The US has 8 golds, if I'm not mistaken and about to add another one from the Women's Hockey
- sliprock65

Nice jinx Slippy.

The Wild jump on that in a heartbeat.
- muffin_man

both are rentals , Gaborik is injury prone and Heatley has morphed into a 20 goal scorer , it could work both ways.

(frank)ing Lamarioux.

(frank)ing Lamarioux.
- YzermanIsTheMan

(frank)ing Knight!

both are rentals , Gaborik is injury prone and Heatley has morphed into a 20 goal scorer , it could work both ways.
- Alexzanki

Except the fact that it does absolutely nothing for Columbus. Why deal away a high priced pending UFA just to get another high priced UFA? At least with Gaborik the potential to stay healthy and be a difference maker is there. That time for Heatley has long passed.

(frank)ing Knight!
- YzermanIsTheMan

What a brutal call!! Crosscheck on a breakaway?!?!? wow what a gift.

I see the womens officiating is just as bad as the mens. They call a slash on USA for a little tap on Canadas goalie pad trying to free the puck and then a clear take down on what should have been a penalty shot awarded for team Canada that ends up as a cross check? !

Apparently they wanted to try to control the game by trying to even every call up with a phantom or bad call.

What a brutal call!! Crosscheck on a breakaway?!?!? wow what a gift.
- did109

Gah. Nice win Canada.

Brutal way to win and lose.

That said, congrats ladies!!! Gold!

Wow! That's a heartbreaker for the US. I don't think Canada at all deserved that one. But the US didn't play a full 60 minutes and cracked under the pressure of OT. Although I thought the officiating was terrible in the OT. Canada gets 2 minute penalty on a blatent cross check to the head of a US player and then they enjoyed all of 5 seconds of a PP when inexplicably the US was called for slashing on an attempt to dislodge the puck from the goalie.

What a brutal call!! Crosscheck on a breakaway?!?!? wow what a gift.
- did109

LAWWWWWWWWWLS

Wow! That's a heartbreaker for the US. I don't think Canada at all deserved that one. But the US didn't play a full 60 minutes and cracked under the pressure of OT. Although I thought the officiating was terrible in the OT. Canada gets 2 minute penalty on a blatent cross check to the head of a US player and then they enjoyed all of 5 seconds of a PP when inexplicably the US was called for slashing on an attempt to dislodge the puck from the goalie.
- MnGump

Yeah. Not good. But it doesn't mean the US would've won.

Yeah. Not good. But it doesn't mean the US would've won.
- AlfieFever

Yeah. We got a little sloppy during the last 3 minutes of the third period and all the OT. That cost us 3 goals.

Wow! That's a heartbreaker for the US. I don't think Canada at all deserved that one. But the US didn't play a full 60 minutes and cracked under the pressure of OT. Although I thought the officiating was terrible in the OT. Canada gets 2 minute penalty on a blatent cross check to the head of a US player and then they enjoyed all of 5 seconds of a PP when inexplicably the US was called for slashing on an attempt to dislodge the puck from the goalie.
- MnGump

International rules?

Reffing was terrible all game no?

International rules?

Reffing was terrible all game no?
- muffin_man

Definitely..

The US has 8 golds, if I'm not mistaken and about to add another one from the Women's Hockey
- sliprock65

What a brutal call!! Crosscheck on a breakaway?!?!? wow what a gift.
- did109

It was a trip

Wow! That's a heartbreaker for the US. I don't think Canada at all deserved that one. But the US didn't play a full 60 minutes and cracked under the pressure of OT. Although I thought the officiating was terrible in the OT. Canada gets 2 minute penalty on a blatent cross check to the head of a US player and then they enjoyed all of 5 seconds of a PP when inexplicably the US was called for slashing on an attempt to dislodge the puck from the goalie.
- MnGump

It wasn't much of a slash on the goalie. But the US was warned earlier in the game about slashing the goalie after the whistle.

Yeah. Not good. But it doesn't mean the US would've won.
- AlfieFever

Wasn't at all my point. My point is that once the officials decide to have a hand in the outcome of a game by making bad calls or phantom make up calls, someone is going to get screwed. I thought the slashing penalty 5 seconds into the US PP in OT was about as phantom as they come.

US had to win that one in regulation if they were going to win at all. They choked it away in the last 3 minutes to a team they had outworked and out played for the better part of 56 minutes.

What a brutal call!! Crosscheck on a breakaway?!?!? wow what a gift.
- did109

I hate that Canada won it that way. Scoring on a power play in overtime after two questionable calls.

I honestly think a shootout win would have been more decisive than that crap.

That said, the officials did everything in their power to give the US the gold in 2002, so I'll still take the gold.

I wonder if the 4 Olympic drought is karma for stepping on the Canadian flag before the final in 2002. Hockey God's don't like anyone dissing the Maple Leaf.

Pretty certain i speak for an entire nation when i say....Mr. Sliprock shut the frank up and do not speak or type during the entire duration of tomorrows game!

Sincerely,

The U S of A
- did109

Hahahhahahaha...
What a game...

I hope the men were watching the game, 2nd time they (the women) pull a comeback against the US

It wasn't much of a slash on the goalie. But the US was warned earlier in the game about slashing the goalie after the whistle.
- Iggysbff

It wasn't a slash, it was an average poke at the goalie pad in an attempt to dislodge the puck as the whistle was being blown.

Can't make that call in a gold medal game in OT. Just can't do it unless it's fairly eggregious and clearly after the whistle. The penalty on Canada for the cross check to the head was a legitmate and eggregious penalty. In an NHL game that would have been 5 and a game. Which is neither here nor there because this isn't the NHL, but the point is you can't follow up a legitimate call with a make up call. There was no make up call warranted.

Either way, I just think it's a shame that that game ended with sloppy if not down right bad officiating, including what should have been a penalty shot and not a 2 minute cross check.

i see
- drexel

It wasn't a slash, it was an average poke at the goalie pad in an attempt to dislodge the puck as the whistle was being blown.

Can't make that call in a gold medal game in OT. Just can't do it unless it's fairly aggregious. The penalty on Canada for the cross check to the head was a legitmate and eggregious penalty. In an NHL game that would have been 5 and a game. Which is neither here nor there because this isn't the NHL, but the point is you can't follow up a legitimate call with a make up call. There was no make up call warranted.

Either way, I just think it's a shame that that game ended with sloppy if not down right bad officiating, including what should have been a penalty shot and not a 2 minute cross check.
- MnGump

they were both ridiculous calls in OT of a gold medal game. the cross check was stupid and nasty but it wasn't dangerous. 5 and a game in the NHL? not a chance. that doesn't get a call in NHL OT. the 2 penalties were ridiculous.