Samifan Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444426 Edited February 22, 2014 by Samifan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 B... b... But... Millerrrrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 B... b... But... Millerrrrrrrrrrr On a positive note, we learned that Miller can successfully model baseball hats once he retires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Quick was named the starter and Blysma is sticking with him. He is not the reason the USA is struggling. Edited February 22, 2014 by Samifan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 You can't win when you don't score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 @Hockey Junkie Maybe Miller was the better choice today especially in back to back games. But you can't really fault Blysma's reasoning to go with Quick as he had a 1.47 GAA prior to the Bronze medal game either. I'd put more blame on this game on the numerous shots that were high and wide. Patrick Kane had a horrible game. There really wasn't any reason also to pull Quick after 3 goals as USA couldn't score. But as I said in the shoutbox, I do feel good about Teemu Selannie and Kimmo Timonen EARNING Bronze medals. Class acts both of them. Selannie sets a new record earning 4 Olympic medals. Finland was the more desperate team today and they deserved the win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It was Quick's spot to lose... Coaching had nothing to do with Team USA's issues... Desire to do the simple things in front of the net to score sure did. It was like they peaked too soon in this tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 In all reality Finland was deflated too, but they as a team came to play. Read some of the comments from the players they know they were flat. Tha USA was too cautious, they didn't use their speed. Sure give some blame to coaching, but it comes down to the players effort, and they didn't have it.As far as Howard goes, just look at his inconsistent record this year. I would have started Miller before Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I expected they would be deflated. But why not give Howard a chance to play? In an international game? Stupid. And coaching was part of it. They were outcoached yesterday and today. Did not make the right adjustments. Look at what Ted Nolan did vs Canada to score. He had them terrified Howard turns 30 in March. At times this year, he regressed, already showing signs of age. If the NHL participates in Korea, I don't see a 34 year old Howard being part of the team. He did play for the USA in the 2002 World Juniors, and played 7 games for the US in the 2012 World Championships, so he has got some previous playing time for the USA. There is a good chance Bishop and Quick are on the 2018 team, but Howard....I'm not sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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