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Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 5:37 pm

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 2:25 pm 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.

Excellent analysis, Carlito-san.

Razor sharp.

Msckinnon didn't see that stealth forearm to the mush coming; that kind of blow often leads to a concussion.

He's lucky if he can play the next game. The punch you don't see coming is the one that usually hurts you.

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 8:03 pm Msckinnon didn't see that stealth forearm to the mush coming; that kind of blow often leads to a concussion.

He's lucky if he can play the next game. The punch you don't see coming is the one that usually hurts you.

He was on the ice again just a minute later. If he is injured the coaches should be fired.
Then again, I guess this is just a temporary job for them. Maybe fined?

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 7:55 pm

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 5:37 pm

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 2:25 pm 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.

Excellent analysis, Carlito-san.

Razor sharp.

I was actually surprised by the resistance he showed initially.

Though not by the underground elbow.

Per wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 11:11 pm

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 8:03 pm Msckinnon didn't see that stealth forearm to the mush coming; that kind of blow often leads to a concussion.

He's lucky if he can play the next game. The punch you don't see coming is the one that usually hurts you.

He was on the ice again just a minute later. If he is injured the coaches should be fired.
Then again, I guess this is just a temporary job for them. Maybe fined?

If it were the NHL, the spotters would have pulled him from the game. Sometimes a guy feels fine, and then the symptoms set in later.

I just hope he's good to go; we'll see soon enough.

was really pissed by the german nonperformance but if you see the playofftree.
For what's worth on paper. I dare to say Germany can be in the semi. Wow.
Sweden has a real hard way btw. Good luck.

Following his fight with Tom Wilson, France’s Pierre Crinon has been banned for the rest of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympics by the French Hockey Federation. The federation has cited his “provocative behaviour” after being ejected as a “violation of the Olympic spirit”.

Good.

Canada's womens team up 2-1 in the 3rd - outshooting Switzerland 40-8

LINK TO STATS

...into the final.

Silver in their future I am afraid.

I believe the American girls have outscored opponents 33-1 thus far.

Class of the field.

Cornuck wrote: ↑Mon Feb 16, 2026 1:45 pm

Following his fight with Tom Wilson, France’s Pierre Crinon has been banned for the rest of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympics by the French Hockey Federation. The federation has cited his “provocative behaviour” after being ejected as a “violation of the Olympic spirit”.

Good.

I didn’t see the “provocative behaviour” so I’m not sure a ban by his own federation was justified, but perhaps there was and it was deserved.

Either way, I applaud the French hockey fed for having more balls than Bridgette Macron.

Nice.

He was waving Wilson on behind the ref as they skated off ice.

Having said that he also apologized to Mac post hit.

Some context on the Crinon/Wilson thing:

Pierre Crinon suspended by French hockey federation after Tom Wilson fight

"The French weren’t as amused.

Crinon has been suspended by the French Olympic federation for the rest of the Olympic tournament — likely just Tuesday’s qualification-round game against Germany — for his actions during and following the fight.".

Here is a comment from a French hockey fan familiar with Crinon in The Athletic article's comment section:

Adrien R.
· 12h 21m ago

To everyone watching the article, I am French, living in France, following very closely the Fench league, and this Crinon act is just the most recent one of a very long list. He is dirty and does not learn from his mistakes. He isn’t suspended just because of this, but because he broke the pact he made with the Fench federation back in December. There was a huge backlash when he was named in the Olympics team and here we are now.

I don't know, maybe i'm too much oldschool. This kind of provocation was always in the game and we celebrated this kind of stuff. Nowadays it's somekind a violence against ethic rules wtf.
Anyways let the pussies bleed. Germany and Switzerland on their way.

Cookie La Rue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 16, 2026 5:59 am Sweden has a real hard way btw. Good luck.

Yeah, Sweden beat Slovakia 5-3, who beat Finland 4-1, who beat Sweden 4-1. All three teams ended up with six points.

With the 5-2 lead we had, Sweden was in first place, but then with three minutes on the clock, Raymond took a stupid penalty,
He had been pushed to the ground by a Slovak, and sitting on the ice he slashed the guy over the shin. The Slovak fell to the ground and the refs called two minutes for slashing. Was it diving? Possibly. Was it stupid of Raymond? Definitely.

With the scores being 5-2, 4-1 and 4-1, all teams had the same points, the same points within the three of them and the same goal differential while Sweden had more goals scored and would win the group.

Of course the Slovaks scored on the powerplay, and now they had better goal differential than Sweden and Finland and won the group with Finland coming in second and Sweden third.

Raymond cost us the game, but up till then he was one of our better players with one goal and a beautiful assist on one of Petey's goals, so there's no use pointing fingers. He was an important part of us winning the game in the first place.

Either way, Latvia is a tough opponent. They're not the most skilled team, but no one plays with more heart than they do.
They regularly beat teams that are better on paper. Let's just hope they won't do that tonight.

And if we do get past Latvia, I think the extra game may actually be beneficial. The play seemed hesitant the first two games, players didn't seem to find eachother on the ice. It looked much better against Slovakia. The added game may help the team gel and have us better prepared for the quarter final.

One shot, one goal counts sometimes. On to some nerve shivering games tonight.