Game Thread: USA vs. Russia

[dare2be]

OUCH

 

[element1286]

Oh no Ryan Kesler, that's bad.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

That thumb is shattered.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Datsyuk gets the scoring started - 1-0 Russia

 

[mr.hockey4242]

FUCK!!!

 

[element1286]

Was a matter of time, US was getting worked.

 

[evolver115]

Damn

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Well a great pass can split assignment D pretty well. Not much 44 or 4 could do on that. Ugh.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Russians really turning it up now

 

[Cobiemonster]

Ugh that was Brooks Orpik on the ice too - why is he even playing

 

[evolver115]

Carlson was way out of position on that one as Edzo just pointed out. Oh well, get it back boys!!

 

[RegentDenali]

Someone wake team US out of its coma.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

NM, Carlson should have been there. Great pass though as well. Ugh.

 

[element1286]

Ugh that was Brooks Orpik on the ice too - why is he even playing

He's been fine, you're not paying attention if you think he's been bad today.

 

[evolver115]

Ugh that was Brooks Orpik on the ice too - why is he even playing

It wasn't Orpik, as Eddie just pointed out. Carlson vacated the middle of the ice, which let Datsyuk freed up to move down the slot.

 

[element1286]

US forecheck is non existent, they are losing 1v1 battles to Russian d-men consistently.

 

[evolver115]

Kesler is back...

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Yeah, the forecheck has been awful.

PP coming up

 

[Cobiemonster]

USA getting a power play!

 

[evolver115]

Brownie draws one, love it