What a Game!

Not much else you can say about the Olympic Hockey matchup between the US and Canada. Just edge of your seat television (just like playoff hockey – if you have a dog in the fight)! Couple things I took from the game;

1) If you’re a fan of any team in the Eastern Conference, you should be really worried if your squad draws Buffalo in the first round. Sabres (and team USA starter) goalie Ryan Miller is REALLY good. If you can make some of the stops he made against Canada (and their Murder’s Row of scorers) you can do it against anyone in the league.

2) If you’re a Caps fan, don’t let your Pittsburgh hatred blind you to the talent of Sidney Crosby. Yeah he’s a twerpy little prick, but damn if he doesn’t know how to put the puck in the net. The goal that made it 4-3 wasn’t spectacular, but knowing when to get to the net and then scoring when you’re there is a huge talent.

3) Chris Drury may go down as one of our greatest American sports heroes. The Rangers captain not only was part of a Stanley Cup winner (Colorado), he also won the NCAA’s player of the year award, and he already has a silver medal from the 2002 Olympics. If he and the rest of Team USA can pull off a gold in Vancouver, he’ll be a major part of 2 world champion teams in 2 sports. Drury was the winning pitcher in the US team’s win over Taiwan in the 1989 Little League World Series (and this was back when Taiwan was putting 6 foot 14 year olds with mustaches out on the field).

BONUS THOUGHT!

I managed to catch some of the Czech Republic vs. Russia game, including Ovie’s big check that laid Jaromir Jagr out; like I said on Facebook, Ted Leonsis probably got a boner when he saw that.