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Anybody else going to watch USA - Canada (women's hockey) at 4:30 am Pacific time?

Edit: Pix makes two of us (lol)

 

[forty_three]

Anybody else going to watch USA - Canada (women's hockey) at 4:30 am Pacific time?

Edit: Pix makes two of us (lol)

I will, but forget all that pacific time mess.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Anybody else going to watch USA - Canada (women's hockey) at 4:30 am Pacific time?

Edit: Pix makes two of us (lol)

I might give it a try.

 

[pixburgher66]

Anybody else going to watch USA - Canada (women's hockey) at 4:30 am Pacific time?

Edit: Pix makes two of us (lol)

Being in the EST helps

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I gotta feeling it'll be a great day for hockey tomorrow

 

[forty_three]

I might give it a try.

Maybe you'll catch a glimpse of Sid in the stands.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Really? Can we give the Sid admiration a rest for a bit? It's one of the main reasons we left ESPN (aka the swamp) and found this sanctuary. The other option would be to go crazy on the Penguins team forum.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Will not watch tomorrow

Will probably watch the gold medal game when/if canada plays usa

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I haven't seen any women's ice hockey in these games, if I were to see 1 game in the preliminary round it should be this one. 4:30am is sort of tough but I think I could do it. Shall we start a game thread?

 

[mattola]

thought he was long retired

Sandis Ozolins: Hockey veteran's journey from Soviet army to Sochi - CNN.com

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

thought he was long retired

Sandis Ozolins: Hockey veteran's journey from Soviet army to Sochi - CNN.com

Thought he did a good job, a bit sluggish, but very physical.

 

[Hoopla Bookie]

Olympic Hockey games for tomorrow are posted in the vBookie forum for your betting.

Good luck!!!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Olympic Hockey games for tomorrow are posted in the vBookie forum for your betting.

Good luck!!!

Bet all my vcash on USA & Austria.

 

[tabascojet]

NHL player tracker for Sochi Olympic Games - 2014 Olympics

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Solid decision to start two games simultaneously then wait two hours.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Went out on a limb and put all my vcash on Canada....call it a hunch

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

I took the over on that one.

 

[tabascojet]

Solid decision to start two games simultaneously then wait two hours.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Doob's analysis after everyone's 1st game...

#1 USA: flat out dominated a quality Slovakian team in every aspect of the game. USA might not be the most talented team in the tournament, but I think they got the right pieces and work together as a cohesive unit.

#2 Finland: blowout victory against Austria which I considered to be a potential dark horse team in this tournament, but giving up a hat trick to Michael Grabner adds doubt about their defense.

#3 Sweden: looked solid in their victory against the Czech Republic. Let up a little bit at the end, but that's expected once you go up 4-0.

#4 Canada: not a bad performance but nothing great either. I think they need to step their game up if they're going to live up to expectations.

#5 Russia: same as Canada.

#6 Switzerland: were taken to the brink by Latvia but came up with the big goal when they had to.

#7 Latvia: was very impressed by the effort they put up against Switzerland but I don't expect much more from them in this tournament.

#8 Czech Republic: very bad start against Sweden to put them in a 4-0 hole, but they seemed to come around after they put in Alexander Salak. Schedule does get easier for them so I expect them to improve.

#9 Norway: actually played Canada pretty tough, good goaltending by Lars Haugen.

#10 Slovenia: hung in there with the Ruskies, gotta give them credit for that. Plus I like their jerseys.

#11 Austria: expected them to be the dark horse of this tournament, looked horrible against Finland with the exception of Grabner's hat trick.

#12 Slovakia: no team got manhandled in these games like Slovakia did against the USA. Although the USA is a very formidable team, you would expect more from a team with the likes of Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa, & Jaroslav Halak.

 

[Comeds]

Oh thank goodness.