ohh no canada lost.....

**charlesbronsen** · 02-22-2006, 03:53 PM

i just cant believe the outcome of todays mens hockey. im so sad .......
words cannot express how upset me and my co-workers are about watching our team get beat. weve had a tv setup in our office so we could watch all the games, customers were even watching the game with us today. it was pretty funny we accumulated like 6 differnt custys and 2 truck drivers thruout the span of the game to the bitter end. ohh well thers always 2010.lol
russia has a very strong team, i say there the team to beat.
btw i was talkin bout mens olympic hockey

now im off to the liqour store ......gettin hammed

**krille** · 02-22-2006, 04:38 PM

I'm a Swede and I couldn't be more happy! No more Canada in quarterfinals!

**Sloppy** · 02-22-2006, 04:48 PM

Well you Canadians did win the Womans gold

**Frisch** · 02-22-2006, 04:48 PM

As a Dane, and with the danes failling to qualify, i'll say, GO SWEDEN!!
My grandmar was Canadian, had a nice trip to Montreal way back , so i do feel sorry for you.

**Spragoo** · 02-22-2006, 05:04 PM

I really wasnt surprised by either the US or Canada losing, they just dont have the talent that some of the other countries, like Russia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have anymore. What dissapointed me was the Slovaks losing to the Czech Republic, but their goaltending is suspect, so its not really a surprise.

**krille** · 02-22-2006, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Frisch

As a Dane, and with the danes failling to qualify, i'll say, GO SWEDEN!!
My grandmar was Canadian, had a nice trip to Montreal way back , so i do feel sorry for you.

Thanks mate! My grandma is Danish, so be sure I'd return the cheers were the settings opposite.

I'm ashamed of and very disappointed in my government though for not giving our Danish brethren our support when it comes to the JP business...

**Frisch** · 02-22-2006, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Spragoo

I really wasnt surprised by either the US or Canada losing, they just dont have the talent that some of the other countries, like Russia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have anymore. What dissapointed me was the Slovaks losing to the Czech Republic, but their goaltending is suspect, so its not really a surprise.

The goali has somehow always been the Slovaks problem, course the players are great.

Originally Posted by krille

I'm ashamed of and very disappointed in my government though for not giving our Danish brethren our support when it comes to the JP business...

No problem, you Swedes always kept neutral in cases of diplomacy and war, so it's the way it's meant to be.
You do your part somehow, you did hide judes under II WW, it is important that some stay out of trouble as an example.

**MaxxxRacer** · 02-22-2006, 05:55 PM

Hows the US doing?

**Frisch** · 02-22-2006, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer

Hows the US doing?

Gone, lost the quarter final to Finland 4-3.

**charlesbronsen** · 02-22-2006, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Spragoo

I really wasnt surprised by either the US or Canada losing, they just dont have the talent that some of the other countries, like Russia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have anymore. What dissapointed me was the Slovaks losing to the Czech Republic, but their goaltending is suspect, so its not really a surprise.

hold up we got the talent still.....but yes we got stomped this time round. our team was just not working well with each other, but no excuses.
russia has mad skill, but im kinda cheering for the sweeds because of mats sundien.

**Frisch** · 02-22-2006, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by charlesbronsen

hold up we got the talent still.....but yes we got stomped this time round. our team was just not working well with each other, but no excuses.
russia has mad skill, but im kinda cheering for the sweeds because of mats sundien.

What about Forsberg, god that man can play.

**Charloz24** · 02-22-2006, 09:11 PM

I really think the problem (for US and Canada team) is because players are paid professionnal... They are more interrested in tourism than win medal.

**rick_fx** · 02-22-2006, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Charloz24

I really think the problem (for US and Canada team) is because players are paid professionnal... They are more interrested in tourism than win medal.

To bad they lost

But at least the women won gold

**Spragoo** · 02-22-2006, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Charloz24

I really think the problem (for US and Canada team) is because players are paid professionnal... They are more interrested in tourism than win medal.

actually all of the players on most of the teams are professional athletes. most of the swedish team are NHL players, much of the Czech team is, half of the Russian team is and it would be more except that they wanted their team to be half local talent. Regardless, I would say that atleast 95% of the players in the tournament are paid professional athletes in the Elite leagues of the European countries. Many countries in Europe have 2 or 3 professional leagues, such as England, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Kazahkstan, and many others.

regardless, the NHL is very well represented in all of the teams in the olympics.

**STEvil** · 02-22-2006, 11:37 PM

i'm going to blame the media caring about Gretzkey's wife's gambling problem.

**perry_78** · 02-23-2006, 02:45 AM

GO CZECH!!!

In the main group we played like absolute horse crap, then we subbed our goalie (Hasek injured, Vokoun out of form), mixed the lines up and we're going strong.

Even in our loss against canada, the last third we played well.

We are in Semi's, beating ownagenerrs Slovakia

**vok** · 02-23-2006, 03:18 AM

This is going exactly as I have foreseen (muahaha). I have a running bet with my housemate about the outcome of men's hockey. The prize is a pack of cookies.

This is our guess for the interested:

# Him | Me

1 Russia | Finland
2 Sweden | Russia
3 Slovakia | Sweden

Only 28 hours and 10 minutes left before the next game

**krille** · 02-23-2006, 06:15 PM

vok you fiend! Sweden 3rd? Blasphemous!

**vok** · 02-23-2006, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by krille

vok you fiend! Sweden 3rd? Blasphemous!

Nothing personal, Peter Forsberg is my #1 hero (in NHL Breakaway '98 for the N64

, good memories)
Even worse though, I just found out my prediction is impossible lol.

1 Finland
2 Russia
3 Sweden

Can NEVER happen, as Finland meets Russia in the semifinals

Damn I feel stupid

So the finals will be between Sweden and (hopefully for me) Finland. That way I have the best chance of still winning my cookies

If Finland looses however, Sweden MUST win, so we both guess completely wrong.

**Eldonko** · 02-23-2006, 07:11 PM

Canada did get whooped in this year's olympics, too bad.

It was nice having gold for the last 4 years though!

Good luck to all the remaining teams, all I want to see now is some good hockey.

**krille** · 02-24-2006, 08:40 AM

Swe-Cze 5-1 currently 8 minutes into 2nd period!!

**Frisch** · 02-24-2006, 08:58 AM

What a goal!!!!! 6-3 sweden 2nd

**krille** · 02-24-2006, 09:10 AM

yup... we had a serious leak there for a minute. but now it should be sealed.

**krille** · 02-24-2006, 09:14 AM

Ok this is very much off topic - but I noticed something weird...

in one place it said my post count was 1048 in another 1049 in the same thread... bug? looks funny

picy