Tank nation?

Mason, Roy, Kozun

Get it done Lou
- Hockey_Reverend

How dare you gorget Wolski!

How dare you gorget Wolski!
- AdamFrench

Maxim Lapierre, canadian hero.

pulled tender and just over 2 mins remain.
- bixll

Ah FFS Im not even watching and Im stressing.

Maxim Lapierre, canadian hero.
- Scabeh

No,, he could tie and score the winner,, No.. Just (frank)in No..

But...there is no real proof the IOC is losing money because of not having the NHL'ers there. they're saving huge cash from not paying the insurance for sure.
Even with the NHL'ers there, viewership would have been down, time difference. The NHL knew that....IOC knew that.
But hockey is a small part of the Olympics......the only reason the NHL'ers will head back to the Olympics will have nothing to do with viewers for these games. It will be because the Olympics will be in a time zone that will have games on closer to primetime for sponsors etc.
- Fakepartofme

I think you're overstating the amount of money they're losing because of lack of NHLers. It applies to Canada and the USA for sure (in varying degrees), but supporters for the other countries that participate care very little if there's NHLers or not.

pulled tender and just over 2 mins remain.
- bixll

it's over... We lost

it's over... We lost
- PatC80

So I see... Oh well. Did we expect them to win.

I thought the Ladies would, but not the men.

it's over... We lost
- PatC80

Crazy they called a high stick on a follow through but not a stick swing on Germany.

I think you're overstating the amount of money they're losing because of lack of NHLers. It applies to Canada and the USA for sure (in varying degrees), but supporters for the other countries that participate care very little if there's NHLers or not.
- TheMussel

Oh Im not saying they are losing a ton of money because of no NHL'ers....I dont believe they are and agree with your above statement.

Damien Cox‏ @DamoSpin · 2m2 minutes ago

Korea going for curling gold, Germany going for hockey gold, world upside down.

But...there is no real proof the IOC is losing money because of not having the NHL'ers there. they're saving huge cash from not paying the insurance for sure.
Even with the NHL'ers there, viewership would have been down, time difference. The NHL knew that....IOC knew that.
But hockey is a small part of the Olympics......the only reason the NHL'ers will head back to the Olympics will have nothing to do with viewers for these games. It will be because the Olympics will be in a time zone that will have games on closer to primetime for sponsors etc.
- Fakepartofme

TV revenue is down man. Pretty quantifiable. Here's 5 apples, I'm going to take away 3 of them. See how that works?

And the IOC never paid the insurance, that's the whole problem. It's not like they were and now that they're not, they're saving it. They never did. That's why the NHL is like (frank) you.

The Olympics are all kinds of crooked bullpoop. The NHL is a for-profit megacorp, but at least they're transparent about it: the Olympics, not so much.

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Canada totally came out on the short end of the reffing in the Olympics..

So I see... Oh well. Did we expect them to win.

I thought the Ladies would, but not the men.
- bixll

maybe not, but it would have been nice to be in the gold medal game against the country formerly known as Russia.

So I see... Oh well. Did we expect them to win.

I thought the Ladies would, but not the men.
- bixll

The women were outplayed drastically...watching the 3rd and OT....I was surprised the game was even tied.

The men, I was hoping they would make it to the gold medal game.
Not lose to f'n germany.

Once again proving my theory. GERMANS LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF!

maybe not, but it would have been nice to be in the gold medal game against the country formerly known as Russia.
- PatC80

If Russia doesn't win, they should be shot

maybe not, but it would have been nice to be in the gold medal game against the country formerly known as Russia.
- PatC80

At least none of the Canadian Ladies through there Silver medals in the stands..

Oh Im not saying they are losing a ton of money because of no NHL'ers....I dont believe they are and agree with your above statement.
- Fakepartofme

I'll enroll in some reading comprehension classes

If Russia, they should be shot
- AdamFrench

fixed

If Russia doesn't win, they should be shot
- AdamFrench

If you have a Datsyuk AND a Kovalchuk compared to a Kozun/Wilson, Goc/Muller, etc you should be the most embarrassed if you lose.

The women were outplayed drastically...watching the 3rd and OT....I was surprised the game was even tied.

The men, I was hoping they would make it to the gold medal game.
Not lose to f'n germany.
- Fakepartofme

A little harsh. One of my daughters good friends plays for them. Awesome to watch her out there.

If you have a Datsyuk AND a Kovalchuk compared to a Kozun/Wilson, Goc/Muller, etc you should be the most embarrassed if you lose.
- markmark

Plus Voynov.

A little harsh. One of my daughters good friends plays for them. Awesome to watch her out there.
- bixll

From the 2nd period through to OT they were though. They made Canada look realllly slow + Canada was playing dump and chase on the 4 on 4 for some reason

From the 2nd period through to OT they were though. They made Canada look realllly slow + Canada was playing dump and chase on the 4 on 4 for some reason
- markmark

I do feel they tried to protect their lead and stopped pushing forward way early and it ended up costing them. You could see it coming for a while.

This being said, they're not the first team or the last to make that mistake. It was still a very solid effort and the game could have gone either way.

From the 2nd period through to OT they were though. They made Canada look realllly slow + Canada was playing dump and chase on the 4 on 4 for some reason
- markmark

3 rd and overtime... Canada shortened the bench and took all their speed off the ice.