Olympic hockey thread

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Not from behind enough for my tastes

You can’t drive your elbow into someone’s face from behind

[Grand Moff Larkin]

One of Canada's biggest problems I've seen so far in this tournament is that there will be some chance and it's like MacKinnon/McDavid/Celebrini on with Travis Sanheim or Colton Parayko and the space that's open from everyone else ends up going to Sanheim/Parayko and they just aren't up to speed offensively in this tournament. USA doesn't have those offensive black holes on their blueline.

Morrissey being out is a bigger deal than people have made it

[Grand Moff Larkin]

They are not going to call any penalties today

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Matthews looks a lot more engaged today than he has when I’ve seen the Leaves this year

[practice]

One of Canada's biggest problems I've seen so far in this tournament is that there will be some chance and it's like MacKinnon/McDavid/Celebrini on with Travis Sanheim or Colton Parayko and the space that's open from everyone else ends up going to Sanheim/Parayko and they just aren't up to speed offensively in this tournament. USA doesn't have those offensive black holes on their blueline.

Morrissey being out is a bigger deal than people have made it

They left so many puck mover types at home

[nick]

One of Canada's biggest problems I've seen so far in this tournament is that there will be some chance and it's like MacKinnon/McDavid/Celebrini on with Travis Sanheim or Colton Parayko and the space that's open from everyone else ends up going to Sanheim/Parayko and they just aren't up to speed offensively in this tournament. USA doesn't have those offensive black holes on their blueline.

Morrissey being out is a bigger deal than people have made it

Yeah, it really hasn’t been a talking point I’ve seen much at all but they could’ve definitely used him in the knockout stage. Feel gutted for him, having missed the 4 Nations Final too.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Who made that brutal turnover to a Canadian in the slot?

[nick]

Brady

[sutterfamily]

Morrissey being out is a bigger deal than people have made it

Save this great kind of insight for episode two of our podcast.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Surprised they called that to be honest, even if it’s the definition of a hook

[Grand Moff Larkin]

US players need to just shoot it, guys are way too deferential in this tournament

[sutterfamily]

Depending on which ref called it:

Clearly the US ref called that as favouritism/The Canadian ref is some kind of Alberta separatist

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Morrissey being out is a bigger deal than people have made it

Save this great kind of insight for episode two of our podcast.

Segment 2: it’s a real passing of the torch to McDavid from Crosby

[sutterfamily]

Kevin Bieksa has a passing resemblance to Nick Kroll who, in my estimation, would be a much better hockey commentator.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

My prediction for the second is that the Wilson Bennett Marchand line carves out a cave in Hellebuyck’s chest. He had a clear line of sight on everything in the first.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

A lot of the Miller Nelson Trocheck line, especially against the McDavid line, and not much of Larkin’s line.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Huge save on that breakaway

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Larkin big game PKer

[Grand Moff Larkin]

My prediction for the second is that the Wilson Bennett Marchand line carves out a cave in Hellebuyck’s chest. He had a clear line of sight on everything in the first.

Hellebuyck got taken out near the end of that PK

[Grand Moff Larkin]

For all of the “No Robertson, no Caufield” whining, the US PK with Trocheck and Miller has been awesome