Men's Olympic hockey

[Redleaf]

Here is the schedule....

http://sochi2014.iihf.com/men/games/

All Canada's preliminary games start at noon EST

Thursday, February 13. Canada vs. Norway
Friday, February 14. Canada vs. Austria
Sunday, February 16. Canada vs. Finland

All USA's preliminary games start at 7:30am EST

Thursday, February 13. USA vs. Slovakia
Saturday, February 15. USA vs. Russia
Sunday, February 16. USA vs. Slovenia

Qualification round- Tuesday, February 18.
Game One- 3:00am EST
Game Two- 7:30am EST
Game Three- 12:00pm EST
Game Four- 12:00pm EST

Quarterfinals- Wednesday, February 19
Game One- 3:00am EST
Game Two- 7:30am EST
Game Three- 12:00pm EST
Game Four- 12:00pm EST

Semifinals- Friday, February 21
Game One- 7:00am EST
Game Two- 12:00pm EST

Bronze Medal Game- Saturday, February 22- 10:00am EST

Gold Medal Game- Sunday, February 23- 7:00am EST

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Forward lines at Russia's first practice:

Ovechkin-Malkin-Semin
Radulov-Svitov-Kovalchuk
Tarasenko-Anisimov-Kulemin
Popov-Tereschenko-Tikhonov

Svitov is practicing in Datysuk's place for now. Semin goes from not being named to the team to practicing on the top line. Likely cost Kulemin a spot there.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Canada lines at practice so far...

Kunitz-Crosby-Carter
Nash-Toews-Sharp
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry

Marleau-Bergeron-St. Louis-Benn-Duchene

Keith-Weber
Vlasic-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Subban/Hamuis

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah I thought Carter would get a shot with Crosby. Right handed shot, more of a shooter.

 

[Madferret]

 

[Corn Flake]

Canada lines at practice so far...

Kunitz-Crosby-Carter
Nash-Toews-Sharp
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry


Keith-Weber
Vlasic-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo

Three of those top 4 wingers have me going "hmmmmmmm"

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Three of those top 4 wingers have me going "hmmmmmmm"

That Getzlaf line could be the best in the tournament though with how those 3 are going.

I'd actually swap Tavares and Nash though. The Anaheim duo usually has a bigger guy on the left wing like Penner.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Three of those top 4 wingers have me going "hmmmmmmm"

That Getzlaf line could be the best in the tournament though with how those 3 are going.

I'd actually swap Tavares and Nash though. The Anaheim duo usually has a bigger guy on the left wing like Penner.

@APetrielli 

So the Leafs (JVR and Kessel) have better first line wingers than Team Canada (Kunitz and Carter). Okay then.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

@APetrielli 

So the Leafs (JVR and Kessel) have better first line wingers than Team Canada (Kunitz and Carter). Okay then.

It sure would be nice to see Taraves on Crosby's left wing but I think Carter will be fine. He scored/was on pace to score at least 30 goals in 6 straight seasons. 7 straight if you give him a break on his 29 goal season in 07/08.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

@APetrielli 

So the Leafs (JVR and Kessel) have better first line wingers than Team Canada (Kunitz and Carter). Okay then.

It sure would be nice to see Taraves on Crosby's left wing but I think Carter will be fine. He scored/was on pace to score at least 30 goals in 6 straight seasons. 7 straight if you give him a break on his 29 goal season in 07/08.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Also, Canada's depth really is down the middle. Which makes sense as that's usually where the best players are. Their wing depth is still good but there's definitely a noticeable drop off. I would have brought Thornton too and ran Crosby-Getzlaf-Thornton-Bergeron down the middle which would have allowed both Tavares and Toews to play wing.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

There should really just be a Kessel .gif thread.

The jumbled, no-home, "4th liners" Canada has are crazy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

The jumbled, no-home, "4th liners" Canada has are crazy.

Not to mention their reigning Norris trophy winning 7th defenceman.

 

[mc]

Canada lines at practice so far...

Kunitz-Crosby-Carter
Nash-Toews-Sharp
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry

Marleau-Bergeron-St. Louis-Benn-Duchene

Keith-Weber
Vlasic-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Subban/Hamuis

Switch up Toews and Getzlaf.

 

[ZBBM]

Forward lines at Russia's first practice:

Ovechkin-Malkin-Semin
Radulov-Svitov-Kovalchuk
Tarasenko-Anisimov-Kulemin
Popov-Tereschenko-Tikhonov

Svitov is practicing in Datysuk's place for now. Semin goes from not being named to the team to practicing on the top line. Likely cost Kulemin a spot there.

This is funny:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/sports/olympics/glasnost-at-glacial-pace-russian-hockey-breaks-silence.html?hp&_r=0

Pressure on the Canadian team?  Pffft.  If RUS bombs Putin will execute them one by one.  With his bare hands.

 

[louisstamos]

Canada lines at practice so far...

Kunitz-Crosby-Carter
Nash-Toews-Sharp
Tavares-Getzlaf-Perry

Marleau-Bergeron-St. Louis-Benn-Duchene

Keith-Weber
Vlasic-Doughty
Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Subban/Hamuis

Switch up Toews and Getzlaf.

I'd actually switch up Nash and Tavares.

 

[mc]

I think Toews would work out great as a third line shutdown centre.

 

[mc]

Forward lines at Russia's first practice:

Ovechkin-Malkin-Semin
Radulov-Svitov-Kovalchuk
Tarasenko-Anisimov-Kulemin
Popov-Tereschenko-Tikhonov

Svitov is practicing in Datysuk's place for now. Semin goes from not being named to the team to practicing on the top line. Likely cost Kulemin a spot there.

This is funny:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/sports/olympics/glasnost-at-glacial-pace-russian-hockey-breaks-silence.html?hp&_r=0

Pressure on the Canadian team?  Pffft.  If RUS bombs Putin will execute them one by one.  With his bare hands.

LOL! Semin on the first line? ok.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

LOL! Semin on the first line? ok.

What's Russian for what you just said but replacing "Semin" with "Kunitz"?