2010 Winter Olympics - Slovakia vs Russia (Group B)

[Aussie_Wing 354]

WOW, WHAT A GAME!!

Slovakia!!

[titanium2 867]

Wish Pavel could have won it for Russia, but oh well.

Did you see my post about his sense of humor?

[brett 1,029]

stole that move right outta pavs book haha

shoulda had pavs out there for a 2nd time. loseeeee

[EuroTwin 240]

Plus, now, we're going to hear about how Sid delivered and Ovi didn't.

Ugh, god, you're right... gonna have to watch everything on mute from now on.

[RedWingsFan4Life 0]

Plus, now, we're going to hear about how Sid delivered and Ovi didn't.

If he would of scored on his second shot would we've been hearing about how Russia's riding him to gold?

[sharomyga 6]

it seems to me Bykov is a dumb f*** to let ao and kovalchuk to take shots, wtf dude?????

[Datsyuk2Zetterberg 1]

i feel bad for bryz.

major fails by malkin, and kovy, and the russian coach for putting ovy out there 3 times and datsyuk only once.

[jeff48109 474]

great game! Halak was sensational and Slovakia played their hearts out!

[EuroTwin 240]

Did you see my post about his sense of humor?

Didn't I reply to you?

*checks*

Okay, guess my brain checked out there for a moment.

I definitely agree, but what I think I mean by deciphering is letting my ear adjust to the way he talks. It usually takes me a moment to adjust to his accent

[FunkedUp 29]

Wow. Russia needs to remember how they scored their goals. Shoot the puck! Has Pav ever been poke-checked on the shootout before? I don't think I've seen that. Big win for Slovakia. Big disappointment for Russia.

[titanium2 867]

Didn't I reply to you?

*checks*

Okay, guess my brain checked out there for a moment.

I definitely agree, but what I think I mean by deciphering is letting my ear adjust to the way he talks. It usually takes me a moment to adjust to his accent

Yeah I had to ask again since I think Hossa or someone scored shortly after and I thought it might get lost in the frat.

But I see now by what you mean. It's different when you hear him speak in Russian I think.

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

wow~!

good for slovakia!

first upset of the tournament!

this will shake things up in the group standings!

off to bed

what a great day of hockey!

more tomorrow with sweden, finland, latvia, czech republic, belarus, and deustchland!!!

[Echolalia 2,961]

If I'm not mistaken, that currently makes the US the top seed, no?

[Aussie_Wing 354]

BTW, Datsyuk looks really timid on a line with Ovechkin and Semin, I'd definitely swap him with Malkin.

I love AO, but he's been a massive hog in the first two games and Datsyuk is barely touching the puck in the offensive zone. Semin meanwhile has been invisible and doesn't deserve to be on the top line.

Datsyuk is struggling to have much of an impact and for the most part it's not his fault.

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

If I'm not mistaken, that currently makes the US the top seed, no?

yes as of now.. but if finland, sweden, czech republic win big tomorrow they may not be

Edited February 19, 2010 by ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24

[Echolalia 2,961]

BTW, Datsyuk looks really timid on a line with Ovechkin and Semin, I'd definitely swap him with Malkin.

I love AO, but he's been a massive hog in the first two games and Datsyuk is barely touching the puck in the offensive zone. Semin meanwhile has been invisible and doesn't deserve to be on the top line.

Datsyuk is struggling to have much of an impact and for the most part it's not his fault.

I feel like there are too many superstar egos on the Russian team. There is practically no chemistry from what I saw today.

[VladyIBELIEVE16 257]

it seems to me Bykov is a dumb f*** to let ao and kovalchuk to take shots, wtf dude?????

You'll be happy to know I used all the russian you taught me tonight!

[Guest zackmorris]

Malkin? Ughhh, put Pavs out one more time before he goes out once.

Everytime that guy touches the puck he's trying to pull off at least 9 more moves than he should.

[Guest zackmorris]

Ovie and Pav is money. Semin does NOT fit in at all.

They need to put someone else there. Anyone. Radulov I think would be an absolute beast next to those two.

Edited February 19, 2010 by zackmorris

[titanium2 867]

Ovie and Pav is money. Semin does NOT fit in at all.

They need to put someone else there. Anyone. Radulov I think would be an absolute beast next to those two.

Absolutely.

Kovalchuk-Malkin-Semin

Ovechkin-Datsyuk-Radulov

Zaripov-Zinoviev-Morozov

Kozlov-Fedorov-Afinogenov

[Zetts 236]

I feel like there are too many superstar egos on the Russian team. There is practically no chemistry from what I saw today.

I agree. I don't know if it's egos per se but these are players who play huge amounts of time with the puck and that's how they dominate. If you put them all together on one line, they can't all have the puck as much as they're used to, so effectiveness goes down. It's something Russia will have to figure out.

[skyphoenix 153]

I don't think it's puck hogging that's the problem. None of them are shooting, especially on the PP. They spend endless time cycling the puck to get a good shot and no one is driving the net.

[RusDRW 155]

that was an epic fail by my team... have no hopes at all.

[kozac 10]

I lost all faith in Bykov after this game. Hopefully it will be restored before the tournament's end.

My eyes almost came out of their sockets when I saw Fedorov and Kozlov against the Hossa line in the late stages of Overtime, and sure enough the Slovaks almost scored.

Ovechkin 3 times in the shootout? I know he was the only one who actually battled and played with heart all game but you HAVE to go by stats in the shootout, not by emotions. Where was Kozlov and Radulov in the shootout?

[cupforwings 138]

I agree. I don't know if it's egos per se but these are players who play huge amounts of time with the puck and that's how they dominate. If you put them all together on one line, they can't all have the puck as much as they're used to, so effectiveness goes down. It's something Russia will have to figure out.

I agree. It almost seems like they are just playing a scrimmage out there. They are passing too much, trying to make the perfect play, rather than shooting and driving the net. Like you said, all the players for the Russians are guys that hold on to the puck all game and make a lot of plays. They just don't mesh together..... yet. If this team figures out their problem, they will be very hard to beat.

however, I still don't think they will win gold, or even make it to the finals. It will be USA v. Canada. sorry pav.