[GDT] Canada vs USA Women’s Gold Medal Match

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I’m not sure I agree on hockey. It seemed like a less competitive tournament this year. With a bit of a downgrade in quality of play.

The PWHL will help but it’s a ways away from making an impact outside of North America. Will take time for more development in other countries.

I think the Finns getting Norovirus (as well as a few other teams) didn't help.

As someone who had it recently, I couldn't imagine recovering from that to play anything at a high level, hell I could barely get through a soft work day the week after, despite chugging electrolytes for days.

[thefoss1957]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

They weren't playing on international ice. It was shorter than an NHL rink, and 4m narrower than international ice.

Still looked wide and deep to me

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

I think the Finns getting Norovirus (as well as a few other teams) didn't help.

As someone who had it recently, I couldn't imagine recovering from that to play anything at a high level, hell I could barely get through a soft work day the week after, despite chugging electrolytes for days.

That’s fair. I had gastroenteritis recently and it was rough… wouldn’t want to play sports (especially at a high level) close to that time.

[Locke]

That call at the end that should have been 5+ for boarding/charging still bothers me. Canada were not good, but had they had that extended powerplay they likely could have at least run down the clock and maybe eked out the 1-0.

That was a bad call.

I know the IIHF and IOC wanted to open the game up, but for the women? I think they'd have been better served with IIHF reffing. Their game isn't built for this.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

When stuff starts to get circular and repetitive, we'll step in.

Got a problem, PM the Mod account. kthx

I PM the Mod Account all the time...not to report anyone, just to chat with someone anonymous. Its like therapy only cheaper...

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by CroCop

You’re sorry but not sorry. Just look at what you’ve done here

Correct, I'm not sorry. I'm amused. It is quite amusing that grown adults couldn't just scroll past a post.

I'll bet most of you pearl clutchers have posted strong opinions about Eilleen Gu (or any number of sports-politics topics over the years like Kaepernick/etc) without a hint of irony.

I am actually sorry that politics sometimes invade sports. But it's only because team sports invaded politics to such an absurd degree that you elect and excuse pedo-fascists.

[CroCop]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

Correct, I'm not sorry. I'm amused. It is quite amusing that grown adults couldn't just scroll past a post.

I'll bet most of you pearl clutchers have posted strong opinions about Eilleen Gu (or any number of sports-politics topics over the years like Kaepernick/etc) without a hint of irony.

I am actually sorry that politics sometimes invade sports. But it's only because team sports invaded politics to such an absurd degree that you elect and excuse pedo-fascists.

I did? When,how?

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

When stuff starts to get circular and repetitive, we'll step in.

Got a problem, PM the Mod account. kthx

Every thread is devolving into this nonsense.

The mod team is being quite selective on stepping in.

[powderjunkie]

We get the discussion we deserve. Y’all are just doing a company wide reply-all asking why you’re on a company wide email

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by Locke

That call at the end that should have been 5+ for boarding/charging still bothers me. Canada were not good, but had they had that extended powerplay they likely could have at least run down the clock and maybe eked out the 1-0.

That was a bad call.

I know the IIHF and IOC wanted to open the game up, but for the women? I think they'd have been better served with IIHF reffing. Their game isn't built for this.

I don’t really understand how Cassie thought that was the right call. To me it was clear 5 and a game for boarding.

Not to mention the hook to the hands on the slo-mo breakaway.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

I don’t really understand how Cassie thought that was the right call. To me it was clear 5 and a game for boarding.

Not to mention the hook to the hands on the slo-mo breakaway.

She was a few feet from the boards and the US player took a few strides to take a run at her. Pick your goddamned poison, charging, boarding whatever...thats 5+ in any world.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

We get the discussion we deserve. Y’all are just doing a company wide reply-all asking why you’re on a company wide email

Or maybe a better analogy is you go to a public pool expecting it not to be filled with #1 and #2. You get in the pool and discover it's full of #1 and #2. And then you get mocked for complaining about it.

Sure, you could have chose to not go to the pool in the first place. But that doesn't mean you were wrong for expecting the pool to be reasonably clean.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Or maybe a better analogy is you go to a public pool expecting it not to be filled with #1 and #2. You get in the pool and discover it's full of #1 and #2. And then you get mocked for complaining about it.

Sure, you could have chose to not go to the pool in the first place. But that doesn't mean you were wrong for expecting the pool to be reasonably clean.

Sounds like you just mistook a waste treatment plant for a pool...

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Does the scroll button not work for everyone? When I see posts I don’t want to read I scroll past them.

Maybe that’s only available for some users.

I can only assume that for many others you have to read all previous posts to unlock new ones.

[terryclancy]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

I don’t really understand how Cassie thought that was the right call. To me it was clear 5 and a game for boarding.

Not to mention the hook to the hands on the slo-mo breakaway.

Cassie became a bit of an edge-lord when she seemed to feel the need to defend herself from accusations (pretty baseless) that she got a HNIC gig only because she was married to a Flames apparatchik. Before she headed south, it was kind of crazy how she’d twist herself into knots explaining how terrible the Flames were.

Damn shame - she was an excellent player in her day and totally knows a thing or two about ice hockey.

[FireGilbert]

Damn what a heart breaker. Canada still with 5 golds in the women’s hockey all time with the USA on 3.

Crazy pulling the goalie usually has at best a 20% success rate, yet teams have gone 3/3 in the last 2 days.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Does the scroll button not work for everyone? When I see posts I don’t want to read I scroll past them.

Maybe that’s only available for some users.

I can only assume that for many others you have to read all previous posts to unlock new ones.

How do you know what's in a post.... if you don't read it?

[Looch City]

Soo do ya'll think this US Women's team would pay the White House a visit?

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Locke

She was a few feet from the boards and the US player took a few strides to take a run at her. Pick your goddamned poison, charging, boarding whatever...thats 5+ in any world.

I think if that was earlier in the game they probably stick with the major. But because it would have put the US on the PK for almost the rest of the game they didn't have the guts to let it stand so they lowered it to a minor.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I think if that was earlier in the game they probably stick with the major. But because it would have put the US on the PK for almost the rest of the game they didn't have the guts to let it stand so they lowered it to a minor.

I know. Thats what makes it BS.

It was what it was. Call it as such. She crushed that player into the boards intentionally knowing that she'd essentially get away with it. If I were a Ref I'd have thrown the goddamned book at her.