Group A: United States vs. Norway 3:00 (USA - Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk, ItG: Pierre McGuire)
Group A: Switzerland vs. Canada 7:30 (CNBC - Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk)
Group B: Slovakia vs. Russia 12:00 AM (CNBC - Kenny Albert and Joe Micheletti)
USA, Canada, and Russia are all in action again today and once again, the most compelling game is in late night. But the big question of the night has to be: will NBC improve their hockey coverage or will the incompetent and irrational morons at NBC once again prevent us from seeing a 1st period of hockey at 7:30 PM ET?
Oh fun, an early test! Curling on USA Network is in extra ends!
ReplyDeleteIf NBC does not put up the USA game on another channel.....
They would have to put the game on CNBC or MSNBC, right?
ReplyDeleteJust a reminder if you have not already done so to check out the Broad Street Hockey radio podcast for the interview with Mike Boone, the Montreal Gazette columnist who compared the Flyers to the Nazis at the 1936 Olympic games, and his subsequent "confrontation" with yours truly consisting of him listening to and responding to a pre-recorded question from yours truly.
ReplyDeletehttp://fireandyreidnow.blogspot.com/2010/02/mike-boone-discusses-comparing-flyers_17.html
@ 49er16: They don't have it up yet.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe these idiots. I really can't.
THEY GO TO A COMMERCIAL BEFORE PUTTING THE GAMES ON!!! THIS!!!!!! IS!!!!! AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe only missed 2 minutes of the game! NBC's so kind to us!
ReplyDeleteGoal for Kessel!
You see that assist by Pavelski?
ReplyDeleteNice goal all the way around.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been that much better though if Bobby Ryan would have been more involved. He's the closest thing we got to a Flyer on Team USA.
Did I mis hear or did Doc just say “Kristian Tollefsen” and not “Ole-Kristian Tollefsen”. And he mispronounced Tollefsen. Again.
ReplyDeleteChris Drury makes it 2-0
ReplyDeleteScore Drury! 2-0 USA!
ReplyDeleteThis one has a chance at topping the Canadian women's 18-0 win....
@JFein your boy OKT almost knocked that one in...
ReplyDeleteCould somebody please give Mike Emrick a clue on the correct pronunciation of "Ole-Kristian Tollefsen"?
ReplyDeleteThanks in advance!
USA power play coming up
ReplyDelete@ kt: Frankly I am amazed he did not get hurt while trying to make a play.
ReplyDeleteThe day OKT scores a goal in the Olympics will be the day the world ends.
"Escapability, that's the word we have to put into the dictionary. He's got great escapability." - Pierre McGuire
ReplyDelete*palmslap*
@JFein 3:36pm if OKT scored, wouldn't we need to have Dan Dierdorf brought in to call it?
ReplyDelete"Take me now Lord!...I've seen it all."
"Norway is 3-11-1 in the last 3 olympics. They beat Italy and Norway and upset Switzerland." - Mike Milbury
ReplyDeleteTell me I am not the only one that heard that. Norway beat Norway in the Olympics!
Milbury: "this is a Norwegian team that is 3-6-1 in the last 3 Olympics. they beat Italy, NORWAY, and upset Switzerland."
ReplyDeleteThis is an expert analyst?
NBC needs to dump Millbury and just keep Roenick.
ReplyDelete@ kt: How can you not remember that game?
ReplyDeleteNot liking Milbury at the moment? This video will put a smile on your face!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI38ix9zhWo
Cotdamn I love JR.
@JFein i'll admit to being worried if you remembered that game...
ReplyDelete@ kt: Frankly I am concerned that you DON'T remember that epic Norway vs. Norway showdown.
ReplyDeleteKane makes it 3-love USA
ReplyDeleteHell fire and brimstone! 3-0 USA!
ReplyDeleteKane beat that Norway goaltender like a Buffalo cabbie.
ReplyDeleteTorts must have the USA team playing with extreme honor...
ReplyDeleteNorway on the board!
ReplyDeletetotally Torts' fault
"My favorite was Killer Kowalski." - Pierre McGuire in a conversation with him, Doc, and Edzo that lowered the IQ of everyone that has ever watched professional wrestling.
ReplyDeleteShort-handed goal for Norway? Really?
First comment is not a good one, BAD shorthanded goal allowed as Langenbrunner falls down.
ReplyDeletemaybe you should show yourself out now, Al...;-)
ReplyDeleteand how are those Wizards looking? gotten in line for playoff tickets yet?
Norway misses another chance high...can we play some defense?
ReplyDeleteTake it for what it's worth, but according to Wikipedia, Norway did not even win a game in their last 2 Olympics.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's how you beat yourself...
@kt That's -1000 from your usermame for the Wizards comment.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I can't believe Jamison was traded to the CAVS, of all teams. They're like the Penguins in my level of hatred.
Oh, apparently he said last 3 Olympics.
ReplyDelete/Checks Wikipedia to see if still accurate.
awesome save by Miller
ReplyDeleteMiller w/ a big-time save to keep it 3-1.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Wikipedia, Norway is 3-16-1 in their last 3 Olympics combined with this one.
ReplyDeleteThey beat Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.
The tie was also against Austria.
ReplyDeleteNorway beat Norway. What a dolt.
Miller using his head nicely there on that save. 3-1 U.S. after 2 periods.
ReplyDelete@JFein good research. i wasn't really paying attention to Milbury until he broke out the 2nd half of that gem
ReplyDelete@Al i'm not going to threadjack this with my thoughts about the Wizards and their former owner.
Lindsey Vonn crashed in the super-combined. No gold for her.
ReplyDeleteMilbury with an actual decent point explaining the mistake on the goal. Langenbrunner slipped but Parise stopped skating hard and allowed Norway to rush in.
ReplyDelete@SSR no need to watch tonight! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI was not paying attention.....did Milbury say anything else overtly stupid?
ReplyDelete/Norway beat Norway'd
Wikipedia vandalism claims another victim: John Shuster.
ReplyDeleteThe Highlights: "Nicknamed 'The Largest Choke Artist Alive'"
"He is known for folding under pressure situations and never making clutch, let alone easy, shots."
"In a side note, in 2008 Shuster attempted to commit suicide. Unsurprisingly to those who know him and have watched him play, he failed at the attempt."
"He's wearing a full fellatio." - Pierre McGuire
ReplyDeleteI could not even tell you non-sexual idea he poorly tried to convey.
@JFein if he won the US curling trials, my buddy and I might have to find 2 other people and take a run at 2014...
ReplyDeleteMessage to Mike Emrick: The name of Patrick Thoresen is pronounced THOResen, not TOUResen.
ReplyDeleteQuit trying to sound so damn sophisticated and learn the actual pronunciation of these players names!
@SSR Thanks for the spoiler. I guess I'm not watching skiing tonight. /sarcasm'd
ReplyDeleteBTW, the U.S. defense is still having issues. Norway nearly made it a one-goal game on a couple of occasions.
Doc, Edzo, and Pieere have been worse than their usual awful this game.
ReplyDeleteMalone! 4-1 USA!
ReplyDeleteRyan Malone! 4-1
ReplyDeleteRyan Malone scores on the Jack Johnson rebound! 4-1 U.S. and that should clinch this game.
ReplyDeletethe USA is going to get destroyed Sunday night...so I look forward to entertaining everyone with 'Sunday Night Hoops' quotes
ReplyDelete@ kt: Quotes from these nimrods are right up there with Brando.
ReplyDeleteRafalski..5-1
ReplyDelete5-1 USA. Rafalski
ReplyDeleteUSA USA USA USA USA
Rafalski! 5-1!
ReplyDelete"Pierre, you talked about the escapability of Parise." - Edzo
ReplyDelete*Bangs head on desk until thoroughly concussed*
@JFein i might not want to match stupid against stupid Sunday. there's a chance my TV might spontaneously combust.
ReplyDeleteRafalski again! 6-1
ReplyDeleteScary fact: This game was closer than the 5-1 score indicates.
ReplyDeleteCanada's kicking our roody poo you-know-whats next week.
Was that Rafalski again? 6-1 USA.
That does not change the fact that Canada will make us look like Team Brazil this Sunday.
Rafalski makes it 6-1.
ReplyDeleteall right, i'm leaving the office. see everyone late night for the Caps...i mean Russians
ReplyDeleteI've got library research to do. See you all back for the start of Countdown with Keith Olbermann and the end of some random curling match, er, I mean Canada vs. Switzerland on CNBC!
ReplyDeleteThe defense has to get better for the Canada game. Ryan Miller is a good goalie but they better not hang him out to dry.
ReplyDeletei do hope y'all saw Chris Matthews on 'Celebrity Jeopardy' tonight. Who knew the Chris Matthews Journalism scholarship counted as a charity?
ReplyDeleteand Brent Celek's Captain Morgan TD pose was one of the clues...
Sigh NBC......once again we miss the start of the hockey game.
ReplyDeleteCurling on CNBC. a 5-0 women's blowout on MSNBC.
My gosh these people are morons.
Am I the only one that thinks that Team USA would be better off having the women play for them Sunday against Canada?
ReplyDeleteyou've got something against curling? I think I'm in love with the captain of the Denmark women's team...
ReplyDeleteWow. The Swiss have the edge thus far.
ReplyDelete/Following PUck Daddy live chats
//Good deal of Puck Daddy seems to think the same.
And am I the only one that thinks these teams uniforms look the exact opposite from the game view?
Heatley with a car crash goal to give the Canadians the lead...
ReplyDeleteOh that's mean.
Dany Heatley on the PP...the rout is on
ReplyDeleteHeatley! 1-0 Canada.
ReplyDeleteThis game will likely end 4 or 5 to 1 in favor of Canada.
ReplyDeleteDoc is barely trying.
ReplyDeleteIt's constantly "THERE'S A DRIVE!" "ANOTHER TRY!" or something like that. Does he know who is on the ice?
@ SSR: No. He does not.
ReplyDelete/Patrick TOUResen'd
Why can't Fred Roggin EVER look at the right camera?
ReplyDeleteOh look they bungled the hockey AGAIN!
@SSR because Fred Roggin thinks he's better than hosting curling?
ReplyDeleteThey leave MSNBC for Olbermann and CNBC goes to commercial before resuming the game.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Just ugh.
Oh fun a fire drill.
ReplyDeleteIt's cold outside.
It's hard to blame Olbermann for this.
ReplyDeleteNBC is responsible for at least getting this right the 3rd time.
@JFein there's always the chance NBC could blow off the Canada/USA game for a Lockup marathon...
ReplyDeletewow..only 1-0 at the intermission
ReplyDeleteThe Vampires of Switzerland
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX1ZPYKCZBE
Not as good as the Latvian Pirates singing Wolves of the Sea, but not bad.
@ SSR: At least today was not as bad as yesterday when curling went into extra ends on CNBC and Olbermann started at 8 on MSNBC.
ReplyDeleteKeith's happy. Marleau scores and it's 2-0 Canada.
ReplyDelete"Okay, so they did it. Now what?" - Doc Emrick
ReplyDeleteI'm going out for a bit. I'll probably be back in time for the big Russia-Slovakia showdown.
ReplyDeleteCNBC missed the goal from Switzerland.
ReplyDeleteAlright, I went away to do some chores, eat dinner, and missed the ending.
ReplyDeleteCanada won 3-2 in a shootout over Switzerland, Crosby scored the go-ahead goal and then Brodeur made a save to clinch the win.
How unlucky am I? Really?
ReplyDeleteAt 2-0 I leave to go and hang out with some friends figuring Canada had it in control, and what do you know, we finally have a thriller.
Just my luck.
At least I saw a good movie though......
ReplyDeleteI'm watching parts of the game on the announcer-less NBCOlympics stream and I have but one conclusion: Jonas Hiller is a man-eating beast.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to pick my favorite team in the Western Conference it would probably be the Ducks: Jonas Hiller, Bobby Ryan, formerly Chris Pronger, Hiller, Joffrey Lupul, did I mention how awesome Jonas Hiller is?
@JFein It could've been worse, you could've been me. I was spilt 50-50on watching the game and doing things for my mom and sister the last 2 days.
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing some of Team U.S.A.'s game and reading you guys ripping on NBC, especially Doc (BTW, fair criticism) who's my hockey broadcasting idol, I was sensitive.
It's a wimpy habit I have if I feel strongly about something and others don't, it goes back to grade school. There's also other personal things in my life beyond sports that are bugging me
I didn't go back to the CAN/SUI game or come here after I ate.
I only know what happened since I had regular NBC on my bedroom TV muted for some reason and they showed the highlights.
@JFein You liking the Ducks isn't going to sit well w/ 49er16, the Sharks fan if he reads that! /Sarcasm'd
ReplyDeleteI'll be back and I will be here for the Slovakia-Russia game.
ReplyDeleteAnd seeing as it's been too long since I've said it....NBC sucks.
@ Al: I know.
ReplyDeleteBut the Sharks lost me when JR retired and they lost Boucher as their back-up.
He played decent here during an offensive cold-streak and is now the odd man out. Lavi has not played him in months.
wait a second... i missed a shootout?
ReplyDeletefigures i'd give up on the best game on the tournament so far...
but it was worth it
from Alexander Semin at the Olympics...:"Cafeteria food stinks. Borrowed golf cart again and took Feds and Kozlov to Denny's. Seniors get a free Grand Slam after 8 p.m."
ReplyDeleteI'm disappointeed in Alex. Denny's over McDonald's? Anyway, I love the "borrowed golf cart", needs to get one for himself. Scratch that, I need a snowplow.
ReplyDeletedisappointed* /Spellcheck'd and sleep deprived
ReplyDeletelooks like i'm going to have to find a stream to watch the start like the other night....
ReplyDeleteUseless info department: ESPN980 is airing Westwood One's Olympic radio coverage. WW1 is playing figure skating, the men's long program. As Verne Lundquist would say, "WHAT ARE THEY DOING?????"
ReplyDelete@kt1000 Try NBCOlympics.com
ReplyDeleteGo Russia! Crush Slovakia! For the sake of the Latvian Pirates!
ReplyDelete@Al i watched the start Tuesday night in Russian
ReplyDelete@ kt: If you try that site, just be warned it's announcerless.
ReplyDeletei so despise Joe Micheletti
ReplyDeleteare you telling me NBC couldn't have picked up some of the CBC announcers to do hockey. they had to go with 2 Rangers announcers?
ReplyDeleteHope you guys have fun, I really need some sleep. I've been up since 3 AM yesterday.
ReplyDeleteLet's go Russia! Let's go Sleep!
Palffy just missed a wide open net
ReplyDeleteCan't these Commie-puke Russians do anything right? They are supposed to blowout Slovakia yet it's scoreless and they have hardly looked like the better team.
ReplyDelete@ kt: I can't stand him either and yes, NBC did need to go with 2 Rangers announcers.
ReplyDeleteKenny Albert....the man who beat out Gary Thorne!
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete@JFein fear not for Gary Thorne...he's in Sarasota getting ready for 6 fun months of O's baseball. so he's not really free for Olympics hockey ;-)
ReplyDeleteon the plus side, Kenny did beat out Joe Beninati
did Johnny Weir really get robbed tonight in figure skating?
ReplyDelete0-0 end of 1
Slovakia really should have gotten a couple of goals
@ kt: Yeah, I guess that is a good thing.
ReplyDeletewow..Slovakia blew the 2 on 1 shortie opportunity
ReplyDeleteMorozov scores!! 1-0 Russia
ReplyDeleteI've never been so happy to see Russia score.
ReplyDelete"He's playing hard this year." - Joe Micheletti
ReplyDeleteI miss Branko Radivojecic on the Flyers.
ReplyDelete@JFein frankly, i thought you'd fallen asleep...
ReplyDeleteand is it wrong to hope NBC misses a goal when they run a commercial?
by my count, Slovakia could easily have 5 goals. and they're still stuck on 0
ReplyDeleteUh...wow Ovechkin.
ReplyDeleteNope, kt, I'm still here, I'm just doing other things while watching this game.
ReplyDelete"He's hard on Slovakians" Kenny Albert
ReplyDeleteGreat save by Halat
ReplyDelete1-0 Russia end 2
ReplyDeleteand the Kenny Albert comment at 1:14 would have been far funnier if Joe Beninati had said it
1-0 Commiepukes after 12.
ReplyDeleteHoly Shit! NBC is actually back for a opening period faceoff!
ReplyDeleteSlovakia has a huge chance now
5-on-3 for the Slovaks.
ReplyDeleteun freaking believable
ReplyDeletethis is a threadjack, but Gary Thorne has re-upped with MASN for 5 more years.
ReplyDeletei suppose now is the time to commence laughing
@ kt: Poor Gary. Why on earth would he agree to torture? :-(
ReplyDeleteThe man is clearly very depressed.
Have I ever mentioned that Joe Micheletti is a delusional dolt?
ReplyDelete@JFein it's not like ESPN will be getting the NHL back anytime soon. besides i think he has a mancrush on Jim Palmer. As to Micheletti, can't he at least be an interesting delusional dolt?
ReplyDeleteHOSSA!!! THE GAME IS TIED
ReplyDeleteTie game! Marion Hossa!
ReplyDeleteNow if only his 10 times cooler brother would have scored.
wow...Kenny Albert has a pulse. i was worried about him for awhile
ReplyDeleteNice save Bryzgalov!
ReplyDeleteend to end action at the end of the 3rd period!
ReplyDeleteOVERTIME!!
ReplyDeleteOT again!
ReplyDelete2:00 to go
ReplyDeleteBryzgalov denies Chara at the net!
ReplyDeleteI have to get up at 7 AM.....the longer this game the deader I will be tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteShootout!
ReplyDeleteANOTHER SHOOTOUT!
ReplyDeletefantastic game to watch
ReplyDeleteits only sleep JFein
ReplyDeleteSlovakia is going to go 1st
ReplyDeleteStumple
Stumpel first for Slovakia....Goal!
ReplyDeleteHere's Morozov for Russia.....
ReplyDeleteDENIED
ReplyDeleteHe Cartered it!
ReplyDelete1-0 Slovakia
still 1-0
ReplyDeleteDimitra Denied!
ReplyDeleteOvechkin ties it!
ReplyDeleteHere's Ovechkin......GOAL!
ReplyDelete1-1 after 2 rounds
Here's Marian Hossa.
ReplyDeleteHossa...NO
ReplyDeleteBryzgalov denies The Lesser Hossa Brother!
ReplyDeleteDatsuyk for the win.......POKECHECKED BY HALAK!
ReplyDeleteDatsyuk...NO sudden death!
ReplyDeleteOvechkin for Russia.
ReplyDeleteOvechkin up again...HE LOST IT! WOW
ReplyDeleteOVIE LOSES THE PUCK! CHANCE FOR SLOVAKIA TO WIN IT!
ReplyDeleteStumpel for the win.......
ReplyDeleteStumpel...NO
ReplyDeleteBRYZGALOV!
ReplyDeleteKovalchuk for Russia...wide
ReplyDeleteHANDZUS DENIED
ReplyDeleteKOVY'S DENIED BY HALAK!
ReplyDeleteFormer Flyer Michel Handzus for the win.....
NO!!!!!!! SHOOTOUT ROUND NUMBER 6!
OVIE AGAIN...STICK SAVE!!
ReplyDeleteOvechkin up..........
ReplyDeleteHALAK WITH THE SAVE!!!!
this really could be Crosby's night.
GABORIK DENIED..ROUND 7
ReplyDeleteOh dear god no Gaborik.....
ReplyDeleteSAVE BRYZGALOV! Thank goodness. Micheletti would have set off fireworks in his pants if that went int.
MALKIN..WEAKLY DONE
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck was that, Malkin?
ReplyDeleteOy ve.
Chance for Slovakia again to win it.
DEMETRIA...SLOVAKIA WINS ITS IN!!!!! WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteDimitra for the win........GAME OVER!
ReplyDelete7 rounds of action and on a night that saw the Top 3 go from bad to worse to worst, it ends with a dog tired Slovakia team upsetting the Russians.
ReplyDeletenot Ovie's finest hour, but i'm happy for Slovakia. they deserved to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired and have to get up early. Open thread will be up tomorrow though I am going home and I may miss the start of the first game.
ReplyDelete@ kt: I'm just glad Gaborik did not get the game-winner.
ReplyDeleteA mess would have been made in Micheletti's pants had that happened.