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Oct 22, 2011 | 12:00 PM
#3243
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I don't care what anyone says, Team USA's performance in the 2010 Olympics was one of the greatest ever. No one ever mentioned them for ANYTHING. People laughed and said they wouldn't make it out of the preliminary round. They played lights out. Undefeated in every game except the final. Ryan Miller was unbelievable. Parise to tie the game in that fashion was unbelievable. Of course Canada won in OT but the US played much better. Plus on top of that, the vast majority of our team was rookies. Still, hats off to Canada. Unbelievable for Crosby to score the OT goal. What a game!
Zach Parise ties the game for USA with 24 seconds left vs Canada - YouTube
Zach Parise ties the game for USA with 24 seconds left vs Canada - YouTube
Oct 22, 2011 | 03:37 PM
#3246
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a 5 second revealed this on yahoo
Not medaling doesn't exactly mean " they wouldn't make it out of the preliminary round. ".
As for the Gold Medal Game, "On any given sunday...".
This isn't an underdog, exactly; too much talent for that label. But it's a team that represents the here and now for USA Hockey, rather than reaching back for old flag-wavers like Mike Modano(notes) and Bill Guerin(notes). It's a gritty bunch, too blue collar for a guy like Scott Gomez(notes) to make the cut but perfect for a Callahan or a Brown.
They may not beat Canada. They may not medal. But looking at the collection of players charged with those tasks by Burke and the USA Hockey brain trust, one is confident they'll work their asses off in trying to accomplish both objectives.
They may not beat Canada. They may not medal. But looking at the collection of players charged with those tasks by Burke and the USA Hockey brain trust, one is confident they'll work their asses off in trying to accomplish both objectives.
As for the Gold Medal Game, "On any given sunday...".
