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[Project Midway]

TUOMO RUUTU SCORES! 2-2!!

 

[Malakhov]

Wow, what a goal by Ruutu.

 

[Kiriku]

Wow, what a great goal...passing 3 Canadian players before scoring. Great skills!

 

[Memles]

...Canada has been dominating play, but they simply aren't playing well at all. They're playing lazy, pathetic hockey thus far. They should be winning if they could simply play. Finland is playing pretty bad as well, thus it is tied.

Man...it's hard to be excited about a game when they don't seem to want it.

 

[Malakhov]

Don't know what game you were watching but Canada certainly wasn't dominating in the 2nd period, it was pretty much 50/50. Great checking by the fins so far.

 

[Project Midway]

FUCK!

whats up with these early goals!!?!?

 

[IgeL]

Indeed... Oh well. Second place is good just as well... somehow this match didn't have the magical feel to it to make me appreciate it either way. Or maybe I'm just getting too old (watching Finland getting beat in important games).

 

[BigJonsson]

THE CUP IS COMING HOME!!!!

FUCK YEA


GO CANADA

 

[Project Midway]

Congrats Canada.

oh well, if not Finland, better you than anyone else.

 

[Malakhov]

I'm actually disappointed the Fins havent won, I feel like a traitor. Winning against finland isn't sweet at all, I don't hate them, I like 'em

 

[BigJonsson]

Lecavallier gets the MVP

 

[Malakhov]

Lecavalier MVP haha, he wasn't even supposed to be there, put that in your pipe and smoke it Gretzky.

 

[BigJonsson]

The World Cup looks so meh

 

[Project Midway]

yeah what the hell is that....looks like a shitty flower vase...

 

[DopeyFish]

i like how it glows

but it's so uggggh

 

[Malakhov]

Horrible cup, I wouldn't even use it as a flower pot.

 

[Project Midway]

Gretzky got his revenge over Kurri.... Kurri beat him at Nagano olympics. =)

 

[Saturnman]

I'm actually disappointed the Fins havent won, I feel like a traitor. Winning against finland isn't sweet at all, I don't hate them, I like 'em

As long as the Finns beat the Russians and Swedes, that must be the consolation price for them.

 

[BigJonsson]

Haha

Gretzky got an ovation when he held up the cup

 

[Crazymoogle]

WTF was with the second period? It looked like Ron Maclean himself was carrying out collective bargaining with the players and owners.

 

[BigJonsson]

Brian Burke presented his CBA plan during the first intermission so I guess McLean was trying to get the NHLPA and NHL's take on it

 

[Malakhov]

Koivu named to the tournament first all-star team, WOOT!

He's the one responsible for my disapointement though. That's only because I wanted Koivu to win this thing. Once again he put up his best and led his team like no one does and brought the freaking fins in the final yet he comes up empty ended once again.

I want him to win a cup or a world tournament before he retires

 

[Alucard]

Congrats to our boys for brining it home. Really, I still don't fully understand the purpose of the World Cup and don't understand where it fits in between the Olympics and the World Championships. Eh, it doesn't really matter. There was some pretty fine hockey in this tournament.

I'm so happy for Mario. He's been my favourite player since I started watching hockey back in 1990, and to see him cement his place as not only one of the greatest NHL players ever, but as a key member of two international Canadian teams, his legend will grow for years to come.

And Vinny Lecavalier is now one of my favourite players to watch. Wow. What amazing hands that guy has. What class and skill. Respect for Vinny after this tournament +10.

Anyone know of a good site that features good pics from this game?

 

[dem]

if you change the _lower.jpg part of the address to 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768.jpg you get big pictures =P

 

[Pochacco]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CANADA CANADA CANADA!!!
WE ROOOOOCCCKKKK!
UGLIEST TROPHY EVER!!!!!!

OH YEAAAA BABY!

 

[SystemShark]

Great game. Too bad I missed the first two periods because of work.

 

[pestul]

The future of Canadian hockey is a bright one.. so much good young talent.

Now.. I hope that wasn't the last professional level game we see for months.

 

[bishoptl]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I found it really difficult to watch this tournament final without getting a little choked up about a possible lockout. C'mon guys, get it together!

 

[dem]

haha
This picture rules

 

[calder]

The CBA jackassery really hurt the buzz and excitement of the WC. I'm really bummed about thinking how much fun I was going to have in my yahoo hockey league with my friends and family now that we have 15 guys really eager to go into a keeper league. And the way the lockout will hurt the game short term so badly.

But really in the end I'm still so fatalistic about how the two sides need to both lose a shitload of money before they can even begin to fix the game part of me is happy it's starting.