God that brings back memories... Had season tix at the old Cap Center from '87 - '89.... Scott Stevens, Kevin Hatcher on D, Geoff Cortnall, Mike Ridley (from the Rangers), Gus, Dave Christian, Dale Hunter, Pivonka.... The DAYS!!!!

Christ I can't believe it's been 20 years :eek: :zz: :wf

one of my favorite memories was standing there yelling 'hextall. hextall'. lol i remember all those guys...the name calle johanson came to mind earlier today. hell, when i first started going, i was 7-i think there were more players than there were fans in the stands. my dad used to get free tickets, we'd go all the time. i had pucks for days...have no idea what happened to them. i have one now, on my desk at work. everyone comes in, sees it, HAS to pick it up. my oldest loved dino cicarelli, i have a signed card put up-not sure if it's worth money, but it's worth plenty to me!
that's the only thing i miss since moving here, going to the games. cannot wait til next month-we're going to three. tampa, up to d.c. to boo crosby in person, and then back to carolina the next day. the 18th can't get here fast enough. at tampa, we'll be just a couple rows behind the bench! bad thing is, those tix cost less than at the cap center....for that matter, seven tix with better seats in carolina cost less than the three in d.c. worth every penny.

so, canada wins...and now faces russia. winner advances, loser goes home.

jagr out in semi.. ovechkin tuned his ass up..

Wow, I was just looking at the draw. And as long as they don't re-seed, Canada has some road ahead. But the looks of the bracket, the Canada/Russia winner has to face either Slovakia/Sweeden. While the US/Swiss winner is looking at either the Czecs or Finland.
Wow, that's some difference!

so you're saying last sunday's game meant something:rolleyes: ?

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The Czechs are going nowhere after watching Latvia push them to the limit.

I'll tell ya'..it meant more than I gave it credit for at the time

ditto.

talent wise i'd say canada-russia are even and USA-czech's are even but canada, russia are the most overall talented teams.

Don't forget about the Sweeds, I think they are extremely talented too.

USA outshooting Swiss 22-4 halfway through game.

Unfortunately, still 0-0:zz:

the more they hang around the worse i feel

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Kinda' like some DT posters

DAGGER!!!!



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The set up was tremendous

32-8 shots...Three straight Poweplays..we are so f'd. I'm watching the box score on my computer in a meeting...anyone watching this? Is the Swiss goalie standing on his head?

standing on his head isn't close enough!
i just caught the last 4 min. of the 2nd.

did you ever think you'd see a Suter and /or a Stasney in USA colors?

SHEW! 2-0...... wasn't pretty but on to the final 4.

swiss are not bad..score should be 4-0 after time ran out and no count bs penalty goal..on to the gold

Hiller played great. But a win is a win. Way to go USA.

I only watched the first period, but Canada looked awesome. They were clickin on all cylinders and if they continue to play like this the will be almost unbeatable.

Houston, We might have a problem.

i caught all the 2nd. when did russia forget how to play defense!? the 3rd was just get this over with.

they came out swinging, that's for sure. knocked russia off stride and won going away.

no problem the usa didnt play well till the last period..they dumbed it down..what makes everyone think they have no chance..crosby is a *****..probert is old....

bump..

2 PM Central today USA vs Finland!!!

but of course the slavs beat sweden, and canada gets them, but of course.

worried today boys, would have been more worried about czechs but still nervous about today and kipper

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need play-by-play later?..:D :wf

US 1- Zip

Bad play by Mikka Kip handling the puck.

2-zip;) ;)

US 5-zip!!!

omg stop it --im feeling bad for the fins..6-0 half way through the first

6-zip

save some goals for Sunday

Hot damn

Thru 15 mins
11 shots
6 goals

HAHAHAAHA

thanks to the fins for getting through the Czechs

too bad they ran into a F'ing buzzsaw today:D

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I really can't figure out if the US was that good or if Finland was just that bad. Either way a very impressive performance in the first.
Hopefully they don't blow their whole wad today.

Kiprusoff is a pretty awesome name though, Pat Foley gets all nuts when they play the Hawks.

Of course Kane has two goals today, dude is lighting on skates.

Finland would have been better off with Niemi in goal then a guy giving up 3 goals on 7 shots....whoa