NBC and OLympic Hockey Coverage--USA vs Canada game bumped for -ICE DANCING

It's on MSNBC - pregame BS right now.

Yeah I was REALLY suprised by the MSNBC for this game!??!  And mad about the lack of HD!!  Come on this is USA v Canada---I could careless if it was a scrimmage---put it on NBC in HD...................

Oh yeah and US is up 1-0 less then one min in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no sarc font-

  Now you know why we hate America.

Sheesh, our local hero Cindy Crosby is -3. On the the ice for the first 3 US goals. Some hero. Can't even score on a powerplay with the Americans backing up. This is bad news.


Edited by blairrob 2010-02-21 8:43 PM

Huge win by USA tonight!!!

OK, fireboy, whadya gonna do now? USA plays Russia, land of the great 8. How do you handle that one?!!?

That was a GREAT game!!!  Lots of hitting and just all around good play.  I'll jump in on the Russia/USA situation---ummmmm hope the US wins in a high scoring game with Ovechkin getting a hat trick for Russia............kinda the best of both worlds....

Oh and Sid the kid got a goal but he's no hero-----good thing he got that shoot-out goal the other day too..........

Former Badger Brian Rafalski with 3 points! I can't wait for round 2.........please let there be a round 2.

I recommend not looking down as you cross the neutral zone...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZwNlVh4W0k

i was more impressed with David Miller than i wsa with anything else USA did, canada really played lack luster for a while, seriously like 4 shots on goal in the 2nd. their 3rd period play stepped up big, those last 7 minutes were intense, canada showed superior puck control and some good shots were amazingly blocked. Canada D wasnt as strong it seemed, i think they were expecting the forwards to dominate puck time.

I agree, I don't know who at NBC made this decision but you can file it under "epic fail". I followed the game online, sounds like it was an awesome game. Looking forward to the next game, maybe this time it'll be on real TV in HD.

1980.....

Got home to find it was telecast live and in HD here in Oz, bless my wife for recording it to watch tonight.

I thought it was because we did not have Tim Hortons on the West Coast?? I mean the game they even called the BOrder War and NBC stuck their heads where the sun don't shine and thought of this great idea. Well, a solid game, and blairrob I agree with you on Gary's Kids (Cindy etc). I would think Iginla would have pulled up the bootstraps and fought through. However, what about Drew Doughty and how solid he has been. Smart choice by Yzerman, and the reason why I love having season seats to the Kings.

I can't get over how solid that kid is- I had hardly heard of the guy before the Olympics and he's a standout at the hardest position to play. Whatever happened to 'defencemen don't mature until their late 20's'. I love Yzerman, smart guy, great dedication, so I believe the boys he picked will pull it off will probably pull it off    may yet pull it off    are in big trouble.    

Oh I wouldn't rush to say Canada is in BIG trouble...yet...  This is still a wide open tournament---too much talent playing for anyone to be counted out---this isn't like the US win vs Russia in '80---don't think anyone is "sneaking" up or surprising anyone in this tournament.

And while we are complaining about NBC "coverage"---this Pacific time thing is killing me---I really had to MAKE myself go to bed last night instead of watching the midnight game---bad enough I've been watching the Russians (Ovechkin) play at midnight till 2am...........  So looking forward 4 years---the NHL has to take an Olympic break because I WILL watch games live at 3am!!!!!!!!!  (In case this has been covered everywhere---the NHL is talking about NO Olympic break for the next games because it will be in Russia and "nobody" will be up to watch games in the middle of the night---this would obviously cause NHL players to be excluded or miss a couple weeks of the NHL season---Ovechkin has already said F-it I AM playing in my home country PERIOD---and he has a big supporter in Ted Leonsis (Caps owner)---he's also thinks the NHL "owes" the Russian players the chance to play in the Olympics on their home soil since they have done so much to make the NHL what it now is..................of course if NBC isn't going to put big games on NBC anyways does it matter if they play in Canada, Russia or the MOON!?!?!?!?!!? 

//sorry rant off//

This is why I do not understand why Corey Perry (that whiny Brat) was picked. I see the guy play 6 times a year at least, and he is a diving brat who can't back up his words. I don't think this is the type of player Canada wants representing them.  

Great Game!!! Miller rocked last night.

I was not happy with the MSNBC, however if it was on NBC it would have  had a ton of commercial, swapping to other sports and not a coherent feel.

They should have put it on USA so people with HD could have benefited. That was their biggest mistake.

I was very dissapointed that I didn't get to watch that game in HD. What the heck is NBC thinking??

As a huge fan of US College Hockey, it's great to see so many former college players making an impact!

Brian Rafalski (University of Wisconsin) - 4G 1A 5Pts
Ryan Suter (University of Wisconsin) - 0G 4A 4Pts
Ryan Malone (St. Cloud State University) - 2G 1A 3Pts
David Backes (Minnesota State University-Mankato) - 1G 2A 3Pts
Zach Parise (University of North Dakota) - 0G 3A 3Pts
Chris Drury (Boston University) - 2G 0A 2Pts
Phil Kessel (University of Minnesota) - 1G 1A 2Pts
Joe Pavelski (University of Wisconsin) - 0G 2A 2Pts
Jack Johnson (University of Michigan) - 0G 1A 1Pts

Ryan Miller (Michigan State) - What needs to be said?

You guys will love this one:

NBC is going to TAPE DELAY the GOLD MEDAL game for CROSS COUNTRY SKIING!!! Yep, that is right hockey fans we have now been bumped for watching people ski around a course for a couple of hours. Kind of like NASCAR minus the girls, noise, beer, car crashes,  or 200 MPH speeds all on snow