XXI Olympic Winter Games

[lordsketor]

Writer on ESPN posted this.

No, Canada

Bow down to Uncle Sam

We'll take the gold

You laid down like a lamb

With frying pans you tended goal

We scored on you at will

From far and wide, Oh Canada

We're scoring on you still.

God keep your nets

Wide open and emp-ty

O Canada

We scored five goals on thee

O Canada

U.S. with gold you'll see!

My friend you still have a long way to go.

hilariously funny

But your absolutely right, there is lots and lots of hockey left in the Olympics.

[Cujo]

Assuming Sweden doesn't blowout Finland and pass the US, the US likely has #1.

Sweden is currently up 2-0... How big does this blowout need to be?

[See Red]

6 goals or more.

Yikes, 3-0... time to start cheering for Finland to put a goal or two in.

[lordsketor]

Assuming Sweden doesn't blowout Finland and pass the US, the US likely has #1.

Sweden is currently up 2-0... How big does this blowout need to be?

Make it 3-0

[Cujo]

Assuming Sweden doesn't blowout Finland and pass the US, the US likely has #1.

Sweden is currently up 2-0... How big does this blowout need to be?

Make it 3-0

...With 20 minutes to play.

If you're the USA, you're still feelin pretty good about that #1 seed.

[NJTank]

Pitkanen with the cheap shot.

[RedRenesis]

Interesting useless fact. There is only one NHL rink that can still convert to International Ice and that's the Saddledome.

I'd be interested to see how they manage that

[RedRenesis]

Assuming Sweden doesn't blowout Finland and pass the US, the US likely has #1.

Sweden is currently up 2-0... How big does this blowout need to be?

Make it 3-0

...With 20 minutes to play.

If you're the USA, you're still feelin pretty good about that #1 seed.

And now a major powerplay

[Cujo]

If Sweden wins a close game in regulation, they'll be #2, the US will be #1, and Finland will be #4.

So by losing in regulation, Finland avoids Canada and Russia in the knock-out round. Instead, the Fins have the Americans and Jagr (who's still scraping himself off the ice) in their bracket, and Sweden gets to run the gauntlet. Seems fair.

[jonioks]

Finland taking a big beating from Swedish clowns.

[Cujo]

The competitive portion of this game is all but over. Sweden knows they're now playing for the top seed. This could actually get interesting...

[HedleyLamarr]

Sweden knows they're now playing for the top seed. This could actually get interesting...

At the same time, Finland's playing for that 4th-seed and the bye to the Quarterfinals. They've got a lot to play for.

Ok Sweden, you can call off the dogs now...you've got the lead.

[dfwabel]

Interesting useless fact. There is only one NHL rink that can still convert to International Ice and that's the Saddledome.

I'd be interested to see how they manage that

It's just piping underneath. He said "can convert"...not still is. But actually, I am not sure that it is really true as Staples Center hosted last year's ISU World Skating Championships, and they require 60 meters x 30 meters aka IIHF size rink.

[Cujo]

Barring a barrage of goals in the final minutes, here's where teams will be seeded:

1) United States vs. 8-9 winner

2) Sweden vs. 7-10 winner

3) Russia vs. 6-11`winner

4) Finalnd vs. 5-12 winner

5) Czech Rep vs. 12) Latvia

6) Canada vs. 11) Germany

7) Slovakia vs. 10) Norway

8) Switzerland vs. 9) Belarus

[RedRenesis]

I'd be interested to see how they manage that

It's just piping underneath. He said "can convert"...not still is.

I understand what he said, I meant manage as in how they restrict the floor down to NHL regs for ice creation, how they cover up / protect the rest of it, how the seating bowl gets adjusted to accommodate either, those types of things.

And your United States Olympic Hockey team now holds the first seed, congrats guys

[dfwabel]

I'd be interested to see how they manage that

It's just piping underneath. He said "can convert"...not still is.

I understand what he said, I meant manage as in how they restrict the floor down to NHL regs for ice creation, how they cover up / protect the rest of it, how the seating bowl gets adjusted to accommodate either, those types of things.

And your United States Olympic Hockey team now holds the first seed, congrats guys

Not to digress more from the idea of the thread, but before the concrete slab is laid, the sub-floor contains a cooling system for its entire area of the arena floor. Where the boards ends does not equate to where the cooling system ends. What is cooled is computer controlled for multi-purpose facilities. At buildings that size, a company specializing in refrigeration, like this company, Roustan is a subcontractor and designs the system to be installed.

[DarkJourney]

Hey Canada that's what you get when you have a bunch of San Jose Sharks on your team

[RedRenesis]

Not to digress more from the idea of the thread, but before the concrete slab is laid, the sub-floor contains a cooling system for its entire area of the arena floor. Where the boards ends does not equate to where the cooling system ends.

I understand all of that as well. I was more interested in other aspects of the whole process, but nevermind, this has already gone much further off the rails then it needed to.

[Still MIGHTY]

Barring a barrage of goals in the final minutes, here's where teams will be seeded:

1) United States vs. 8-9 winner

2) Sweden vs. 7-10 winner

3) Russia vs. 6-11`winner

4) Finalnd vs. 5-12 winner

5) Czech Rep vs. 12) Latvia

6) Canada vs. 11) Germany

7) Slovakia vs. 10) Norway

8) Switzerland vs. 9) Belarus

With that draw, I can see an USA/Czech Russia/Sweden semis leading to a possible 1980/1960 rematch. Does the USA bring back these throwback jerseys if they make that matchup? I'd hope so.

The draw does play out favorably for the USA to at the very least medal. Just have to beat Switzerland again. Not easy, but very doable. But I definitely see a great path to the final for the USA.

I love it!

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

[rainmaker17]

Ohno is an excuse-making douche.