The mumblings of a Suu-chan fan
United States 6 - 1 Finland ...I was expecting a closer game in the Finland/US match. Up til this point, Finland had been as good as they needed to be in front of goal but real stingy with their own defense. That changed in the semis. Miikka Kiprusoff started badly and didn't improve, coming out of his net and making a howler of a pass straight to American forward Ryan Malone - who sends the puck low into the empty net. A sucker punch with just two minutes gone. ...
Canada 3 -2 Slovakia Zoinks. We got a close game all right. This is what I expected at the sharp end of an Olympic programme. Nail-biting finish to a game that Canada should have had in the bag long before the horn. The hosts eased their way into a 2-0 lead in the first, Patrick Marleau putting the puck past the Slovak tender Jaroslav Halak at 13:30, getting the call after his touch wasn't judged a high stick. Canada doubled their advantage less than two minutes ...