Ok so maybe it wasn't THAT big of an upset but it was a hell of a game. Just finished watching USA/Canada in the Olympics and it was everything that makes hockey such an amazing sport. Some thoughts:
-When played at its highest level, hockey is better than every sport, and I say this as someone who considers baseball his favorite sport. The speed, hitting and amazing skill that these guys show is just off the charts.
-You could say that on paper, Team USA is the 4th or 5th best team in this tournament (behind Canada, Russia, Sweden and possibly Finland) however I used those two dirty sports words....ON PAPER. There's nothing that can win a hockey tournament, whether it's the Stanley Cup playoffs or the Olympics, better than a hot goaltender and Ryan Miller was outstanding tonight. He's been the best goalie in the NHL all year and if he keeps it up, the US will definitely walk out with some kind of medal, maybe even the gold.
-Even though they can't fight, these teams have been crushing each other with nice, clean hits. The US team has been hitting everything in sight from the drop of the puck against Switzerland.
-Although Drury and Callahan were great tonight, I still think Kyle Okposo should be on Team USA.
-Love the jerseys that the US has in this tournament. The throwbacks from 1960 were excellent as are the blue ones. Especially love the "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave" stitched into the wrists.
-It has to kill Canadians that the US beat them at a sport which is religion to them but 90% of our population cares nothing about. I guess there's a reason we're the USA and they're Canada.
-"USA! USA!" is a classic sports chant. Not a classic? "CA-NA-DA!" Sorry guys it just doesn't work.
-No one is a better play by play man than Doc Emrick. The knowledge, passion and enthusiasm add so much to an already amazing experience.
-I basically love all Olympic sports (except cross country which is just boring) but nothing is better than Olympic hockey. Having that much talent, playing for their countries on a bigger rink is fantastic. The first game today (Russia/Czech Republic) was great and I'm sure the last one will be too (Sweden/Finland). Unfortunately it's back to work tomorrow so I'm going to bed soon.
So now the US wins the group and gets the extra day off while Canada gets Germany. The final week of this tournament is going to be great with it all coming to an end next Sunday afternoon, hopefully with the Red, White and Blue finishing on top.
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