If you want to know and didn’t see me gripe in person or via FaceBook, the US loss to Canada in overtime sucked. Firstly, the US beat the Canuckleheads a week earlier so the game for all the marbles was just a repeat of their whining over the figure skating mess which resulted in both them and the Russians “winning.” The American team was superior anyway; they beat everybody in their division without any near misses at the end, same for the finals. Meanwhile the Canadian “superstars” struggled in the regular play (they needed a shootout to beat Switzerland) and almost were knocked out by Slovakia in the semi-finals. What chaps my hide the most is that the GWG was made by Cindy Crosby, the Michael Jordan of the NHL, a crybaby who the league promotes as the Second Coming. He’ll never be Gretzky because of his personality. The best he can aspire to be is the next Eric Lindros but he has the backseat driving mother built-in.
I’m over it now. The American program improved greatly since Turin and I hope the people in charge continue to pursue the more Herb Brooks-esque strategies on picking a team.
Meanwhile, my Flyers didn’t do anything before today’s 3 PM EST trade deadline. With Emery out for the season, Boucher having a horrible record and Leighton being unpredictable one would think another goalie was in the cards. Holmgren shocked everybody by not only refusing to fill the gap but also standing firm with the lineup he has. Shocking. This team is in sixth place for the Eastern Conference if the playoffs were tomorrow. Does the GM really think he can win the Stanley Cup with the current lineup? I’m definitely going to be more interested in how the Calder Cup goes since our team in Austin has a better shot regardless of the Hershey Bears being formidable.
Philly sitting on their hands here was no big surprise. They had absolutely nothing to offer another team in trade. There’s no prospects on the Phantoms near enough to the NHL to be attractive trade bait, and the Flyers themselves are pretty thin across the board to be able to turn a trade that would be a net benefit.