Olympic hockey thread

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last night on the BBC broadcast of the Canada-US women's game, during a Canada PP, the play-by-play guy said that Canada was missing its key [long pause] locksmith (Marie Philip Poulin)

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I watched that game until it was 3-0, Canada was definitely missing a driver

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They're missing players that can skate like Caroline Quinn Hughes Harvey and shoot it like Laila Tage Thompson

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It felt like watching a Leafs game

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Watching some of Sweden Italy, Neu! 15 wants more Wings or former Wings involved

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I know the result of this game but Italy scores first and got away with a hold on an EP40 wraparound that 1. Would’ve been a goal 2. 100% would’ve been a penalty in the NHL

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Swedes getting absurd amounts of zone time and shots, but they’re giving up transition chances

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Shots are 28-4 Sweden, the score is 2-2

Not sure if Gustafsson is awake back there

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Former Leav Pontus Holmberg is getting a regular shift in this game while Filip Forsberg is the 13th forward and has played one shift

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Clara makes a big shorthanded save on EP40 but didn’t look comfortable after it

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Nylander got the go-ahead goal but I don’t think he’s been especially sharp today. Raymond has generally looked good, very dogged on the puck, but like a few other guys on Sweden, is too deferential.

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I am focusing on EP40 a bit, curious about him as a trade option.

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Former Leav Pontus Holmberg is getting a regular shift in this game while Filip Forsberg is the 13th forward and has played one shift

was gonna post a shoutout to Holmer, what a legend. Leafs actually really miss him

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I have a lot of issues rooting for America right now but let’s not discount having to cheer a Brady Tkachuk goal

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Quinn Hughes an easier ask

Latvia challenging this one for offsides though, just like an NHL game

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Goal disallowed, Matthews takes an uncalled high elbow, Latvia goes down and ties it

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I'm stunned at how lenient the refs have been throughout the hockey so far.

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Former leafs prospect Martins Dzierkels. An hfboards fav from that draft where they picked all the HF prospect dorks favs

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Ridiculous backhand from Thompson on the PP

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I'm stunned at how lenient the refs have been throughout the hockey so far.

I thought they would call it tighter than NHL games but that’s not been the case at all