, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I sat here at work watching that first period in disbelief, I really thought that Finland would come out really tight defensively. The first US goal was “cheap” from a Finnish perspective and it seems they never recovered.
Let’s see how Canada does later today.
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Joe Guckin
// Feb 26, 2010 at 9:25 pm
The final was 6-1 and I missed all 6 goals thanks to the local transit system delaying getting me home for an hour.
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Enigma
// Feb 27, 2010 at 2:24 am
Bring on the Americans!
GO CANADA GO!!!!!!!!!!
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Jimmy
// Feb 27, 2010 at 7:56 am
@Joe ~ Sorry to hear about your transit woes, please allow me to bring you up to speed…
All six goals were scored in brilliant fashion by Sidney Crosby. Historians are touting this as the single greatest Olympic accomplishment ever, considering Crosby plays for Canada!
Number 87 scored two of those goals while killing off a controversial five-on-one penalty, late in the third period…In a word: Sid-credible!
You’re welcome!
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Alan
// Feb 27, 2010 at 8:47 am
@Jimmy-Thanks for your encapsulating summary of your eyewitness accounting of wonder boy Sid’s feat!! Idk, I guess I was dozing during the game, rather than your rapturous attention thereto. Regret having missed this Olympic spectacle live-I only hope I can catch a replay of the game over the weekend. Thanks again for the heads-up!!!
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Jimmy
// Feb 27, 2010 at 9:58 am
@Druggiebear ~ Dude, I think u misspelled balling!
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Druggybear
// Feb 27, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Canada didn’t look all that impressive against a very outmatched Slovakia particularly those last 10 minutes. Well Team USA is no Slovakia (when it comes to hockey anyways, the Great Recession makes this country seem Eastern-European grim more and more), and I predict a 4-2 US victory tomorrow as Canada finishes the choke job it started in the 3rd period last night!
oh and Jimmy I spelled it right, what kind of “balling” is on your mind?
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Jimmy
// Feb 27, 2010 at 4:18 pm
@Druggiebear ~ Same kind that always is
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Dan
// Feb 28, 2010 at 12:25 am
Canada has the gold! It’s so simple. All we have to do is get someone whack Rafalski really hard in the ankle and make it look sorta as if it could have been an accident. If the strategy aint broke…
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sportinlife
// Feb 28, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Three hours to d-day, er, gametime.
Just remember boys: it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.
(And I’m happy that you can’t toss pucks at me through the internet.
)
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Dan
// Feb 28, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Dear USA:
I’m Sure that your losing the hockey has come as quite a shock to you. But look on the bright side. Your crusade at almost winning in these olympics, which seems to be as important to you as actually winning, has been a complete success. USA! USA! USA!
On behalf of Canada, Bwahahahahaha.
Better luck next time.
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Joel
// Feb 28, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Wow, what an as…e!!! You are a credit to your country Dan. Just like your booze swillin’ countrywomen you call a hockey team. Class act!
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Stacey Sambrook
// Nov 22, 2011 at 9:18 pm
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