Which country will come out on top in the Canada vs. USA hockey game?

[lisab]

[ALLCAPS]d'oh![/ALLCAPS]

lol, it won't stay in all caps..

 

[zomgwtf]

OMG!

The trick of pulling the keeper hardly ever works.

Pulling the goaltender?
It definitely works... that's why they do it.

 

[GeorginaS]

That was a terrific game -- well played by everyone. It's too bad that someone had to lose.

What a great wrap-up to the games.

See, Borek? I told you it was worthwhile to stay awake for the hockey game.

zomgwtf, I've not yet seen -- prior to today -- pulling the goalie being a winning strategy. It's always been a last ditch, "Okay, we're going to lose anyway, so let's give ourselves a one-person advantage". This time it really paid off. First time I've seen that happen, though. Sure made it exciting.

 

[MATLABdude]

Pulling the goaltender?
It definitely works... that's why they do it.

Depending on your team, I think it works less than half the time at best. But you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. In junior, you sometimes see teams pulling goalies when they have 2 (and sometimes even one) player power plays. Don't think that happens at the NHL level, though.

 

[mgb_phys]

Just got back from watching it downtown.
Had to walk back, all the bus services are stopped as every bridge into the city is blocked by the crowds - there are only 1M people in the metro Van area, and they are all on the streets.

Strangely there don't seem to be any USA flags on the streets!

 

[MotoH]

From the people I have talked to, downtown Toronto is absolutely insane

 

[rootX]

From the people I have talked to, downtown Toronto is absolutely insane

I believe it is same all across the country.

 

[zomgwtf]

Yeah it's pretty crazy even here in Mississauga.

I wanted to go to Dundas square or hit up Gretzkys but no one wanted to come with

 

[turbo]

Crazy-good. I would have preferred a USA win, but I am so happy for my Canadian friends. Hard to lose, either way.

 

[lisab]

A reporter said that being in the downtown Vancouver area right now is like "being inside a cowbell"....

All in all, a very nice Olympics. Great job, Canada!

 

[zomgwtf]

Definitely was a good olympics in my opinion.

Can't wait to see the Russians, the performance they just put on at the closing cermonies was pretty impressive I think.

 

[GeorginaS]

Shortly after the hockey win, I saw the crowd on Yonge Street in Toronto on the between clips and they said they had to close it down entirely because of the people out loose. Who knew you could excite us from one end of the country to the next?

Yes, Russia did some impressive stuff in the closing ceremonies. I liked the good humoured, well conceived "repair" of the hydraulic glitch from the opening ceremony. Rather than just lift the thing and not mention it, they put on a comical performance to raise it. And best of all gave Catriona Le May Doan her moment in the spotlight that she missed at the beginning. It was a smart move on the organisers' part.

I have to agree that it seemed a bit shaky at first, but Vancouver really pulled it off nicely. It turned out to be and look like a lot of fun. And Canadians kind of came out of their shell. What was up with that?

 

[MotoH]

Once nickleback started playing, the whole show went down from there.

 

[mgb_phys]

Once nickleback started playing, the whole show went down from there.

Everyone was on the edge of their seats - ready to run if Celine Dion turned up.

 

[rootX]

Everyone was on the edge of their seats - ready to run if Celine Dion turned up.

Did she sing this song ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saalGKY7ifU ?

 

[mgb_phys]

No, fortunately the $Bn security presence worked and they managed to keep her out.

 

[hypatia]

That was one of the best hockey games I have ever seen. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Loved it. Congrats to Canada.

 

[Borek]

See, Borek? I told you it was worthwhile to stay awake for the hockey game.

Bah, that was for sissies. Game ended around midnigth, curling transmissions didn't start before 1 a.m.