lordstanley Posted February 16 Posted February 16 11th Province takes 2-1 lead over Canada into 2nd intermission Quote
buddha Posted February 16 Posted February 16 whoo hoo! usa! usa! larkin with the second star. 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted February 16 Posted February 16 So I'm really sold on this format. Now the NHL needs to make sure not to blow it by over-exposing, like they did with the Winter Classic. I'd scrap the 8-team World Cup and let the Olympics every 4 years serve that purpose. I'd do a 4 Nations every 2 years, in the midpoint between Olympics: - 4 nations makes every game be against top teams. Canada-US-Sweden constant, the Russians if they're available, a 4th team like Finland or Czech if not - February timing is good. Better than September. - Like the 3-2-1 points for regulation win, overtime win, loss. - Love the fact that the games are mostly Eastern Time Zone prime time with the weekend or holiday flexibility getting a couple into the European prime time - Always keep it in North America. Europeans get the Winter Olympics now and then, that's enough. - NHL rules better than IIHF rules. If IIHF rules, last night's fights wouldn't have happened or else the fighters would have all received game misconducts and possible suspensions. - Thursday night is a great night for the final for highest viewership Quote
slothfacekilla Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Would you rather fight broccoli Tkachuk or ogre Tkachuk? Didn't expect to enjoy the tournament this much, I'm really looking forward to the Olympics now. Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 4 hours ago, slothfacekilla said: Would you rather fight broccoli Tkachuk or ogre Tkachuk? Didn't expect to enjoy the tournament this much, I'm really looking forward to the Olympics now. Edited February 17 by lordstanley 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 4.4 million viewers in U.S. last night. Bettman praying for a Canadian win tomorrow, as I think Thursday would double that number. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/02/usa-canada-ratings-viewership-four-nations-face-off-abc/ Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 49 minutes ago, buddha said: is elias pettersson a world class player anymore? Gustav Nyquist is on the Swedish team too. Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 McJesus! MacAttack! Stars give Team Canada an early 2-0 lead. Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 3-0. Good, don’t want it to come down to a close game where a softie by Binnington could knock us out. Quote
Hongbit Posted February 17 Author Posted February 17 ****! I know how this is going to turn out. Canada left for dead after losing to us in the round robin will find a way to win Gold in the final. Damn you, McJesus Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Hongbit said: ****! I know how this is going to turn out. Canada left for dead after losing to us in the round robin will find a way to win Gold in the final. Damn you, McJesus I hope so. That would be the norm for Team Canada in its most iconic triumphs. Down 3-1-1 to the Soviets in the 8-game Summit Series in 1972, won the final three games to win the series on Paul Henderson’s last minute goal. Lost the 1st game of the best of 3 final of the 1987 Canada Cup, won game 2 in OT, won the title on Lemieux’s goal from Gretzky in the final 2 minutes of Game 3. Lost to Sweden and Czech in the preliminary round of the 2002 Olympics to finish 3rd in group, went on to beat the U.S. in the gold medal game. In the 2010 Olympics were taken to a shootout by Switzerland and lost to the U.S. to finish 6th in the preliminary, blew out Russia in the quarters and won gold over the U.S. on Crosby’s golden goal. Edited February 17 by lordstanley Quote
Dan Gilmore Posted February 17 Posted February 17 20 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Brad Marchand is likeable when on our side. Okay, I was feeling nice thoughts about you guys up North and you had to ruin it. 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 4-1 with 4 minutes to go. It would behoove Team Canada to batten down the hatches and also nab an empty netter here. Quote
lordstanley Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Thursday night will be a humdinger. There will be huge buildup. Quote
lordstanley Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Brady Tkachuk appears to have sustained an injury after losing an edge and crashing into the Swedish goalie early in the game. Did not come out for the 2nd period. Not sure how serious, may just be precautionary as this is a meaningless game for the States. Quote
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