If you don't know me by now in regards to my team loyalties, I don't know what else to tell you
And you gotta know that I consider you a devout and absolute Habs fan, brother. The best kind. I was totally kidding.
We’re cut from the same cloth, in that sense. All about loyalty. Pick our teams when we’re young — or have family pick them for us — and that’s it. Til’ death do us part.
In other news, congrats to the USA womens team on the gold. Well deserved, dominated the 3rd and OT. Can’t fuck up line changes late in the 3rd, just a brutal change by Canada on that tying goal.
Our girls were tired af, that’s the risk of shortening the bench early. They weren’t thinking clearly, and by late third just kept trying to take the USA Defense 1 vs 3, 1 vs 4, always right into the teeth. Consistently tried stickhandling to gain the zone when they should have dumped, or should have just simply slowed the fuck down, backed off to create a bit of space, and waited for support. Next to no composure in the offensive zone.
So much open ice in OT, and they used it so poorly. Barely set up in the USA zone (basically didn’t happen until that penalty with 1:35 left). So tired, yet always charging ahead; never utilizing the defense to create chances. Zero cycle game. Absolutely brutal spacing.
USA women had the legs, and repeatedly worked Canada’s zone over. Stayed nice and wide, kept their feet moving, exchanged positions, patiently swung the puck around waiting for openings. Our girls just chased the puck all over, it totally wore them out.
Only negative thing I will say, is that Gold medal games shouldn’t be decided by shootout. That’s just gross; basically a coin flip.
Oh, and I was surprised that when they hit sudden death in the shootout, they flipped the order — the USA shot twice in a row. Not sure I’ve ever seen that before? Surprised me.
Anyway, congrats to our American neighbours! A tense, hard fought, tight game - definitely a great rivalry.