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Canesluver
05-12-2007, 09:50 AM
In case anyone is interested...

In a heartbreaking (for Russia) gaffe in OT, Finland wins (2-1) and advances to the Gold medal game. Russia will play in the consolation round for Bronze.

Russia's goaltender, Eremenko, came out of his crease to play the puck, and simply whiffed on it and Mikko Koivu was there for the easy goal, just sticking out his stick to poke it in behind him. A "blunder" on Eremenko's part, as the announcer called it. :eek2:

Gonchar, Kovalchuk, and Morisov got their parting gifts in the nifty shopping bags. Kovalchuk, good sportsman that he is--- while the other two guys were looking down into their bags, he chucked his into the bench and you could see whatever it was fall out. He had a pissed-off, spoiled brat look on is face. Chump.....

Canada/Sweden begins their game at 11:15AM.

I've got a lot of prior obligations I need to tend to for the rest of the day, so I won't be near a computer to watch this game. Guess I'll have to just check out the scoreboard tonight.

Fghtr4jc
05-12-2007, 02:20 PM
Canada beat Sweden and will advance to the Gold Medal Game. Eric Staal had a goal and Jordan Staal had an assist. Cam Ward was in net and made 29 saves. :canada:

nccanes
05-12-2007, 02:36 PM
Very happy for Eric and Cam. I'm also really happy that 8 of "our guys" (USA/CAN) are having such a good time with good results. They can return to their summer lives and feel good and come back to camp in 4 months raring to go.

CL - I really, really love your updates. Just enough extra to get a "feel" for it! Many thanks! :kiss:

Canesluver
05-12-2007, 04:48 PM
You're welcome! :beatup: They've come to end, though....

I'm sad, though, to have missed the Canada/Sweden game. And Cam was in net--- darn! Hated to have missed, but whatcha gonna do..... And tomorrow we'll be out near Charlotte at Mom's--even my brother's in town--taking Mom out for Brunch, so I won't get to see the gold medal game, either.

(yeah... yeah... it's my Mom, and we blew her off for the play-offs last year, so guess I'd better be attentive.....!! :lol)

Isn't this a great photo from today's game:

http://cdn.nhl.com/hurricanes/images/upload/2007/05/staalsweden.jpg