2026 Olympic Hockey

[Carl Yagro]

Doesn't sound like there will be any suspensions.

Not sure it's Wilson being Wilson this time... the Frenchy got 2 minutes for a high elbow on MacKinnon. Not a fan of cheapshot Wilson, but you can't let beer leaguers from D pool teams throw cheap hits on the 2nd best player in the world.

[Per]

Doesn't sound like there will be any suspensions.

Not sure it's Wilson being Wilson this time... the Frenchy got 2 minutes for a high elbow on MacKinnon. Not a fan of cheapshot Wilson, but you can't let beer leaguers from D pool teams throw cheap hits on the 2nd best player in the world.

I don’t agree with that description. It wasn’t a high elbow. MacKinnon was very low when hit, and was hit in the face by the arm, which was at the side of the French player. The referees reviewed it and settled for a minor interference penalty. If it had been an elbow to the face it should have been a major+game.

They need to call a major on the ice to review it, so the refs originally called a major, then watched the video and changed their decision. I guess they ought to have shown that video to Wilson as well.

Also, MacKinnon was back on the ice immediately after the hit, so it couldn’t have been as bad as it first looked.

[Carl Yagro]

You would probably agree with the description if it was a Swedish player on the receiving end

Just because a hockey player immediately returns to the ice, how can anyone including team doctors deem any hit "not as bad as it first looked"? These are hockey players playing for all the marbles in a very important tournament.

What refs would pull players aside to show them video and convince them not to retaliate? I know you're being facetious, but that's how hockey players react in real time... hell, even some one or two Swedes might react the same way.

[Cookie La Rue]

Had given McK 2 minutes for embelishing. Actor.

[Cookie La Rue]

Hey more enthusiasm. It's like Rangers Canucks, jerseylike. 2 nothing pp for the fuckin rangers.

[Cookie La Rue]

As always Canucks are losing. Do i get a point for tanking? Fuckshit.

[Megaterio Llamas]

I didn't watch this one, but this kind of shit is why you don't let the scrub teams play.

[Per]

So, if I understand this correctly, eighth finals should be

Switzerland vs Italy
Germany vs France
Sweden vs Latvia
Denmark vs Czech Republic

And then quarterfinals ought to be

Canada vs DEN/CZH
USA vs SWE/LAT
Slovakia vs GER/FRA
Finland vs SUI/ITA

Interesting.

[Megaterio Llamas]

The Czechs aren't going to be easy, but USA vs Sweden will be a barnburner.

[donlever]

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[Cornuck]

Epic chirp ^

Even better that it's aimed an Oiler!

[Cornuck]

Yep - as I suspected, Fiala is out with a fractured leg - gone for the season. #CaptObvious

[Meds]

Yep - as I suspected, Fiala is out with a fractured leg - gone for the season. #CaptObvious

Opens up some cap space for LA.

[donlever]

Right....see discussion on this on main board.

[Carl Yagro]

I didn't watch this one, but this kind of shit is why you don't let the scrub teams play.

I give the French guy credit for a nice judo takedown using leverage, but like in WWII, he was taking multiple shots on a downed opponent as long as the allied refs were in there. As soon as Wilson came up to look for retribution, dude turtles like a cheese eating surrender monkey.

But Wilson has dished enough cheap shots that I also didn't mind that he got embarrassed either.