SwampD

We're screwed. This guy is nuts.

Absolutely. 2 goals in 3 games with a shut out in the gold medal game. Unreal. While wearing his Sabres helmet.

Do you think that Lindy and Miller factor into that? I'm serious when I say that international play doesn't really move the needle for me. Other than '80, the only other olympics that I had a rooting interest in was when Hasek won gold.

I don't even think the ref fed to him. It was Crosby. The ref actually made a great play and jumped over the pass. Unless you mean it was Iginla that fed Crosby the puck. In which case, yes, you are right. Either way, Crosby is amazing.

Not sure how much better that tournament could have been.

Only, in 2010, Crosby would not have been open if the ref didn’t kick the puck right to his stick. And I really don’t care. It was awesome hockey to watch. The nationalism does nothing for me. Especially in our current climate. It would have been nice if the US had won, but I just want the Sabres to be good and I just don’t see that happening any time soon and that bums me out. I did, too. That’s why it’s hard for me to say.

As great of a hockey game as it was, right now, I feel about the same as if it was the West that won the 3 on 3 all-star game.

I only want the Sabres to win and I really don’t think they are ever going to ever again.

It’s hard for me to say that I didn’t enjoy seeing a sad Matthew’s.

That was fun.

Great play by Matthews. Both on the backcheck and sticking with Marchand after the play.

Trump’s “Gaslight Chats.”

I agree with this. I’m still really looking forward to the game, though.

He was just spewing the same garbage right now. maybe even worse. Trump works for TASS now.

Apparently, it's also a world where outright lying is merely "a ***** choice of words."

I miss the day when words (and the truth) matter.

It's not a ***** choice of words. It's a rewriting of history. Ukriane did not start it. That's ridiculous.

Unbelievable. And yet totally believable from this,... guy. Damn those Ukrainians for keeping this war going by defending themselves against a foreign power. If they didn't want a war, they should have just let themselves be invaded.

Can we at least all agree that it was a horrible rendition?

I know. They were wrong and I never bought it (I should probably go back and look to make sure that that is true before someone finds a "gotcha" for me 😂.) Because he generates so much power with his strides, it looked like he wasn't skating hard, but he was. His defense was pretty darn good, as well, even then.

He wasn't lazy in buffalo.

I’m aware of that argument, but I think we’ve reached the limit of that talent pool, plus they’ve been pulling goalies for an even longer amount of time. That pool might be even shallower. Add to that that other leagues have more money than they have in the past and can compete, salary wise, while offering an option to having to relocate to North America. I don’t agree that there are enough bodies, at least not top end, best in the world, bodies.

I think that this is why the NHL will never adopt the 3, 2, 1, 0 points system. It looks like a tighter race when the point totals are closer. They want there to be the appearance of teams being able to get back into the playoffs to keep fans interested.

I think this is what hockey could look like a lot more often if the NHL wasn’t watered down by over-expansion to chase more money. I don’t even know what to say if these idiots try to go to 34 teams.

Those missing D for Canada are looming large.