World Championships 2012

[Tomas]

So, the QFinals are set, Thursday:

5:00 AM CT: Canada - Slovakia
7:45 AM CT: Russia (with Ovechkin, Semin, Malkin line?) - Norway
10:30 AM CT: USA - Finland
1:15 PM CT: Sweden - Czech Republic

All games live on NBCS

Semifinals:
CAN/SVK vs. SWE/CZE
RUS/NOR vs. USA/FIN

[Chefpatrick871]

Ohhh. I'm off Thursday!!

[Tomas]

Nine automatic qualifiers for 2014 WOG hockey tournament revealed (based on the most recent IIHF rankings):

Finland, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, Norway, Slovakia, and Switzerland.

Germany (moving from the 8th to 10th place after the disappointing WC 2012 finish), Latvia, and Denmark to host the qualifying tournaments for the spots 10-12.

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[Troy Loney]

Bye bye Canada.

That was a joke 5 minute major call on getlaf with the game winding down.

[RainbowsAndCottonCandy]

Canada sucks at hockey

[owtahear]

Woe Canada.

[npv708]

Bye bye Canada.

That was a joke 5 minute major call on getlaf with the game winding down.

Not at all. Getzlaf changed direction and changed the position of his leg before contact. I thought it was pretty cut and dry.

[offsides]

That was just a matter of time. Finland was really coming on. Game tied.

[columbia]

That was just a matter of time. Finland was really coming on. Game tied.

Shouldn't you be at work now?

[Troy Loney]

Bye bye Canada.

That was a joke 5 minute major call on getlaf with the game winding down.

Not at all. Getzlaf changed direction and changed the position of his leg before contact. I thought it was pretty cut and dry.

I saw the guy jump back to avoid the hit....there was knee on knee contact, but I don't think that was Getzlaf's intent.

[offsides]

Well, that's that. Finland scores with 8 seconds left. USA looked like the Pens in the last 10 minutes. Puketrid defense.

[offsides]

That was just a matter of time. Finland was really coming on. Game tied.

Shouldn't you be at work now?

Not familiar with the term "work".

[ffemtreed]

Well, that's that. Finland scores with 8 seconds left. USA looked like the Pens in the last 10 minutes. Puketrid defense.

last 10 ??? The whole third period they were completly dominated. I am surprised they scored a goal early in the period.

[offsides]

Well, that's that. Finland scores with 8 seconds left. USA looked like the Pens in the last 10 minutes. Puketrid defense.

last 10 ??? The whole third period they were completly dominated. I am surprised they scored a goal early in the period.

Yeah, you're right, I was just trying to give them a little more credit than they deserved. The whole third was bad.

[Orlando Penguin]

Well, that's that. Finland scores with 8 seconds left. USA looked like the Pens in the last 10 minutes. Puketrid defense.

As soon as we got that 2-1 lead, you could see us go into that damn prevent defense shell. And as we know, the prevent defense prevents you from winning. Brutal loss, especially with the goal coming with 8 seconds left.

[Gaucho]

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[Gaucho]

Geno scores two, then leaves the game with a possible elbow injury.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Let's hope it's nothing serious.

Edit: He's back.

... and gets the hattrick.

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[duke66]

Geno scores two, then leaves the game with a possible elbow injury.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Let's hope it's nothing serious.

Edit: He's back.

... and gets the hattrick.

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am i the only one who is a tad p***ed off at geno's effort in the wc? seems like he really did want that over the playoffs this year. am i wrong?

[penny lane]

Would folks be talking if Sid was at the WC and was doing great after his poor showing against the flyers?
Never, and twice not on sundays.
Go Gene!

MIro comes through for the slovaks!

[penny lane]

Dr. Steve Brule ‏@DoctrSteveBrule
Evgeni Malkin is going to become the only player since Wayne Gretzky (1982) to win the Art Ross and WC scoring title in the same year.

[Gaucho]

am i wrong?

Yes.

[skullman80]

Geno scores two, then leaves the game with a possible elbow injury.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Let's hope it's nothing serious.

Edit: He's back.

... and gets the hattrick.

))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

am i the only one who is a tad p***ed off at geno's effort in the wc? seems like he really did want that over the playoffs this year. am i wrong?

Yes I think you are. Like someone else said.. would anyone be upset if this was Sid was tearing it up in the WC? No .. no one would say a friggin negative word about it.

[Kaizer]

nobody is going to shut down Geno in the friggin world championships the same way as in the Stanley Cup playoffs. these games are just an extension of the roll he's been on this year, not some "rising up and wanting it more" thing.

[Gaucho]

4-1 Russia after 2 periods, no points for Geno. Dude never shows up when it really matters.

[penny lane]

4-1 Russia after 2 periods, no points for Geno. Dude never shows up when it really matters.

I thought he got an assist on the 1 goal. It's fun watching Gene again before hockey goes dark.