God Bless the USA

by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:08 PM EST

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Ryan Miller = BEAST

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

42 saves, stopped everything thrown his way!

USA capitalized on the counterattacks when they had to, and got it done.

Will probably be Luongo in net from here on out for Team Canada. WHAT A UPSET THOUGH

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by Matt Birch on Feb 21, 2010 10:11 PM EST reply actions

yay

JETS

by michael28102 on Feb 21, 2010 10:18 PM EST reply actions

Zebras did all they could to keep Team Canada in the game

Endless penalties in the 3rd period.

That last PP leading to their third goal was totally unwarranted and garbage. USA basically had a 4:30 span which encompassed 4 minutes of penalty killing…. and Crosby capitalized towards the end of it.

But the better team won in the end. U-S-A U-S-A !!!!!!

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by Matt Birch on Feb 21, 2010 10:20 PM EST reply actions

Some of you are Rangers fans. Some are Islanders fans. Some are Devils fans. I root for the Penguins, but tonight we all celebrate together.

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by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:21 PM EST reply actions

Celebrating

something Canada is NOT doing!!!! From the tweets from the writers there, they’re saying its the most dead it’s been all week.

Awesome

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by Matt Birch on Feb 21, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

I felt good going into this game. Canada reminds me of all of those underachieving American basketball teams from earlier in the decade, a collection of stars with the weight of a nation on it. Stars had to play roles they are weren’t used to. The American squad is a team with role players who are used to being role players.

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by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions

And Miller was the other reason I felt good. In a tournament like this having an elite goalie is like putting an ace pitcher on the mound every night.

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by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:27 PM EST up reply actions

That is a very good analogy actually. Had not even heard that comparison yet.

An all-star team comprised of the most individual talent (by far), but can’t play well together.

Like you said USA is full of role players, and they play like a team. Great camaraderie.

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by Matt Birch on Feb 21, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions

You also can’t discount pressure. There’s so much pressure on Canada right now to win that gold, and that will only magnify after tonight. The US doesn’t have that. If they win, they’ll be heroes. If they lose, everybody will forget it in like a day.

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by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions

always a great story when a bunch of role players defeat an all-star team

by random122 on Feb 21, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions

I’ll use the basketball analogy again. It’s tough to be together with guys for two practices then live to your potential as a team. What was the turning point with USA Basketball? When they started putting a team together instead of a collection of talent. They added a 3 point sniper (Michael Redd). They played together for 3 summers building chemistry. Stars like LeBron and Wade embraced roles as complimentary players. It’s not just talent in these competitions.

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by John B on Feb 21, 2010 10:39 PM EST up reply actions