Comments on: Strive for Five: Mission Accomplished

By: Georgie

Georgie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:44:59 +0000

haha I loved the game though and there’s always some kind of controversy in the Gold Medal game (think back to when the Men’s Worlds had the play go under review for Anson Carter’s goal).

By: vesku35

vesku35 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:59:42 +0000

affirmative Georgie

By: Georgie

Georgie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:57:12 +0000

JENS – Are you only here to try and start arguments?

By: JENS

JENS — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:44:10 +0000

daddoo, Do you try to be funny or what?

By: deMarcus

deMarcus — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:12:57 +0000

Even with the majority of our better players already in the NHL, we came through with the gold, once again proving, beyond any shadow of a doubt, we’re the best hockey nation on the planet.

By: daddoo

daddoo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:52:49 +0000

The game and coahcing was incredible. From the end of each period, to corrections in the next. To keep their cool with adversity, and capitalize on errors. The Goaltending was as initially advertised, the defence corrrected many errors from previous games, and the forwards were like hornets at time. Brings a tear to my eyes..

Canada was considered to be a silver coming in, and the SWEDS KNEW IT. But Quinn was good to his words “They may be better on paper, but the game isnt played on paper”.

As for JENS remarks about a match penalty?? I have absolutly no idea what she is referring to.. The Sweds did everything but throw the kitchen sink out there, and their poor power play was the face of their team. This tournament is known to be a specialties team tournament.

By: Garrett Bauman

Garrett Bauman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:13:40 +0000

I agree about Markstrom. He needs to learn how to play like a professional, and to show a little more respect out there.

Although I will say that I didn’t quite understand the rampant booing of Victor Hedman. He was simply doing his job – his goaltender got hit (whether it was a dive or not), and he went after the guy who ran him. Which is exactly what a good defender (and a good teammate) does.

For Team Canada, wow. What an effort that was, coming off the game against Russia, which they were VERY lucky to win. This time around, they played patiently, didn’t turn the puck over, and didn’t try to force opportunities. The only negative in their game, really, was a few too many penalties … had the Swedish PP been working, this one would have been too close for comfort.

And special kudos to Pat Quinn for sticking with Tokarski in net, and proving myself (and many others) wrong for calling for Pickard to start this game. Tokarski struggled against Russia and the US, but in the game that mattered most, he stepped it up to another level. And that’s what separates the “great” players from those who are simply very good.

By: Blair

Blair — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:22:52 +0000

Markstrom was embarassing to watch. Firstly, he needs to go to acting school so he can learn how to embelish a hit enough to draw a penalty and not look like he got shot. Then someone needs to force him to tighten his helmet – in a tournament where play is stopped when the goalie losses their mask it should be a penalty if the mask comes off too easily. It was like he had a self-destruct button in case things got tough and he needed a whistle.

By: betterforsome

betterforsome — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:10:12 +0000

Everyone sucks but us. Seriously though, all due respect to Sweden, who showed some speed and some fiestiness but lacked the finish and composure necessary to get it done. Markstrom was diving like a soccer player and even if he was playing injured Hedman definitely didn’t use his size enough. As a small goalie Tokarski will have to work for everything he gets but he’s well on the way to the NHL now, Eberle sould fit right in to Edmonton’s program and Tavares looks like the best undrafted player in the world. In conclusion, second place is a fancy way of saying loser. Nothing but gold, baby!

By: JENS

JENS — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:03:56 +0000

Micheal I think your way off, Espisito sholud have a matchpenalty, watch his right leg in the incident. At least 2 minutes and then he never had scored that goal. But I dont say that the poor refs won the game for canada, that did Canadas great forecheking and Sweden really poor PP. Erik Karlsson top defensmen of tournament hit the net one time, hit the crossbar one time and missed the net like 8 times. Sweden could´t handle the forchecking, they never got time to show the brilliance with puck. But Is it only me who questing Tavares in the knockout rounds, he has been more of a shadow than the next one. The Swedish tv-expert went really hard on him, and thouht it was a papperduck(do you guys call it like that, it means the have written him up) He thoughts that Hodgson have been much better in the 5 on 5 and all over the rink. Tavares is a PP guy and from the blueline and in. He has average skating to. Subban means bitch in Swedish, so I have smiled every game I watched Canada this tournament.