CANADA vs USA: Gold Medal

Well, in exactly 6 hours the puck will drop in the Gold Medal game for the Men's Hockey in the 2002 Olympics.

Discuss.

wk

 

there are red wings on both sides....I'd say: go whoever wins and congrats!



I was REALLY torn when US played Russia though...red wings everywhere! I cheered everytime some one scored...

GO DETROIT!

 

CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA

IS THAT CLEAR?????

 

please be nice to Yzerman, cbjedi..he's a red wing, and that means that he's a darn good hocky player!

GO WINGS!

 

Being a fierecley loyal Canadian, I have to say...

Gold to the States!

I call 'em as I see 'em.

Canada, glorious Canada, is going to loose.

 

Why you little...

I was gon'a make this thread earlier today wild_karrde, grrrrrrr

Anywho here are my pick standings, CAnada all the way.

Standings:
1. Canada: Gold
2. USA : Silver
3. Russia: Bronze

OB1

 

GO Canada!

Show them all what were made of

 

I'm a little disappointed with the lack of blood so far.

And why is it the Russians and the USA teams were in the playoffs on the same side, so to speak? I was hoping we'd compete against each other for the gold.

 

USA 4 Canada 2

And you can take that to the bank.

 

The USA has a strong squad of forwards but the Canadians are stronger defensively. If Lemieux, Yzerman and Sakic play well, Canada will win I think. I think Canada will do it. They've got Stanley Cup winners right through the team (Brodeur, Blake, Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, Shanahan) so I don't think they'll choke.

I hope it doesn't come down to a shootout though, those things are too tense.

 

Yeah Canadians would know about that hahahahahah. Hasek in '98.

 

USA has the best defense, and the offense is pretty even, with the advantage going to USA, because Canada's star players are hurtin a little it seems. They can't keep it up. It's nice to see my two favorites playing each other though.

USA 5-3 or 4-3

 

<<USA has the best defense>>

Not according to all the sports shows ...

As for lack of blood, it's being played under European rules, which means your allowed to dive and shove the net off, but not hit

Canada 2 - 1

Very low scoring game.

wk

 

Edges:

Forwards: Canada (slight edge)
Defensemen: Canada (huge edge)
Goalies: Even

Canada 5
USA 2

USA couldn't even score on Russia without a powerplay.

 

Not according to all the sports shows ...

True, but in high-pressure situations,k the sports shows are almost always wrong.

Chelios and them will wipe the floor with Canadian defense.

EDIT: Here's how I think the game will play out. About 5 minutes in, one of the teams will score. There'll be a full period with only a score of 1-0. After that, the floodgates begin. I don't think it'll be very high scoring, but I wouldn't expect a really low scoring one, either.

 

I wasn't going to watch the game, but y'all've made it sound so interesting i will watch it now. I'm for either team, i like both.

 

Blake and Foote are waaaaaay overrated. They're second rate. I'm a Detroit fan, so I may be biased, but I watch them play, and Chelios is definately a better defenseman than either of them.

 

53 minutes.

Pre-Game is on CBC.

wk

 

Wow, I didn't realize how serious this gold medal game is to you Canadians. There are more improtant things than an Olympic medal. Sure you invented modern hockey, but we invented odern baseball, too. Last I checked we weren't going crazy because Cuba kills us in the Olympics....

That said USA! USA! USA!

 

Canada is the home of Hockey hence the US should lose and Canada win ! ! ! !

 

<<Wow, I didn't realize how serious this gold medal game is to you Canadians>>

People live and die by hockey in Canada. Literally. Hockey is Canada. Canada is Hockey. We feel more strongly about a good game of puck than we do about beer. And that's saying something

wk

EDIT: On Friday, they closed schools and quite a few work places so people could go home to watch the game. Only in Canada would they do that for a hockey game

 

canada as been iffy all tournament long. and usa has been consistent throughout. the big ice sruface will definetly be an edge for usa because they are built that way, while canada has bigger d-men.

this game will be very close, and i think the best team will win and the best team throughout of the two have been team usa. comer usa win for amercia and shove it to those canadiens who think hockey is their sport. hockey is everyone's sport.

canada: 3
usa: 4

 

Oh, Jesus, I'm freakin excited! I've never been this excited over one game in my life. This could be not only one of the best games ever, but one of the most important games. I want the game to go to overtime, but I could die of a heart attack at the ripe old age of 14, if you know what I mean.

I want USA to win, because I'm American. However, Canada has some of my favorite players, so I sort of don't want them to lose. My prediction:

USA - 4
Canada - 3

With USA winning it in OT.

 

USA! USA! USA!

 

<<shove it to those canadiens who think hockey is their sport. hockey is everyone's sport. >>

No, I'm pretty sure it's our sport

EDIT: BTW, sure, the US has been riding high through the tournament, but Canada has been getting better with each game, and I have a feeling they're gonna peak today.

wk